NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Thin G S-To-Think-About Friday, 8-13: * Calif Make-Or-Break For Climate Fight * Scoreboard Shows New Energy Winning * Congress Pulls New Energy Loans * Greenpeace On 97% New Energy * Hatchet Job On Spain’s Ev Yesterday * Summer Reading – Remarkable …
[WRI’s EarthTrends Delivered] Climate and Energy Charts and Figures
As the U.S. Congress has struggled to pass comprehensive climate change legislation, observers in the United States and abroad have asked what greenhouse gas emissions reductions are possible under existing federal laws and through state action. Can the U.S. meet the Obama Administration’s Copenhagen commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions …
T. Rowe Price signs up to UN Principles for Responsible Investment
August 12th, 2010 RI News Alert: › T. Rowe Price signs up to UN Principles for Responsible Investment › RI People News, August 12: SHARE, Okapi, Robeco, SLI, ACORE Click here to read the newsletter.
GDF Suez, International Power merger may impact renewables assets
12 August 2010 DEALS NEWS… GDF Suez, International Power merger may impact renewables assets US clean technology developer KLD raises $6m to bring electric drive system to market Environmental consultant Tetra Tech secures $50m contract to engineer infrastructure in developing countries HgCapital, Nordisk Vindkraft sign deal for Swedish wind farm …
Iberdrola’s majority stakeholder ACS rumoured to be selling stake in Abertis to concentrate on wind farms
11 August 2010 DEALS NEWS… Iberdrola’s majority stakeholder ACS rumoured to be selling stake in Abertis to concentrate on wind farms Aqua Resources Fund ups stake in wastewater pre-treatment technology developer In-Pipe Technology Qualibou Energy secures $45m to fund its Caribbean geothermal project Click here to read the newsletter.
WRI Digest: Ocean Inspiration
Upcoming Event Reception and Fundraiser for Ocean Inspiration August 18, 2010 Céline Cousteau and WRI invite you to a reception and fundraiser for Ocean Inspiration: A tribute to Jacques Cousteau’s 100th anniversary. In Céline Cousteau’s words – ” ‘I grew up with your grandfather! Our family would sit down in …
UN Global Compact Bulletin – August 2010
NEWS & UPDATES 1. Global Compact Marks 10 Year Anniversary 2. Private Sector Declaration Presented at African Union Summit 3. Local Network Update Global Compact Network Launched in Uganda Dominican Executives Share Highlights from Leaders Summit at Local Event 4. Participant Status: New Signatories, COPs and Delistings
Steel Union, Chinese Companies Link up for Texas Wind Project
Steel Union, Chinese Companies Link up for Texas Wind Project It’s Chinese know-how and U.S. labor and steel. Sort of a reverse situation, eh. Suntech Abandons Thin Film, Wafer Experiments The crystalline silicon giant pays out cash. Why fight crystalline? Desalitech Reduces Costs of Desalination The most common question I …
Solazyme raises $52m to bring micro-algae biofuel products to market
10 August 2010 DEALS NEWS… Solazyme raises $52m to bring micro-algae biofuel products to market LDC funds Green Sky Energy’s acquisition of two DWEC energy management businesses, furthering global expansion Etrion acquires €48m equity in Italy’s largest solar park from SunPower’s SunRay pipeline Attero raises $3.3m for Indian e-waste recycling …
USPS Goes Green
Posted: 09 Aug 2010 02:20 PM PDT In strict adherence to guidelines released by the Department of Energy, the United States Postal Service gets on a fast track to reach the goal for energy reduction. Green roofs, green buildings and an optimally efficient management system of energy consumption form part …