Fat Spaniel and Sterecycle

• Fat Spaniel announced a subsequent $3.5mm addition into their Series A (making a total of $7mm for the round, originally announced back in April). In this second closing, Chrysalix came on board as a co-investor to DFJ Element. The company also announced moves into solar thermal and other new business efforts.
  

• UK-based recycler Sterecycle took in an 8mm pound financing from investors including Goldman Sachs to fund additional facilities. The company focuses on household waste.

Other news and notes: More on the interactions between cleantech venture capitalists and ongoing regulatory and legislative efforts in California... Here's an interesting article on the debates around new coal-fired power capacity and clean coal technologies.