EnerNOC stock up 21% on EPA rule revisions

Jay OwenResource Efficiency, Greentech

Dsclaimer :  Principals of ethical markets are investors in EnerNOC BBJ Research Alert   EnerNOC stock up 21% on EPA rule revisions Enlarge Business Journal photo by W. Marc Bernsau EnerNOC Chairman and CEO Tim Healy plans to present at the 15th Annual Needham Growth Conference on Wednesday in New …

EnerNOC stock up 21% on EPA rule revisions

Jay OwenResource Efficiency, Greentech

    Boston-based EnerNOC Inc. (Nasdaq: ENOC) spiked more than 20 percent Tuesday after the Environmental Protection Agency announced revisions to its standards to reduce air pollution at stationary engines that generate electricity. On Tuesday, the EPA released revisions to the 2010 “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines …

Energy Efficiency Tax Credits Are Back Just in Time | The Energy Collective Daily

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

Energy Efficiency Tax Credits Are Back Just in Time | The Energy Collective Daily Energy Efficiency Tax Credits Are Back Just in Time A Utility of the Future in Maryland? Turning Brownfields Into Brightfields With Solar Energy Video Friday: Story Wars – Narratives on Carbon Pollution Innovation Should Be Central …

Air Pollution Linked to Autism

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There’s more evidence that autism in children is linked to toxic exposures by pregnant mothers and developing infants—most recently exposure to air pollutants from traffic. A study published last month by the Archives of General Psychiatry found that children with: Continue Reading » BP Is Banned Citing a “lack of …

Japan 2020 Climate Target “Very Difficult” to Meet: Minister

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Japan will unlikely be able to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 25 percent under 1990 levels by 2020, Environment Minister Goshi Hosono said Friday, the clearest sign yet that the world’s number four emitter will have to renege on its 2009 emissions cut pledge. http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1935357   EU leaders set to …

Coalition of Investors Urges Senate To Support Clean Air Act Rule

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Coalition of Investors Urges Senate To Support Clean Air Act Rule Letter To Senate Signed By 34 Investors With Over $200 Billion Under Management 6/11/2012 June 12, 2012///Bethesda, MD///A coalition of investors is calling on U.S Senators to uphold a recently established Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Rule. The …

Neal Peirce on Green Philadelphia, Edward T. McMahon on Density Development

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Water Plan for the Century: Philadelphia’s Breakthrough By Neal Peirce Density Without High-Rises? By Edward T. McMahon For Release Sunday, May 20, 2012 (c) 2012 Washington Post Writers GroupWASHINGTON — Could it be serious — a major American city makes water conservation the linchpin of its 21st-century planning, the ticket …

WHEB aims at Henderson, Aviva assets as it snatches team

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WHEB aims at Henderson, Aviva assets as it snatches team WHEB Group has hired the majority of Henderson Global Investors’ sustainable and responsible investment team, in a move aimed at disgruntled SRI investors. More >>> German solar subsidy cuts postponed The solar subsidy cuts proposed by the German government will …

Obama restates clean energy commitment, omits targets

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Obama restates clean energy commitment, omits targets Despite failing to enact comprehensive climate legislation, there is no reason the US Congress should not pass a clean energy standard and grant related tax credits, President Barack Obama said during his State of the Union address on Tuesday. More >>> UK carbon …

Three Big Winners from Ending Ethanol Subsidies

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A day many thought might never arrive is finally just around the corner. Today, December 23rd, Congress finished their work to head home for the holidays, and we can now say confidently that ethanol’s 30-year-old tax credit and import tariff will finally expire on December 31st. Ending these costly and unnecessary subsidies …