Friends, We knew Moving Planet would move–we just didn’t know how fast. It feels like it’s going 133.3 kilometers per hour (which happens to be the fastest speed ever recorded on a bicycle). In the week since we launched this global day of action, we’ve already heard from hundreds of …
Guest Lead Post – The Plug-In Bike
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Today At Newenergynews, 5-5: * Guest Lead Post – The Plug-In Bike * Quick News, 5-5: Googling New Energy; Senate Clean Energy Blueprint; Blm Streamlines New Energy; Wind Farm Computer Designer Yesterday * Study: The Latest On The Cost Of Wind …
Suntrough Goes Small With Solar Thermal in Developing Nations
An article from GreenTech Solar Suntrough Goes Small With Solar Thermal in Developing Nations Five- to ten-megawatt CSP plants, pre-assembled and containerized might drive down the cost of this technology. Suntrough is a solar thermal plant builder and developer that believes smaller might be better. Contrast that with BrightSource Energy, …
Future Cities 2011 – International Symposium London 15th and 16th December, Westminster London UK
Future Cities 2011 International Symposium London 15th and 16th December, Westminster London UK Call for Papers and Delegate Registration IJNR, The International Journal of Neighbourhood Renewal is pleased to announce the staging of Future Cities, a New Annual Conference Series dedicated to the sustainable development of our Cities and Urban …
Today’s Study: New Energy In Austin And Denver
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Today At Newenergynews, 5-3: * Today’s Study: New Energy In Austin And Denver * Quick News, 5-3: Ted Turner On The Urgency Of New Energy; Wells Fargo Puts $120 Mil In Sun; Tax Break Boosts Wind; U.S. Emissions Down Yesterday * …
Main Street vs. Wall Street–Help Us Bring Our Money Back Home
A newsletter from Public Banking Institute Dear Friends of PBI, This is our work. We educate law and policy makers so they can write and pass legislation that creates affordable credit for the very people whom they represent. Read the bills in this Special Edition of the Public Banking Newsletter …
Fairfield, Iowa Launching Its Hometown Hero Rewards
From our Advisory Board member Stuart Valentine Hometown Hero Rewards goes to Beta Maybe you’ve already heard about this “Hometown Hero Rewards” thing, read about it in the Weekly Reader, or saw it briefly at the MUM Ecofair. Or perhaps you’ve seen the new signs around town with the logo …
Federation, CDCUs, Launch Multi-year Campaign to Expand Service to Older Adults
Contact: Rafael O. Morales | Public Affairs & West Coast Program Officer | [email protected] | 800.437.8711 x206 Federation, CDCUs, Launch Multi-year Campaign to Expand Service to Older Adults (April 26, 2011 – New York, NY) The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (Federation) has received a major grant from …
Inspired by Egypt, New Generation of US Activists Attempt Power Shift in DC
by Melanie Feliciano In 2003, people in every major city around the world protested George W. Bush’s declaration of war against Iraq. Then we turned on the TV and saw those fuzzy images of bombs bursting in air. Clearly, marching down streets would not stop a democratically elected president from …
A 30-Year Success Story: What’s Next for “LISC”?
“Welcome to Citiwire.net! There’s lots of phony talk about “American exceptionalism” these days. But I’d nominate one valid contender: the early and continuing foundation and corporate support of development for our troubled neighborhoods. A major leader: the Local Initiatives Support Corporation. Since I first interviewed founder Mike Sviridoff in 1979-80, …