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Not Playing it Safe: Business as Activist
Organic Bouquet, American Apparel & The Synergy Co. are great examples of how values can be the path to survival and prosperity for a company.
Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:July 28, 2003
*News and Events DOE Breaks Ground on New Energy Research Building Water Treatment Plant Meets Daytime Needs with Solar Power Proposed Wisconsin Wind Project Grows; Iowa Plant Dedicated Wisconsin Task Force Recommends Efficiency and Renewables State Requirements and Green Power Markets: Both Yield More Renewables DOE Awards $1.13 Million to Weatherize Homes in Arizona *Site NewsEnergy Education Offered at Oakland Community College News and EventsDOE Breaks Ground on New Energy Research BuildingDOE broke ground yesterday on a new research facility at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado. The 71,000-square-foot Science and Technology Facility (S&TF) will include a 10,000-square-foot laboratory dedicated to thin-film photovoltaic devices, which promise lower-cost solar power. The facility will also enable NREL to expand its research capabilities in hydrogen, solid-state lighting, superconductivity, electrochromic windows, and nanotechnologies. Construction is expected to begin in fall, and the building should be complete in 2006.“This new facility will extend DOE’s and NREL’s research capabilities and hasten the day when we reach our goal of providing the kind of clean, affordable energy solutions that can be used by all Americans,” said David Garman, DOE’s acting Under Secretary of Energy. See the NREL press release.The new S&TF building is also […]
Quadruple Bottom Line Investing:Alleviating Energy Poverty in Developing Countries
E+Co finances small companies developing clean, affordable energy in developing countries.
Using Conversation to Change the World
We need to insert sustainability into the "sales and profit conversation" until it becomes one and the same, says Paul Dolan of Fetzer Vineyards.
Can Green be Gold?
Proponents say green buildings are worth more than conventional ones. Now there are signs that the market is starting to agree.
Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:July 7, 2004
*News and Events Honda Unveils the Hybrid-Electric Accord Rhode Island Sets Renewable Energy Requirements L.A. Aims to Meet California’s Renewable Energy Requirements USDA Awards Grants for Wind and Solar Energy Projects New York State Awards $15 Million for Clean Energy Projects Construction Starts on Grid-Connected Superconducting Cable *Site NewsUMass Lowell Solar Energy Engineering Program*Energy ConnectionsU.S. Greenhouse Emissions Increased Moderately in 2003 ———————————————————————————News and Events ———————————————————————————Honda Unveils the Hybrid-Electric AccordAmerican Honda released the first images of its 2005 Accord V6 Hybrid last week, and although it may not look much different, the new vehicle packs a lot of technology under its hood. Using what Honda is calling a “next-generation hybrid powertrain,” the new vehicle delivers more than 240 horsepower. It also takes advantage of the electric motor’s high torque at low speeds, delivering “near-peak torque” across the engine’s entire operating range, according to Honda. The Accord Hybrid will be Honda’s first vehicle to incorporate Variable Cylinder Management technology, which deactivates three of the six cylinders during cruising and deceleration. Honda claims the Accord Hybrid will deliver more power and performance than the current Accord V6, while achieving the fuel economy of a four-cylinder Civic. The new Accord Hybrid goes on sale […]
Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:June 29, 2004
*News and Events University of Wisconsin-Madison Wins FutureTruck Competition GM and DaimlerChrysler Fuel-Cell Vehicles Help Deliver the Mail USDA Offers $13.2 Million for Biomass Energy Projects New 144-Megawatt Wind Power Plant Dedicated in Wyoming New York Olympics Bid Includes Wind- and Solar-Powered Stadium Connecticut Climate Change Act Signed into Law Western Governors Launch Clean Energy InitiativeWestern governors agreed unanimously last week to explore opportunities to develop “a clean, secure and diversified energy system for the West and to capitalize on the region’s immense energy resources.” The energy resolution, adopted at the annual meeting of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA), sets a preliminary goal of increasing the efficiency of energy use in the West by 20 percent by 2020, and also aims to develop 30,000 megawatts of clean energy in the West by 2015. “Clean energy,” as defined in the resolution, includes renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass energy, but also includes clean coal technologies and advanced natural gas technologies. The resolution calls for a study of policies to facilitate wind energy development throughout the region, and notes that the governors have been evaluating an initiative to develop 1,000 megawatts of concentrating solar power in the West. […]
Introducing Green Worker Cooperatives
2003 Social Mutual Fund Top Picks
In a year that's been a bad joke for the mutual fund industry, the social investing community has the last laugh.
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