PRESS ADVISORY: U.S. CO2 Emissions Increase but Renewable Energy also Expands

Jay OwenTrendspotting, Earth Systems Science

SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (a campaign for a sustainable energy future) 6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite #340; Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-270-6477 x.11 sun-day-campaign@hotmail.com Twitter: Follow @SunDayCampaign News Advisory LATEST GOVERNMENT DATA REVEAL U.S. CO2 LEVELS ARE 2.74% HIGHER THAN 2013 AND 5.96% HIGHER THAN 2012   EVEN AS RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION …

Rockefellers, Heirs to an Oil Fortune, Will Divest Charity of Fossil Fuels

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

Rockefellers, Heirs to an Oil Fortune, Will Divest Charity of Fossil Fuels Stephen Heintz, left, with Valerie Rockefeller Wayne and Steven Rockefeller on Tuesday. Hiroko Masuike / The New York Times ·        Share ·          ·          By JOHN SCHWARTZ September 21, 2014 John D. Rockefeller built a vast fortune on oil. …

Beyond Divestment: Climate-Concerned Philanthropists Pledge to Move Billions to Wind and Solar

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Trendspotting, Beyond GDP

Beyond Divestment: Climate-Concerned Philanthropists Pledge to Move Billions to Wind and Solar Thursday, 18 September 2014 12:48 By Chuck Collins, YES! Magazine | Report (Image: Wind energy via Shutterstock) This story is part of the Climate in Our Hands collaboration between Truthout and YES! Magazine. As the United Nations Climate …

Which Solar Company Boasts the Highest Market Cap? | The Energy Collective Daily

Jay OwenGreentech

Which Solar Company Boasts the Highest Market Cap? | The Energy Collective Daily Which Solar Company Boasts the Highest Market Cap? Posted: 24 Aug 2014 06:00 AM PDT Coming in with a $6.92 billion market cap (the total dollar market value of the company’s outstanding shares) is First Solar, the …

Getting Energy Prices Right: From Principle to Practice

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Ethical Markets has campaigned for 30  years to  get all externalities internalized within company and  public sector balance sheets. We salute the IMF for this report  and  I hope to review the full volume soonest. Hazel Henderson,Editor   Previous IMF studies set forth the basic principle that getting energy prices …

IMF’s Blunt Message to Nations: Raise Fossil-Fuel Taxes to Fight Climate Change

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Beyond GDP

Ethical Markets has campaigned for 30 years to get all externalities internalized within company and public sector balance sheets. We salute the IMF for this report and I hope to review the full volume soonest. ~ Hazel Henderson,Editor IMF’s Blunt Message to Nations: Raise Fossil-Fuel Taxes to Fight Climate Change …

Energy and Capital: These 3 Solar Stocks Fight for $5.1 Trillion Payday

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

These 3 Solar Stocks Fight for $5.1 Trillion Payday     These 3 Solar Stocks Fight for $5.1 Trillion Payday By Jeff Siegel | Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014 When asked why he robbed banks, Slick Willie Sutton said, “Because that’s where the money is.” I’ve always loved that quote, not …

Energy Trend Tracker: Warren Buffett says he’d like to double down on the $15 billion he already has invested in clean energy.

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Time again for another summary update of items we’ve added to our Energy Trend Tracker <http://www.resource-media.org/energy-trend-tracker/> . There doesn’t appear to be any slowing on momentum in stories that continue to show the superiority of clean energy over coal. Since our last update in late April, here’s a capsule of some the best …

Investing Sustainably in the Financial Sector

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

I love clients who push me towards new ideas in sustainable investment. Currently, I’m working with a lovely couple in Toronto who hold the honour of being my ‘deepest’ green clients so far. They are adamant that not a single dollar be invested in fossil fuels, and won’t tolerate any …