Norway divests from coal companies, former Tesla engineer retrofits garbage trucks with hybrid drive, Maasai women sell off-grid solar in the bush, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
Coal spirals downward, U.S. wind potential greater than previously thought, Saudis plan shift from oil to solar, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
A new report reveals that the Pacific Northwest is the next frontier of the tar sands invasion. Desperate for routes to get their crude oil from land-locked Alberta to refineries and export markets, the tar sands industry has its sights set on our communities and coastline.
Wyoming legislators have gone socialist! Or is there another word for using government funds to prop up private companies (big coal, in this case) that find themselves unable to compete in the free market?
Student divestment activists are meeting with University of Washington Regents to press the case for going coal-free. The Regents could have saved a bundle by divesting when the students first asked. Will they act now?
Eiffel Tower sporting turbines; acid oceans pose threat to shellfish; coffee and whiskey fodder for biofuels; coal no longer King in China; and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
Domestic demand for coal will never be what it was, and export markets hold little promise for return on investment. It’s time now for US coal proponents, and investors, to move on.
Today, fossil fuels own us in part because we own them. So tomorrow, divest.
Germany stays on target in its transition to clean energy, U.S. poll shows half of Republicans and vast majorities of others want climate action, Peabody coal slashes its dividend, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
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Testing how EVs can stabilize and feed the grid, zoning parts of the California desert for renewable power, funding climate work in the developing world, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
Keystone victory confirms activists’ strategy, NY subpoena toughens inquiry for ExxonMobil, Texas utility offers free windpower at night, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
WV utility foresees the fall of coal, Shell cancels tar sands project, $150 million pours into off-grid solar in developing countries, Bill Nye grapples with a climate meltdown, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
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We are witnessing the end of an era. Coal is fast becoming the telegraph to renewable energy’s Internet, according to David Hochschild and our annual dinner keynote speaker Danny Kennedy.
Norway divests from coal companies, former Tesla engineer retrofits garbage trucks with hybrid drive, Maasai women sell off-grid solar in the bush, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
Coal spirals downward, U.S. wind potential greater than previously thought, Saudis plan shift from oil to solar, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
A new report reveals that the Pacific Northwest is the next frontier of the tar sands invasion. Desperate for routes to get their crude oil from land-locked Alberta to refineries and export markets, the tar sands industry has its sights set on our communities and coastline.
Wyoming legislators have gone socialist! Or is there another word for using government funds to prop up private companies (big coal, in this case) that find themselves unable to compete in the free market?
Please join us March 31st for Investing for Impact: Seattle. The Seattle Event is a full-day mini-conference designed to help investment advisors improve their knowledge around issues and impacts, and enhance the services being offered to socially conscious investors. Formerly known as BaseCamp SRI events, the theme of our regional Investing for Impact events in 2015 is Catalyzing Finance for the New Economy.
