The Baseline Scenario An Institutional Flaw At The Heart Of The Federal Reserve Posted: 14 Jun 2012 07:10 AM PDT By Simon Johnson. This is a long blog post, about 2,800 words. On the ?PBS NewsHour? in late May, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner indicated that the continued presence of Jamie …
U.S. Solar Industry Posts Solid Q1 With 506 MW Installed
U.S. Solar Industry Posts Solid Q1 With 506 MW Installed by Steve Leone, Associate Editor, RenewableEnergyWorld.com | June 13, 2012 | 4 Comments For all the turmoil surrounding the American solar industry, the U.S. followed up its record fourth quarter of 2011 with its second-strongest quarter yet. Full Article Click …
Private equity-fuelled renewable energy M&A set to surge PREMIUM
NewNet Daily Newsletter 15 June 2012 Deal News Private equity-fuelled renewable energy M&A set to surge PREMIUM CEZ to invest ?400m in Romanian wind power Ambienta to invest in offshore wind service company FoundOcean Kyocera, Toyota Tsusho, Wakachiku join for Maldives energy goals Canadian Solar wins 17MW order from Potentia …
Uranium-series dating reveals Iberian paintings are Europe’s oldest cave art
Uranium-series dating reveals Iberian paintings are Europe’s oldest cave art Posted: 14 Jun 2012 11:28 AM PDT Paleolithic paintings in El Castillo cave in Northern Spain date back at least 40,800 years — making them Europe’s oldest known cave art, according to new research. Scientists found that the practice of …
Connecting city leaders to global leaders at Rio+20 Global Town Hall – 18-22 June, Athletes Park, Rio de Janeiro
“Our struggle for global sustainability will be won or lost in cities”. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon With 3 billion new urban dwellers moving into cities in the next three decades, local governments are crucial actors to ensure a sustainable future. The Rio+20 Global Town Hall, organized by ICLEI …
Joint Global Reporting Initiative, WBCSD, CEBDS press release
Joint Global Reporting Initiative, WBCSD, CEBDS press release For immediate release Friday 15 June 2012 Rio+20 should adopt an approach to making sustainability reporting standard practice say leading business organizations Ban Ki Moon asked to lead establishment of global policy framework for sustainability reporting Rio de Janeiro 15 June 2012 …
Tesla Motors; Automaker or Graphic Novel?
Tesla Motors; Automaker or Graphic Novel? Posted: 15 Jun 2012 04:57 AM PDT John Petersen One of the hardest parts of blogging about energy storage and vehicle electrification is the inability of some readers to wrap their minds around large numbers. We throw around numbers like thousand, million, billion and …
Coke, Ford join forces to juice supply of plant-based plastic
In the News Coke, Ford join forces to juice supply of plant-based plastic By Amy Westervelt Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and several other Fortune 500 companies are working to address the supply shortages that have stymied the goal of make the 100-percent plant-based plastic bottle ubiquitous….Read More Why are institutional investors ignoring …
Invitation – June 20, 17.00 – Rio+20 Official Side Event “Sustainable Development in an Unequal World”
Dear Colleague: It is a pleasure for us to invite you to the Official Side Event “Sustainable Development in an Unequal World” that will take place on Wednesday 20th of June at 17.00 at the RioCentro Room T4. During this discussion, world leaders past and present will speak of the …
Senator Luger Urges Passage Of Crucial Dodd-Frank Transparency Measures
Friday June 15, 2012 From the Task Force Blog: What Is Corruption? Senator Luger Urges Passage Of Crucial Dodd-Frank Transparency Measures Corruption, Business, Civil Society And The G20 How Tax Repatriation Helped Cause The Fall Of The Roman Empire World Bank Publishes Its Grand Corruption Database, Reveals New Data On …