GTM : Are We Measuring Energy Use All Wrong?

Jay OwenGreentech

 “Ethical Markets is proud to have Dr. Skip Laitner on our Advisory Board, and we cite his work on our GREEN TRANSITION SCOREBOARD® regularly.”   ~ Hazel Henderson, Editor   GTM’s Grid Edge Newsletter | June 5, 2015   June 5, 2015 This week’s grid edge roundup comes with a healthy …

Energy Self-Reliant States: Why Aren’t Rural Electric Cooperatives Champions of Local Clean Power?

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Resource Efficiency

I spoke yesterday at the Illinois Renewable Energy Fair in Oregon, IL, and the presentation will be posted shortly on ILSR.org. Being out in rural Illinois made me wonder, Why Aren’t Rural Electric Cooperatives Champions of Local Clean Power?  A few thoughts shared on the blog… Keep your energy local! …

OurCrowd Raises $25M, Largest Investment in an Equity Crowdfunding Platform Yet

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Wednesday, April 30 Top Stories Visit Our Site OurCrowd Closes $25M Series B Round — OurCrowd, the Israel-based equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors, announced earlier this week that it raised a $25 million Series B private funding round. The company claims this is the largest investment in an equity …

Union Square Ventures is Cornering the Crowdfunding Market

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Don’t hesitate to get in touch! [email protected] Union Square Ventures is Cornering the Crowdfunding Market May 08, 2013 12:07 pm | Jonathan Sandlund |View Original Post|   As you’ve undoubtedly heard by now, CircleUp announced its $7.5 million Series A yesterday. Surpassing Funders Club’s $6 million “seed” round in October, this …

GreentechGrid: Talking to Machines: 3 Ways to Unlock the Potential of M2M

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

  April 21, 2013 EDITOR’S NOTE: Silver Spring Networks (SSNI), the Silicon Valley smart grid networking startup that went public last month on the strength of its U.S. smart meter deployments, has now staked a claim in the U.K.’s $7.5 billion plan to install smart meters in every home. That’s according to Businessweek, which …

Republicans Revolt as Arizona’s Utility Proposes Cut in Solar Programs – GTM Daily Newsletter

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

  LATEST NEWS: Reality Check: Renewables Aren’t Yet Cleaning Up the Global Energy System  Stephen Lacey – April 18, 2013 Looking for a reason to be cynical? You’ve found it. Facebook Goes Real-Time With Data Center Efficiency Stats  Jeff St. John – April 18, 2013 Up-to-the-minute data center PUE and …

Wall Street Green Trading Summit announces CEFIA competition for $1 million loan to innovators in PV delivery

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

We thank Martha Shaw and congratulate  Peter Fusaro  !  This confirms our GREEN TRANSITION SCOREBOARD(R) results that show that green investments worldwide reached new levels in 2012 – Hazel Henderson, Editor     For immediate release   Wall Street Green Trading Summit announces CEFIA competition for $1 million loan to innovators in …

March news from Calvert Foundation

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

BLOG FLICKR® FACEBOOK© TWITTER™ It’s a win-win. Earn a financial return while lifting families out of poverty. Empowering Investors to Empower Communities MARCH 2013 Dear Friends, Last Friday was International Women’s Day, a day of celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women around the world. At Calvert …

NewNet Clean Energy Investor Newsletter: Update: RWE to sell more German biomass plants in sector pullback

Ethical Markets - RGreentech

Essential industry insights: cleantech, renewables, sustainability   NewNet Daily Newsletter 26 February 2013 Want to know about the latest deals in the cleantech and renewable energy sector? Get aNewNet premium subscription Deal News Update: RWE to sell more German biomass plants in sector pullback PREMIUM Solar-powered 3G specialist Altobridge gets extra Intel …

Time to internalize those externalities and get prices right

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Articles by Hazel Henderson

Time to internalize those externalities and get prices right By Hazel Henderson (http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2012/12/21/time-internalize-those-externalities-and-get-prices-right)   An “externality” is code in economics jargon meaning any cost of producing a product that can be omitted (i.e., externalized) from the producer’s balance sheet and passed on to taxpayers, the public or hidden in the environment …