Bank Track: New Equator Principles to have deeply underwhelming impact on people and planet: Commitments on community safeguards and climate change far below what is required

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

New Equator Principles to have deeply underwhelming impact on people and planet; Commitments on community safeguards and climate change far below what is required Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 4 2013 Press Release The long awaited new, third version of the Equator Principles (EPIII) (1) will have a deeply underwhelmingimpact on safeguarding the rights …

cleantech news: EU Launches Anti-Subsidy Investigation On Solar Glass From China

Jay OwenGreentech

Top cleantech news of the day from CleanTechnica, the world’s #1 cleantech or clean energy website: EU Launches Anti-Subsidy Investigation On Solar Glass From China Greenpeace Ranks Cisco, Google In First (Tie) In Latest IT Sector Climate Leadership Ranking Massachusetts Crushes Solar Goals, Aims Much Higher Greatly Improved EV Charger Design …

Community-Owned Transmission?

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Resource Efficiency

Community-Owned Transmission? | Written byJohn Farrell |No Comments | Updated onNov 15, 2012 Share on linkedinShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailMore Sharing Services10 The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/community-owned-transmission/ The enormous growth in local renewable energy is decentralizing the electricity system, often supplanting …

Green Transition Scoreboard® Finds Over $4.1 T in Private Green Investments

Jay OwenTV Series, Poetry by Hazel Henderson

St. Augustine, FL, March 4, 2013 –  The year 2013 promises long strides away from the fossil-fueled Industrial Era as illuminated by the Ethical Markets Green Transition Scoreboard® (GTS) which tracks private investments growing the green economy worldwide since 2007, finding $4.1 trillion invested or committed as of Q4 2012. …

Young’s China Business Blog Daily Newsletter: October 19 ?????????????:10?19?

kristyTV Series

YOUNG’S CHINA BUSINESS BLOG ????????? DAILY NEWSLETTER October 19, 2012 China’s Speeds Up Solar Lifeline ???????????? A new Chinese media report shows that after more than a year of talk, Beijing is finally turning its aggressive talk on solar energy into action by more than doubling its approval of new …

ASBC Calls on Business Leaders to Support EPA Carbon Pollution Rules

kristySustainability News, Earth Systems Science

The sustainable business community knows that being good to the environment is also good for business. The U.S. EPA has issued a proposed rule to control carbon pollution from new power plant. The rule will reduce the danger of climate change and create new opportunities for the business community. Businesses …

Coalition of Investors Urges Senate To Support Clean Air Act Rule

kristySRI/ESG News

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 …

Hawaii Residents Raise Serious Concerns about PGV, Geothermal Energy?s Clean Energy Credentials

kristyGreen Prosperity, Greentech

Latest from: CleanTechnica Hawaii Residents Raise Serious Concerns about PGV, Geothermal Energy?s Clean Energy Credentials Posted: 28 Apr 2012 07:27 AM PDT The experience of residents living near the Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV), about 20 miles south of Hilo on Hawaii?s ?Big Island?, raises serious questions about the environmental health …