Dear friends, European NGOs, Trade Unions and networks held a very productive strategy meeting to prepare the 2011 campaign for the FTT on January 13th. There was consensus that 2011 will be a decisive year for the FTT. A list of concrete activities was agreed as well a measures to …
Jobs Not Deficits Should Be Davos Priority
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 015/260111 Jobs Not Deficits Should Be Davos Priority Brussels, 26 January 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The union movement has issued a statement for this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos: “Labour’s main message is that policymakers must stay focused on stimulating enough economic demand to …
Copel to invest US778 million in Colider hydro project in Brazil
Hydro Headlines Copel to invest US778 million in Colider hydro project in Brazil CURITIBA, Brazil — Brazil’s Parana state power firm Copel signs the concession agreement with the Brazilian mines and energy ministry to build and operate the 300-MW Colider hydropower project. For more information, click here. HydroWorld.com weekly newscast …
Washington State Joins Movement For Public Banking
Ellen Brown January 24, 2011 www.webofdebt.com/articles Bills were introduced on January 18 in both the House and Senate of the Washington State Legislature that add Washington to the growing number of states now actively moving to create public banking facilities. The bills, House Bill 1320 and Senate Bill 5238, propose …
Clean Investor: LAPFF Issues Climate Change Guide for Trustees
RI News Alert: › Clean Investor, January 25: LAPFF issues climate change guide for trustees Click here to read the newsletter.
Earth Policy Release–World on the Edge: Quick Facts
WORLD ON THE EDGE: Quick Facts www.earth-policy.org/press_room/C68/wote_quickfacts Earth Policy Release January 25, 2011 We are facing issues of near-overwhelming complexity and unprecedented urgency. Can we think systemically and fashion policies accordingly? Can we change direction before we go over the edge? Here are a few of the many facts from …
Today’s Study: All New Energy By 2030 (Part 1)
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Today At Newenergynews, 1-25: * Today’s Study: All New Energy By 2030 (Part 1) * Quick News, 1-25: A Rising Wind; German F-I-T Degresses More; A Peoples’ Ev; 6 Bil Geothermal Buy-In Yesterday * Guest Lead Post: Denial Is Rising * …
US Investors Target “Fracking”, Political Contributions, Network Neutrality
RI News Alert: › US investors target “fracking”, political contributions, network neutrality › F&C says Sherborne attack threatens its governance role Click here to read the newsletter
Masdar Visit: Update on the Shams 1 CSP Project
GreenTech Media Masdar Visit: Update on the Shams 1 CSP Project Concentrating solar works in the Middle East—just not as well as one might imagine. Update: PV Inverters: “Ambassadors of the Grid” Inverters are going to be depended upon to provide more than just DC to AC conversion. More vendors …
Is This Energy Prediction Complete Bullcrap?
By Jeff Siegel | Monday, January 24th, 2011 We can achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2030! Well, at least that’s what a new study from the journal Energy Policy suggests. But I wouldn’t hold your breath for that one… While you’ll find no greater advocate of renewable energy than …