Nominate a school in your community to go solar

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Dear Mosaic Community, Everytime I drop my two girls off at school I look upwards and wish there were solar panels on the roof. Fewer than 1% of schools in the United States are solar powered, largely due to financing issues. Today I’m excited to announce Mosaic’s Solar Schools program …

NewNet Daily Newsletter: Update: Masdar, IFC’s $1.5bn clean power tie-up to focus on MENA

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

NewNet Daily Newsletter 17 May 2013 A NewNet premium subscription will provide you with exclusive news on cleantech investment opportunities Deal News Update: Masdar, IFC’s $1.5bn clean power tie-up to focus on MENA PREMIUM GIB-backed Equitix fund makes financing available for biomass boilers SSE acquires RES’s £200m Dunmaglass wind farm project Solar panels …

Measuring the Sustainability of Business: From Economism To Earth Systems Science

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science, Articles by Hazel Henderson

By Hazel Henderson When US astronaut Dr. Sally Ride returned from her space trip in 1983, she exclaimed that NASA should have a Mission To Planet Earth! This led to NASA’s “Earth”, an ongoing program of research into how our planet functions based on Earth Systems Science. I was a science …

Energy Self-Reliant States: 5 Barriers to and Solutions for Community Renewable Energy

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

I spent last week preparing for the release of my report on Ontario’s Feed-in Tariff programnext Monday (“Expect Delays – Reviewing Ontario’s ‘Buy Local’ Renewable Energy Program”) and spent much of the week working on the passage of a solar energy standard in Minnesota (it passed the House the week prior …

Energy Self-Reliant States Weekly: 5 Barriers to and Solutions for Community Renewable Energy

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

I spent last week preparing for the release of my report on Ontario’s Feed-in Tariff programnext Monday (“Expect Delays – Reviewing Ontario’s ‘Buy Local’ Renewable Energy Program”) and spent much of the week working on the passage of a solar energy standard in Minnesota (it passed the House the week prior …

YOUNG’S CHINA BUSINESS BLOG: More Beijing Anger On EU Solar Tariffs

Jay OwenGreentech

      YOUNG’S CHINA BUSINESS BLOG                                                    DAILY NEWSLETTER                                                         May 8, 2013 More Beijing Anger On EU Solar Tariffs I’ve been trying to avoid writing about the latest punitive tariffs for Chinese solar panels that look set to come from the European Union this week, since the story has dragged on for …

Last Week from ILSR’s Energy Self-Reliant States

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

I recognized a lot of you in attendance at the Community Renewable Energy webinar last Tuesday.  If you missed it (or want to refresh your memory), an audio slideshow and the downloadable slides of 5 barriers to community renewable energy is available. We’ve also got another new podcast, featuring a discussion of Gainesville’s …

Top cleantech news of the day: Portugal Hit 70% Renewable Electricity In Q1 2013

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Top cleantech news of the day from CleanTechnica, the world’s #1 cleantech or clean energy website: Portugal Hit 70% Renewable Electricity In Q1 2013 Lancaster’s New Home Solar Mandate Helps Prove Solar Is Attractive To Conservatives Commissioning Of Final Turbine Completes World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm US Tidal Energy Company First …

Alternative Energy: Germany’s Electricity Surplus Nearly Quadruples In 2 Years

Jay OwenGreentech

Alternative Energy Germany’s Electricity Surplus Nearly Quadruples In 2 Years EIA Reports Drop in Energy Use for Manufacturers Grid-Tie Solar + Power Outage Backup! ‘Artificial leaf’ gains the ability to self-heal damage and produce energy from dirty water Renault Twin’Z — 100% Electric Concept Car For The City For Price …

The Future of the Solar Industry: Success & Failure; Transformation & Growth [April 17th Webinar]

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

The Future of the Solar Industry:  Success & Failure; Transformation & Growth Join us, April 17, 2013 in a city near you  or via telephone & webinar.   There is no host location in a city near you. Register above to participate live via interactive webinar and teleconference. Interested in hosting this teleconference in your …