IKEA, Philips, H&M, Mars, Nestlé Launch Campaign to Lead Business Shift to 100% Renewables

Jay Owen Green Prosperity, Resource Efficiency

IKEA, Swiss Re, BT, Formula E, H&M, KPN, Mars, Nestlé, Philips and Reed Elsevier were among businesses that joined a powerful group of NGOs and clean energy experts during Climate Week to launch of a multi-year initiative to encourage major companies to commit to using 100 percent renewable power. With the …

20th International Summer University: “Terra Nova – Global Alliance for the Healing of the Earth” August 1-10th 2014

Jay Owen Green Prosperity

                Photos from left to right: Oracle Spring Building Site with Sabine Lichtenfels, Summer University in Tamera, Evening Light over Lake One Tamera Newsletter  –  June 2014 Dear friends of Tamera,  The world looks to the FIFA World Cup in Brazil but many football fans can …

Energy Self-Reliant States: New Report! Minnesota’s Value of Solar

Jay Owen Resource Efficiency

A busy week for democratic energy!  Last week we: Released a comprehensive explainer on Minnesota’s value of solar policy. Fired back at the biggest solar leasing companies in their war on value of solar with An Enormous Question for ‘Solar Choice’. Published a presentation I gave at Electrons on the Run, a …

HELIO International: Monitoring Progress on Energy and Ecodevelopment

Jay Owen Green Prosperity

October 2013 Monitoring Progress on Energy and Ecodevelopment Choosing energy without jeopardising peace According to Helene Connor, founder of HELIO International, a cleaner, more equitable energy system is well underway. The energy transition is poised to bring local benefits and promote more peaceful international relations, in comparison to the status …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News New camouflage coating fabricated from squid protein

Jay Owen Earth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   New camouflage coating fabricated from squid protein Posted: 09 Sep 2013 02:22 PM PDT What can the US military learn from a common squid? A lot about how to hide from enemies, according to researchers. Butterfly wings inspire new technologies: From fabrics and cosmetics to …

The Energy Collective: Paying For Climate Change Adaptations And Grid Resiliency

Jay Owen Trendspotting

Paying For Climate Change Adaptations And Grid Resiliency | The Energy Collective Daily

European Energy Review DIGEST: Danes united behind the “most ambitious energy plan in the world”

Jay Owen Greentech

Friday 16 August 2013 Welcome to our weekly Digest. In this free newsletter you will find an overview of all the articles published by EER in the previous week. To get access to the full content, you need to sign up as Premium Member. You can now try our Premium Membership for free for …

Renewables Investment Seen Tripling Amid Supply Glut

Jay Owen Green Prosperity

Renewables Investment Seen Tripling Amid Supply Glut   By Louise Downing & Alex Morales – Apr 21, 2013, bloomberg.com   The plunge in the cost of wind and solar power that bankrupted more than two dozen manufacturers is forecast to spur a tripling of investment in renewables by 2030 and to …

Tamera Newsletter April 2013

Jay Owen Global Citizen

Tamera Newsletter (click here to read online)                                                        April 2013 Dear friends of Tamera, with most warmhearted greetings from Tamera we want to inform you about two initiatives and invite you to take part: 1. The TERRA NOVA SCHOOL will …

Commissioner Piebalgs announces EU support for building the largest solar power plant in West Africa

Ethical Markets Green Prosperity

European Commission Press release Brussels, 14 November 2012 Commissioner Piebalgs announces EU support for building the largest solar power plant in West Africa, ahead of energy ministerial meeting in Addis Ababa Today, EU Development Commissioner Piebalgs announced that the EU will support the construction of what will be the largest …