HIGHLIGHTS Global Shale Gas Development: Water Availability and Business Risks Dozens of countries are deciding whether or not to develop their shale gas and tight oil resources, as shale gas could boost recoverable natural gas resources by 47 percent, cut greenhouse gas emissions compared to …
Crowdnetic Presents Crowdfinance 2014
Crowdnetic Presents Crowdfinance 2014 We invite you to join us in NYC on October 16 for Wall Street’s second annual Crowdfinance Conference. Our stellar lineup of speakers features financial veterans as well as legal experts and representatives from the top companies covering the vast scope of the emerging crowdfinance industry. …
The Slow Money Letter: September 2014: BeetCoin
Dear Slow Money Friend, Our summer was eventful and this fall is shaping up to be even more eventful. Over the past several months, our growth has continued apace. We’ve now got 20 local networks and 13 investment clubs, and we’ve passed $38 million in funding to 350 small food …
Other News: Financial reform: Call to arms
Financial reform: Call to arms By Martin Wolf – Financial Times Post-crisis efforts to bolster economies and create safer banks have only preserved a flawed system The financial crises and the years of economic malaise that followed represent profound failures of the economy and of policy. Above …
2014 Women in Green Forum Showcases Sustainability Strides
By Danielle Lanyard, Founder and CEO, Village Green; producer, Green Breakfast Club event series Today’s climate crisis may be the most pressing issue of our time. Yet rarely are women serving as the primary voices speaking out and getting heard on this issue, or any issue that shapes our …
An All Local Grocery Store and Deli plus an Education and Distribution Hub
Greeti Greetings! Since Blessing the Hands that Feed Us came out in January, I’ve gone from author to activist with a passion for restoring regional food systems so we-the-eaters can have more fresh, local food and our food producers can have more fresh money in their pockets. Especially exciting is …
EIB issues new climate bond with longer tenor (12yr), EUR 500m ($657m), coupon 1.25%, AAA. Takes EIB total climate bond issuance to EUR 6bn!
EIB issues new climate bond with longer tenor (12yr), EUR 500m ($657m), coupon 1.25%, AAA. Takes EIB total climate bond issuance to EUR 6bn! Posted: Sep 4, 2014 by Sean Kidney European investors yesterday snapped up a new Euro denominated “Climate Awareness Bond”(link is external) from EIB. With double the tenor of the …
PTF Releases 2013 Annual Report
PTF Releases 2013 Annual Report Key activities and achievements in 2013 featured, highlighting the incubation of innovative solutions, scale-up of successful approaches, and sharing of lessons learned The Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF) advances innovative citizen-led approaches to improve governance, increase transparency, promote the rule of law and reduce corruption in …
GEA Geothermal Energy Expo: Open to the Public
209 Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast, Washington, D.C. 20003 U.S.A. Phone: (202) 454-5261 Fax: (202) 454-5265 Web Site: www.geo-energy.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Shawna Seldon, [email protected], 917-971-7852 GEA Geothermal Energy Expo: Open to the Public Portland, Oregon, USA: October 1 Portland, Oregon, USA (September 3, 2014) – On Wednesday morning, …
The World Future Council and the EU Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung would like to invite you to an international workshop
The World Future Council and the EU Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung would like to invite you to an international workshop on A Mandatory Approval of Financial Instruments (Finance TÜV[1]) September 22nd/23rd 2014 Venue: EU Office Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Rue du Taciturne 38 1000 Brussels. Complex financial instruments increase …