NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ FRIDAY WORLD, April 26: * WARMING ENDED CENTURIES OF COOLING IN 1800S * WHAT WORLD WIND JUST DID AND CAN DO * WHERE WORLD SOLAR IS GOING * EU OCEAN …
ASIA’S SOARING CONSUMPTION OF RAW MATERIALS UNSUSTAINABLE, UN WARNS
ASIA’S SOARING CONSUMPTION OF RAW MATERIALS UNSUSTAINABLE, UN WARNS New York, Apr 24 2013 2:00PM The Asia-Pacific region, which has overtaken the rest of the world in consumption of raw materials as affluence and manufacturing increase, must boost its resource efficiency or risk losing ground in lifestyle, economic growth …
UNVEILING AND EXPLAINING THE PRESIDENT’S PROPOSED FY’14 ENERGY BUDGET
UNVEILING AND EXPLAINING THE PRESIDENT’S PROPOSED FY’14 ENERGY BUDGET The non-profit Environment and Energy Study Institute held one of its many Congressional briefings, and on Friday, April 19th, the briefing was on The Administration’s proposed FY14 energy budget. Jason Walsh, Senior Advisor, Dept. of Energy Office of …
Foresight Network Newsletter:Philosophy and the Future
Philosophy and the Future Where: Sun City Grand, AZ When: 30 April Web: This discussion group led by Tom Lombardo will cover a broad range of topics Futures for Food Where: Turku, Finland When: 6–7 June Web: What could the futures of food look like? How will consumers need and value food? …
The Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign Has Colleges Weighing The Stakes
“It’s wrong to profit from wrecking the planet.” That’s what thousands of young people are saying across the U.S. who are demanding their colleges and universities strip fossil fuel investments from their endowment portfolios. They are arguing with passion — and a considerable amount of organizing savvy — that the …
NOAA predicts mixed bag of drought, flooding and warm weather for spring
NOAA predicts mixed bag of drought, flooding and warm weather for spring Contact Susan Buchanan, 301-713-0622 March 21, 2013 NOAA issued the three-month U.S. Spring Outlook today, stating that odds favor above-average temperatures across much of the continental United States, including drought-stricken areas of Texas, the Southwest and the Great Plains. …
How Sustainability Strategy Impacts Your Corporate Brand and Ranking as an Employer of Choice
How Sustainability Strategy Impacts Your Corporate Brand and Ranking as an Employer of Choice February 27, 2013 by Kristina Kohl 31 inShare Image credit: ACT-IAC Related: articles Consulting Brand Risk/Reputation Management Communicating Sustainability Competitive Landscape Consumer Perception/Behavior Employee Engagement Leadership Org Culture and Processes Stakeholder Engagement Sustainability strategy is a …
World Future Council – Newsletter 1/2013
World Future Council Newsletter 1/2013 Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Dear Friends of the World Future Council, “No development, no peace. No disarmament, no security. Yet when both advance, the world advances with increased security and prosperity for all. These are common ends …
Exploring the Dynamics of Knowledge Societies: Using the Future to Shape Transformative Policies
Within the framework of the WSIS+10 Review Meeting 27 February 2013, 9:30 am to 1pm, UNESCO Headquarters, Room XI The aim of this Future Forum is to use the latest thinking about knowledge societies, including the frameworks that enable rigorous definitions of the changing nature of knowledge stocks, flows and …
Your Students: Saving the World
Once again, this June, you have a unique opportunity to present your ideas for making the world a better place at the United Nations. The ninth annual Design Science/Global Solutions Lab is being held this summer, June 16-24, 2013, at the United Nations in New York and Chestnut Hill Collegein Philadelphia, PA. Here is how it …