A View from Gansu

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

Dear Friends,   I hope you might take a few minutes out of your busy schedules to review the results of GIFT’s recent leadership programme in Gansu, China: Round-up:  China 2014 – Global Leaders Programme Photo Story: Gansu Modern Forage, Lanzhou China Participants worked hard to produce some excellent recommendations for a …

Robert Skidelsky on the economics curriculum

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

  New post on Real-World Economics Review Blog   Robert Skidelsky on the economics curriculum by merijnknibbe According to Brad deLong, ‘the extremely wise Robert Skidelsky has an excellent rant against Anglo-Saxon economics departments’, on Project Syndicate. First a Skidelsky excerpt, below this some Brad. The deeper message is that mainstream …

US Patent Awarded to Envision Solar for EnvisionTrak(TM)

Jay OwenGreentech

DISCLAIMER :    Full Disclosure :  Principals of Ethical Markets Media  are early –stage investors in Envision Solar  US Patent Awarded to Envision Solar for EnvisionTrak(TM) Unique Tracking Solution Enables Solar Tree(R) Structures to Track the Sun Without Impeding Traffic SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwired – February 13, 2014) – Envision Solar International, Inc., (EVSI) (“Envision …

Energy Self-Reliant States: The High Cost of the Solar Middleman

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

How much does a solar middleman cost?  A lot, according to data from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources.  My latest blog post explains why the state of Massachusetts expects to pay double the production incentive for 3rd party owned (solar leasing) projects compared to host owned projects. Sincerely, John The High …

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Climate regulations could cost fossil-fuel firms trillions. Should they be worried? By Brad Plumer, Published: October 25 at 1:17 pmE-mail the writer If the world ever got serious about addressing climate change, fossil-fuel companies could stand to lose billions of dollars — maybe trillions. These firms all have large reserves …

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 …

greentech solar: New California Net Metering Study Appears to Be DOA

Jay OwenGreentech

  LATEST NEWS: New California Net Metering Study Appears to Be DOA  Herman K. Trabish – September 30, 2013 E3’s research uses soon-to-change design assumptions and antiquated data. Innovation in Customer Acquisition Will Save US Residential Solar $619M by 2017  Mike Munsell – September 30, 2013 New report outlines the …

Envision Solar Debuts EV ARC™ at the Charging Infrastructure Expo in Detroit, Michigan

Jay OwenGreentech

    Envision Solar Debuts EV ARC™ at the Charging Infrastructure Expo in Detroit, Michigan EV ARC™ Electric Vehicle Autonomous Renewable Charger; standalone solar charging station requires no foundation, trenching, building permit, grid connection SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – SEPTEMBER 17th, 2013 – Envision Solar International, Inc., a leading sustainable infrastructure product and …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Earth’s wobble ‘fixes’ dinner for marine organisms

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science, Nature/Biomimicry

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   Earth’s wobble ‘fixes’ dinner for marine organisms Posted: 13 Sep 2013 04:51 PM PDT The cyclic wobble of the Earth on its axis controls the production of a nutrient essential to the health of the ocean, according to a new study. The discovery of factors …

New Program Trains Soldiers To Use Solar Energy | The Energy Collective Daily

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Warm Ocean, Not Icebergs, Causing Most of Antarctic Ice Shelves’ Mass Loss New Program Trains Soldiers To Use Solar Energy | The Energy Collective Daily   New Program Trains Soldiers To Use Solar Energy ·            Maintaining the 2 Degrees Target by Shifting Assumptions Cool Roof Movement Includes NYC, California, …