The fifth annual study of Mutual Fund proxy voting on climate change from CERES shows a continuing upward trend in the number of fund families voting for climate-related proxies. The growth has been steady and impressive over the five years the study has been conducted, indicating that a growing number of asset managers are taking [...]
The American Power Act, also known as the Kerry-Lieberman climate change bill, is being prepared for a push to bring it to consideration in the Senate work session starting after the July 4th holiday. Sources indicate that the Democratic Caucus held last Thursday, June 24th, demonstrated strong support for a comprehensive climate and energy bill [...]
Local collaboration on sustainability, as practiced by the Green Needham Collaborative, is a model that can work for businesses as well. I made that connection in this article about Green Needham that was published in the June, 2010 issue of InBusiness, the monthly publication of the Newton Chamber of Commerce. The Green Needham Collaborative is [...]
President Obama said in Pittsburgh on Wednesday that he is committed to get a comprehensive energy and climate bill passed. We knew that – President Obama understands that passing comprehensive energy and climate change legislation is also a key to a more prosperous economy,. But every time it has seemed on the cusp of happening, [...]
In 2008, the US Congress asked the National Academies to study and “make recommendations regarding what steps must be taken and what strategies must be adopted in response to global climate change”. On May 19, 2010, the Academies released three reports responding to that request. The reports are unequivocal in their response, providing Congress a [...]
