Gas Prices Up Because of LEGAL Speculation; Not Manipulation, Consumer Advocate Says

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An article from Yahoo! Finance By Stacy Curtin | Daily Ticker – Mon, Apr 25, 2011 1:48 PM EDT The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline stands at $3.86 — more than 30 cents higher than just one month ago, according to AAA’s fuel gauge report. In …

From Our Solar Energy Advisor, Leslie Danziger, signs of true cost Prices!

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What Happens When Solar Power Is as Cheap as Coal http://www.fastcompany.com/1745113/what-happens-when-solar-power-is-as-cheap-as-coal Referenced Bloomberg Article: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-05/solar-energy-costs-may-already-rival-coal-spurring-installation-boom.html Solar Power May Already Rival Coal, Prompting Installation Surge By Ehren Goossens – Apr 6, 2011 Solar panel installations may surge in the next two years as the cost of generating electricity from the sun …

Is S&P’s Deficit Warning On Target?

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An article from The Baseline Scenario Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:26 AM PDT By Simon Johnson On Monday Standard & Poor’s announced that its credit rating for the United States was “affirmed” at AAA (the highest level possible), but that it was revising the outlook for this rating to “negative” …

The Future of Solar Electronics: Long Tail or Mainstream?

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The Future of Solar Electronics: Long Tail or Mainstream? Who is installing those hundreds of thousands of microinverters and DC-boosters in the U.S.? It’s not the big guys. The Secret to Solazyme’s Success Keep your friends close, but keep the friends you’ve seen in embarrassing situations even closer. Guest Post: …

Video Now Available! How the Financial Stability Board Affects Development Prospects: Opening the Black Box

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Contact: Jamie Baker 202-247-7486 [email protected] New Rules for Global Finance VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE! Workshop on How the Financial Stability Board Affects Development Prospects: Opening the Black Box Watch the video PowerPoint Presentation from Matthew Martin Organized as part of the Spring Meetings Civil Society Policy Forum Sponsored by: Friday, April …

Earth Day 2011 – Doa Or Rising?

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NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Things-To-Think-About Friday, 4-22: * Earth Day 2011 – Doa Or Rising? * Environmentalists Pressure The President * A Billion Acts Of Green * Where The U.S. Is Green * The Greenest Smartphone Yesterday * Today’s Study: Green As Seen By The …

Inspired by Egypt, New Generation of US Activists Attempt Power Shift in DC

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by Melanie Feliciano In 2003, people in every major city around the world protested George W. Bush’s declaration of war against Iraq. Then we turned on the TV and saw those fuzzy images of bombs bursting in air. Clearly, marching down streets would not stop a democratically elected president from …

Broadening Fiduciary Duty – Flexible Corp And Benefit Corp Explained

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Editor’s note: The New York Times is finally catching up with this story. See “A Scorecard for Companies with a Conscience” and “Ethical Businesses with a Better Bottom Line”. BROADENING FIDUCIARY DUTY IN CALIFORNIA One proposal unleashes capital for impact investing and the other creates more accountability for corporate social …

Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Dick Bromley

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An interview from Emerging Markets ESG Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Dick Bromley, Group Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Business Wire – April 22, 2011 By Geoffrey on April 22, 2011 Each week Emerging Markets ESG publishes an interview entitled, “Five Questions about SRI.” The …

Social Enterprise Associates – Newsletter – April 2011

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ENTERPRISE IN ACTION NEWSLETTER April 2011 – Issue #: 22 Latest News We’re fresh back from the William James Foundation’s 8th Annual Gathering! Included in the excitement was the naming of the 2011 Entrant Recruitment Award after Drew Tulchin of Social Enterprise Associates, which went to The Social Venture Network. …