Interesting Times for VC, Greentech and Globespan “If we can’t take companies public, the model doesn’t work.” Will Natural Gas Hurt Renewables? Investment bankers dither about regulations but remain hopeful about alternatives at REFF-Wall Street . Entering Wind’s Jumbo Jet Age Wind industry innovators are upping turbine power from the …
Debate About What the REAL Fiduciary Duty is Enters Mainstream
Debate about what the REAL fiduciary duty is enters mainstream Posted: 06 Jul 2010 05:01 PM PDT The debate about fiduciary duty is one which NSFM members and others have been pushing whenever and wherever we can, but generally it’s in specialist circles and publications. This weekend, the ( UK …
ABB Secures $50m Italian Solar Order
6 July 2010 ABB secures $50m Italian solar order Cleantech investor WHEB Ventures commits €10.8m to German recycler Friedola Tech Australian manufacturer CSR sells bioenergy unit to Singapore agribusiness Wilmar President Obama commits $2bn to US solar projects The Amplio Group acquires majority stake in water treatment company Puresep Holdings …
Solar and Nuclear Costs — The Historic Crossover
Solar photovoltaic system costs have fallen steadily for decades. They are projected to fall even farther over the next 10 years. Meanwhile, projected costs for construction of new nuclear plants have risen steadily over the last decade, and they continue to rise. Download the report (PDF).
The Trillions Worth – Soil Biodiversity
The Trillions Worth – Soil Biodiversity By Luc Gnacadja* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint BONN (IDN) – Six to ten inches (18-25 cm) of topsoil are all that stand between us and extinction. There’s far more to this than food. The things that live in and grow from this irreplaceable and finite …
APG details 19 exclusions, plans ESG by asset class; FRC stewardship code reaction
July 6th, 2010 RI News Alert: › APG details 19 exclusions; plans ESG by asset class › FRC stewardship code, reaction round-up: LGIM, Hermes, NAPF, GO › RI’s content is now available via RSS ESG Headlines from IPE.com: › Global cleantech investment soars by 63% in first half › AP1 …
The Chinese Aren’t Coming
Good News for Reducing Budget Deficits Globally! – Hazel Henderson, Ed. “Other News” is a personal initiative seeking to provide information that should be in the media but is not, because of commercial criteria. It welcomes contributions from everybody. Work areas include information on global issues, north-south relations, governance of …
Hewitt steps up sustainable investment services for pension clients
Pension consulting firm Hewitt Associates has launched a new managed investment service it says will provide its clients easier access to long-term sustainable investment opportunities. Read more…
Ethical Markets Media Supports FTT
By Hazel Henderson, June 2010 Today, over 60% of all trading on Wall Street exchanges is done by computers – all programmed to compete to get the fastest execution of their trades at the best price. Each trade generates a commission so the most trades make the most money. The …
NewNet Clean Energy Investor Newsletter
2 July 2010 DEALS NEWS… G4G Resources will not acquire interest in Argentina geothermal projects Sharp and Mitsubishi to establish 73MW solar plant in Thailand Sofinnova Partners leads €13.7m investment into McPhy Energy Click here to read the newsletter.