No Need to Despair on Biodiversity By IDN Environment Desk IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis (IDN) – Humankind will suffer annual losses of ‘natural capital’ valued at between 1.3 to 3.1 trillion Euros, if ‘business as usual’ deforestation and land use change continue, according to United Nations’ latest estimates. These stupendous figures exceed …
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be Keynote Speaker for Solfest XIV
The Solar Living Institute is thrilled to announce that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be the keynote speaker at our 14th annual SolFest on September 25, 2010. Mr. Kennedy is a visionary environmental business leader and advocate who has developed a global reputation for his inspirational public speaking. This will …
Ministers from 20 countries Back Clean, Green Energy
CLIMATE: Energy ministers endorse clean-tech measures, back CCS group Greenwire, (07/20/2010) Michael Burnham, E&E reporter Government energy ministers gathering in Washington, D.C., today launched 11 energy-efficiency and renewable energy initiatives around the world, which they claim will avoid the need to build 500 mid-size power plants during the next 20 …
Ethical Seal of Justice to Be Accredited by SAAS
Ethical Seal of Justice to Be Accredited by SAAS SAAS Signs Contract to Help Develop New Magen Tzedek Certification Standard Magen Tzedek ethical certification to be launched in 2011 SAAS is pleased to announce the signing of a contract with the Hekhsher Tzedek Commission for a joint project to implement …
Ameresco Misses the Mark, 1.5B Asia Clean Energy Fund, DOE Stimulus Funding
Weekly Deal Roundups: Global: Funds goes to soil sensors, waste water treatment this week Ameresco’s IPO, cleantech innovation in China and India receives a funding boost, while a smart power management firm delays its Series C round, among 25 deals in the past seven days. Full Story »
Banking Under the Dodd-Frank Act from The Baseline Scenario
Banking Under the Dodd-Frank Act Posted: 22 Jul 2010 03:33 AM PDT By Simon Johnson President Obama’s signing of the financial reform bill yesterday does not end our intense debates over banking – rather it just moves them to a new sphere. Instead of arguing about legislation, the next arena …
ESG research sector consolidation continues with new merger
July 23rd, 2010 “Congratulations to Nell Minow and Bob Monks, co-founders of The Corporate Library, who also serve on our Ethical Markets Advisory Board” – Hazel Henderson RI News Alert: › The Corporate Library and GovernanceMetrics International merge as sector consolidation continues
DOE Awards $122M for Fuel From Sunlight
Will Good Vibrations Power Your TV’s Remote? Brother Industries says someday you might shake your appliances to get them to work. Wind: The Blue-Collar Renewable What makes a wind turbine? Steel, gears, cement and other stuff that will keep plenty of welders and pipefitters busy. Intersolar 2010: Day One What …
CDCU Institute Training CUs in Service to Underserved: Deadline Extended
Federation Training Credit Unions in Service to Underserved: 2010 CDCU Institute™ Registration Extended to July 29 (July 22, 2010 – New York , NY ) The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (Federation) has announced a deadline extension for registration to its premier professional development program, the CDCU Institute™, …
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Green America is a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1982. (“Co-op America” until January 1, 2009.) Our mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.