Electrifying Africa–But at What Cost to Africans?

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

Electrifying Africa–But at What Cost to Africans? Two U.S. initiatives to provide Africans with electricity seem likely to lead to large, climate-polluting projects rather than the locally sourced renewable energy rural Africa needs. By Elizabeth Bast, Emira Woods and Janet Redman, September 16, 2013. A liquefied natural gas carrier near Sea Point, South Africa. (Derek …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Earth’s wobble ‘fixes’ dinner for marine organisms

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science, Nature/Biomimicry

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   Earth’s wobble ‘fixes’ dinner for marine organisms Posted: 13 Sep 2013 04:51 PM PDT The cyclic wobble of the Earth on its axis controls the production of a nutrient essential to the health of the ocean, according to a new study. The discovery of factors …

Report: Global Climate Bonds Market Doubles As Investors Demand Low-Carbon Finance

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Report: Global Climate Bonds Market Doubles As Investors Demand Low-Carbon Finance 2013-09-11 22:26:19.117 GMT By Andrea Vittorio (BNA) — Bonds and Climate Change Key Development: The global climate bonds market doubled from 2011 to 2012 to reach $346 billion as investors demanded more low-carbon finance, a new report says. What’s …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Climate change will upset vital ocean chemical cycles

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Climate change will upset vital ocean chemical cycles Posted: 08 Sep 2013 10:57 AM PDT New research shows that rising ocean temperatures will upset natural cycles of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and phosphorus. Plankton plays an important role in the ocean’s carbon cycle by removing half of …

Climate Change’s Silver Bullet? Our Interview With One Of The World’s Top Geoengineering Scholars

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

Climate Change’s Silver Bullet? Our Interview With One Of The World’s Top Geoengineering Scholars By Ari Phillips on ClimateProgress blog September 6, 2013 at 1:10 pm MELBOURNE, Australia — Since coming to Australia almost two months ago I’ve heard about Clive Hamilton in the process of reporting just about every …

NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines: FEDERAL SOLAR SUBSIDIES = A QUARTER OF FEDS’ SUPPORT FOR NUCLEAR

Jay OwenGreentech

NewEnergyNews      Daily Headlines                                               http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/   TODAY AT NewEnergyNews, September 9: * TODAY’S STUDY: FEDERAL SOLAR SUBSIDIES = A QUARTER OF FEDS’ SUPPORT FOR NUCLEAR * QUICK NEWS, September 9: HAWAII GETS …

Invitation to Webinar on Bonds & Climate Change rpt, Wed 11 Sept: Los Angeles 09:00 / Denver 10:00 / Chicago 11:00 / NYC 12:00 / London 17:00 / Paris 18:00

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Invitation to Webinar on Bonds & Climate Change rpt, Wed 11 Sept: Los Angeles 09:00 / Denver 10:00 / Chicago 11:00 / NYC 12:00 / London 17:00 / Paris 18:00 Posted on 28. Aug, 2013 by Sean Kidney in blog, Climate Bonds, Europe, Green Bonds, United States Join us for a presentation and discussion of the Climate …

Science Daily: Scientists shut down reproductive ability, desire in pest insects

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News     Scientists shut down reproductive ability, desire in pest insects Posted: 26 Aug 2013 03:29 PM PDT Entomologists have identified a neuropeptide named natalisin that regulates the sexual activity and reproductive ability of insects. The finding may open new possibilities for environmentally friendly pest management. …

Alternative Energy: Million-Dollar EV Supercar Company Building…Electric Bicycle?

Jay OwenGreentech

Alternative Energy     Million-Dollar EV Supercar Company Building…Electric Bicycle? Posted: 26 Aug 2013 03:00 AM PDT Filed under: Energy News Virtual Net Metering Increases Solar Market Potential Posted: 26 Aug 2013 03:00 AM PDT Filed under: Energy News Is Sea Level Rise Entering the Mainstream? Posted: 26 Aug 2013 02:00 AM …

Obama’s Proposed Fracking Rule Would Lead to Dirty Energy | The Energy Collective Daily

Jay OwenGreentech

  Obama’s Proposed Fracking Rule Would Lead to Dirty Energy | The Energy Collective Daily