Call for economic overhaul: Column

Jay OwenBeyond GDP

Everybody is finding fault with the economy these days. When it doesn’t grow quickly enough, business leaders complain, then President Obama announces he is refocusing on the economy yet again. When job growth appears to pick up, as it did last week, investors flee from stocks fearing rising interest rates. It often …

NewNet Daily Newsletter: BASF plans rapid ramp-up in BDO production after Genomatica tie-up

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

NewNet Daily Newsletter 14 May 2013 Find out all the latest news on bioenergy deals around the world with a NewNet premium subscription Deal News BASF plans rapid ramp-up in BDO production after Genomatica tie-up PREMIUM Armstrong’s $150m clean energy fund signs first solar deal with Symbior APR Energy, Hertz join forces …

The heat is on as the New York Times closes its environment desk

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

The heat is on as the New York Times closes its environment desk The paper risks much by folding its environment desk – just at the moment when climate change has never been more pressing The New York Times shut down its environment desk earlier this month, after the hottest …

Ten Years of Texas Electric Utility Deregulation

kristyGreentech

GTM SOLAR WEEKLY | Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Ten Years of Texas Electric Utility Deregulation Texans talk about electricity providers the way urban epicures discuss recipes. What Are Romney and Gingrich’s Plans for Energy in the US? “Everyone has a plan until they’ve been hit.”—Joe Louis Guest Post: Price Is …

Vinod Khosla on Innovation and Startups in Greentech – GTM Daily Newsletter

Ethical MarketsGreentech

Vinod Khosla on Innovation and Startups in Greentech “Only small companies do impressive things.” One Step Closer to Vehicle-to-Grid? NRG Energy teams up with the University of Delaware to develop vehicle to grid for fleets—and then for everyone. Elevance Enters Green Chemicals’ IPO Goldrush Transforming plant-based oils into high-value chemicals …

Renewable Energy Ideas Too Good to be True

kristyTrendspotting

Renewable Energy Ideas Too Good to be True Free energy, perpetual motion machines, and solar cells that work in moonlight. Bjorn Lomborg: The Sustainability Critic He’s the economist environmentalists love to hate. CPV Ascendant? Cogentrix Gets $90M Loan Guarantee for 30MW Project Amonix to provide the CPV hardware. ECD’s Bloody …