The SRI Conference – on Sustainable, Responsible, Impact Investing serves thought leaders, investors, and investment professionals in the ESG, Shareowner Advocacy, and Impact Investing space. Together, we are catalyzing the shift to a more socially equitable and environmentally sustainable economy. Now in our 27th year, The SRI Conference continues to …
Utility Nightmares: Distributed Generation and Halving Electricity Consumption
While many utility executives attribute much of their predicted market challenges to the rise of photovoltaics and net metering, they actually have much more to worry about. In a 2013 survey of global utility companies by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the results revealed that the utility industry leaders anticipate major changes to their business model …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Synthesized ‘solar’ jet fuel: Renewable kerosene from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Synthesized ‘solar’ jet fuel: Renewable kerosene from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide Posted: 03 May 2014 03:49 PM PDT With the first ever production of synthesized “solar” jet fuel, the EU-funded SOLAR-JET project has successfully demonstrated the entire production chain for renewable kerosene obtained directly from …
Press Release: Sustainable Foods Summit Hones in on Ecological Impacts
We are pleased to announce that ecology is the focal theme of the 4th North American edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit (www.sustainablefoodssummit.com). For the first time, a summit will discuss ways of promoting ecology in the food industry by focusing on sustainability metrics, ethical sourcing & biodiversity, and sustainable …
Scientists Declare No Consensus on GMO Safety
ISIS Report 21/10/13Scientists Declare No Consensus on GMO Safety#############################################A group of 93 scientists from all over the world deplore the disinformationover the safety of GMOs and expose the lack of empirical and scientificevidence on which the false claims of “consensus” on safety are being madeSign the statement or see the …
Science Daily – October 11th
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Complex relationship between phosphorus levels, nitrogen removal in lakes New antiviral response discovered in mammals Innate virus-killing power discovered in mammals How red crabs on Christmas Island speak for the tropics How microbes survive in freezing conditions As sea level rises, Everglades’ freshwater plants …
NewNet: Schneider Electric makes $5bn offer for Invensys
15 July 2013 – Today’s Top Stories on NewNet Energy Capital Partners plans third fund at $4.3bn REpower completes installation of 325MW Thornton Bank offshore wind farm Latest on NewNet Find out in-depth industry opinion and insight with a premium subscription to New Energy World Network’s news site. NOT A …
Product Launch | Quantitative Equity Model (QEM)
Press Release GMI Ratings’ Quantitative Equity Model (QEM) Uses Forensic Measures of Issuer Risk to Predict Equity Returns Globally, Across Industries, Large-cap and Small-cap Portfolios New York (June 12, 2013) – GMI Ratings announced today the formal launch of the Quantitative Equity Model (QEM), which uses governance and accounting-related forensic risk …
NewNet Daily Newsletter: GE Capital sells stakes in North American wind farms to Enel Green Power
NewNet Daily Newsletter 23 May 2013 Become a premium subscriber today and gain instant access to exclusive coverage on key activity in the renewable energy and cleantech sectors. Deal News Ascent Solar Technologies opens retail branch in Colorado MORE COMPANY NEWS » Fund News Clean energy developer Blue Earth bolsters management team …
[Report] Utility Smart Grid Outlook in North America 2013
NEW REPORT: HOW ARE UTILITY TECHNOLOGY ROADMAPS DETERMINING THE EVOLUTION OF SMART GRID SPENDING IN NORTH AMERICA? The Utility Smart Grid Outlook in North America 2013, a new 219-page report from GTM Research, provides insight into the strategies utilities are employing to improve the efficiency and reliability of energy delivery via smart grid technologies …