Posts Tagged ‘Innovation’
CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 01 May 2012
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- New study shows thriving jellyfish populations
- Time-lapse tools help people understand climate change
- Environmental and economic concerns emerge about forest bioenergy
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, Neil Salmond, Kristina Welch, Justin Bull, James Noble
Editors: James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)
CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 03 April 2012
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- Old growth forests help cool planet
- New paradigms required for growth and prosperity
- Canadian businesses describe their adaptation actions, challenges
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, Kelly Masson
Editors: James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)
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CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 24 JANUARY 2012
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- Tourism relies on jet setters, but travel is destroying attractions
- NASA says Canada highly vulnerable to environmental change due to global warming
- EU cap on aviation emissions could boost airline profits
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: isis@sauder.ubc.ca
Authors: Neil Thomson, Calyn Shaw, Neil Salmond, Kristina Welch
Editors: James Tansey (ISIS), Tom Pedersen (PICS), Jessica Worsley (PICS)
PICS CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 10 JANUARY 2012
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- Forest management programs may increase forest carbon emissions
- 2011 is UK’s second warmest year, Met Office confirms
- Smart meter usage increasing worldwide
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: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.
Authors: Neil Thomson, Calyn Shaw, Neil Salmond, Kristina Welch
Editors: James Tansey, Tom Pedersen, Jessica Worsley
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PICS CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 20 September 2011
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
The Krafla geothermal power plant in Iceland.
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- Canada sitting on “massive” store of geothermal energy: report
- Carbon trust: renewable energy offers 12 percent returns for businesses
- Australia puts price on dying oceans
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Marketwire – Alternative Energy
- NW Natural Reports on Progress of Key Initiatives at Annual Meeting of Shareholders May 23, 2013
- Volkswagen Chattanooga Builds 250,000th Passat Sedan May 23, 2013
- Hammond Power Solutions Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend May 23, 2013
- A Letter From the President of Liberated Energy, Inc. May 23, 2013
- LumaSense Introduces Rel-Rad(TM) -- Breakthrough Thermal Imaging Technology May 23, 2013
- Cyclone Power Technologies Signs MOU With McGill University to Advance Combustion Systems for Micro-Sized Power Units May 23, 2013
- Double Crown Resources Covered by SectorWatch News Report on Oilfield Services May 23, 2013
- Development Milestone Achieved at Rare Element's Bear Lodge Project May 23, 2013
- Echo Teams With CALSTART to Accelerate Adoption of Hybrid Solutions May 22, 2013
- Qualstar Names Three Authorized Resellers May 22, 2013
Globe Newswire
- Flaggningsmeddelande i Svedbergs i Dalstorp AB May 24, 2013Anmälan om förvärv av eller överlåtelse av aktier eller depåbevis Emittent 556052-4984 Svedbergs i Dalstorp AB Instrument SE0000407991 B-aktier Innehavare Nordea Fondbolag Finland Ab Före transaktionen Antal aktier 1 610 121 Antal röstr […]
- Vestas has handed over case concerning former CFO to the Fraud Squad May 24, 2013In December last year, Vestas’ Board of Directors took steps to involve the State Prosecutor for Serious Economic and International Crime (the Fraud Squad) in the case regarding the former Chief Financial Officer’s (CFO), Henrik Nørremark’s financial transactions in relation to an Indian cooperation partner, ref. company announcement No. 36/2012 of 2 October […]
- Útgáfa skuldabréfa RVK 09 1 og RVK 19 1 vegna fjölgunar viðskiptavaka May 24, 2013Í tengslum við nýjan aðalmiðlarasamning skuldabréfa Reykjavíkurborgar og viðskiptavaktar á eftirmarkaði þar sem viðskiptavökum fjölgar úr þremur í fimm hefur Reykjavíkurborg gefið út skuldabréf vegna fyrirgreiðslu til viðskiptavaka skuldabréfa. Gefin eru út 400 mkr að nafnvirði í skuldabréfaflokknum RVK 09 1, stærð flokksins er nú 17.190.000.000,- kr. Einnig […]
- Euroopan komissio hyväksyy Ahlstromin Label and Processing -liiketoimintojen ja Munksjö AB:n yhdistymisen May 24, 2013Ahlstrom Oyj PÖRSSITIEDOTE 24.5.2013 klo 12.15 Ei levitettäväksi tai lähetettäväksi Australiaan, Kanadaan, Hongkongin Kiinan kansantasavallan erityishallintoalueelle, Japaniin, Uuteen-Seelantiin, Etelä- Afrikkaan tai Yhdysvaltoihin. Ahlstrom, globaali korkealaatuisten kuitumateriaalien valmistaja, on tänään saanut Euroopan komission hyväksynnän yhtiön Label […]
- Munksjö – EU Commission approves combination of Munksjö AB and Ahlstrom’s Label and Processing business, Helsinki Stock Exchange approves listing May 24, 2013Munksjö Oyj, Stock Exchange Release, May 24, 2013 at 11.15 CET NOT TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AFRICA OR THE UNITED STATES. The European Commission has today approved the combination of Munksjö AB and Ahlstrom’s Label and Processing bu […]
- European Commission approves the combination of Ahlstrom's Label and Processing business and Munksjö AB May 24, 2013Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE May 24, 2013 at 12.15 Not to be distributed in or into Australia, Canada, the Hong Kong special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa or the United States. Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, announces that the European Commissi […]
- Lánasjóður sveitarfélaga - Niðurstaða skiptiútboðs í flokki LSS 08 1 May 24, 2013Lánasjóður sveitarfélaga bauð eigendum bréfa í skuldabréfaflokknum LSS 08 1 að fá afhent bréf í LSS150434 gegn afhendingu á LSS 08 1, með uppgjör 31. maí 2013. Lánasjóðnum bárust pantanir að nafnvirði ISK 3.760.000.000 í flokki LSS 08 1 og mun lánasjóðurinn afhenda á móti bréf í flokki LSS150434 að nafnvirði ISK 4.837.852.565. Lánasjóðurinn mun afskrá þau br […]
- DGAP-PVR: E.ON SE: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution May 24, 2013E.ON SE 24.05.2013 11:09 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Publication pursuant to section 26 paragraph 1 WpHG: We have received the following notifi […]
- DGAP-PVR: Deutsche Börse AG: Publication according to § 26 paragraph. 1 WpHG with the objective of Europe-wide distribution May 24, 2013Deutsche Börse AG 24.05.2013 11:07 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 25 para. 1 WpHG We received the […]
- New equity right for trading, Cortus Energy TO (118/13) May 24, 2013At the request of Cortus Energy, Cortus Energy equity rights will be traded on First North as from May 29, 2013. Security name: Cortus Energy TO 3 ------------------------------------ Short name: CE TO3 ------------------------------------ ISIN code: SE0005137007 ------------------------------------ Orderbook ID: 94466 ------------------------------------ Ma […]