By Elaine Hsieh, Program Director & Senior Analyst – VERGE Turns out the cost of fighting climate change will increase 40 percent for every decade of inaction. That’s one of the eye-opening findings from a new White House report released yesterday, serving as an important reminder that action is …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Trees save lives, reduce respiratory problems
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Trees save lives, reduce respiratory problems Posted: 25 Jul 2014 01:35 PM PDT In the first broad-scale estimate of air pollution removal by trees nationwide, scientists have calculated that trees are saving more than 850 human lives a year and preventing 670,000 incidences of acute respiratory …
Environmental Audit Committee:Letters on Carbon Bubble
Time for central bankers including the Bank of England to widen its view of risk to include over-investments in fossil fuel reserves ,Hazel Henderson, Editor Committee’s response to Bank of England on Carbon Bubble risk 18-07-2014 01:00 AM BST Letter from Governor of Bank of England on Carbon …
Is global warming causing extreme weather via jet stream waves?
Is global warming causing extreme weather via jet stream waves? A new study investigates how changes to atmospheric winds are making weather more extreme The jet stream that circles Earth’s north pole travels west to east. But when the jet stream interacts with a Rossby wave, as shown here, the …
Tesla’s Elon Musk Declares ‘All Our Patent Belong to You’ | The Energy Collective Daily
Tesla’s Elon Musk Declares ‘All Our Patent Belong to You’ | The Energy Collective Daily Tesla’s Elon Musk Declares ‘All Our Patent Are Belong to You’ Posted: 20 Jun 2014 09:00 AM PDT In a recent blog post entitled, “All Our Patent Are Belong to You,” Tesla CEO Elon …
Brad Katsuyama on Conflicts of Interest, Investor Loss of Confidence, and High Speed Trading in U.S. Stock Markets
Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by Bradley Katsuyama, President and CEO, IEX Group, Inc. EXCERPT Committee Ask: Address conflicts of interest affecting brokers charged with seeking best execution of customer orders, including conflicts posed by …
Carbon Winners and Losers – There’s a New Rule in Town
:: Alternative Energy Companies A financial newsletter focusing on high quality stock picks Solar Wind Alternative Fuels Efficiency Environmental Smart Grid Carbon Winners and Losers – There’s a New Rule in Town Posted: 6/16/2014 by Harris Roen, Editor Roen Financial Report June 16, 2014 A seismic shift in …
New “dual carbon” battery charges 20 times faster than Li-ion
This is probably going to be the best battery technology out there for wind and solar power, as well as for all-electric cars. It is a good illustration of the acceleration of technology to match acceleration of climate change/global warming. Now if only politics and finance would accelerate, we could …
ROEN FINICIAL: Green Dividend Yield Portfolio Updated
Alternative Energy Companies A financial newsletter focusing on high quality stock picks Solar Wind Alternative Fuels Efficiency Environmental Smart Grid Green Dividend Yield Portfolio Updated Posted: 5/28/2014 by Harris Roen, Editor Roen Financial Report May 28, 2014 The Roen Financial Report Green Dividend Yield Portfolio is a practical way …
Alternative Energy Companies: Green Dividend Yield Investing
Alternative Energy Companies A financial newsletter focusing on high quality stock picks Solar Wind Alternative Fuels Efficiency Environmental Smart Grid Green Dividend Yield Investing Posted: 5/23/2014 by Harris Roen, Editor Roen Financial Report May 23, 2014 Do you want to generate meaningful income from alternative energy stocks and bonds …