ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Do gut bacteria rule our minds? In an ecosystem within us, microbes evolved to sway food choices

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   Do gut bacteria rule our minds? In an ecosystem within us, microbes evolved to sway food choices Posted: 15 Aug 2014 04:22 PM PDT It sounds like science fiction, but it seems that bacteria within us — which outnumber our own cells about 100-fold — …

International Green Energy Council Secretary General Presents To The World Bank

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

The International Green Energy Council Secretary General, Ralph Avallone spoke with over 5000 World Bank representatives in Washington D.C last week at their very first sustainability expo.       “My hope is that the World Bank would become a strong collaborative partner with the International Green Energy Council in introducing …

Alternative Energy: CPV Market To Hit 4.7 GW By 2020 (GlobalData Report)

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

  Alternative Energy CPV Market To Hit 4.7 GW By 2020 (GlobalData Report) Asia-Pacific Renewable Energy Market To Hit 535.2 GW By 2020 (GlobalData Report) EU Tension Over Biofuels Cap Intensifies EV Charging Station Count Increases 9% In 1st Quarter Tesla’s More-Affordable 4th Production Model To Be Released By 2017 …

Guest Post: President Obama Doesn’t Know How to Deploy New Energy

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Guest Post: President Obama Doesn’t Know How to Deploy New Energy Jigar Shah weighs in on the nomination of Ernest Moniz as the Secretary of Energy. JIGAR SHAH: FEBRUARY 25, 2013 With the likely nomination of Ernest Moniz as the Secretary of Energy, President Obama has chosen invention over deployment …

Global brands look to cut carbon emissions contributions

kristySRI/ESG News

Global brands look to cut carbon emissions contributions Image: CO2 by Juliette Terzieff, Senior Director of Communications Carbon neutrality and carbon footprint reductions are two areas where companies are exploring ways to make contributions towards protecting the environment. The approaches afford companies the flexibility to tailor efforts to meet a …

Successful examples of corporate social responsibility highlighted in business event

kristySRI/ESG News

May 26, 2011 – News Releases Successful examples of corporate social responsibility highlighted in business event More than 800 entrepreneurs and international experts participated in the second day of the CSRAméricas conference ASUNCION, Paraguay ? Presentations of successful examples of corporate social responsibility in the region as well as a …

US loan guarantee funds for renewables ‘running out’

kristyResource Efficiency

US loan guarantee funds for renewables ‘running out’ Renewable energy developers looking for US government financing can no longer rely on the loan guarantee programme funded by the economic stimulus package. More >>> ——————————————————————————– Puma prices its environmental impact at €100m/year Sportswear giant Puma says the environmental impact of greenhouse …

Policy uncertainty hindering corporate Australia’s low-carbon strategy

kristyResource Efficiency

Press release Press enquiries for Economist Intelligence Unit: Joanne McKenna: +44 (0)20 7576 8188 or [email protected] For immediate release: Monday, May 16th 2011 Policy uncertainty hindering corporate Australia’s low-carbon strategy Current uncertainty around Australia’s future environmental policies is hindering the development and implementation of corporate carbon-reduction strategies, according to a …