These are most interesting times in the United States as many tectonic plates are moving simultaneously if not in coordinated patterns. The hegemony of the CEO in the United States, which I have chronicled most recently in CORPOCRACY, has elicited sharp confrontation due to the collapse of financial institutions and …
GreenerComputing News Oct. 22 : Is Your Data Center Guzzling Gas?
A Note from the Editor By Preston Gralla Quick, answer this question: How energy efficient is your data center? If you’re like just about every other CIO and IT professional out there, the answer most likely is, “I simply don’t know.” This shouldn’t be surprising; until recently, data center energy …
Johnson Controls sponsors award-winning documentary Kilowatt Ours
Film inspires Public Television viewers to take immediate action toward sustainable energy choices Milwaukee, Wis. – October 8, 2008 – Johnson Controls, the global leader in energy efficiency, is a proud sponsor of filmmaker Jeff Barrie’s award-winning documentary, Kilowatt Ours: A Plan to Re-Energize America (www.kilowattours.org). The film educates and …
Socialedge: Kiva's Premal Shah/WWB's Network Practices/Seth Godin's Tribes
News on The Edge Welcome to the Social Edge update! Mary Ellen Iskenderian is our host this week. As President and CEO of Women’s World Banking, she runs a network of 54 microfinance institutions in 30 countries, and has the proof that “working together as a network is far more …
Post Carbon Newsletter – October 2008
Here in the US, election fever is in full swing. The process of deciding on the next leader of the nation has an added poignancy in these difficult times of financial crisis. The right to elect our political leaders and representatives is an important one and something which we should …
Green Chip Stocks: Update
Last week both Evergreen Solar (NASDAQ:ESLR) and SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWRA) announced earnings. Evergreen disappointed when Q3 results missed guidance. This was primarily attributed to slower than expected production and a lower contribution from EverQ. Ramp costs were also significantly higher. Following the earnings announcement, the stock fell more than 15 …
Tuesday Barter Report – October 21, 2008
Click here for the October 21, 2008, Tuesday Report, published by BarterNews magazine.
Environmental Finance: What the credit crunch means for environmental technology
Ian Simm, CEO of Impax Asset Management, analyses the prospects for the environmental technology sector – and finds grounds for optimism amid the gloom. Read more…
Oct. 22: European Economic and Social Council adopts "Beyond GDP" position paper
European Economic and Social Council adopts “Beyond GDP” position paper
Planet 2025 News Network: Oct. 21, 2008
Croatians want more renewable energy “Solvis” is the name of the latest production facility for photovoltaics in Croatia. Located in the city of Dubrovnik it finished the construction of a factory hall for production of photovoltaic modules last september in Varaždin city. In November Solvis will start experimental production. Together …