Are technologies such as hybird cars, fuel cell buses, and wind power likely to solve our climate change problems? No, says Vinod Khosla, Silicon Valley venture capitalist. During the 2008 von Gugelberg memorial lecture on the environment hosted by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Khosla argues that much of what is being touted as "green" is little more than green washing—not only does it fail to deliver on environmental promises, but also it actually creates new problems and makes little economic sense in the long term. Khosla advocates for a more rigorous look at the science and finances involved in environmental technologies, and proposes iconoclastic solutions that he believes government should be supporting.