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Consolidation Expected in Clean Energy in 2012, E&Y SaysBy : Sustainability ..., May 28, 2012
Declining investments, lower prices and the uncertain future of government subsidies will result in more consolidation among renewable-energy companies over the next year, according to Ernst & Young LLP. Mergers and acquisitions in the first quarter of 2012... Read more.. |
IFC: No Plan to Cut Back on Funding Projects in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., May 28, 2012
International Finance Corporation, the World Bank’s private-sector lending arm, has no plans to cut its business in India despite a sharp slowdown in the local economy, as it bets on the country’s long-term growth potential to fetch attractive returns on its investments, a... Read more.. |
Producer Responsibility for Electronic Waste is an important issue, says HCL By : Roselin Dey, May 28, 2012
In light of the recent e-waste management rules rolled out, Mr Rothin Bhattacharya - EVP - Marketing, Strategy, Business Development & CEO - HCL Security shares the e-waste management initiatives of HCL. Rothin joined HCL Infosystems in 2009 as the CEO of HCL... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , e-waste , Electronic Waste , HCL , Labor , Law , Producer Responsibility , Technology |
U.N. climate talks stall over rich-poor divisionsBy : Sustainability ..., May 26, 2012
U.N. climate talks ran into gridlock Thursday as a widening rift between rich and poor countries risked undoing some advances made last year in the decades-long effort to control carbon emissions that scientists say are overheating the planet. As happens so often in... Read more.. |
Nation’s Green Czar Withdraws Nomination for Top Energy PostBy : Sustainability ..., May 25, 2012
Arun Majumdar, director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, will be leaving his White House post June 9. Majumdar has served as ARPA-E’s director since 2009. APRA-E, created in 2007, was charged with finding and funding “out of the box” innovative... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Department of Energy , energy , Entertainment , Environment , Health , Politics , Technology |
Goldman sets $40 bln clean energy investment planBy : Sustainability ..., May 23, 2012
Goldman Sachs Group Inc plans to channel investments totaling $40 billion over the next decade into renewable energy projects, an area the investment bank called one of the biggest profit opportunities since its economists got excited about emerging markets in 2001. ... Read more.. |
Mining Industry ‘to Spend $20bn on Renewable Energy and Conservation by 2020′By : Sustainability ..., May 18, 2012
Worldwide investment by the mining industry in renewable energy and energy conservation will reach about $8.4 billion by 2016 and nearly $20 billion by 2020, according to a new report from Pike Research. And under a more aggressive scenario, in which the global economy... Read more.. |
Coal Use Drops to Record Lows While Clean Energy SoarsBy : Sustainability ..., May 17, 2012
It's amazing how much can change in a year. At this time in 2011, we were testing our hair for mercury as a way to encourage the EPA to adopt strong mercury pollution protections -- which the agency did. I was also celebrating generating my first clean kilowatt of energy from... Read more.. |
FirstCarbon Selected by Mahindra Satyam for Sustainability MonitoringBy : Sustainability ..., May 17, 2012
FirstCarbon Solutions, a pioneer and industry leader in environmental sustainability solutions for business, today announced a services agreement with Mahindra Satyam, a leading technology outsourcing firm that provides services to Fortune 500 companies around the globe.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Entertainment , FirstCarbon Solutions , Labor , Law , Mahindra Satyam , Technology |
Indowind energy seeks to raise funds to help pay off debtBy : Sustainability ..., May 17, 2012
Indowind Energy, which sells wind power in India to companies including Oracle and Citibank, seeks to raise $30 million to help pay off loans and bondholders. The board has decided to try and raise the money through external commercial borrowings to meet a “gap in... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Indowind Energy |