Ryder, Coke, GE Among 6 Firms Joining Obama’s Green Fleet Program By Tilde Herrera The new additions to the partnership bring more than 1 million corporate fleet vehicles into the effort to reduce fleets’ fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions….Read More How Shareholder Activism Moved the Needle on Sustainability in …
Why Happy Customers are Key for Utilities’ Success
The Latest News Why Happy Customers are Key for Utilities’ Success By Catherine Potter As more utility companies rely on services beyond simply delivering electrons to attract new customers, it is going to be critical for them to make sure their customers are much more than simply satisfied….Read More First …
No nukes, No problem: Germany’s rapid transition to renewables
No nukes, No problem. Germany is proving a rapid transition to renewable energy is possible ClimateProgress.org: 16 May 2011 06:52 AM PDT Within four decades, one of the world?s leading economies will be powered almost entirely by wind, solar, biomass, hydro, and geothermal power. Stephen Lacey: As Germany is showing, …
Goldwind: Will Wind Be China’s Next Big Export to the US?
Goldwind: Will Wind Be China’s Next Big Export to the US? The U.S. CEO of the Chinese giant says he’s building jobs here, too. Mixed Greens: Google Puts $100M into Wind Farm; Obama Goes to Reno; Li-On’s Supercar The search engine strikes again. DOE Gives $2.1 Billion Guarantee to Solar …
President Obama Meets with Power Shift Youth Clean Energy Leaders
Immediate Release: April 15, 2011 Contact: Trevor FitzGibbon 202-406-0646 Brianna Cayo Cotter 415-305-1943 President Obama Meets with Power Shift Youth Clean Energy Leaders Leaders Urge President to Protect Clean Air Act, the EPA, and Rethink “clean” Energy Policy More than 5000 to Rally Outside of White …
Who is Influencing Obama’s Budget Proposal? Follow the Funders.
An article from New Deal 2.0 Monday, 02/14/2011 – 1:40 pm by Robert Johnson How the brave new world of money in politics is compromising America’s future. President Obama is a smart man. When Gallup surveys suggest that unemployment is around 10 percent — and that unemployment plus underemployment is …
[WRI’s EarthTrends Delivered] Climate and Energy Charts and Figures
As the U.S. Congress has struggled to pass comprehensive climate change legislation, observers in the United States and abroad have asked what greenhouse gas emissions reductions are possible under existing federal laws and through state action. Can the U.S. meet the Obama Administration’s Copenhagen commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions …
Banking Under the Dodd-Frank Act from The Baseline Scenario
Banking Under the Dodd-Frank Act Posted: 22 Jul 2010 03:33 AM PDT By Simon Johnson President Obama’s signing of the financial reform bill yesterday does not end our intense debates over banking – rather it just moves them to a new sphere. Instead of arguing about legislation, the next arena …
The Upshot of Obama’s Offshore Drilling Bombshell
By Sam Hopkins | Thursday, April 1st, 2010 When I heard Obama’s offshore oil drilling announcement Wednesday, I furrowed my brow a bit. Then, right away, I checked the Oil Services HOLDRS ETF (NYSE: OIH). That index of companies, all of which bring crude oil up out of the earth, …
More Advice for Summiteers on Reforming the Global Casino
By Hazel Henderson © 2009 Prepared for the Emergency Congress – “From Crisis to a Just and Sustainable World Economy” London, February 23-25, 2009 The following is a presentation to the emergency congress in London co-sponsored by Tomorrow’s Company, the South African Human Rights Commission and Rights and Humanity, Feb. …