Global Marshall Plan Inititative Newsletter 4/08

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HRH Prince El Hassan: Civis mundus sum – I am a world citizen With these words a four-year consultation process has begun Coalition for the Global Commons Well Received at International PEN Conference Coalition member presents at the Writers for Peace Committee Conference in Bled, Slovenia University of Notre Dame …

EFP Online News

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Online News 17 April Announcements 2nd Annual Carbon Finance North America 2008 New York – 4, 5 & 6 June Business-critical advice from leading experts in carbon markets. Book now to take advantage of early bird rates. 6th Annual EU Emissions Trading 2008: Implementing Phase II Brussels – 7, 8 …

Erosion of Support for Free Market System: Global Poll

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Supporters of Free Market Look for Strong Government Regulation Majorities in most countries continue to support the free market system, but over the last two years support has eroded in 10 of 18 countries regularly polled by GlobeScan. In several countries this drop in support has been quite sharp. The …

STIRLING ENERGY SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES $100 MILLION INVESTMENT BY NTR PLC

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 17, 2008 Large Scale Solar Generation to Become Reality Stirling Energy Systems, Inc. (SES), a Phoenix-based developer of utility-scale solar powered electricity generation plants, today announces an agreement for NTR plc, a leading international developer and operator in renewable energy and sustainable waste management, to invest …

News On The Edge – April 15, 2008

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Welcome to the weekly Social Edge update! “Think big! Think grand! Be audacious! Be bold, and powerful forces will come to support you.” Thus speaks Geoff Davis, president and CEO of microfinance accelerator Unitus, in the final interview of our microfinance series hosted by Global X. Watch his interview, then …

Inside Cleantech News Update

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Register for California Clean Innovation 2008, May 9th at UCLA UCLA Anderson, CalTech and UCSD Rady invite you to one of the largest university sponsored cleantech conferences in California. Compete for $10,000 at the FastPitch. Opening keynote by Ira Ehrenpreis, a renowned leader in venture capital and cleantech, and General …

Carnegie Council Policy Innovations: Radio, Moral markets, Energy hedges; EVENTS: Cyberethics, Bloggers, Iraq

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INNOVATIONS: Renewable Energy Hedges By Roy Morrison Instead of being price takers in an unstable power market, customers can use renewable energy hedges to transform their purchases into a tool for sustainability. BRIEFINGS: Despite EASSy, Africa Still Listening to Radio By Christina MaddenThe East African Submarine Cable System promises to …