Energy Priorities

VANOC's Consultant Gives It a Bronze for Greenness

Energy Priorities Magazine — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:12:32 -0800

Suzuki Foundation finds little evidence of strong engagement by the parent organization, and recommends the IOC play a stronger role to ensure that future host cities like London and Sochi follow through on their environmental commitments. (continued at http://energypriorities.com/) February 04, 2010

New Guidance Issued by Securities and Exchange Commission for Climate Change Disclosures by Public Companies

Energy Priorities Magazine — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:26:44 -0800

On February 2, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") published an interpretive release to provide guidance to public companies on the SEC's existing disclosure requirements relating to climate change. Those requirements apply to registration statements and periodic reports filed under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (continued at http://energypriorities.com/) February 04, 2010

How Green Are the 2010 Winter Olympics? - Building Priorities Briefing

Energy Priorities Magazine — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0800

The 2010 Games are being dubbed the "Sustainable Olympics," but is Vancouver BC setting any world records? In this month's Briefing we examine some lessons from the global spectacle. First we look at the venues that Canada constructed for the upcoming Winter Games, to see if they win any green medals. Seven years after winning the bid, we find Canadians are not entirely happy about the upcoming games. Green business guru Martin Westerman shares his thoughts about how to really make the games green. (podcast) (continued at http://energypriorities.com/) January 25, 2010

How To Really Make the Olympics Green

Energy Priorities Magazine — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:52:59 -0800

If we had no choice but to make the Olympics environmentally neutral, how would we do it? Martin Westerman has some ideas. He is the author of "The Business Environmental Handbook," a lecturer on sustainable business for the University of Washington Business School and the Bainbridge Graduate Institute. (podcast) (transcript) (continued at http://energypriorities.com/) January 25, 2010

Energy Monitoring - Energy:Minute

Energy Priorities Magazine — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:14:32 -0800

You can't manage what you can't measure. Monitoring is an essential component of managing energy use. (podcast) (transcript) (continued at http://energypriorities.com/) January 25, 2010

Vancouverism and the Seven-Year Itch

Energy Priorities Magazine — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:06:23 -0800

Seven years after winning their bid to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, how are Canadians feeling about the upcoming games? Denis Du Bois talks with Vaughn Palmer, political columnist for the Vancouver Sun. (podcast) (transcript) (continued at http://energypriorities.com/) January 25, 2010

Interview: David Helliwell, Co-Founder, Pulse Energy

Energy Priorities Magazine — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:32:02 -0800

Pulse Energy in Vancouver is making it possible for you to watch real-time energy consumption at the 2010 Winter Olympic venues in Vancouver. Denis Du Bois talks with the company's co-founder, David Helliwell. (podcast) (continued at http://energypriorities.com/) January 25, 2010

Timely Investment Summit on Times Square

Energy Priorities Magazine — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:08:03 -0800

The Wall Street Green Trading Summit is coming up on March 23 and 24, 2010, in Times Square in New York City. Launched in 2002, this is one of the longest-running environmental market events in the industry. (continued at http://energypriorities.com/) January 25, 2010

Olympic Venues to Display Energy Consumption in Real Time

Energy Priorities Magazine — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:42:15 -0800

BC Hydro and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) launched an online energy tracker that will publicly monitor real-time energy consumption of 2010 Winter Games sites within the cities of Vancouver and Richmond, the Resort Municipality of Whistler and Whistler Blackcomb. (continued at http://energypriorities.com/) January 22, 2010

Must Solar Companies Sell their Soul to Save their Skin?

Energy Priorities Magazine — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:19:54 -0800

The race is on to develop a competitive advantage in cleantech -- not just for corporate profit or state and regional economic development, but as a key driver of national economic competitiveness in the 21st Century. Is the US prepared to compete and win at this new Great Game? Two recent deals in China for US solar companies First Solar and eSolar show a worrying trend. (continued at http://energypriorities.com/) January 11, 2010

Clean Technology Venture Investment Totaled $5.6 Billion in 2009

Energy Priorities Magazine — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:01:38 -0800

Despite no binding climate change accord in Copenhagen, VC investment in cleantech is on a global rebound, say The Cleantech Group and Deloitte. Strong M&A and IPO activity in Asia and an increased share of VC investment in Europe underscore the global growth of cleantech. (continued at http://energypriorities.com/) January 06, 2010

Top 10 "Cleantech Top 10" Lists for 2010

Energy Priorities Magazine — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:04:10 -0800

One of the items on my "top 10 observations on January 1, 2010" is how many people are making Top 10 lists this week. Here are, well, how about 10 of them. (continued at http://energypriorities.com/) January 01, 2010

Top 10 Voices on Energy Priorities in 2009

Energy Priorities Magazine — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:23:42 -0800

We talked with people from every stratum of the cleantech world in 2009. Here are 10 voices we think are most worth revisiting as we enter the clean energy decade. (continued at http://energypriorities.com/) December 31, 2009

Building Information Modeling (BIM) - Energy:Minute

Energy Priorities Magazine — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:48:33 -0800

Building Information Modeling is a computer-based simulation of a construction project, linked with a database of information about the project. (podcast) (transcript) (continued at http://energypriorities.com/) December 23, 2009

Social Media Marketing for Cleantech Companies

Energy Priorities Magazine — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:35:11 -0800

Denis Du Bois's advice on social media marketing aired on the "Inside Renewable Energy" program from New Hampshire this morning. (continued at http://energypriorities.com/) December 22, 2009