Posted: 24 Mar 2010 02:40 AM PDT The administration may be distancing itself from the Volcker Rules, but the same is not true of all Senators. (Why did President Obama go to the trouble of endorsing Mr. Volcker’s approach to limiting risk and size in the banking system, if his …
The Blue Economy – Report to the Club of Rome 100 innovations – presented weekly over 2 years
Glass as building material Have you ever wondered why glass bottles are expensive to recycle? A mix of white, green and brown glass is still sent to a landfill. Heating up a blend of colored glass, injected with carbon dioxide creates glass foam. This glass is light but hard, and …
Earth Negotiations Bulletin: Ninth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing of the Convention on Biological Diversity – Issue #2
ABS 9 HIGHLIGHTS MONDAY, 22 MARCH 2010 Delegates to the ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) met in plenary throughout the day. In the morning, all regional groups expressed their willingness to work on the …
NewNet Clean Energy Investor Newsletter
23 March 2010 DEALS NEWS… Azure Power closes series B investment LED manufacturer TerraLUX closes $5.6m investment round led by Emerald Technology Ventures Iberdrola Renovables acquires rights to build 400MW Ventotec Ost 2 offshore wind farm in Germany Click here for the newsletter…
Alternative Energy: Water into Hydrogen Fuel with Waste Energy
Posted: 23 Mar 2010 01:48 AM PDT With each passing day, scientists are coming out with unique solutions to lessen our dependence on fossil fuels. They are now thinking of turning stray forms of energy such as noise or random vibrations from the environment into useful form of energy. They …
International Solar News – March 24, 2010
On Italy, PV, and Overheated Markets A Mediterranean country with lots of sunlight and high feed-in tariff rates is becoming the darling of the global solar industry. Sound familiar?
Social Investing: Markets & Missions
Jonathan C. Lewis Founder & Chief Executive Officer Opportunity Collaboration Founder & Chair MicroCredit Enterprises Social Venture Capital/Social Enterprise Conference March 18, 2010 – Miami, Florida Click here to download the speech.
Native PTAC Named e200 Partner-Seeks Small Businesses to Participate
United Indians’ Native PTAC has been selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as a partner in its Emerging 200 (e200) Initiative. The initiative provides Native American owned businesses with the education, network, resources and motivation required to build a sustainable business.
RI Alert: Danish fund tenders 100m euro PRI compliant equity mandate
NEWS HEADLINES: MARCH 24TH, 2010 › Danish fund tenders 100m euro for UNPRI compliant small caps manager › Quant study shows significant, long-term ESG risk reduction and return boost Click here for the newsletter…
Alternative Energy: SunEdison to Build Europe’s Largest Solar Power Plant
Posted: 24 Mar 2010 01:26 AM PDT SunEdison is a division of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. They have bagged a project to develop and construct a photovoltaic solar power plant in Northeastern Italy, near the town of Rovigo. This solar power plant will have a capacity of 72 Megawatt (MW). …