‘Trendspotting’
News and forecasts of trends/experiments in Green Technologies, IT, New Models, Environment, community solutions, wikis.
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Developing Renewables Newsletter: Jan. 6, 2009
Final Results of the RTD4EDC project available: the potential for renewable energy in developing countries is high, the EU’s research policy can play an important role in realising this potential. (more...)
Earth Policy News – Planting Trees and Managing Soils to Sequester Carbon
Earth Policy Institute Plan B 3.0 Book Byte For Immediate Release December 30, 2008 Lester R. Brown As of 2007, the shrinking forests in the tropical regions were releasing 2.2 billion tons of carbon per year. Meanwhile, expanding forests in the temperate regions were absorbing 0.7 billion tons of carbon annually. On balance, a net of [...]
New Energy News: Outlook for 2009
ToYou from NewEnergyNews: Jan. 2, 2009 TODAY'S HEADLINES: THE GOOD NEWS FROM OH EIGHT… …AND THE OUTLOOK FOR OH NINE MORE STORIES, 1-2 (MAPPING NEW ENERGY, WHAT CREDIT CRUNCH?, BULGARIAN WIND, 'CLEAN' COAL – NOT) NEW YEAR VIDEOS: Auld Lang Syne, With Soul Will There Be Another Comedy Depression? To You, From NewEnergyNews, via [...]
Futurists Talk About How to Live in 2009
By Kim Se-jeong Staff Reporter Dec. 31, 2008 New Year has arrived and it's time for resolutions that, for many, will last a few weeks at best. Read more...
(ENS) World News December 18, 2008
2008 Among 10 Warmest Years on Record, UN Reports GENEVA, Switzerland, December 18, 2008 (ENS) - The year 2008 is likely to rank as the tenth warmest year on record since the beginning of the instrumental climate records in 1850, although the global average temperature was slightly lower than previous years of the 21st century, according to the [...]
OPEC’s Desperate 1-Trick Pony
By Sam Hopkins | Thursday, December 18th, 2008 OPEC, the world's biggest energy fraternity, slashed its output quota by 9% (2.2 million barrels per day) on December 17 in a show of supply force. OPEC is worried about dwindling demand around the world, which they say is discounting oil too much. (more...)
December 9, 2008: New Resource for Community Leaders, Regulators and Lenders
The editors of The Community Investment Network (“CIN”) have created a special section on the financial crisis to help community leaders navigate the various mortgage assistance programs that are emerging. (more...)
OPEC Goes on the Defense
By Chris Nelder | Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Growing evidence of a global recession continues to take a heavy toll on the oil business. The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the World Bank are forecasting the first decline in economic growth in 25 years, with a consequent decline in oil demand. (more...)
ToYou from NewEnergyNews: December 17, 2008
OBAMA & SOLAR EXECS SAY IT – DON'T LOOK BACK TO OIL, LOOK AHEAD TO NEW ENERGY WIND AND WAVE HYBRID, A PROVEN SYNERGY CHRYSLER'S ELECTRIC DREAM, OR WHY A CAR CZAR
First Metro Green Jobs Report Projects 4.2 Million Jobs by 2038
Thursday, October 2, 2008 Report by Mayors Climate Protection Center Sets Index to Measure Green Jobs Growth in America’s Metro Economies Miami, FL – According to a groundbreaking study establishing a national Green Jobs Index, the U.S. economy currently generates more than 750,000 green jobs—a number that is projected to grow five-fold [...]
