ACEEE BLOG POST Media Contact: Patrick Kiker [email protected], (202) 507-4043 The Smart Manufacturing Revolution is Going to Transform U.S. Industry By Ethan A. Rogers, Senior Program Manager, Industry Smart manufacturing, the integration of all facets of manufacturing through the use of information and communication technologies (ICT), …
U.S. Accused of Forcing EU to Accept Tar Sands Oil
U.S. Accused of Forcing EU to Accept Tar Sands Oil By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON, Jul 2014 (IPS) – Newly publicised internal documents suggest that U.S. negotiators are working to permanently block a landmark regulatory proposal in the European Union aimed at addressing climate change, and instead to force …
Investors Urge FCC to Adopt Net Neutrality Rules, Reclassify Broadband Internet
For Immediate Release July 14, 2014 Investors Urge FCC to Adopt Net Neutrality Rules, Reclassify Broadband Internet Under Title II For immediate release July 14, 2014 NEW YORK – A group of investment firms and foundations with widely-diversified investment portfolios today called upon the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) …
A Message from William McDonough
Ethical Markets congratulates our longtime colleague Bill McDonough and assures our full support for this Meta-Council of the World Economic Forum, Hazel Henderson, Editor Greetings, Friends and Colleagues,I am delighted to share with you the news that I have been appointed Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Meta-Council on …
CORPORATIONS WILL HAVE TO ABIDE TO HUMAN RIGHTS
CORPORATIONS WILL HAVE TO ABIDE TO HUMAN RIGHTS Source: Treaty Alliance: http://www.treatymovement.com/ A resolution was adopted in the UN Human Rights Council on June 26 that will begin the process of elaborating an international legally binding instrument on business and human rights. Despite strong opposition from the EU and US, the …
Power Forward 2.0: How American Companies Are Setting Clean Energy Targets and Capturing Greater Business Value
Report from Ceres, WWF, Calvert Investments and David Gardiner and Associates, 2014 Clean energy has entered the mainstream at the world’s largest corporations. In this report, the second in the Power Forward series, we expand upon the analysis of clean energy and climate targets from the U.S. Fortune 100 …
Energy Storage: the Next Charge for Distributed Energy.
By John Farrell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, March 2014 Energy storage promises to change the electricity system during the next decade, as fundamentally as distributed renewable energy has in the last decade. A new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Energy Storage: The Next Charge for Distributed Energy, forecasts …
Developing Nations Seek U.N. Retaliation on Bank Cancellations
Developing Nations Seek U.N. Retaliation on Bank Cancellations By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Apr 2014 (IPS) – The 132-member Group of 77, the largest single coalition of developing nations, has urged Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to provide, “as soon as possible…alternative options for banking services” in New York City …
World Future Council members and RLA laureates denounce limited focus of Nuclear Security Summit
Press Release World Future Council members and RLA laureates denounce limited focus of Nuclear Security Summit Stockholm/Hamburg, March 20, 2014 – In a joint statement 38 recipients of the Right Livelihood Award and members of the World Future Council are calling on world leaders at the Nuclear Security Summit to acknowledge that, …
National Poll Finds American Homeowners Overwhelmingly Want Energy Choice
NATIONAL POLL FINDS AMERICAN HOMEOWNERS OVERWHELMINGLY WANT ENERGY CHOICE Data reveals vast majority of Americans support renewables, 73 percent open to receiving clean energy from a provider other than their utility San Mateo, Calif. – Mar. 10, 2014 – Clean Edge, Inc. and SolarCity (Nasdaq: SCTY) today announced the results of an inaugural national poll …