SOPA on Life Support After Web Protests, White House and GOP Rebellion

Ethical MarketsWealth of Networks

Save the Internet SOPA on Life Support After Web Protests, White House and GOP Rebellion Controversial anti-piracy legislation, already on life support in the House, is now in serious doubt in the Senate, where the confluence of a Republican rump rebellion, White House concerns and a blackout by Wikipedia, Mozilla …

This weekend near you: A chance to help Get Money Out

Ethical MarketsGlobal Citizen, Wealth of Networks

This Saturday will be historic for all the wrong reasons. It’s the second anniversary of Citizens United, the Supreme Court decision that paved the way for billionaires and special interests to spend unlimited money on super PACs—the same so-called independent organizations that have spent twice as much money in the presidential …

Rooftop gardens could solve Singapore’s flooding problem

Ethical MarketsEarth Systems Science

Rooftop gardens could solve Singapore’s flooding problem In the last two years, rapid urbanization and changing weather patterns have lead to major flash floods in Singapore. Requiring rooftop gardens on buildings could help solve the problem.  Read the full story Do women scientists in India still face discrimination?   DELHI …

Who is the World Leader in CIGS Solar Shipments?

Ethical MarketsGreentech

Who is the World Leader in CIGS Solar Shipments? It’s not Stion or Nanosolar or Solibro or MiaSole or any other VC-funded startup. Low Concentration PV Deployments From SunPower and Skyline Solar Less balance-of-system and less exotic than HCPV; perhaps a better LCOE than flat-panel solar? Impressions of the Wind …

Rio + 20: Ethical Markets Advisor Thais Corral Hosts Resilient Cities Action Lab

Ethical MarketsAdvisors' Forum, Conferences

Twenty years ago, Government officials from 178 countries and between 20,000 and 30,000 individuals from governments, non-governmental organizations, and the media participated the first UN Conference for Environmental Development in Rio de Janeiro to discuss solutions for global problems such as poverty, war, and the growing gap between industrialized and …

Longtime Nanosolar Spin Doctor Brian Stone Departs Firm

Ethical MarketsGreentech

First IPO of 2012 Will Be REGI, a Biodiesel Firm Investors, greentech and otherwise, will be watching this IPO carefully. Green Job Moves at Nanosolar, Solectria, Amonix, BrightSource, and Tesla High-stakes personnel moves and some positive hiring news in inverters Data Center Efficiency for the Rest of Us Power Assure …

Where World Solar is Going

Ethical MarketsGreen Prosperity

TODAY AT NewEnergyNews, January 17: * TODAY’S STUDY: WHERE WORLD SOLAR IS GOING * QUICK NEWS, January 17: IRISH WIND BUILDER GETS BIG BACKING; RECYCLING PV TO BE BIG BIZ; VC BACKING BACKS OFF SMART GRID   YESTERDAY * THE STUDY: ABOUT THE TAXPAYERS’ INVESTMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY * QUICK NEWS, January 15: 2011 GLOBAL NEW ENERGY INVESTMENT; …