Dame Ellen MacArthur Joins the Ceres Conference Speaker Lineup!

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Dame Ellen MacArthur Joins the Ceres Conference Speaker Lineup! Dame Ellen MacArthur joins the Ceres Conference speaker lineup! We are thrilled to announce that Dame Ellen MacArthur will be a keynote speaker for the Ceres Conference 2015 in San Francisco! Famous for setting a record for the fastest solo sail …

Shining the Light on Women in Solar

Jay OwenThe Power of Yin

Shining the Light on Women in Solar This week, women in the solar energy industry will gather at events around the country to talk about policies for recruiting and retaining women in the clean energy fields. The events, being held in 15 cities on Tuesday, February 24th, will be run …

GreenBuzz: Taking Care of Business

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Taking Care of Business By Joel Makower Chairman & Executive Editor It was, without a doubt, the biggest and best GreenBiz Forum ever. If you managed to tune in to the livestream, you got a taste of that — but only a taste. Despite the advances in digital and virtual …

ISLR’s Democratic Energy Initiative

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions

John explores how cities can use Minneapolis’ utility partnership as a model. Plus, escape to a warmer place, *and* hear John at his next speaking engagement!–> Last week I escaped Minnesota for a few days in Tucson, where I talked with locals about replicating the novel city-utility clean energy partnership in Minneapolis.  I was …

Greentech Solar: We Don’t Need New Energy Storage Innovations

Jay OwenGreentech

Feb 23, 2015 LATEST NEWS: We Don’t Need New Energy Storage Innovations Rob Day – February 20, 2015 Existing solutions are enough for now. Will EPA’s Carbon Rule Hurt the Grid? Katherine Tweed – February 20, 2015 Analysts disagree about the impact of the EPA climate plan on electric reliability. …

Better Markets: Don’t Believe the False Spin on DOL’s Effort to Protect Americans’ Retirement Security

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

Don’t Believe the False Spin on DOL’s Effort to Protect Americans’ Retirement Security February 23, 2015 The Department of Labor is expected to soon take a major step forward in protecting workers and retirees by requiring anyone who provides retirement investment advice to act solely in the best interests of …