Energy Trend Tracker: Warren Buffett says he’d like to double down on the $15 billion he already has invested in clean energy.

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Time again for another summary update of items we’ve added to our Energy Trend Tracker <http://www.resource-media.org/energy-trend-tracker/> . There doesn’t appear to be any slowing on momentum in stories that continue to show the superiority of clean energy over coal. Since our last update in late April, here’s a capsule of some the best …

Howard Buffett is promoting a brown revolution to improve soil productivity and help feed the world’s billions

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

Carpe Diem Howard Buffett is promoting a brown revolution to improve soil productivity and help feed the world’s billions By Ellie Winninghoff When it comes to feeding the world’s hungry people, the game-changer is no-till conservation agriculture. “Soil is any farmer’s most valuable working capital,” says Warren Buffett’s son Howard …

The Woodstock of Capitalism

Jay OwenSustainability News

Every year on this day, tens of thousands of people make the pilgrimage to Omaha, Nebraska to hear two of the worlds richest men discuss everything from cultural trends, to love and marriage, to assigning probabilities to terrorist attacks. Those men are Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, of course. Warren …

Solar Philanthropy? Five Groups Using Solar to End Energy Poverty

Ethical MarketsGreen Prosperity

Approximately 1.3 billion people live without regular access to energy. People are forced to use fuels that pollute and cause respiratory illnesses, like kerosene and biomass, and spend long hours time collecting fuel. It is a glo… Full Article First Solar Road to Profits Amid Red for Global Industry by …

Why Warren Buffett Is Buying Wind And Vestas Is Laying People Off

kristyGreentech

NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ TODAY AT NewEnergyNews, April 9: During Spring Break, NewEnergyNews will feature selections from its original reporting for Greentech Media over the last three months. Enjoy. * Why Warren Buffett Is Buying Wind And Vestas Is Laying People Off * Will The …

Sages and Seers: Warren Buffett, Bill Clinton, Oxford University Prof. Nick Bostrom, and the Next Economy : AltEnergyStocks.com

kristyGreen Prosperity

Sages and Seers: Warren Buffett, Bill Clinton, Oxford University Prof. Nick Bostrom, and the Next Economy : AltEnergyStocks.com ——————————————————————————– Sages and Seers: Warren Buffett, Bill Clinton, Oxford University Prof. Nick Bostrom, and the Next Economy Posted: 08 Mar 2012 03:11 PM PST Garvin Jabusch The last couple of weeks have …

Longtime Nanosolar Spin Doctor Brian Stone Departs Firm

Ethical MarketsGreentech

First IPO of 2012 Will Be REGI, a Biodiesel Firm Investors, greentech and otherwise, will be watching this IPO carefully. Green Job Moves at Nanosolar, Solectria, Amonix, BrightSource, and Tesla High-stakes personnel moves and some positive hiring news in inverters Data Center Efficiency for the Rest of Us Power Assure …

Warren Buffett’s $7.4 Billion Alternative Energy Play

kristyGreentech

Warren Buffett’s $7.4 Billion Alternative Energy Play By Jeff Siegel | Monday, December 12th, 2011 Jeff Siegel Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy is the largest electricity provider in Iowa, Wyoming, and Utah. The company sells its electrons to 2.4 million customers. It transports 8 percent of the country’s gas through its …