No EV Charger, No Problem for Half of Americans Nearly half of the U.S. population parks within 20 feet of an outlet. Will 2012 Be the Summer of Smart Grid to the Rescue? East Coast heat waves, ConEd lockouts, a SoCal nuclear plant offline, and other summer woes give smart …
Second meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity
ICNP 2 plenary discussed procedural issues and draft recommendations on: guidance for the financial mechanism; resource mobilization; awareness raising; and the ABS clearinghouse. Two contact groups addressed a global multilateral benefit-sharing mechanism and compliance. Download the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (PDF).
Steel Under Pressure
Steel has and will continue to be a widely used and versatile material. But the industry and steel as a material are under pressure from a variety of directions, such as alternative materials, new production methods and tighter regulation; and those pressures are likely to continue to rise. Sheila Moorcroft, Research …
UN Proposes Mechanisms to Raise $400 Billion to Close Gap on Development Financing Needs
“We at Ethical Markets support the Financial Transactions Tax and Welcome this UN Initiative, Hazel Henderson, Editor ” New York, Jul 5 2012 1:05PM In a major report, the United Nations today proposed a series of financial mechanisms to raise $400 billion annually for development needs, as many donor countries have cut back their …
On the Road Toward Energy Independence
Guest Post: On the Road Toward Energy Independence Barry Cinnamon – July 4, 2012 On this year’s Independence Day, keep in mind how much progress we’ve made. The Global PV Manufacturing Landscape in 2012 and Beyond: A Brave New World Shyam Mehta – July 3, 2012 An excerpt from GTM …
ASBC Welcomes New Partner – Stay Local!
July 4th is always a good time to think anew about the link between personal freedom and overall economic prosperity. How, we ask, are the principles under which this great country was founded – liberty, justice for all, democracy, opportunity – guiding our market economy. Are the laws and regulations that …
Second meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity
As part of its 20th anniversary celebration, IISD RS is launching Help Bring the ENB Back to Rio-a fundraising campaign to ensure an ENB presence at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in June http://www.iisd.ca/enbvol/enb-funding.htm IISD is pleased to announce its newest project: Sustainable Energy Policy & Practice A knowledge management …
Sustainable Investing: Establishing Long-Term Value and Performance
Investment Research Sustainable Investing: Establishing Long-Term Value and Performance June 14, 2012 Click here to download paper PDF / 1419.37 kB The evidence is compelling: Sustainable Investing can be a clear win for investors and for companies. However, many SRI fund managers, who have tended to use exclusionary screens, have …
Algae Biofuel Plays in Peoria
Algae Biofuel Plays in Peoria Posted: 30 Jun 2012 11:06 AM PDT Solazyme opens algae biofuel refinery in PeoriaThe algae biofuel company Solazyme has just opened its first commercial scale algae biorefinery in Peoria Illinois, and as the saying goes, if it plays in Peoria, it will play anywhere. Peoria …
ENB Vol. 9 No. 574 – Second meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity – Issue #1
Second MEETING OF THE intergovernmental committee for the nagoya protocol ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING to the convention on biological diversity: 2-6 JULY 2012 The second meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol (ICNP) on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of …