FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2010 End of Week Round-Up Several items to share from the last few days: two speeches that Bob gave at the end of last year are now available and we present a short list of articles that Bob is reading now.
Forget Solar Power, Human Power is the Future
Posted: 19 Feb 2010 12:12 AM PST That may be a little aggressive, but Princeton University engineers have developed a device that may change the way that we power many of our smaller gadgets and devices. By using out natural body movement, they have created a small chip that will …
ITUC OnLine – 2nd World Day of Social Justice
Brussels, 19 February 2010: (ITUC OnLine): In marking the 2nd World Day of Social Justice (on 20 February), the ITUC is calling for an end to the prevailing neo-liberal model of economic globalization, which has brought about the worst economic downturn since the great depression. It has denied social justice …
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NEWS HEADLINE: FEBRUARY 18TH, 2010 RI Comment: Feb. 18 Corporate governance agencies: the need for transparent voting decisions
Ecocities Emerging: February 2010 Issue
Greetings, Welcome to the February 2010 edition of Ecocities Emerging, an initiative of Ecocity Builders and the International Ecocity Conference Series. As the consequences of climate change and resource depletion manifest themselves more and more clearly, the way we have built our cities, particularly in the past half-century, has come …
NewNet Clean Energy Newsletter
17 February 2010 DEALS NEWS… Constellation Energy to award $90m to customer-sited solar projects GE Energy Financial Services invests in Oklahoma wind farm China Solar Power to build $180m manufacturing plant in Suzhou Industrial Park Neah Power to acquire CyVolt Energy Systems Click here to read the newsletter…
Cleantech: How China Sizzles and U.S. Diddles
By Nick Hodge | Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 Every so often, the Green Chip team is asked to provide insight about the cleantech industry to national magazines and other media outlets. Next month, Nick Hodge will be featured in SFO Magazine, covering China ‘s growing presence in the space. Click …
New Energy News: February 18, 2010
* TODAY’S HEADLINE: WHAT WILL DRIVE MORE ENERGY EFFICIENCY * MORE NEWS, 2-16: WORKING TOWARD GREAT LAKES WIND; CONCENTRATING ON ROOFTOP SUN; PENNSYLVANIA FUNDS GEOTHERMAL; CALIFORNIA WAVES YESTERDAY * HEADLINE: THE IMMENSE POTENTIAL OF U.S. OFFSHORE WIND * MORE NEWS, 2-15: WIND GENERATES U.S. JOBS, REVENUES; GETTING PV SOLAR SOONER; …
Responsible Investor Comment: Feb. 18, 2010
FEATURES: Spotlight: Corporate governance agencies: the need for transparent voting decisions. RESPONSIBLE INVESTOR EVENTS: JUST TWO WEEKS LEFT TO REGISTER Hear the latest, cutting-edge risk/return, governance, climate and sustainability debates and research on China , Russia , India , Africa and South America at: Sustainable Emerging Markets, London, 03 March …
NewNet Clean Energy Newsletter
February 18 2010 DEALS NEWS… Tortoise subsidiary Mowood sells landfill gas to energy firm Timberline Energy NECO Wind awarded $2.5m to finance community wind development Geothermal company Raser receives approval for $32.99m US Treasury grant Electronics recycling company ecoATM’s first funding round brings investment from Coinstar founder Stratus Group invests $5.4m …