Biomagnetics Diagnostics merger to focus on renewables

kristyGreen Prosperity

21 September 2010 DEALS NEWS Biomagnetics Diagnostics merger to focus on renewables United Technologies mulls Clipper Windpower takeover Carbon Trust and Rhodia invest £4.5m in Cambridge University solar spin-out Eight19 Q-Cells to benefit from LDK Solar early loan repayment Icelandic government clears Magma Energy’s takeover of HS Orka Click here …

Solar Cell Production Climbs to Another Record in 2009

kristyGreen Prosperity

SOLAR PRODUCTION CLIMBS TO ANOTHER RECORD IN 2009 www.earth-policy.org/index.php?/indicators/solar_power_2010/ By J. Matthew Roney Earth Policy Release Eco-Economy Indicator September 21, 2010 Solar photovoltaic (PV) cell manufacturers produced a record 10,700 megawatts of PV cells globally in 2009—an impressive 51-percent increase from the year before. While growth in 2009 slowed from …

Investors Need the Reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act

kristyCommunity Development Solutions, Wealth of Networks

We have been waiting 34 years for a chance to reform the Toxic Substance Control Act and now we finally have bills in both the House and Senate. We are looking for more investors who would be willing to support toxic chemical policy reform. Later this month we are sending …

High-level Plenary Meeting of the 65th Session of the UN General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals

kristyTrendspotting, Earth Systems Science

MDG SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS MONDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2010 Traffic chaos greeted New Yorkers Monday morning as the MDG Summit closed a dozen streets in East Manhattan. Thousands of participants streamed into dozens of side events and partnership events. Nearly 140 Heads of State and Government simultaneously attended day-long plenary sessions in …

Calvert Social Index Announces New Membership List

kristySRI/ESG News

Calvert Social Index Announces New Membership List BETHESDA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Today, Calvert released the reconstituted membership list for the Calvert Social Index®. The new list of holdings is available on Calvert’s Web site at http://calvert.com/sri-index.html. The annual Calvert Social Index reconstitution was effective at the close of business on Friday, …

ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow to Call on UN Member States to Prioritize Employment-centred Policies as Key to Achieving the MDGs

kristySRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 129/200910 New York: ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow to Call on UN Member States to Prioritize Employment-centred Policies as Key to Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Brussels, 17 September 2010 (ITUC OnLine): A three-day summit on the MDGs opens today in the General …