21 September 2010 DEALS NEWS Biomagnetics Diagnostics merger to focus on renewables United Technologies mulls Clipper Windpower takeover Carbon Trust and Rhodia invest £4.5m in Cambridge University solar spin-out Eight19 Q-Cells to benefit from LDK Solar early loan repayment Icelandic government clears Magma Energy’s takeover of HS Orka Click here …
Solar Cell Production Climbs to Another Record in 2009
SOLAR PRODUCTION CLIMBS TO ANOTHER RECORD IN 2009 www.earth-policy.org/index.php?/indicators/solar_power_2010/ By J. Matthew Roney Earth Policy Release Eco-Economy Indicator September 21, 2010 Solar photovoltaic (PV) cell manufacturers produced a record 10,700 megawatts of PV cells globally in 2009—an impressive 51-percent increase from the year before. While growth in 2009 slowed from …
Investors Need the Reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act
We have been waiting 34 years for a chance to reform the Toxic Substance Control Act and now we finally have bills in both the House and Senate. We are looking for more investors who would be willing to support toxic chemical policy reform. Later this month we are sending …
Statoil to finance Bio Architecture Lab’s algae biofuel development
20 September 2010 DEALS NEWS Statoil to finance Bio Architecture Lab’s algae biofuel development Veer Energy successfully taps equity markets for 200MW wind project Clean Energy Trust secures $1m to assist cleantech innovation ZAP close to buying majority stake in Jonway Auto Click here to read the newletter.
High-level Plenary Meeting of the 65th Session of the UN General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals
MDG SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS MONDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2010 Traffic chaos greeted New Yorkers Monday morning as the MDG Summit closed a dozen streets in East Manhattan. Thousands of participants streamed into dozens of side events and partnership events. Nearly 140 Heads of State and Government simultaneously attended day-long plenary sessions in …
Good News On The Ozone – Climate Link
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Sunday World, 9-19: * Good News On The Ozone – Climate Link * Spanish Wind To China * Forget “Clean” Coal For Eu * South Africa Plans Monster 5,000 Mw Solar Project * Uk To Build Super Hubs For Offshore Wind …
The BEC Goes Green
As part of its Supplier Development Initiative, the Black Economic Council (BEC) has transitioned itself to focus on the development of companies that are capable of providing services in the new green economy. California is leading the way and continues to be a key driver for the rest of the …
Sense in the City Integral News update Sept. 2010
September Greetings, Integral City-zens and Friends of Integral City Today’s Integral City Sparkie for the City Body: When we reframe the city, from being merely the built environment outside of us, to the built environment as simply an extension of us, our relationship with the “objective” city becomes ever so …
Calvert Social Index Announces New Membership List
Calvert Social Index Announces New Membership List BETHESDA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Today, Calvert released the reconstituted membership list for the Calvert Social Index®. The new list of holdings is available on Calvert’s Web site at http://calvert.com/sri-index.html. The annual Calvert Social Index reconstitution was effective at the close of business on Friday, …
ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow to Call on UN Member States to Prioritize Employment-centred Policies as Key to Achieving the MDGs
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 129/200910 New York: ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow to Call on UN Member States to Prioritize Employment-centred Policies as Key to Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Brussels, 17 September 2010 (ITUC OnLine): A three-day summit on the MDGs opens today in the General …