Earth Policy Institute: U.S. Bike-Sharing Fleet More than Doubles in 2013

Jay OwenSustainability News

U.S. Bike-Sharing Fleet More than Doubles in 2013  Janet Larsen www.earth-policy.org/data_highlights/2013/highlights40 Earth Policy Release Data Highlight August 28, 2013 The opening of the San Francisco Bay Area bike share on August 29, 2013, brings the combined fleet of shared bikes in the United States above 18,000, more than a doubling since …

Alternative Energy: Solar Costs & Grid Prices On Collision Course

Jay OwenGreentech

Alternative Energy Solar Costs & Grid Prices On Collision Course Mandalay Bay Plans 2nd Largest US Rooftop Solar Array Los Angeles Kicks Off Second Round Solar Feed-in Tariff Low-Cost Solar Energy — New Process Utilizing Antifreeze & Inexpensive Materials Aims For Cheap Solar Nano-tool for designing the next big battery: …

Clean Technica: Self-Assembling DNA Molecules As Scaffolding For Artificial Photosynthesis — Solar Energy Antenna Developed

Jay OwenGreentech

Top cleantech news of the day fromCleanTechnica, the world’s #1 cleantech or clean energy website:   Self-Assembling DNA Molecules As Scaffolding For Artificial Photosynthesis — Solar Energy Antenna Developed Coal Industry Must Wake Up – Renewables Are The Future MidAmerica Energy To Boost 579 MW Antelope Valley Solar Project Investment …

U.S. CLEAN TECH LEADERSHIP INDEX HIGHLIGHTS GROWING ROLE OF STATES AND METRO REGIONS

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

 

Earth Policy Release – Dozens of U.S. Cities Board the Bike-Sharing Bandwagon

Jay OwenSustainability News

Dozens of U.S. Cities Board the Bike-Sharing Bandwagon  Janet Larsen http://www.earth-policy.org/plan_b_updates/2013/update113 Earth Policy Release Plan B Update May 14, 2013 When New York City opened registration for its much anticipated public bike-sharing program on April 15, 2013, more than 5,000 people signed up within 30 hours. Eager for access to …

Union Square Ventures is Cornering the Crowdfunding Market

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Don’t hesitate to get in touch! [email protected] Union Square Ventures is Cornering the Crowdfunding Market May 08, 2013 12:07 pm | Jonathan Sandlund |View Original Post|   As you’ve undoubtedly heard by now, CircleUp announced its $7.5 million Series A yesterday. Surpassing Funders Club’s $6 million “seed” round in October, this …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Superstorm Sandy shook the U. S., literally

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   Superstorm Sandy shook the U. S., literally New understanding of rare white shark movement around Hawai’i ‘First step’ in addressing effects of climate change Weeding out ineffective biocontrol agents Remote-sensing study quantifies permafrost degradation in Arctic Alaskan wetlands New solar-cell coating could enable a major …

GEN Spring Newsletter 2013

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Sustainability News

      Welcome to the GEN Spring Newsletter of 2013 ! Thank you for taking time to read the news of ecovillages around the world. Editorial by Kosha Joubert and Leila Dregger Looking at our world today, it is unclear whether humanity is waking up in time to collectively change …

Green Festival News – March/April

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

    Celebrate 2013 Green Festivals in NYC, Chicago, Washington DC, Los Angeles and San Francisco! Green Festival is a project of Green America and Global Exchange. Dear Friends, Happy Earth Day (April 22)! If you have friends in the New York area, please let them know about our New York …