It’s All in the Count: The Vexing but Critical Challenge of Green Jobs Accounting

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A publication from CleanEdge Welcome to CLEANWATCH. Each issue offers the latest news, events, and other resources on clean energy, transportation, water, and materials. It’s All in the Count: The Vexing but Critical Challenge of Green Jobs Accounting By Ron Pernick Getting an accurate accounting of clean-tech jobs in the …

Today’s Study: For Just 2% Of The World’s Earnings

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Newenergynews Daily Headlines Click Here For Main Page: Http://Www.Newenergynews.Net/ Today At Newenergynews, 3-1: * Today’s Study: For Just 2% Of The World’s Earnings * Quick News, 3-1: Republicans For Climate Change; Getting More With The Same Sun; Why Canada Should Build Great Lakes Wind; Buy Sun On The Net Yesterday …

UK businesses sitting on £6bn energy efficiency gold mine: study

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A report from Carbon Connect, Energy Efficiency: The Untapped Business Opportunity 1 March 2011 The private sector is sitting on an untapped opportunity in the energy efficiency space that could save UK businesses up to £6bn a year, according to a Carbon Connect report launched by UK Energy and Climate …

VantagePoint, GE lead $28.4m investment in solar company 1366 Technologies

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DEAL NEWS VantagePoint, GE lead $28.4m investment in solar company 1366 Technologies Vestas to supply turbines for PNE’s offshore project Google Ventures leads $42m investment in WeatherBill Ascent Solar factory closer to securing DOE loan guarantee Belectric, Solar Frontier enter solar module distribution deal Electra Private Equity acquires heating efficiency …

Today’s Study: The Depths Of Deep Sea Wind

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Newenergynews Daily Headlines Click Here For Main Page: Http://Www.Newenergynews.Net/ Today At Newenergynews, 3-2: * Today’s Study: The Depths Of Deep Sea Wind * Quick News, 3-2: Big Things For Newest Thin Film; Wind Comes Sweeping Down The Plain; Another Transmission Solution; How To Pay For Ocean Wind Yesterday * Study: …

Solar Market Leaders to Illuminate Industry Trends at Greentech Media Conference

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Solar Market Leaders to Illuminate Industry Trends at Greentech Media Conference Sessions include leaders in Utility-Scale PV and Gigawatt-scale Manufacturing ARPA-E and DOD Advance Partnership for Storage Solutions As Congress tries to tighten its belt, ARPA-E taps its role in national security to keep dollars flowing towards clean energy. Calera …

What Makes the Saudis Shudder

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A publication from Energy & Capital By Nick Hodge | Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011 If there’s one word that makes the Saudis shudder, it’s batteries. Because every electric or hybrid vehicle sold in the United States — or anywhere, for that matter — means one less junky for them to …

Schumacher College: Rethinking Finance: Good Servant, Bad Master?

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July 11 – 15, 2011 Teachers: Ann Pettifor, Hazel Henderson (by videolink), Tessa Tennant, Nathalie Buschor, Mark Burton, Julie Richardson This course is open for bookings. Financial markets, we are told, are the lifeblood of our society and that is why governments have gone to such enormous lengths to prop …