Alternative Energy: Million-Dollar EV Supercar Company Building…Electric Bicycle?

Jay OwenGreentech

Alternative Energy     Million-Dollar EV Supercar Company Building…Electric Bicycle? Posted: 26 Aug 2013 03:00 AM PDT Filed under: Energy News Virtual Net Metering Increases Solar Market Potential Posted: 26 Aug 2013 03:00 AM PDT Filed under: Energy News Is Sea Level Rise Entering the Mainstream? Posted: 26 Aug 2013 02:00 AM …

COOPERATIVES CAN BUILD SOCIO-ECONOMIC RESILIENCE DURING CRISES

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Community Development Solutions

COOPERATIVES CAN BUILD SOCIO-ECONOMIC RESILIENCE DURING CRISES — UNOFFICIALS New York, Jul  6 2013 11:00AM The International Day of Cooperatives provides an opportunity to spotlight how such enterprises canhelp build resilience in all socio-economic spheres in times of “globaluncertainty,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday.“Over the course of the ongoing …

Hip Investor: Going Fossil-Free, a How-To Guide in PDF — and webinar

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

    IN THIS ISSUE: I. Going Fossil-Free, a How-To Guide in PDF — and webinar:  In partnership with 350.org, HIP co-authored Resilient Portfolios & Fossil-Free Pensions, showing city and states how to go fossil-free;  join us Weds, 6/19 for a collaborative webinar II. Federal Reserve Supports Investing for Impact: The Federal Reserve of …

PCI Messenger – Post Carbon Institute Goes to Washington

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Resource Efficiency

          contents    1. new fellow    2. latest publications    3. resilience picks    4. transition us update    5. events     It may be an exaggeration to say that the nation’s capital was built on a swamp, but being there with temperatures hovering at 90°F (32°C) and humidity at nearly 100%, you …

Pilot Program for Climate Resilience Bulletin

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Earth Systems Science

Pilot Program for Climate Resilience Bulletin The seventh meeting of the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) for pilot countries and participating regions convened on 1-3 May in Washington, DC, and was hosted by the World Bank through the Climate Investment Funds (CIF). Over 70 participants attended the meeting, which …

Moving Beyond Corporate Average Fuel Economy

Jay OwenGreentech

Top stories from The Energy Collective on April 25, 2013 Most read on The Energy Collective ·        » Facts on Fracking: Three Things You Need to Know ·        » Innovative Device Boils Water and Produces Electricity ·        » Low Oil Prices Lead to Economic Peak Oil ·        » 100 Percent Renewable Energy is 100 Percent Possible ·        » Which Country …

Book Review: The Nature of Business By Giles Hutchins, New Society Publishers, 2013

Jay OwenBooks and Reviews

The Nature of Business By Giles Hutchins, New Society Publishers, 2013 Nature has already shown us the way to solve many human problems, from deciphering simple engineering puzzles to unlocking the mysteries of flight. In The Nature of Business, author Giles Hutchins makes a compelling case for applying the same principles …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Remote coral reefs can be tougher than they look: Western Australia’s Scott Reef has recovered from mass bleaching

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Remote coral reefs can be tougher than they look: Western Australia’s Scott Reef has recovered from mass bleaching The Snakelocks Anemone, a marine species prized in cooking, has been bred for the first time in captivity Power struggles are best kept out of the public eye: …

Post-2015 Development Agenda Bulletin – Vol. 208 No. 2 – Post-2015 Development Agenda Consultation on Water – Final Summary

Jay OwenSustainability News

  Post-2015 Development Agenda Bulletin · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · …

UNCSD Update – 14 February 2013 – Sustainable Development Policy & Practice

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Beyond GDP

  A compilation of items recently posted to the Sustainable Development Policy & Practice knowledgebase Latest News – 14 February 2013 ECOSOC President Outlines Plans and Programmes for 2013 13_February 2013: The newly elected 69th President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Néstor Osorio, has highlighted that the Council’s work in 2013 will center around integrating the three pillars of sustainable …