Double Hurricane Threat for Gulf Coast?

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/potential-double-hurricane-hit-for-gulf-coast/

Study: Bankruptcies soar for senior citizens

http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-08-31-bankrupt-seniors_N.htm

AUSTRALIA-Falling for PV and the F-word

http://www.photon-magazine.com/news_archiv/details.aspx?cat=News_PI&sub=australia&pub=4&parent=1220

COUNCIL OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT SEC PROPOSAL

http://www.cii.org/UserFiles/file/press%20release%20SEC%20ifrs%20proposal%2008-28-08.pdf

Business asks Australia to ease carbon trade

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSSP4419020080829

Fee Disclosure Policy Needed For Defined Contribution Pension Plans

http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/news/detail.asp?ID=423

BABY BOOM-What is a Winter Fuel Payment?

http://www.thepensionservice.gov.uk/winterfuel/

OLDER PEOPLE-Get your increased winter fuel payment before Christmas

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/2008/aug/pens079-220808.asp

Personal Accounts to hurt low earners

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=811130

Exxon Mobil Must Face Lawsuit by Indonesian Villagers

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aRYhia8wUENs

California insurance commissioner backs pay-as-you-drive policies

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-insure28-2008aug28,0,1949890.story

EPA: Voluntary climate action has limits

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885354/

Industry groups file lawsuit over polar bear rule

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26445489/

An Economy that Works for All

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/edcut/348477/an_economy_that_works_for_all

California Moves on Bill to Curb Sprawl and Emissions

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/us/29sprawl.htm

Oil and Gas Top Donors to McCain and Obama 08

http://www.opensecrets.org/news/Oil%20and%20Gas%20Top%20Donors%20to%20McCain%20and%20Obama%2008.xls

Political Interference with Science:Global Warming Part II

http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20070319103023-10422.pdf

Urban Mobility-traffic congestion worsening in cities large and small

http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/media_information/press_release.stm

The screen is green: Looking into videoconferencing

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2008/08/post.html

IPECA-United States Climate Change Policy Seminar

http://www.ipieca.org/activities/climate_change/downloads/meetings/seminar_oct07/agenda.pdf

International Corporate Governance Network

http://www.icgn.org/organisation/board.php

Obscene energy profits must be used to stem winter misery

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/27/tax.oilandgascompanies

U.S. sets 'road map' for global accounting rules

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/sec-proposes-transiton-international-accounting/story.aspx?guid=%7B286039B7%2DB998%2D4AA3%2D9900%2D521A45AE24A2%7D

UK Consumers support windfall tax

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/utilities/article4615527.ece

Wind, solar projects race to finish before tax credit expires

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2008-08-25-alternative-energy-tax-credits_N.htm

The U.S. and China: Common Ground on Climate

http://www.asiasociety.org/beijingair/?=asworld

Solar's Time Has Finally Arrived

http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2039

CUOMO FILES LAWSUIT TO FORCE BUSH EPA TO CONTROL GLOBAL WARMING POLLUTION FROM BIG OIL REFINERIES:Cuomos Coalition of Twelve States

http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2008/aug/aug25b_08.html

A Dozen States Sue EPA Over Emissions

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/25/national/main4383504.shtml?source=RSSattr=U.S._4383504

A U.S. appeals court awarded nearly a dozen oil companies more than $1 billion to recover costs from breached 1980s

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121967839911669403.html?mod=MKTW

IOPS: Governing Members

http://www.iopsweb.org/document/14/0,3343,en_35030657_35030370_35152654_1_1_1_1,00.html

Solar Boom: New twists on three leading solar technologies

http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/21228/

OECD/IOPS Global Forum: Pension Development in Africa

http://www.iopsweb.org/document/14/0,3343,en_35030657_35030420_40979982_1_1_1_1,00.html

Guidelines for Pension Fund Governance: Public Consultation

http://www.oecd.org/document/44/0,3343,en_2649_34853_41087276_1_1_1_1,00.html

OECD invites public comment on draft guidelines on pension fund governance

http://www.oecd.org/document/45/0,3343,en_2649_34853_41088685_1_1_1_37411,00.html

P8’ pensions powerhouse finalises climate change report

http://www.responsible-investor.com/home/article/p8/

Inside the Solar-Hydrogen House: No More Power Bills-Ever

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=hydrogen-house

A Solar Grand Plan

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=a-solar-grand-plan

DOL widens DC advice window

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa

LaRue vs. DeWolff and Hecker vs. Deere-Plan sues managers over $2.7 million loss

http://pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080820/DAILY/
476165004/1039/REG

See how the solar concentrator works

http://www.technologyreview.com/video/index.aspx?id=21217&brightcove=1701249275&iframe=energy&autoplay=true

A demonstration of how the solar concentrators are made

http://www.technologyreview.com/player/08/09/MagDemo/1.aspx

401 k LaRue Vs DeWolff-Corporate America plays larger role in pensions

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=809740

SEC Announces Successor to EDGAR Database-“IDEA” Will Make Company and Fund Information Interactive

http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-179.htm

CalPERS to beef up environmental equities

http://www.pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080819/DAILY/476165042

CalPERS’ infrastructure plan gets green light-GREEN INVESTMENTS?

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=810687

New Energy Finance Predicts 43% Solar Silicon Price Drop

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/new-energy-finance-predicts-43-solar-silicon-price-drop-1288.html

US Chamber-Dear 44: The energy debate

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12570.html

Lawsuit-SIERRA CLUB Vs EPA and API

http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/common/opinions/200808/04-1243-1133914.pdf

Lawsuit Climate 2008-Where Does Your State Rank?

http://www.instituteforlegalreform.com/states/lawsuitclimate2008/index.cfm

The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) takes stake in electricity firm

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=810056

Climate Change-Joint Statement of the G8 Tokyo Business Summit

http://www.keidanren.or.jp/english/policy/2008/020.pdf

Toyota to add solar panels to Prius hybrid

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUST29871820080706

Going Solar Goes Mainstream

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/15/AR2008081501916.html

API-Letter to Gang of Ten

http://www.api.org/Newsroom/upload/Cavaney_Letter_Senate_GroupOf10_August_13_08.pdf

Solar Panels by the Square Mile in California

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/solar-panels-by-the-square-mile-in-california

More Efficient Solar Cells-A new solar panel could lower costs and improve efficiency

http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/21255/?a=f

US Renewables Portfolio Standars 2008

http://www.dsireusa.org/documents/SummaryMaps/RPS_Map.ppt

Shareholder Rights, the 2008 Proxy Season, and the Impact of Shareholder Activism

http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch072208psa.htm

President Bush Meets with Coalition for Affordable American Energy

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/08/20080812-2.html

RiskMetrics-2008 Policy Survey

http://www.riskmetrics.com/issgovernance/policy/survey08.html

Joint letter from Merck, Pfizer, Eli Lilly, J&J, Novartis and Wyeth, the companies told FASB

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/7/10/1254845/FASB%20Letter.pdf

CalPERS and sovereign wealth fund executives debate transparency

http://www.pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080811/REG/581369800/1010

Pension funds to report on CRS

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=809274

Giant Retailers Harnessing Solar Power For Energy Savings

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/10/giant-retailers-harnessin_n_118070.html

Disclosure of Certain Loss Contingencies—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 5 and 141(R)

http://www.fasb.org/ocl/fasb-getletters.php?project=1600-100

Balancing Benefits: The Elderly vs. Children

http://blogs.wsj.com/agenda/2008/08/07/balancing-benefits-the-elderly-vs-children/

Public Comment and Submission Form-Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=SubmitComment&o=09000064806a0cfd

KERRY ON MIT'S GROUNDBREAKING DISCOVERY OF NEW SOLAR POWER TECHNOLOGY

http://kerry.senate.gov/cfm/record.cfm?id=301694

SOLAR-German City Wonders How Green Is Too Green

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/world/europe/07solar.html

Solar: America's Bright Hope

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=802855411

Telecommuting-Gas Prices Apply Brakes To Suburban Migration

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/04/AR2008080402415.html

The New Workplace Perk: Gas

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/fashion/07Work.html

House of Representatives passed a bill that would require federal agencies to allow some workers to telecommute a at least one a week

http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/08/05/higher-gas-prices-a-boon-for-online/

Lawsuit-Investigations on alleged ERISA FIDUCIARY breach ( LaRue Vs DeWolf )

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=807228

SEC-Roundtable on Fair Value Accounting Standards

http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/fairvalue.htm

American Academy of Actuaries-Social Security: The age to retire?

http://www.actuary.org/briefings/socsec_aug08.asp

Green energy help for poor: Pensioners targeted with energy-saving schemes

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/aug/04/energy.householdbills

Senator Obama's Plan to Offset the Costs of Rising Energy and Addresses Oil Industry Contributions to John McCain's Campaign

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJPo5IGTd0A

Young lobbyists dream green

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/12200.html

'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/oxygen-0731.html

Business Roundtable Statement on the President's Call For Offshore Oil Exploration

http://www.businessroundtable.org/pdf/Energy/
Business_Roundtable_Energy_Report_06062007.pdf

France's Solaire Direct setting up South African module factory

http://www.photon-magazine.com/news_archiv/details.aspx?cat=News_PI
&sub=africa&pub=4&parent=1160

$250 limit set on gifts to fiduciaries

http://pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080801/DAILY/310404577

Conyers Seeks Compliance with Judge's Ruling on White House Subpoenas

http://judiciary.house.gov/news/080801.html

Utility-Scale Solar Power: Opportunities and Obstacles

http://science.house.gov/publications/hearings_markups_details.aspx?NewsID=2121

U.S. Labor Department and SEC to share information protecting retirement and investments of American workers

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ebsa/ebsa20081051.htm

SEC Advisory Committee Makes Recommendations to Improve Financial Reporting for Investors

http://sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-166.htm

Climate change to hurt health of elderly

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalwarming/
2008-07-17-climate-health-report_N.htm

TAKE THE EXCESS PROFITS OF OIL COMPANIES TO HELP WORKING FAMILIES DEAL WITH ENERGY COSTS WITH NEW $1,000 REBATE CHECKS AND ENACT A $50 BILLION PACKAGE

http://obama.3cdn.net/0035b25f3b7e0a7fe3_w0kdmvrq8.pdf

5 states threaten to sue EPA to get emission rules

http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/press/pdfs/n1594_final_180_day_notice.pdf

Australian carbon costs to hurt food exports, farmers

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/
2008-07-29-carbon-costs-hurt-australian-farmers-exports_N.htm

South Africa plans shift from coal for energy

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/
2008-07-29-south-africa-energy-options_N.htm

EPA Administrator-Comply with a subpoena and appear before the Committee to testify

https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2008cv0409-49

ICI Welcomes DOL Proposal on 401(k) Disclosure

http://www.ici.org/statements/nr/08_news_401k_disclosure.html#TopOfPage

PSCA-SUMMARY OF PROPOSED RULE ON FIDUCIARY REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCLOSURE IN PARTICIPANT-DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT PLANS

http://psca.org/Portals/0/pdf/wash/DOL%20fee%20disc%20proposal%20summary.pdf

ERIC Registers Opposition to Legislation to Limit Pension Fund Investments in Commodities

http://www.eric.org/forms/uploadFiles/1382400000057.filename.ERIC_072908_LTR.pdf