Archive for the ‘Footprint’ Category
Climate News Scan – 14 May 2013
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:
- Political parties release climate platforms as British Columbians go to polls
- Carbon dioxide levels reach historic 400ppm threshold
- Urban trees provide billions in economic value
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Climate News Scan – 07 May 2013
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
Songbird’s timing disrupted, but with surprising results- People want more fuel-efficient vehicles
- Political affiliation and support for climate action
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Climate News Scan – 30 April 2013
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:
- Considering all aspects of diversity in clams and salmon
- Strategies to increase electric vehicle sales
- World’s largest natural capital risks identified
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Climate News Scan – 23 April 2013
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:
- New findings released on renewable energy communications
- US and China agree on working group for addressing climate change
- Behavioural change has significant impact on energy consumption
Editors: Neil Thomson (ISIS), James Tansey (ISIS), Robyn Meyer (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)
Climate News Scan – 10 April 2013
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:
- Localized pollution from coal in southeastern BC
- Misunderstandings further complicate the issue of climate change
- Studies highlight importance of soil in forest carbon lifecycle
PICS Climate News Scan – 3 April 2013
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:
- Carbon markets at a tipping point
- Do you suffer from opinion bias when it comes to climate change?
- Growing zones of BC’s forests set to shift
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Climate News Scan – 19 March 2013
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:
- Zooplankton resilient to changing water temperatures, but not all human impacts
- Canada ceding its leadership in the Arctic
- Public-Private Partnerships enabling sustainability
PICS Climate News Scan – 05 March 2013
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:
- The wine industry adapts to climate change
- Beware the staples trap
- Auditor General: BC needs to do more to conserve biodiversity
Authors: Chanda Brietzke, Justin Bull, Liz Ferris, James Noble, Sarah Thomas
Editors: Neil Thomson (ISIS), James Tansey (ISIS), Tom Pedersen (PICS), Robyn Meyer (PICS)
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Climate News Scan – 26 February 2013
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:
- Overexposed to a high carbon future
- Uncertainty linked to slow action on climate change
- The disaster preparedness imperative
Authors: Chanda Brietzke, Justin Bull, Liz Ferris, James Noble, Sarah Thomas
Editors: Neil Thomson (ISIS), James Tansey (ISIS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)
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New York Sun is Rising | Renewable Energy News Article
Saturday, January 12th, 2013The Governor called for a major expansion of his NY-Sun Initiative. The original NY-Sun, announced by the Governor at last year’s State of the State, called for doubling solar installations in 2012 and quadrupling in 2013. However, that program was too small and too intermittent–while helpful, it fell short of accomplishing the job of market transformation.
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Marketwire – Alternative Energy
- Sustainable Energy Announces Extension of $1.5M Standby Equity Commitment by Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures May 20, 2013
- Anadarko to Present at Upcoming Oil & Gas Conference May 20, 2013
- Con Edison CEO Kevin Burke: Success of $1B Storm Protection Investments Requires Joining With Others May 20, 2013
- Stockton to Deploy Northern California's First Battery Electric Transit Buses -- Zero Emission Buses Will Help Improve Region's Air Quality May 20, 2013
- Northern Power Systems Turbines Weather the Challenge of Hurricane-Speed Winds May 20, 2013
- IDS Solar Technologies' Power Storage Control System Nears Launch With Completion of Circuit Board Design May 20, 2013
- Green EnviroTech Holdings (GETH) Announces Agreement for Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) May 20, 2013
- Miller Energy Resources to Begin Drilling Sword #1 Well May 20, 2013
- Alaska Pacific Energy Corp. Enters Agreement With Black Gold Energy May 20, 2013
- Sefaira Enhances Energy Analysis Software to Evaluate Custom Shading Devices May 20, 2013
Globe Newswire
- LeMaitre Vascular Ranked in Boston Globe Top 100 Businesses in Massachusetts May 21, 2013BURLINGTON, Mass., May 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (Nasdaq:LMAT), a provider of peripheral vascular devices and implants, was ranked as #94 of the 100 best-performing publicly traded corporations based in Massachusetts by the Boston Globe. […]
- FBR Announces Allen Morton Has Joined Investment Banking Team as Managing Director and Head of Houston Office May 21, 2013ARLINGTON, Va., May 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FBR & Co. (Nasdaq:FBRC) (FBR), a leading investment bank serving the middle market, announced today that Allen Morton joined the firm as a Managing Director in the Company's Energy Investment Banking group focusing on merger and acquisition opportunities in that sector. He will also take on industry c […]
- Memorial Production Partners LP Announces Pricing of a $100 Million Offering of Additional Senior Notes May 21, 2013HOUSTON, May 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Memorial Production Partners LP (Nasdaq:MEMP) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Memorial Production Finance Corporation, announced today the pricing of their offering of $100 million in aggregate principal amount of their 7.625% senior unsecured notes due 2021. The notes are being offered as additional notes under the […]
- Stacksearch Launches Qbox Search-as-a-Service May 21, 2013Fayetteville, AR, May 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- […]
- Swisher Hygiene Inc. Delays Filing of 2013 First Quarter Report on Form 10-Q May 21, 2013CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Swisher Hygiene Inc. ("Swisher Hygiene") (Nasdaq:SWSH) (TSX:SWI), a leading provider of essential hygiene and sanitizing products and services, announced today that in connection with filing its Form 12(b)-25, the company received a letter from NASDAQ on May 14, 2013 indicating that it is not in com […]
- Supernus to Present at Two Investor Conferences May 21, 2013ROCKVILLE, Md., May 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:SUPN), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that the Company's management will present an overview of the Company at the following investor conferences in May and June 2013: […]
- Regarding the adopted decision by the court of first instance in the case between Naftos grupė UAB and the company May 21, 2013On 20 May 2013 Vilnius Regional Court adopted a decision in the case according to claim of claimant Naftos grupė UAB to Klaipėdos nafta AB (hereinafter, the “Company“) for the compensation of allegedly incurred losses of LTL 17 mill., for reimbursement of surplus of oil products to claimant allegedly belonging to Naftos grupė UAB and held by the Company and […]
- Mercury Systems to Present at the KeyBanc Capital Markets Industrial, Automotive and Transportation Conference May 21, 2013[…]
- eFuture Announces First Quarter 2013 Unaudited Financial Results May 21, 2013BEIJING, May 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- eFuture Information Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:EFUT), (the "Company" or "eFuture"), a leading provider of software and services in China's rapidly growing retail and consumer goods industries, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. […]
- Zoom Technologies Reports First Quarter 2013 Results May 21, 2013[…]