Limiting global warming to 2 °C – why Victor and Kennel are wrong

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

Ethical Markets  posts this debate on the 2  degree Limit  while we continue to  focus on what all 191 UN member countries already agree : to  shift away from fossil energy and non-renewables to  cleaner,inclusive sustainable green economies worldwide . This is what we track in our Green Transition Scoreboard® …

FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND REPORT RANKS U.S. ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANIES’ RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

Xcel Energy, Edison International, Sempra Energy, Northeast Utilities, PG&E Rank High; Dominion Resources, Southern Company, SCANA Rank Low BOSTON, MA (July 24, 2014) — As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prepares for July 29-Aug 1 listening sessions on its Clean Power Plan for existing power plants, a new report from Ceres …

Science Daily: Top Environment News – October 10th

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

Urgent new time frame for climate change revealed by massive analysis Longer life for humans linked to further loss of endangered species Water and lava, but curiously, no explosion Historic trends predict future global reforestation unlikely Secret of cattle ticks’ resistance to pesticide Urgent new time frame for climate change …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Broad-scale genome tinkering with help of an RNA guide: Biotechnology tool borrowed from pathogenic bacteria

Jay OwenNature/Biomimicry

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Broad-scale genome tinkering with help of an RNA guide: Biotechnology tool borrowed from pathogenic bacteria Mechanism behind squids’ and octopuses’ ability to change color revealed Microbial who-done-it for biofuels Computer can infer rules of the forest Secret of plant geometry revealed: How plants set the angles …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Effects of interannual climate variability on tropical tree cover: Satellite data reveal how tropical ecosystems may respond to climate extremes

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Effects of interannual climate variability on tropical tree cover: Satellite data reveal how tropical ecosystems may respond to climate extremes Acidifying oceans could spell trouble for squid North Atlantic hurricane forecast predicts above-average season Microbial changes regulate function of entire ecosystems  The greatest place to be …

Greentech Media Announces COO of Oncor to Keynote Networked Grid Conference

kristyResource Efficiency

April 2, 2012 LATEST NEWS: GTM Update Smart Grid Greentech Media Announces COO of Oncor to Keynote Networked Grid Conference Staff – March 31, 2012 Smart grid event hosts speakers from top North American electric utilities. News Solar Suntech’s John Lefebvre on Solar in the Americas Eric Wesoff – March …

Today’s Study: Weatherizing Houses Could Make Them Healthier, Safer Homes

kristyResource Efficiency

Newenergynews Daily Headlines Click Here For Main Page: Http://Www.Newenergynews.Net/ Today At Newenergynews, 5-12: * Today’s Study: Weatherizing Houses Could Make Them Healthier, Safer Homes * Quick News, 5-12: The Worth Of Illinois Wind; Bank’s $200 Mil To Pv Sun; Iberdrola New Energy Earnings Jump; No Carolina Wants New Energy Yesterday …

Is BoP relevant for rebuilding north-eastern Japan?

kristySRI/ESG News

A publication from CSR Asia Weekly Is BoP relevant for rebuilding north-eastern Japan? Recently, a CSR director from a major Japanese multinational corporation gave fresh impetus to the concept of BoP. He suggested that rebuilding north-eastern Japan, … Read more Preparing for a future with greenhouse gas product labelling – …

Today’s Study: Managing Change (Wind’s Variability)

kristyGreen Prosperity

NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Today At Newenergynews, 5-11: * Today’s Study: Managing Change (Wind’s Variability) * Quick News, 5-11: Wind Faces Its Foes; Sun To 2015; Competition In Ocean Wind; Big Sun Needs Batteries Yesterday * Study: A World Renewable * Quick News, 5-10: Hiatus

Climate Impacts on Energy Systems

kristyResource Efficiency

Authors: Ebinger, Jane; Vergara, Walter Add to favorites Share: While the energy sector is a primary target of efforts to arrest and reverse the growth of greenhouse gas emissions and lower the carbon footprint of development, it is also expected to be increasingly affected by unavoidable climate consequences from the …