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Investors Warn Asian Factory Farms Risk “Financial Food Poisoning”‘ of Global Food Supply Chain

August 16, 20179 years Andrea Bertoli 0 Comments

Industrial animal agriculture is a hugely devastating industry for humans, for animals, and for the planet.

Growing feedstock for animals means acres of rainforest are cleared for soybeans; methane emissions from CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations) are one of the leading causes of climate change; the resulting manure pollutes local waterways and air; and the crowded conditions of CAFOs lead to high rates of sickness and infection, leading to excessive use of antibiotics — which makes these vital medicines less effective for humans (in fact, farm animals receive approximately 80% of the antibiotics sold in the US).

Fossil Fuel Companies Could Waste $2.2 Trillion In Investments In Next Decade

November 30, 201511 years Guest Contributor 7 Comments

Originally published on Energy Post. By Karel Beckman Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI), the NGO that invented the concept of “stranded assets” (or “the carbon bubble”) has today published a new report warning that, as a result of climate policies, “no new coal will be needed, oil demand will peak around … [continued]

Investors Finally Focusing On Risk Of Stranded Assets, Says Ernst & Young

October 23, 201511 years Guest Contributor 14 Comments

Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Climate change and the risk of stranded assets have been named as two major areas of increasing investor focus and concern in the latest global survey of institutional investors by Ernst & Young. Tomorrow’s Investment Rules 2.0, EY’s second annual survey of more … [continued]

Residential Energy+ Seeks To Accelerate And Scale Investment In Home Energy Upgrades

September 14, 201511 years RMI 2 Comments

Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Nushin Kormi and Douglas Miller The market opportunity for residential energy upgrades—the combination of measures to improve energy performance in homes—is substantial, amounting to roughly $150 billion in the United States alone. Americans are also less satisfied with the energy performance of their homes … [continued]

Top 10 states in the US for solar, 2013 (lll3cim.wpengine.com)

Top 10 Solar Energy States Per Capita (US)

September 3, 201412 years sandydec 8 Comments

Environment America Research and Policy Center recently released Lighting the Way, a fascinating hard numbers–based take on the US solar energy boom, the top states that fostered it last year, and what the others are up to. The research organization finds that the top 10 solar energy states—Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, … [continued]

Mexico & Central American Clean Energy Investment Skyrockets

August 12, 201412 years Joshua S Hill 3 Comments

A plentiful supply of renewable resources, and a need for a more economical approach to power generation, is fueling strong momentum in clean energy investment in Mexico and the six main countries of Central America, says a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. In fact, Mexico is already on … [continued]

Wind & Solar Best Sectors In Climate Stocks According To HSBC

April 22, 201412 years Giles Parkinson 1 Comment

Originally published on Renew Economy. Investment bank HSBC says the wind and solar sectors offer the best opportunity for investors looking at climate themes, while industrial efficiency looks the least attractive. In a report entitled Climate Radar, that it says is one of the first attempts to profile, quantitatively and … [continued]

Enlighted inc. Announces $14 Million in Funding

October 10, 201115 years evfsmyth 0 Comments

Enlighted inc., a building sense and control company, announced the closing of a $14 million round of funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Draper Fisher recently.

Clean Technology Venture Investments Down 33%, but Bright Future Expected

July 19, 201115 years evfsmyth 1 Comment

Recent findings by Cleantech Group revealed that venture investments in clean technology were down 33% in 2Q 2011. Compared to the $2.75 billion across 174 deals in the previous 1Q11, global investments in the second quarter produced $1.83 billion across 161 deals. This total for 2Q11 is also down 10% from the $2.03 billion invested one year prior in 2Q10.

South Korea Investing $7.18 Billion In New Smart Grid

February 24, 201115 years tyler 6 Comments

Once again, South Korea is taking the green initiative by investing $7.18 Billion into a Smart Grid in an effort to curb their country’s CO2 Emissions and improve the efficiency of their electricity market. This major overhaul is headed up by Korea Electricity Power Corp (KEPCO) and they hope to … [continued]