In an inscrutable move that has alarmed state treasurers, the Federal Reserve, along with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, just changed the liquidity requirements for the nation’s largest banks. Municipal bonds, long considered safe liquid investments, have been eliminated from the …
CAE: 4 Ways Your City Can Be Cooler Next Summer
ACEEE BLOG POST Media Contact: Patrick Kiker [email protected], (202) 507-4043 4 Ways Your City Can Be Cooler Next Summer By Virginia Hewitt, Local Policy Research Assistant This summer was a scorcher. Heat waves repeatedly struck the Midwest and South, sparing only sections of the Northeast. All …
Columbia University has roughly $10 million invested in Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and G4S
Did you know… …that Columbia University has roughly $10 million invested in Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and G4S–two of the largest private prison firms in the world? …that last year, the Chairman of the Board of CCA was inducted onto the Board of Trustees at Belmont University, and that …
Tomorrow’s investment rules: a global survey
Tomorrow’s investment rules: a global survey From Ernst & Young and Institutional Investor Over the past few years, corporations have started to report more non-financial information, including data on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. Whether driven by regulation, a desire for market advantage, or to meet the needs …
19 Notable Green Bonds Media Stories — June 2014
Compiled by Sean Kidney of the Climate Bonds Initiative www.climatebonds.net Includes WSJ, Global Capital, Boursorama and more Lots of coverage this month. We’ve divided stories into six topics: Green Property Criteria, Calls for Standards and Clarity, Market Analysis and Market Growth. Green Property Criteria Coverage following the opening of the Public Consultation …
British Medical Association Ends Fossil Fuel Investments
The British Medical Association (BMA), the trade union and professional association of British doctors, has decided to end its investment in fossil fuels. One of the reasons stated was the irony of medical organizations investing in the fossil fuel industry which damages public health, and the medical industry’s purpose is to …
ACEEE: The Good News, and the Not-So-Good News, on the New DOE Water Heater Test Procedure
ACEEE BLOG POST Media Contact: Patrick Kiker [email protected], (202) 507-4043 The Good News, and the Not-So-Good News, on the New DOE Water Heater Test Procedure By Anthony Fryer, Senior Analyst, Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP) On Friday, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a …
Investing Sustainably in the Financial Sector
I love clients who push me towards new ideas in sustainable investment. Currently, I’m working with a lovely couple in Toronto who hold the honour of being my ‘deepest’ green clients so far. They are adamant that not a single dollar be invested in fossil fuels, and won’t tolerate any …
Atmospheric and Soil Carbon and Halophytes
Robert C. Hendricks, NASA, Glenn Research Center Dennis M. Bushnell, NASA, Langley Research Center Abstract World population is anticipated to grow 40% within 40–50 years (2008 baseline) with unprecedented demands for energy, food, freshwater, and clean environments. At 43% of the total landmass, exploiting the Earth’s arid and semi-arid …
The Clean Energy Scam Continues
The Clean Energy Scam Continues By Jeff Siegel | Wednesday, May 28th, 2014 Sometimes sales people are too good for their industry. Electric utility company Southern Co. (NYSE: SO), for example, managed to convince the state of Mississippi that it was going to revolutionize coal-fired power generation. The company promised …