New Online Marketplace Democratizes Clean Energy Investing OAKLAND, CA — (Jan 7th, 2013) Today marks the beginning of a new, transparent and democratic way of financing clean energy through crowdfunding that could disrupt the two largest industries in the world: energy and finance. Mosaic, an online marketplace that connects investors to high-quality …
Today marks the beginning of a new, transparent and democratic way of financing clean energy
OAKLAND, CA — (Jan 7th, 2013) Today marks the beginning of a new, transparent and democratic way of financing clean energy through crowdfunding that could disrupt the two largest industries in the world: energy and finance. Mosaic, an online marketplace that connects investors to high-quality solar projects, has begun offering investments to residents …
Reimagine Money: August 2012
August 2012 We hope you have time to read this summer, because we’ve just released 2 new reports – one on impact investing within philanthropy, and another on financing a sustainable food system. Additional beach reading includes our summer newsletter, featuring an article on The Economics of Happiness. Also, John …
How to Survive the PV Industry Shakeout: A Complimentary Webinar
How to reduce costs faster than prices and return to profitability as the industry transitions to grid-parity? Find out by attending this complimentary webinar! Webinar Details: Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Time: 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT Cost: FREE Register Now! Webinar Description: The PV industry currently faces the greatest …
Hype Busters From Lux Research Explain Grid Based Energy Storage
Hype Busters From Lux Research Explain Grid Based Energy Storage Posted: 08 Dec 2011 07:07 AM PST John Petersen In 1883 Thomas Edison said, “The storage battery is one of those peculiar things which appeals to the imagination, and no more perfect thing could be desired by stock swindlers than …
Renewable Portfolio Standards, FITs, and Federalism
Join us live November 16, 2011 in a city near you or via telephone & webinar. Register There is no host location in a city near you. Register above to participate live via interactive webinar and teleconference. Interested in hosting this teleconference in your city? Click here! Depending on one’s …
SustainAbility Update > Five early trends for 2011, keys to leadership and more
Update > May 2011 Five Early Trends for 2011 At the end of last year, SustainAbility’s team wrote, debated, and then re-wrote a blog highlighting ten sustainability trends from 2010. With another year now well underway, we’re beginning to see which trends may be shaping the landscape most for 2011. …
Stanford University and Ecofys Consulting present their analysis on 100% renewables scenario
Standford University and Ecofys Consulting present their analysis on 100% renewables scenario Register for the webinars by Fernando Nuño While Europe and other regions of the world have defined their targets by 2020 in terms of renewable share of their energy consumption, at the 2050 horizon it seems more and …
ASBC Announces New Staff Additions and Opening of Washington Office
ASBC Policy Update: March 23, 2011 ASBC Announces New Staff Additions and Opening of Washington Office In recent weeks, three new staff members have joined the American Sustainable Business Council. Scott Fenn has joined ASBC’s new Washington, D.C., office and will be editing ASBC’s publications and helping to support research, …
Natural Gas and Renewable Fuels: Competitors, Collaborators or Both?
This webinar is presented by the USAEE and ACORE Both natural gas and renewable fuels are expected to provide a significantly increasing share of US electricity due to increasing environmental pressures on coal. In one sense, promoters of natural gas and promoters of renewables will be key competitors vying to …