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The Green Week in Review is a podcast, hosted by SustainableBusiness.com News Editor Bart King. It’s posted every Friday morning and is 15-20 minutes long. You can listen to it through your browser or download it to a portable MP3 player. Sign up for our General News RSS Feed and it will be automatically downloaded to your computer’s media player each week. In this week’s show… Wal-Mart announced that it wants to create an open-source sustainability index for all of the products it sells. Bart interviews Dr. Rona Fried, editor of the Progressive Investor newsletter, about the companies on the 8th annual Sustainable Business 20 List. Plus, as always, a quick review of top cleantech stories from the week. ++++ Email comments or questions to bart@sustainablebusiness.com
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Subscribe to Progressive Investor to read the full issue and the complete SB20 company profiles. Isn’t it time you invested green? This is the 8th year for the SB20, the World’s Top Sustainable Stocks. As in past years, we worked with a group of judges who are leading green stock analysts to select the companies. The Judges Our judges are some of the most respected green analysts in the world: Rafael Coven, Managing Partner, Cleantech Indices LLC Matt Patsky, Managing Partner, Winslow Management Company Elizabeth Levy, Research Analyst, Winslow Management Company Jules Frieder, Environmental Analyst, Calvert Group Ton Rennen, Senior Sustainability Analyst, Triodos Bank NV Arthur van Mansvelt, Sustainability Analyst, Triodos Bank The purpose of the SB20 – the Sustainable Business 20 – is to showcase innovative, model companies that are leading us toward our ultimate goal of reaching a green economy. The challenge we give our judges is to nominate, discuss and then vote on 20 companies that, through their products or initiatives, have made substantial contributions over the past year. This year, the judges were tasked with the proposition of selecting companies that are progressing even during this recession. To be on the list, companies must be strong […]
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US Signs Agreement with China on Building Energy Efficiency At Half-Way Point, 2009 is 5th Warmest Year on Record DOE: $52.5M for Concentrating Solar Research DOE: $162M for Clean Energy in Six States and Puerto Rico DOE: $13.8M to 28 Wind Projects DOE: $21.4 M for Community Renewables Projects DOE: $63M for Weatherization in Indiana, New Mexico DOE: $47M for Smart Grid US Signs Agreement with China on Building Energy Efficiency DOE and the Chinese Ministry of Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) signed an agreement July 15 to foster collaboration on the development of more efficient building designs. The US and China will exchange experts to share efficient building technologies, including high-performance heating and cooling, insulation, lighting, cold storage, geothermal heat pumps, building-integrated solar power, and solar thermal systems. The two nations will also explore the feasibility of developing a shared project in China to demonstrate green buildings, building energy savings, and renewable energy technologies. The US and China recognize that improving energy efficiency in buildings benefits both nations, and that by working in tandem, they can accelerate the adoption of new clean energy technologies. An additional focus of the pact is the development of sustainable communities that rely heavily on the […]
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G8 and Major Economy Leaders Agree to Slash Greenhouse Emissions DOE, Treasury Provide Guidance on Direct Payments for Renewable Projects DOE: $300M for State Rebates on Energy Star Appliances DOE: $448M for Weatherization Programs in 13 States DOE: $141M for Clean Energy in Five States, One Territory Renewable Energy Standards Advance in Four States Economic Downturn Cuts U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Drilling by Half G8 and Major Economy Leaders Agree to Slash Greenhouse Emissions The leaders of the world’s countries with the largest economies, including the US and the European Union, have agreed to slash global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, with the intent to hold global warming at less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. At last week’s meeting of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations, which includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the UK, and the US, the nations’ leaders agreed that developed countries should reduce their aggregate GHG emissions to at least 80% below 1990 levels by 2050, while the world as a whole should cut its GHG emissions in half. The G8 leaders acknowledged the 2°C limit and recognized that global GHG emissions "need to peak as soon as possible and […]
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The Green Week in Review is a podcast, hosted by SustainableBusiness.com News Editor Bart King. It’s posted every Friday morning and is 15-20 minutes long. You can listen to it through your browser or download it to a portable MP3 player. Sign up for our General News RSS Feed and it will be automatically downloaded to your computer’s media player each week. In this week’s show… Leaders of the world’s largest nations meet in Italy to discuss–among other things–ongoing negotiations for an international climate change treaty. U.S. President Obama makes his first visit to Russia. The U.S. Senate begins working on climate change legislation. A small town in Australia bans the sale of bottled water. Plus, as always, a quick review of top cleantech stories from the week. ++++ Email comments or questions to bart@sustainablebusiness.com
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The Green Week in Review is a podcast, hosted by SustainableBusiness.com News Editor Bart King. It’s posted every Friday morning and is 15-20 minutes long. You can listen to it through your browser or download it to a portable MP3 player. Sign up for our General News RSS Feed and it will be automatically downloaded to your computer’s media player each week. In this week’s show… Department of Energy announced $3.9 billion for smart grid initiatives. Department of the Interior designated 670,000 acres of land in six western states as Solar Energy Study Areas. The U.S. House of Representatives passed by a thin margin the American Clean Energy and Security Act. The Environmental Protection Agency granted a long-standing waiver request to California for clean car regulations. President Obama announced new standards for home and commercial lighting that are expected to save up to $35 billion in energy costs by 2030. New Energy Star standards for personal computers went into effect July 1. Plus, as always, a quick review of top cleantech stories from the week. ++++ Email comments or questions to bart@sustainablebusiness.com
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Developing World Consumes More Energy than Developed Countries DOE Sets New Lighting Standards, Invests in Efficient Buildings Labor Dept Offers $500M for Clean Energy Job Training Obama Approves "Cash for Clunkers" Act DOE Awards $454M for Clean Energy in 18 States DOE Delivers $304M in ARRA Funds for Weatherization DOE Offers $32M to Upgrade Hydropower Facilities Interior Dept Expedites Solar Development in the West Editor’s Note: The DOE solicitation for solar training, announced June 11, was included as a modification to a previous Funding Opportunity Announcement. View the solicitation by searching public opportunities on FedConnect: reference #DE-FOA-0000078. Deadline: July 30. Developing World Now Consumes More Energy than Developed Countries Led by China, the world’s developing nations now consume more energy than industrialized countries, according to the 2009 BP Statistical Review of World Energy. Industrialized countries reduced energy consumption 1.3% in 2008, led by a 2.8% drop in the U.S., marking our steepest single-year decline since 1982. That decrease was counterbalanced by increased energy use in developing countries, which caused global energy consumption to increase 1.4%. China accounted for nearly 75% of that increase, boosting its energy use 7.2%. Meanwhile, high oil prices early in the year, followed by the recession […]
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The Green Week in Review is a podcast, hosted by SustainableBusiness.com News Editor Bart King. It’s posted every Friday morning and is 15-20 minutes long. You can listen to it through your browser or download it to a portable MP3 player. Sign up for our General News RSS Feed and it will be automatically downloaded to your computer’s media player each week. In this week’s show… The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on the Waxman-Markey climate-energy bill today, following a compromise with Democrats in the Agriculture Committee. Criticism of the Senate energy bill continues to grow among environmental and energy groups. The Interior Department issued the first exploratory leases for offshore wind of the coasts of New Jersey and Delaware. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) delivered a report to Capitol Hill detailing the potential of demand response in the U.S. Plus, as always, a quick review of top cleantech stories from the week. ++++ Email comments or questions to bart@sustainablebusiness.com
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Even with the difficult market conditions confronting the renewable energy industry this year, the sector grew 12.4% in the first quarter – renewables now supply over 3.9% of U.S. electricity (excluding conventional hydro). Net electrical generation in the U.S. dropped 4.3% from March 2008 to March 2009, the eighth consecutive month that net generation was down compared to the same calendar month in the prior year, according to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest "Electric Power Monthly" report. Year over year, coal-fired generation dropped 15.3%, conventional hydro grew 1.1%, geothermal increased 1.7% and wind grew 38.5%. Conventional hydro supplied 6.5% of total U.S. electrical generation in March 2009, while renewables generated 3.9%. Renewable sources of electricity continued to enjoy double-digit growth during the past year. By comparison, coal and natural gas use plummeted while nuclear remained flat. "Apologists for the nuclear and fossil fuel industries persist in trying to mislead the public by repeatedly spreading the myth that renewables account for only a tiny fraction of U.S. electricity production," says Ken Bossong, Executive Director of the SUN DAY Campaign. "However, the hard numbers document the continuing dramatic growth in renewable energy’s already-significant contribution to the nation’s electricity supply – a […]
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The Green Week in Review is a podcast, hosted by SustainableBusiness.com News Editor Bart King. It’s posted every Friday morning and is 15-20 minutes long. You can listen to it through your browser or download it to a portable MP3 player. Sign up for our General News RSS Feed and it will be automatically downloaded to your computer’s media player each week. In this week’s show… The Obama Administration released an interagency plan to regulate continued mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved a bill that would create a 15% renewable energy standard (RES). The Department of Energy restarted the FutureGen program for the development of a commercial-scale carbon sequestration project. Bart’s editorial concerning carbon capture and sequestration. Australian researchers found that temperate forests in Victoria are the most carbon-dense on the planet. Purdue University researchers found that a new hybrid American chestnutt tree grows faster and stores more carbon than other hardwoods. Plus, as always, a quick review of top cleantech stories from the week. ++++ Email comments or questions to bart@sustainablebusiness.com
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