Where Will Solar Power Plants Be Built? Deserts or Rooftops? “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” — Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943.
Greentech Media
Arizona Chokes on Solar: Policy Trumps Progress Counting nuclear as renewable fulfills the Renewable Energy Standard in Arizona . Politicians solve energy problem and move on to next issue. The State of U.S. Biodiesel: Up the Creek Without a Paddle? It seems like yesterday biodiesel was the rage of the …
Join Ray Kurzweil, Dennis Bushnell, and 1,000 other Futurists in Boston this Summer
The Annual Conference of the World Future Society July 8-10, 2010, Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston , Massachusetts Hi, my name is Timothy Mack and I’m the President of the World Future Society. I’d like to take a moment to invite you to register for WorldFuture 2010: Sustainable Futures, Strategies, and …
GreenerComputing News
» The Latest Green IT News: Inside IBM’s Pulse 2010, Green Design Guide from IT Giants, and More… » Featured News: Working with Your IT Vendors to Go on a Packaging Diet » GreenBiz Radio: Growing Money on Trees THIS ISSUE’S SPONSOR The Green IT Perspective By Matthew Wheeland I …
Sustainable Design Weekly
Bamboo-zled by Green Bamboo Claims? Look to your Sponge The FTC has determined that textiles derived from bamboo fiber cannot be labeled as bamboo or cellulose, but must be labeled as rayon due to the manufacturing process used. The determination has implications for many more everyday products, including the household …
Volcker Rule Being Deep Sixed
As readers may recall, we had argued over a series of posts that the proposed Volcker rule, to bar proprietary trading at commercial banks, did not go far enough in reducing systemic risk. While the concept was so sketchy that it was difficult to be certain what it meant, it …
The Surprising Solution: Creating Possibility in a Swift and Severe World by Bruce Piasecki, Sourcebooks, Inc., 2009
A detailed description of how corporations can ameliorate the growing global environmental crises. Piasecki provides a wealth of information for thoughtful corporate managers and questioning investors. The history of financial movements and corporate evolution alone is worth the read. Even better, Piasecki offers substantive arguments based on real world examples …
United Indians Newsletter
Message from the Executive Director On the morning of March 8, 1970, over one hundred Native Americans and their allies scaled the fences of Fort Lawton Army Base in Seattle as part of a peaceful takeover of the land scheduled to be sold or given to the city as surplus.
Earth Policy Release: Coal-Fired Power On the Way Out?
www.earthpolicy.org/index.php?/book_bytes/2010/pb4ch10_ss3 By Lester R. Brown The past two years have witnessed the emergence of a powerful movement opposing the construction of new coal-fired power plants in the United States . Initially led by environmental groups, both national and local, it has since been joined by prominent national political leaders and …
NewNet Clean Energy Newsletter
23 February 2010 DEALS NEWS… US renewable fuels provider New Generation Biofuels to replace $1m licensing payment with common stock and cash Energos to provide capital for 400MW of wind projects RWE Innogy to invest in second wind farm in Italy Private equity-backed SLR Management acquires Australian environmental consulting company …