Jeff Bezos Rolls Out First Tranche Of Earth Fund Money
Jeff Bezos’ $10 billion Earth Fund has announced its first allocation of funds to well known and lesser known climate advocacy groups.
Jeff Bezos’ $10 billion Earth Fund has announced its first allocation of funds to well known and lesser known climate advocacy groups.
Those living in Oakland, California, who have benefited from the “Green For All” program that provides locals with rooftop solar photovoltaic systems may want to thank the recently deceased musician Prince, as he was apparently the secret driving force and checkbook behind the program, according to prominent political activist Van Jones. In … [continued]
This post first appeared on Join Mosaic. By Billy Parish http://youtu.be/kJaI79r9L5M How do we get to 100% clean energy? At Mosaic, we believe the fastest way is to allow more people to participate in building the clean energy economy. In the video above, produced by Mosaic’s good friends at Green For All, … [continued]
The carbon tax debate continues in the US Congress as sponsors and stakeholders assert carbon-pricing legislation would address the most challenging, and interrelated, problems facing the US today. Amounting to a tax on carbon emissions, the discussion draft’s sponsors are soliciting public feedback on how best to allocate proceeds.
Clean energy job growth was broad based geographically and across industry sectors despite opposition and inconsistent support in Congress, according to Environmental Entrepreneurs’ clean energy jobs Q4 and 2012 year in review.
After a weekend climate rally on the Mall in Washington attended by 150,000 people – including at least two blue Navii people – the 31 major environmental groups in the US today sent a letter to congress demanding that it return to the table on the climate bill before the … [continued]