Can an Equity Agenda Spark Economic Growth?

kristyCommunity Development Solutions

Can an Equity Agenda Spark Economic Growth? By Neal Peirce For Release Sunday, November 20, 2011 (c) 2011 Washington Post Writers Group DETROIT — “We stand with Occupy Wall Street. We’re inspired by the organizing we’ve seen… It catches the moment.” But the group PolicyLink, meeting here last week with …

Solon sells Italian solar PV plant

kristyGreen Prosperity

18 November 2011 News and Analysis Deal News Solon sells Italian solar PV plant GCL-Poly signs agreement for 16GW solar development in China Vestas wins 42MW Spanish wind turbine order Canada’s Northland Power contracts MEMC to supply 130MW of solar PV U.S. Geothermal secures $9m loan for San Emidio project …

DOE’s Steve Chu Speaks Today on Solyndra

kristyGreentech

A Magnesium Battery? Khosla, ARPA-E Explore Lithium Alternative Pellion Technologies is using computational screens to identify a suitable cathode for magnesium-ion batteries. Wind, National Defense, and Radar Make Peace Aveillant’s holographic radar and the DoD’s clearinghouse are freeing up thousands of new megawatts. Free Webinar Examines Competitive Dynamics Affecting EV …

Toward a Sustainable Future for the U.S. Power Sector: Beyond Business as Usual 2011

kristyGreen Prosperity, Resource Efficiency, Reports You Need

The Civil Society Institute (www.CivilSocietyInstitute.org) is a nonprofit and nonpartisan action oriented research center that serves as a catalyst for change by creating problem-solving interactions among people, and between communities, government and business that can help to improve society. CSI works to support local and state efforts to advance the …

10 Reasons to Care About Economic Inequality

kristyReforming Global Finance

My name’s Faiza and I’m an Economic Inequality researcher at nef. I’m writing this month’s e-letter because I wanted to share two reports we’ve published about the growing inequality problem we face. 10 Reasons to Care About Economic Inequality Why the Rich Are Getting Richer My passion for inequality is …

ITUC Supports “Occupy” Movement

kristyReforming Global Finance

Brussels, 16 November 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement has added its support to the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement, for the day of action planned on 17 November in the US and several other countries. In a video message of solidarity and support, ITUC General Secretary Sharan …

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