Tell Amazon: Stop powering the Internet with fossil fuels

Jay OwenResource Efficiency, Wealth of Networks

Tell Amazon: Stop powering the Internet with fossil fuels Sign the petition: “Amazon is one of the three largest Internet companies in the world — and it’s the only one of the three that hasn’t committed to using 100% renewable energy to power its data centers. Tell Amazon to stop using …

[Climate Bonds] Canada’s first corporate green bond: TD Bank’s 3yr AA- CAD500m (USD454m) bond was 1.5 x oversubscribed. Our take: underlying structure & intent solid but better upfront disclosure needed + third party review.

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Climate Bonds has posted a new item, ‘Canada’s first corporate green bond: TD Bank’s 3yr AA- CAD500m (USD454m) bond was 1.5 x oversubscribed. Our take: underlying structure & intent solid but better upfront disclosure needed + third party review.‘ A beautifully sunny day in Toronto today; the local weather’s looking …

Suitpossum: Post-crisis Adventures in Financial Subversion

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Global Citizen

Suitpossum: Post-crisis Adventures in Financial Subversion LSFA: Building a financial hackerspace in 3 phases Posted: 30 Mar 2014 03:41 PM PDT     Over the last 5 years I’ve been working on ways to break down the oppressive wall of mystique that shrouds global finance, and to experiment with methods …

CSRwire News Alert – A $147 Billion Opportunity for New York City

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

A $147 Billion Opportunity: Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement Sets Sights on NYC Pension Funds “Were New York City to divest its four pension funds of fossil fuel holdings, it would be a major turning point for the divestment movement.” On February 26th, a forum on “Fossil-Free NYC,” kicked off a …

RENEWABLE ENERGY PROVIDES 37% OF ALL NEW U.S. ELECTRICAL GENERATING CAPACITY IN 2013

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

SUN DAY CAMPAIGN 6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite #340; Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-270-6477 x.11 [email protected]     News Advisory   RENEWABLE ENERGY PROVIDES 37% OF ALL NEW U.S. ELECTRICAL GENERATING CAPACITY IN 2013   SOLAR SURPASSED ONLY BY NATURAL GAS   NEW RENEWABLE CAPACITY MORE THAN TRIPLE COAL, OIL, AND …

Desert plants to be put to the test for aviation biofuel production

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Earth Systems Science, Nature/Biomimicry

Desert plants to be put to the test for aviation biofuel production The Salicornia is one species of halophyte that is a promising feedstock for biofuel production (Photo: SBRC) Image Gallery (2 images) Whenever the topic of plant-derived biofuels is raised, the issue of turning valuable arable land over to the task of …

New Report: 2’778 billion in 2013: The cost of not having a renewable energy infrastructure

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

New Report 2’778 billion in 2013: The cost of not having a renewable energy infrastructure   Perceptions stick: a majority of people today seem to believe (or worse: accept) that we cannot afford renewable energy technologies. This notions suggests that the alternative – maintaining the existing fossil energy infrastructure – …

NEWS RELEASE: New EIA Forecasts Continue to Underestimate Renewable Energy Sources

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News, Trendspotting

We at Ethical Markets agree  !  EIA  is still downplaying the  global renewable energy revolution now underway as we track in our GREEN TRANSITION SCOREBOARD® ,Hazel Henderson, Editor   SUN DAY CAMPAIGN 6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite #340; Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-270-6477 x.11 [email protected]     Media Statement   U.S. …

Investing in a Growing, Changing Planet

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

Dear Friends: Below please find a brief summary of a recent report by TerraVerde capital management outlining investment opportunities arising from population growth, climate change, and resource depletion. Investing in a Growing, Changing Planet: The Fund of Hedge Funds Opportunity   Since the integration of fossil fuels in the early …

UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon welcomes Future Policy Award

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Trendspotting

    Dear Friends of the World Future Council,   It’s time to realise the potential we have for creating a better world for all! There are solutions for halting climate change, ways to end hunger and poverty and good examples of peaceful conflict-resolution. With political will, these solutions can …