North Carolina’s Largest Bioenergy Plant Powered by Pigs

Jay OwenSustainability News

SB Communicationis Weekly   July 2, 2014   CLEANTECH North Carolina’s Largest Bioenergy Plant Powered by Pigs The 600-kW Storms Hog Power plant at Storms Hog Farm near Bladenboro, NC has been operating at full capacity for the past 90 days. North Carolina’s largest swine waste-to-energy system, Storms Hog Power says …

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) : Together we’ve got the power: Why SE4ALL needs civil society?

Jay OwenTV Series

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Sustainable Development Update – 16 April 2014 – Sustainable Development Policy & Practice

Jay OwenSustainability News

      A compilation of items recently posted to the Sustainable Development Policy & Practice knowledgebase Latest News – 16 April 2014 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings Emphasize Climate Change, Sustainable Development 13_April_2014: The Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG) brought together officials, …

New issue of “Green Growth the Nordic Way”: Nordic Networks

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

New issue of “Green Growth the Nordic Way”: Nordic Networks Networking and the building of partnerships is part of the dna of international organizations like the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM). In the new issue of “Green Growth the Nordic Way” you can read about some of the ways the NCM …

SOLARAID ‘s RETAIL BRAND SELLS ITS MILLIONTH LIGHT IN AFRICA

Jay OwenSustainability News

The charity founded with 5% of Solarcentury’s profits, SolarAid, owns aretail brand that has just sold its millionth solar lantern in Africa.Operating in just four of Africa’s 54 countries, SunnyMoney has become thecontinent’s biggest seller of solar lights, in just three years, ahead ofoil company Total. 625,000 of these million …

Green Biz Forum, Feb 18-20

Jay OwenPartner Announcements and News

For 2014 we’re planning something very special indeed… Success is all about the power of partnerships — internal, external, supply chain, NGO, public-private, and all the rest. The tasks are simply too big (and the resources too small) to go it alone.   The 2014 GreenBiz Forum brings together GreenBiz …

AT UN CONFERENCE, COUNTRIES SHARE GREEN SOLUTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

Another Important step Toward the Global Transition to the Green Economy we track at www.greentransitionscoreboard.com ,Hazel Henderson, Editor AT UN CONFERENCE, COUNTRIES SHARE GREEN SOLUTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES New York, Oct 28 2013  5:00PM Representatives from some 150 countries today gathered at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in …

Greentech Solar – October 7th

Jay OwenGreentech

    LATEST NEWS: Vivint Solar Moves Into Orange County and the No. 2 US Installer Spot  Eric Wesoff – October 4, 2013 It’s green trucks versus orange trucks. Rooftop Solar Scores a Crucial Win Against Arizona’s Dominant Utility  Herman K. Trabish – October 3, 2013 Landmark regulatory memo rejects …

WRI Digest

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

At the end of September, WRI helped launch The New Climate Economy, the flagship project of The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate. The year-long research project will analyze the economic costs and benefits of climate action. In an OpEd originally posted on Project Syndicate, former President of Mexico and current …

BSR Conference: The Power of Networks

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Every year at the BSR Conference, I spend valuable time interacting one-on-one with participants and speakers. While each Conference is unique, attendees give me three reasons why they return year after year. 1. Network with Peers The ability to network with leaders in sustainability at the BSR Conference is unparalleled. Participants take advantage of the …