Posts Tagged ‘consumption’
CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 22 May 2012
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- Strong Norwegian EV sales throw BC incentives into sharp relief
- Life cycle assessments drive consumption towards lower-carbon alternatives
- Most mammals too slow for climate change
Authors: Neil Thomson, Neil Salmond, Kristina Welch, Justin Bull
Editors: James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)
The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.
CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 10 April 2012
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- New guidance for managing extreme weather risk
- Understanding energy: sources and options for a low carbon future
- Washington State first to tackle ocean acidification
The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.
Authors: Neil Thomson, Calyn Shaw, Neil Salmond, Kristina Welch, Justin Bull
Editors: James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)
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PICS CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 07 February 2012
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- EU begins process to regulate carbon emissions from shipping
- Big trees face uncertain future
- Achieving zero: delivering future-friendly buildings
The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.
Authors: Neil Thomson, Calyn Shaw, Neil Salmond, Kristina Welch
Editors: James Tansey (ISIS), Tom Pedersen (PICS), Jessica Worsley (PICS)
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CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 06 December 2011
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- COP 17 update and Dispatches from Durban
- Climate sensitivity – the good, the bad, and the ugly
- Is sustainability science really a science?
The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business in partnership with the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: picsscan@uvic.ca.
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Marketwire – Alternative Energy
- MicroPlanet Announces Closing First Tranche of Equity Private Placement and Notes 2012 Financial Statements Included Restatement May 22, 2013
- Canadian Biomass Company Plans U.S. and Canadian Pellet Mills for This Summer, an Industrial Info News Alert May 22, 2013
- Cellana Appoints Michael J. Kamdar as President May 22, 2013
- Li3 Energy and Blue Wolf Mongolia Holdings Corp. Enter Into Merger Agreement May 21, 2013
- Reservoir Capital Corp.: Concession Contract Completed for Cehotina Hydroelectic Project in Bosnia May 21, 2013
- Opower Named to the Inaugural CNBC Disruptor 50 List May 21, 2013
- WindPower Solutions Announced That Its Next Generation 85kW Wind Turbine Has Successfully Completed Its 100,000 Kilowatt Hour Test and Is Now Ready for the Market May 21, 2013
- Covanta to Exhibit at WasteExpo Booth #4875 May 21, 2013
- WPCS Receives $4.1 Million in New Contracts May 21, 2013
- Dine Out Environmental Group Secures GBP 10 Million in Equity Funding May 21, 2013
Globe Newswire
- U.S. Citizens Are Mobilizing to Help Our "Neighbors" in Oklahoma May 23, 2013DENVER, May 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- $2 million was raised in 20 hours as people from all over the U.S. were texting donations for victims of the Oklahoma tornado. At this time, just over $3.3 million has been raised through the nonprofits who are running text donation campaigns through mGive. […]
- USHCC Congratulates Los Angeles Mayor-Elect Eric Garcetti May 23, 2013WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) today congratulated Los Angeles City Councilman Eric Garcetti for winning election as the city's next mayor. A strong ally of the Hispanic business community, Garcetti will assume the role as the city's executive facing several challenges, including […]
- HEICO Corporation Reports Record Net Sales, Operating Income and Net Income for the Six Months Ended April 30, 2013; Full Year Sales and Net Income Growth Estimates Raised May 23, 2013HOLLYWOOD, Fla. and MIAMI, May 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HEICO CORPORATION (NYSE:HEI.A) (NYSE:HEI) today reported that net income increased 24% to $23.7 million, or 44 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2013, up from $19.0 million, or 36 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2012. For the first six months of fis […]
- Merrill Lynch International & Co. C.V. Files Annual Financial Report May 23, 2013CURAÇAO--(BUSINESS WIRE (http://www.businesswire.com))-- Regulatory News: Merrill Lynch International & Co. C.V. today informs its security holders that its Annual Financial Report for the year ended December 31, 2012 has been filed with the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the Officially Appointed Mechanism of Luxembourg, Merrill Lynch International & Co. […]
- Legacy Reserves LP Prices Private Offering of Senior Notes May 23, 2013MIDLAND, Texas, May 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legacy Reserves LP (Nasdaq:LGCY) and its wholly owned subsidiary Legacy Reserves Finance Corporation today announced the pricing of the previously announced offering of $250 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2021, which will bear interest at a rate of 6.625% per annum. The not […]
- SMTC Appoints Steve Brown to Vice President, Quality and Engineering May 23, 2013TORONTO, May 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SMTC Corporation (Nasdaq:SMTX) (TSE:SMX), a global electronics manufacturing services provider, announced today the appointment of Mr. Steve Brown as Vice President, Quality and Engineering. […]
- EXCEPTIONAL DIAMONDS BRING EXCEPTIONAL REVENUE May 23, 2013May 22, 2013 (LUC–TSX, LUC–BSE, LUC–NASDAQ OMX First North) … Lucara Diamond Corp. (“Lucara” or the “Company”) is very pleased to announce the results from its first large and exceptional diamond tender. The special tender of Karowe diamonds was completed on May 22, 2013 and consisted of 15 single stone lots. All 15 stones were sold for gross revenues of $24 […]
- Hudson's Bay Company Announces Release Date for First Quarter Results May 23, 2013TORONTO, May 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hudson's Bay Company ("HBC") ( […]
- HCC Declares 69th Quarterly Dividend May 23, 2013HOUSTON, May 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- […]
- State Bank Financial Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend May 23, 2013ATLANTA, May 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of State Bank Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:STBZ) today declared a quarterly dividend of $.03 per common share. The dividend will be paid on June 18, 2013 to the common stock shareholders of record as of June 10, 2013. […]