P2P Foundation Updates

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Strong IPR regimes counterproductive for climate change technology transfers SciDev summarizes the conclusions from a new report undertaken by Asian research institutes: “The notion that climate technology cannot be transferred to a developing country unless it has strong intellectual property laws — a cherished belief among developed countries — has …

Responsible Investor Alert

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NEWS HEADLINES: NOVEMBER 22ND, 2009 › Investors failing to see incremental climate change costs because of ‘extreme’ event focus › Norway fund kicks out Norilsk Nickel over Siberian pollution controversy

The Peak of the Oil Age – The Uppsala World Energy Outlook

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by Kjell Aleklett, Mikael Höök, Kristofer Jakobsson, Michael Lardelli, Simon Snowden, Bengt Söderbergh A new study has been accepted for publication in the journal of Energy Policy. The article performs an analysis of the oil production forecast done by the International Energy Agency in 2008 and highlights several shortcomings as …

NewNet Clean Energy Investor Newsletter

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23 Nov 2009 DEALS NEWS… University funding network Billiken Angel Network invests $300,000 into wind developer Affinity Wind Arcadia and Vilmorin partner to develop nitrogen-efficient wheat Solargiga Energy awarded tender for 13.5MW Golden Sun pilot project Miles Mahoney appointed president of Evergreen Energy Clean Energy Fuels wins contract to design …

The Private Inurement Doctrine And Nonprofits

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All nonprofit organizations are subject to what is called the “private inurement” doctrine. Simply put, private inurement is income or other financial gain from a nonprofit to an individual for which the nonprofit does not receive a comparable benefit in return (in other words, the value of the financial gain …