Archive for October, 2009
Webinar Clean Tech Private Equity: Capturing Growth And Attractive Valuations
With double digit growth rates projected within the clean tech sector for the next decade, and attractive valuations due to the current economic situation, clean tech private equity presents a good investment opportunity for institutional investors. Date: Tuesday, October 13th 2009 Time: 10.00 UK Time 11.00 CET Presentation by: Andrew Musters [...]
Green Media Newsletter: Greening Office Buildings Makes a Difference Vol.2 Issue 9
More on Green Labeling Questions Asked: How green is recycled paper? Does paperless billing save trees? GreenMedia Connect - Your Social Media Network (more...)
The Safest Bet in Reno
The Safest Bet in Reno By Nick Hodge | Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 In the shadows of wind and solar, another clean energy source is rapidly gaining steam and inciting equally lucrative profits. With about 10,500 MW installed to date, geothermal energy hasn't yet reached the scale of its cleantech cousins. Wind, for example, has ~142,000 [...]
Victoria Leading the Way for a Low-Carbon Future
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- (WORLD-WIRE) The South Australian state of Victoria has become the first in the world to effectively inventory the amount of carbon stored in its public forests, parks and reserves using a carbon accounting system proposed by the Australian government's cap-and-trade system. (more...)
Green Chip Review: Where Alternative Energy Companies Can Get The Funding They Need
By Jeff Siegel | Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 On October 20, 2008, The New York Times ran an article titled "Alternative Energy Suddenly Faces Headwinds." According to the piece: "For all the support that the presidential candidates are expressing for renewable energy, alternative energies like wind and solar are facing big new challenges [...]
Conservation of world’s forests key to planet’s survival
Bangkok, Thailand, 1 October, 2009 (IUCN/TFD) - With only two months to go before a new climate deal is negotiated in Copenhagen, The Forests Dialogue calls on industrialized nations to ensure robust financial commitments for conservation and sustainable management of forests and on tropical countries to ensure that these new financial streams [...]
Calvert Foundation: Impact Investing Goes Mainstream
October 1, 2009 Impact Investing In the Spotlight: The Economist and Forbes Feature our Note Two major publications mentioned Calvert Foundation's Community Investment Note this week. The Economist discusses trends in financial innovations and poverty: "The rising interest in social finance is the product of several trends. First, the [...]
