SEC Approves Interactive Data for Financial Reporting by Public Companies, Mutual Funds

http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-300.htm

SEC-MODERNIZATION OF THE OIL AND GAS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

http://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/2008/33-8935.pdf

SEC Modernizes Oil and Gas Company Reporting Requirements to Provide Investors With More Meaningful and Comprehensive Disclosure-LAST FAVOR?

http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-304.htm

Is Social Security a Ponzi Scheme?

http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/economicsunbound/archives/2008/12/is_social_secur.html

The Gas Tax

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/27/opinion/27sat1.html

The Future of Labor

http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/16661

Obama Completes His Cabinet

http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/politics/1194811622221/index.html

Obama Announces Salazar and Vilsack

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2008/12/17/us/politics/1194835808070/obama-announces-salazar-and-vilsack.html?scp=1&sq=Obama%20Announces%20Salazar%20and%20Vilsack&st=cse

With aid from the state, Californians warm to rooftop solar power

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-solarbucks27-2008dec27,0,2027046.story

Upgrade to power grid wise investment

http://www.theolympian.com/207/story/706807.html

U.S. Firms Join Forces to Build Car Batteries

http://sec.online.wsj.com/article/SB122957206516817419.html

Electric-Car Battery Makers Seek Federal Funds

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/26/electric-car-battery-makers-seek-federal-funds/?hp

EPA's Interpretation of Regulations that Determine Pollutants Covered By Federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permit Program

http://www.epa.gov/nsr/documents/psd_interpretive_memo_12.18.08.pdf

Boxer Calls on Attorney General to Stop “Renegade” EPA Administrator Johnson

http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Majority.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=5ff1fa60-802a-23ad-48f7-70e4f829d9a5&Designation=Majority

New Public Pension Fund Management System in Japan

http://www1.worldbank.org/finance/assets/images/Masaharu_Usuki.ppt

Japan to bring back solar power subsidy for homes

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE4BN1U820081224

Bush signs pension funding relief bill

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/planning-to-retire/2008/12/23/president-bush-signs-pension-relief-bill.html

Don’t touch 401(k)s, ICI president Stevens says!!!

http://www.pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081219/REG/812199985/1005

Don't scrap 401(k)s, ICI president says!!!

http://www.ici.org/statements/remarks/08_npc_stevens_video.html

Starbucks may not match 401(k) contributions in 2009

http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/employment/2008-12-23-starbucks-401k_N.htm

GenCorp freezes DB plan, suspends match

http://www.pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081222/DAILY/812229985/1032/ONLINENEWS

Kemet suspends 401(k) match

http://www.pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081223/DAILY/812239973

US Agency Telework Coordinators

http://www.feddesk.com/freehandbooks/042408-1.pdf

OPIC BOARD APPROVES $505 MILLION FOR SIX CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT FUNDS

http://www.opic.gov/news/pressreleases/2007/pr091908.asp

Lifeline for Renewable Power

http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/21747/?a=f

Keynes y el cambio climático

http://www.elpais.com/articulo/sociedad/Keynes/cambio/climatico/elpepiopi/20081222elpepisoc_6/Tes/

Obama, l'écologiste

http://www.lemonde.fr/ameriques/article/2008/12/22/obama-l-ecologiste_1134021_3222.html

In Need of Cash, More Companies Cut 401(k) Match

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/your-money/401ks-and-similar-plans/21retire.html

Sun king Garrett cuts solar subsidy?

http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/energy-smart/sun-king-garrett-cuts-solar-subsidy/2008/12/17/1229189709644.html

UNITED NATIONS-Partnerships Report 2008

http://www.un.org/partnerships/Docs/Final%20Report.pdf

UNITED NATIONS & Business Interface-Your Business Door to the UN

http://unbeta.globalhand.org/en

EPA Eases Emissions Regulations for New Power Plants

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/18/
AR2008121803687.html

State PUC approves $1.9-billion Sunrise Powerlink

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/
la-fi-sunrise19-2008dec19,0,6419254.story

Could the Electric Grid Support Far More Wind and Solar?

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/12/could-the-elect.html

Green jobs really on the way? New U.S. solar plants announced this week

http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2008/12/18/green-jobs-really-on-the-way-new-us-solar-plants-announced-this-week/

FedEx halts delivery of 401(k) match for year

http://www.pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081218/DAILY/812189983

Motorola feeezes DB plan

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=831955

Kodak stops matching 401(k) contributions

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=831047

Solar stocks in for another stormy year in '09

http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE4BH5HI20081218

SOLIS' GREEN JOBS ACT SIGNED INTO LAW AS PART OF HISTORIC ENERGY REFORM BILL

http://solis.house.gov/list/press/ca32_solis/wida6/greenjobslaw.shtml

From Albany, Move to Trim Pension Plans

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/nyregion/17pension.html

Australia Renewable Energy Target Draft Includes Solar Credits

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601130&sid=awls0q94FGWU

States Would Get Free Hand in Stimulus Plan to Speed Spending

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601130&sid=amCXH8OUXZqw

Alejandro Cercas-Directiva sobre el Tiempo de Trabajo

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch/view.do?language=ES&id=4337

US MAYORS-MainStreet Economic Recovery Report (Energy Programs)

http://usmayors.org/mainstreeteconomicrecovery/default.asp?Area=Energy

Lawsuit Climate 2008-Where Does Your State Rank?

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

India May Allow Companies to Trade Energy Efficiency Credits

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601130&sid=an5e5NhMKY.Y

OBAMA Master of Washington-Change power behavior

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydqg7ThZB04

Obama Introduces Energy Team

http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/politics/1194811622221/index.html#1194835642827

España colaborará con India en proyectos de energías renovables y de defensa

http://www.diariodeibiza.es/secciones/noticia.jsp?pRef=2008121200_4_292782__Nacional-colaborara-India-proyectos-energias-renovables-defensa

Michigan plan suit has eye on CBS

http://www.pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081215/DAILY/812159984

Barack Obama, climate crusader

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28141383/

Australia vows 5-15 pct CO2 cut, unveils trade scheme

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE4BE06720081215

An Obama Gift for K Street

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/14/AR2008121401811.html

Up on the Roof, New Jobs in Solar Power

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/jobs/14starts.html

SOUTH AFRICA-solar technology gets R540m boost

http://www.pv-tech.org/news/_a/eib_lends_40_million_euro_for_south_african_thin-film_solar_pv_module_facto

UK-MPs want tax on energy giants

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/dec/14/gas-oil-tax-spending-energy

AUSTRALIA-Solar Revolution

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE4BD09520081214

CII-Corporate Governance Reform Advocacy Letter

http://www.cii.org/UserFiles/file/resource%20center/correspondence/2008/CII%20Corporate%20Governance%20Reform%20Advocacy%20Letter.pdf

AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL-New Standars for Executive Compensation

http://www.americanbenefitscouncil.org/documents/
bankingcomm_letter092308.pdf

AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL-Companies Letter to Congress on Needed Pension Funding Reform

http://www.americanbenefitscouncil.org/documents/
multiindustry_fundingletter120808.pdf

AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL- Actuarial/Consultant Letters to Congress Regarding Reform Pension Funding Issues

http://www.americanbenefitscouncil.org/documents/
funding_actuaryletter_finance120808.pdf

AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL-Letter to House Ways and Means Committee on Needed Pension Funding Reform

http://www.americanbenefitscouncil.org/documents/
pensionfunding_groupletter102908.pdf

CERES-Ranking of Consumer & Tech Companies on Climate Change Strategies

http://www.hastingsgroupmedia.com/Ceres/RiskMetricscorpgovclimate121108.wma

CERES-Corporate Governance and Climate Change:Consumer and Technology Companies

http://www.ceres.org/Document.Doc?id=398

U.S. Plans to Sign Nuclear Pact With U.A.E.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122904102094400097.html

Green Is the New Color of Lobbying

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122913358087103611.html

Ten ways to cut your energy bills

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/3702179/
Ten-ways-to-cut-your-energy-bills.html

Justice for pensioners petition

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/pensions/3708491/
Justice-for-pensioners-petition.html

Al Gore to host 'green' inaugural ball

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/11/al-gore-host-green-inaugural-ball/

Solar power making a difference for growers

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/12/BA5P14LEDA.DTL

Congress acts to provide relief for pension funds

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i4pOP0UL7iJ_4toCY7l0kCjdhn9AD950P0TG0

H.R. 7327 "Pension Relief and Technical Corrections"

http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/hr7327.pdf

And on Wednesday, Gordon saved the world!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/cartoon/2008/dec/11/gordon-brown-world

Stimulating Ideas To Create Green Jobs

http://energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=58d95ce3-135c-4e51-98ba-96633694183d&Month=12&Year=2008&Party=0

Alleged ERISA breaches investigated

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=830657

House Passes Bill to Change 401(k) Requirements for Retirees

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/planning-to-retire/2008/12/11/house-passes-bill-to-change-401k-requirements-for-retirees.html

Berlusconi Threatens to Play ‘Bad Guy’ and Veto EU Climate Deal

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601130&sid=aGhpwQsvUZW8

U.S. Transition Hampers Talks on Climate Change

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/world/europe/11climate.html

Money and Lobbyists Hurt European Efforts to Curb Gases

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/business/worldbusiness/11carbon.html

Canarias lanza un plan de internacionalización de las empresas dedicadas a las energías renovables

http://www.energias-renovables.com/paginas/Contenidosecciones.asp?ID=14&Cod=15429

US CHAMBER-Gov. Edward Rendell on Infrastructure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxxng9ut5ZM

A Green Recovery: Tom Friedman, Carol Browner & Gov Ed Rendell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep1639bvkmE

UK seeks more power for State in energy industry

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/utilities/article5315428.ece?&EMC-Bltn=NOTEY9

Costs exclude thousands from fuel poverty aid

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/utilities/article5309802.ece

Solar for the EU's Poor, but No Budget

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/dec2008/gb2008125_090448.htm

ERIC Warns Congress about Inaction on Pension Funding Relief

http://www.eric.org/forms/documents/DocumentFormPublic/view?id=1646200000066

Norwegian Ethical Guidelines for the Government Pension Fund

http://www.responsible-investor.com/images/uploads/resources/
research/21214492869Albright_Group_Ethical_Guidelines.pdf

Obama, Gore talk energy, the environment

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28128903/

Obama says climate change a matter of national security

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE4B86R920081209

U.S.-China-India Innovation Partnerships Conference-Scalable Renewals in Climate Change/Clean Energy Symposium

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Dr-Ashok-Sood-Magnolia-Solar/story.aspx?guid=%7B4715657F-AAFC-4773-9B65-A149F7B83A61%7D

The Green Machine

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/08/AR2008120803569.html

Can U.S. cultivate a 'green collar economy'?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/28068352#28068352

Oil Giants could soon face lawsuits over Climate

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/dec/09/oil-business-climate-change-flooding

Jones May Be Star of Obama Foreign Policy Team!!:SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY?

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aNRuZm0kH8nQ

Testimony regarding investments in clean energy and natural resources projects and programs to create green jobs and to stimulate the economy

http://energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=f950a2d8-bd94-5d1f-ec07-a93bf518e2e5

Temporary IRA Distribution Suspension Act of 2008

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:h7277ih.txt.pdf

Boxer Statement for Press Event on Blueprint for Economic Recovery, Infrastructure Investment and Energy Independence

http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Majority.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=182044f4-802a-23ad-49d3-0da33297c676&Designation=Majority

Transition's Timing Hits Climate Talks

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2008/12/07/AR2008120702426.html

Solar Energy Fuels Domestic Job Growth:A Blueprint for Job Creation and Economic Security

http://www.seia.org/galleries/pdf/SEIA%20Policy%20Priorities%2012.3.08.pdf

America must end its denial about gas taxes

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2008/12/07/AR2008120702089.html

Investor Statement on a Global Agreement on Climate Change

http://www.iigcc.org/docs/PDF/Public/InvestorPolicyStatement8Dec08.pdf

Solar industry pleads for more federal help

http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/othercities/sacramento/stories/
2008/12/01/daily46.html

Obama May Revamp Tax Credits to Spur Green-Energy Investments

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601130&sid=aRaAiksFZo7g

The Poznań Communiqué on Climate Change

http://www.poznancommunique.com/downloads/poznancommunique.pdf

Obama´s Girls School-Toxic Air and America´s Schools

http://content.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/smokestack/school/112213

Schwarzenegger tells U.N.: Green rules help markets

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE4B71YS20081208

IBM, Harvard want your PC for solar power study

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE4B70QS20081208

Stimulus Push Gets Greener Tint

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122852139710884159.html

California EPA Head Says Emissions Cash Should Fund Green Plans

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid
=20601130&sid=aW_L.61DLsL4&refer=environment

Justice Dept. Says Pentagon Must Comply With EPA Cleanup Orders

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/04/
AR2008120403653.html

AP IMPACT: Donors, Lobbyists Help Obama Get Ready

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-The-Influence-Game-Obama.html

Obama, Aides Consider Appointing Energy 'Czar'

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122851742327183933.html

CHINA Goes Green-a mega market in the making

http://www.ft.com/cms/885d7916-e3aa-11dc-8799-0000779fd2ac.html?
_i_referralObject=945921551&fromSearch=n

The heat is on

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/429574ba-b9c4-11dd-99dc-0000779fd18c.html

Obama turns focus to energy, agriculture, trade

http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE4B46DV20081205

Reinsurers and Climate Change:US Insurance Tax Bill (HR 6969)

http://www.abir.bm/downloads/ProtectionistUSInsuranceTaxBillIntroduced.pdf

NASRA/NCTR: MARKET DECLINES AND PUBLIC PENSIONS

http://www.nasra.org/resources/NASRA_NCTR_ISSUE_BRIEF0812.pdf

Car Dealer Says Automakers Should End Lawsuits

http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/05/
car-dealer-says-automakers-should-end-lawsuits/

Energy Goals a Moving Target for States

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/05/business/05power.html

Lawyers call for international court for the environment

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/3530607/Lawyers-call-for-international-court-for-the-environment.html

Households won't be reimbursed for solar energy

http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/energy-smart/households-wont-be-reimbursed-for-solar-energy/2008/12/03/1228257139076.html

Pension funds survey managers on climate risk

http://www.pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081204/DAILY/812049992

Sen. Snowe To Introduce Pension Withdrawal Measure

http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressRoom.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=feafacd1-802a-23ad-45b2-da7ce677c0bc

German environment minister plans talks over power financing

http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE4B33V620081204

Efficient Thin-Film Solar Cells-The first prototype cell to use photonic crystals looks promising

http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/21755/?a=f

US Map of Participating Mayors-902 Mayors have joined the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement

http://usmayors.org/climateprotection/ClimateChange.asp

Obama faces pressure on offshore drilling

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16096.html

EPIA-Solar for over One Billion People and Two Million Jobs by 2020

http://www.epia.org/fileadmin/EPIA_docs/documents/
EPIA_SG_V_ENGLISH_FULL_Sept2008.pdf

Proposal Ties Economic Stimulus to Energy Plan

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/us/politics/04green.html

China, U.S. to Sign Energy-Conservation, Water Quality Accords

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601130&sid=aQvzVh2BdqyU&refer=environment

Open Letter to CEOs of SEC-Registered Firms

http://sec.gov/about/offices/ocie/ceoletter.htm

Pension giant pushes for social responsibility

http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/topstories.aspx?ID=BD4A893428

Environmentalists Fight E.P.A. Rule

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/us/04mining.html

AEP studies transmission lines for renewable power

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSN0227398220081203

Obama Drops Windfall Profits Tax for Oil and Gas Industry

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lloyd-chapman/obama-drops-windfall-prof_b_147723.html

UPDATED: 150 Solar Startups, Part 1

http://greenlight.greentechmedia.com/2008/11/30/150-solar-start-ups-part-1-752/

Solar a Bust in Spain

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/solar-a-bust-in-spain--5297.html

VIDEO: Rendell and Obama discuss energy initiatives Tuesday in Philadelphia

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/28019417#28019417

Solar thermal projects gather steam -- and opposition

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bigsolar3-2008dec03,0,2706469.story

A Solar Boost for the Sunshine State

http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/02/a-solar-boost-for-the-sunshine-state/

Top U.S. Court May Back Power Plants, EPA on Clean-Water Rules

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601130&sid=abZ0.71hIk.g&refer=environment

International Climate Change Programs: Lessons Learned from the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme and the Kyoto Protocol's CDM

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09151.pdf

EU rethink on pollution permits

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a768d77c-c010-11dd-9222-0000779fd18c.html

Federal jury clears Chevron of Nigeria abuses

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jK5tAMU8DLLx1A8OMM0IzxTh2ZTwD94QI1001

NAM-Alien Tort Statute

http://www.nam.org/PolicyIssueInformation/InfrastructureLegalRegulatoryPolicy/PolicyIssues/AlienTortStatute.aspx

James L. Jones' energy views worry some environmentalists

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-jones2-2008dec02,0,1167203.story

Jones gives hope to energy companies?

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16101.html

Regulate global warming now, urge attorneys general

http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/press/pdfs/n1635_multistate_comment_letter.pdf

Ex-bad boy China praised at climate talks

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gyiqERz7Omdj2btdOtgE0OlDK8ngD94QIK000

CHINA-Country has 'key role' on climate

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2008-12/02/content_7260304.htm

Edison's rooftop solar project powers up

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-sunroof2-2008dec02,0,3036433.story

Obama Embraces ‘Green Path’ in Stimulus Plan to Aid Environment

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601130&sid=aGZs6vevDXyg&refer=environment

The War on Carbon Heats Up Globally, but Strategies for Change Remain Local

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122817626182370653.html

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy-Keep your friends close and your enemies closer

http://energyxxi.org/reports/Transition_Plan.pdf

EPA, Interior Dept. Chiefs Will Be Busy Erasing Bush's Mark

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/27/AR2008112702184.html

The Green Collar Economy

http://images1.americanprogress.org/il80web20037/Podcast/11182008.mp3

US-In New Land Rush,Ranchers Unite ( Good Example for Solar )

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/11/26/us/20081127_WIND_SS1/index.html

Investment Funds Push an Environmental Agenda

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/28/business/28green.html

USA-Renewables Maps and Incentive Sheets

http://www.epa.gov/renewableenergyland/maps_incentives.htm

Your State Will Pay You to Become More Energy-Efficient

http://green.yahoo.com/blog/forecastearth/179/your-state-will-pay-you-to-become-more-energy-efficient.html

How Berkeley's Bank could help fight climate change

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthcomment/3530703/How-Berkeleys-Bank-could-help-fight-climate-change.html

Vatican gets solar power; should White House follow?

http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2008/11/26/vatican-gets-solar-power-should-white-house-follow/

US CHAMBER-CONTRIBUTIONS Political Action Committee Names

http://disclosures.house.gov/lc/lcxmlrelease/2008/MM/700068878.xml

NAM-Clean Air and Water Quality ( EPA REGULATIONS )

http://disclosures.house.gov/ld/pdfform.aspx?id=300105290

US CHAMBER-$ 20,600,000 in Lobbying Activities ( General Pension and Retirement issues )

http://disclosures.house.gov/ld/pdfform.aspx?id=300103632

US CHAMBER-Legal reform institute spent $9M lobbying in 3Q

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/11/24/ap5735066.html

Express Your Concern to the EPA about ANPR

http://www.bipac.net/issue_alert.asp?g=nam&issue=EPA_ANWR&parent=NAM

ATT-telecommuting, teleconferencing and other services could help slash emissions and boost the economy

http://www.att.com/Common/merger/files/pdf/sustainability/EPA_ANPRM.pdf

Carbon regulation could "cripple" Texas: Perry

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE4AP09920081126

White House Prods Allies to Oppose Limits on Greenhouse Gases

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/25/AR2008112502743.html

A subsidy-free policy for green energy and innovation?-GOOD COMMENTS:two biggest subsidies that the government gives to oil and coal!

http://www.knowledgeproblem.com/archives/002743.html

Robert Redford On Rachel Maddow Show: Redford Criticizes Bush Environmental Moves (VIDEO)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/25/robert-redford-on-rachel_n_146234.html

Vatican set to go green with huge solar panel roof

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE4AO8C820081125

Obama Is Ready to Move On a Clean-Energy Economy

http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2089

A Gift to Energy Independence or Big Oil?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/24/AR2008112402394.html

Judge: Automakers cannot block RI emission rules

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/11/25/ap5742284.html

UK House of Lords-The Economics of Renewable Energy Report

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200708/ldselect/ldeconaf/195/19502.htm

US CHAMBER-Congress Should Pass Pension Provisions Now

http://chamberpost.typepad.com/files/081117_multiindustry_pensionfunding_congress.pdf

Villaraigosa unveils solar plan for Los Angeles

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-solar25-2008nov25,0,2714480.story

G.M.’s Pension Fund Stays Afloat, Against the Odds

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/business/25auto.html

Midnight Regulations

http://www.propublica.org/special/midnight-regulations/

Issuance of Agency Regulations at the End of the Administration

http://www.ombwatch.org/regs/PDFs/BoltenMemo050908.pdf

SELECT COMMITTEE ON ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND GLOBAL WARMING-FINAL STAFF REPORT FOR THE 110TH CONGRESS

http://globalwarming.house.gov/tools/3q08materials/files/0064.pdf

Greener thinking for the poorest cities

http://www.economist.com/world/international/
displayStory.cfm?story_id=12666662

Plan sponsors faring well in fee lawsuits

http://www.workforce.com/section/00/article/25/96/72.php

AUSTRALIA-Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff) Bill 2008

http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/eca_ctte/renewable_energy/report/index.htm

AUSTRALIA-New South Wales to Start Bonus Payment System for Solar Power

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601130&sid=a2WryyJrRSPM

Spain city sets up solar cemetery

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7745673.stm

Energy Priorities for the Next Congress

http://energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=f9032d6a-3f9b-469c-bb64-bee84af7fb22&Month=11&Year=2008&Party=0

L'Afrique veut peser davantage dans la négociation sur le climat

http://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2008/11/21/l-afrique-veut-peser-davantage-dans-la-negociation-sur-le-climat_1121520_3244.html#ens_id=1099506

A Toolkit for Foundations and Individual Investors:Harnessing Your Investments to Help Solve the Climate Crisis

http://www.ceres.org/Document.Doc?&id=383

EPA, with White House nudge, eases rule on lead emissions

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-na-epa24-2008nov24,0,463461.story

Power in the desert: solar towers will harness sunshine of southern Spain

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/24/andalucia-spain-renewable-energy-technology

Inside the Transition: YOUR thoughts on energy and the environment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WigjhUkbr5g

2.5 million jobs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m17pz0R_qZo&eurl

A green economy could be ours

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/21/banking-crisis

Retirees hit by "longevity risk"

http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE4AK3X720081121

Solar power magnate’s bold bid for ailing carmaker

http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2008/11/19/solar-power-magnates-bold-bid-for-ailing-carmaker/

Navigating the Intersection of Telecommuting and Wage-and-Hour Law

http://www.employmentblawg.com/2008/seminar-helps-employers-navigate-the-intersection-of-telecommuting-and-labor-law/

US CHAMBER-Climate Change Theology and Reality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nXlrUKu86k&eurl

US Senate-Downloadable Lobbying Databases

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/Public_Disclosure/database_download.htm

Green-collar army recruits for the solar boom

http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/global-warming/greencollar-army-recruits-for-the-solar-boom/2008/10/30/1224956238447.html

Climate disaster awaits aged, poor

http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/global-warming/climate-disaster-awaits-aged-poor/2008/11/17/1226770355976.html

Oil lobby pushes energy agenda

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15839.html

Cities key to climate change outcome

http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/articles/Cities-key-to-climate-change-outcome_z431283.htm

Evidence for the prosecution

http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/articles/Evidence-for-the-prosecution_z203211.htm

The Real Reason to Subsidize Solar

http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/environmentandenergy/archive/2008/11/21/the-real-reason-to-subsidize-solar.aspx

Ethics panel issues inauguration warning

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/ethics-panel-issues-inauguration-warning-2008-11-20.html

Boxer Announces Action Plan on Global Warming

http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Majority.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=bb28fac6-802a-23ad-475a-fd8b6f1152b8&Designation=Majority

New Rule Would Discount Warming as Risk Factor for Species

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/20/AR2008112003465.html

Going Green: Still Challenging Turf

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/realestate/16wczo.html

Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World

http://www.dni.gov/nic/PDF_2025/2025_Global_Trends_Final_Report.pdf

The Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008

http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/leg/LEG%202008/112008%20Worker,%20Retiree%20and%20Employer%20Recovery%20Act%20of%202008.pdf

White House Pushes Through a Flurry of Rule Changes Sought by Business

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122714583954143319.html

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznań, 1-12 December 2008

http://unfccc.int/meetings/cop_14/items/4481.php

Waxman dethrones Dingell as chairman

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15822.html

Joe Biden on Solar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rXyTRT-NZg

The U.S. Chamber of Chicken Littles

http://www.hastingsgroupmedia.com/111708NRDCMIrenewableclimateprebuttal.wma

Inside the Transition: Meet members of the Energy & Environment Policy Transition Team

http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/inside_the_transition_meet_the_energy_environment_policy_transition_team/

PUC chairman backs Sunrise Powerlink transmission line

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-sempra20-2008nov20,0,4449452.story

Nike, Starbucks, others form clean-energy coalition BICEP

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/environment/2008-11-19-clean-energy-coalition-bicep_N.htm

SEC Fair Value Accounting Standards

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

SEC Improves Disclosure for Mutual Fund Investors

http://sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-275.htm

Aussie miners turn to solar tower power

http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE4AJ32D20081120

Canada wants North America cap-and-trade system

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE4AI70120081119

BLM Finalizes Rules That Could Add Billions of Barrels of Oil to U.S. Supply

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-27025.pdf

BLM Issues New Rules for Oil Shale Development: Last Minute Bush Administration Environmental Trashing?

http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/newsroom/2008/november/NR_11_17_2008.html

Automakers must cut emissions in return for federal money,Attorney General Say

http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/217422-automakers-must-cut-emissions-in-return-for-federal-money-ags-say

Readers to Obama: 10 Earthly Ideas on a Budget

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/readers-to-obama-10-earthly-ideas-on-a-budget/

SOLAR WORLD rescue Automakers?

http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE4AI3LO20081119

California seeks one third renewable power by 2020-Sunrise Powerlink Transmission Project

http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/efile/ALT/93073.pdf

Bingaman wants ‘streamlined’ climate bill, research funding

http://thehill.com/business--lobby/bingaman-wants-streamlined-climate-bill-research-funding-2008-11-17.html

Lobbying Spending to Surpass $3 Billion in 2008

http://undertheinfluence.nationaljournal.com/2008/11/lobbying-spending-to-surpass-3.php

Will Bush's Parting Shots Help Or Hurt?

http://energy.nationaljournal.com/2008/11/bush-final-regulations.php

Zero-carbon home: 'Solar panels on the roof provide for everything'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/audio/2008/nov/14/zero-carbon-green-energy

Texan residents getting a shock from their electric bills

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6118069.html

Texas State urged to get behind ‘clean tech’

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6118005.html

Obama vows climate action despite financial crisis

http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/president_elect_obama_promises_new_chapter_on_climate_change/

France-Plan pour les énergies renouvelables

http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/
DPfinal_energies_renouvelables_-_sans_photos_cle53a851.pdf

Eskom dismisses reports of more blackouts in Jan

http://www.sowetan.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=883893

How to Kick Our Oil Addiction Despite Plunging Oil Prices

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122660968559325625.html

US Climate Action Plans

http://www.pewclimate.org/what_s_being_done/in_the_states/action_plan_map.cfm

Schwarzenegger's Hollywood Summit Seeks Thaw in Climate Talks

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601072&sid=a2MJb5U0e2Jg&refer=energy

Green, easy and wrong?-An example of better comments than Editor himself!

http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12562343&mode=comment&intent=readBottom

States revolt over Rudd's carbon plan

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24648977-11949,00.html

New nano coating boosts solar efficiency

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/11/06/solar.coating/index.html

National Energy Council: Will Obama Administration Treat Energy Like Security?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/13/national-energy-council-w_n_143504.html

Energy Battle Already Dividing Democratic Congress

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=am5yhCK1YyRs&refer=home

EPA-API, AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL,AMERICAN ROYALTY COUNCIL, US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,NAM,NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL & REFINERS ASSOCIATION

http://yosemite.epa.gov/oa/EAB_Web_Docket.nsf/Filings%20By%20Appeal%20Number/490012440AC565E0852574C5006675D2/$File/Industry%20supplemental%20amicus%20brief...103.pdf

EPA-Deseret Power Electric Cooperative (Bonanza)

http://yosemite.epa.gov/oa/EAB_Web_Docket.nsf/f22b4b245fab46c6852570e6004df1bd/c38150f6c4bba3608525736900687af4%21OpenDocument

EPA Blocks Coal Plant

http://yosemite.epa.gov/oa/EAB_Web_Docket.nsf/Decision~Date/C8C5985967D8096E85257500006811A7/$File/Remand...39.pdf

In Transition, Tangle of Ties to Lobbying

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/15/us/politics/15transition.html

Australians march against climate change

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE4AE1DT20081115

Power-hungry Senegal to go solar in energy overhaul

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE4AD50N20081114

California climate disruption costs: billions and trillions?

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2008/11/climate-costs-c.html

OECD: $4 trillion lost by pension funds

http://www.pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081113/DAILY/811139993

ERIC and Over 300 Companies Request Defined Benefit Funding Relief

http://www.eric.org/forms/documents/DocumentFormPublic/view?id=15C720000005E

As Israel’s municipalities cause headaches, incentive emphasis shifts to next level

http://www.photon-magazine.com/news_archiv/details.aspx?cat=News_PI&sub=africa&pub=4&parent=1334

Australian feed-in tariff supporters go after the hearts – and votes – of an unsympathetic ruling party

http://www.photon-magazine.com/news_archiv/details.aspx?cat=News_PI&sub=australia&pub=4&parent=1340

U.S. Chamber: Misguided Climate Change Policies Will Negatively Impact Colorado’s Economy

http://www.uschamber.com/press/releases/2008/november/081112_colorado.htm

Litigation and the credit crunch- 401 (k) Cases

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_feature&tempPageId=824277

Largest Group Ever of World Investors Warns a New Global Climate Deal Must Be “Strong and Binding” to Unlock a Low Carbon Future

http://www.ceres.org/Page.aspx?pid=963

Investor Statement on a Global Agreement on Climate Change

http://www.iigcc.org/docs/PDF/Public/InvestorStatementCoverLetter11Nov08.pdf

Apollo Program-Clean Energy and Good Jobs

http://www.apolloalliance.org/downloads/fullreportfinal.pdf

China’s National Climate Change Programme

http://en.ndrc.gov.cn/newsrelease/P020070604561191006823.pdf

Obama will act quickly on climate change: adviser

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE4AB84K20081112

California Renewables Portfolio Standard

http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/A7691A23-1B7E-4B02-8858-9D964A3B17A3/0/RPS_Rpt_to_Legislature_Oct_2008.pdf

Business Groups Pushing for Relief From Pension Law

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/11/AR2008111102640.html

Obama sets strict rules on lobbyists during transition

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-11-11-obama-lobbyists_N.htm

The sun rises slowly for Australian solar

http://www.sciencealert.com.au/features/20081211-18431.html

Japan's Solar City

http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=93613&videoChannel=74

Minnesota governor seeks "green" jobs to boost state

http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE4A975T20081111

South Africa-Feed In Tariff for Renewable Energy, Private Members' Bill

http://www.ifp.org.za/Releases/281008pr.htm

Global investors urge action on climate change

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE4AA1CM20081111

Outlook for solar cells is sunny

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/10/28/solar_cell_production/

(Distributed) power to the people

http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/28/magazines/fortune/tech/gunther_fuelcell.fortune/index.htm

Green Investments and Jobs: A Response to the Heritage Foundation

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/11/heritage_response.html

Why clean energy is still a good bet

http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/04/technology/green_investments.fortune/index.htm

BARACK OBAMA AND JOE BIDEN: NEW ENERGY FOR AMERICA

http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/factsheet_energy_speech_080308.pdf

Shadow over solar power in L.A

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-ballot7-2008nov07,0,5074050.story

Investors sign up to a better world

http://media.ft.com/cms/602f7dca-a91d-11dd-a19a-000077b07658.pdf

Hold That Electron!

http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/1124/122.html

It's The Batteries, Stupid

http://www.forbes.com/2008/10/09/brian-schweitzer-energy-biz-energenius08-cx_al_1009schweitzer.html

States try to stem losses in public pension funds

http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/retirement/2008-11-06-state-pensions-cutbacks_N.htm

Obama Could Energize Solar

http://www.forbes.com/business/energy/2008/11/05/solar-energy-renewable-markets-equity-cx_cg_1105markets40.html

How Will New Leadership Impact Policy?

http://energy.nationaljournal.com/2008/11/new-leadership.php

Solar City

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2008/01/22/nyregion/1194816481959/solar-city.html

Le dilemme de la retraite à 70 ans

http://blog.lefigaro.fr/social/2008/11/
retraite-a-70-ou-100-ans-suite.html

John White, Director of Division of Corporation Finance, to Leave SEC After Leading Unprecedented Rulemaking to Enhance Disclosure to Investors!!!

http://sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-265.htm

EPA prepares to propose newer standards for lead

http://thehill.com/business--lobby/epa-prepares-to-propose-newer-standards-for-lead-2008-10-14.html

Obama to set limits on lobby hires

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15319.html

Lobbyists in Obamaworld

http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/1108/Lobbyists_in_Obamaworld.html

Obama considers new Energy Security Council

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15369.html

EU Energy Remedy for Africa May Jumpstart Global-Warming Talks

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601130&sid=axlcAsqEZjRs&refer=environment

Does Green Energy Add 5 Million Jobs? Potent Pitch, but Numbers Are Squishy

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122601449992806743.html

Ottawa swoops in with climate change offer

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081105.wclimate1106/BNStory/National/home

Solar and 401 (K): U.S. fund managers not chasing Obama strategies

http://www.reuters.com/article/managerViews/idUSLNE4A403C20081106

Federacion Internacional de Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones

http://www.fiap.cl/prontus_fiap/site/edic/base/port/miembros.html

The Bush Administration’s Last 100 Days:Deregulatory Risks Abound for Environment and Energy

http://globalwarming.house.gov/tools/3q08materials/files/0021.pdf

Dutch seek climate change opportunities

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=824419

U.S. Chamber: Misguided Climate Change Policies Will Negatively Impact Virginia’s Economy

http://www.uschamber.com/press/releases/2008/november/081103_climate.htm

ERIC Urges OMB to Ensure Fee Disclosure Regulations Be Effective No Earlier Than 12 Months After Finalized

http://www.eric.org/public/resources/OMBLetter.pdf

Obama's energy plan may be curbed but not halted

http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE4A484G20081105

Business lobby seeking better relationships with Democrats

http://thehill.com/business--lobby/business-lobby-seeking-better-relationships-with-democrats-2008-11-03.html

Boxer wants EPA's status upgraded

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/15022.html

Activist’s crusade: Curbing CEO pay

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14994.html

2008 State Results in Florida

http://graphicsweb.wsj.com/documents/elections08/state_detail.php?state=FL

GAO Urges Interior to Speed Oil Drilling on Federal Land

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0974.pdf

Energia: Israele punta forte sul Sole

http://www.corriere.it/scienze_e_tecnologie/08_novembre_04/energia_solare_israele_f9b84ed6-aa8a-11dd-8f4b-00144f02aabc.shtml

Canada's environmental record is among the worst in the industrialized world

http://www.conferenceboard.ca/HCP/Details/Environment.aspx

OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions:Pension Development in Africa - Opportunities and Challenges

http://www.oecd.org/document/9/0,3343,en_2649_34853_41005769_1_1_1_1,00.html

Blue Skies for Green Trading

http://online.barrons.com/article/SB122488818586468317.html

Credit Crisis hits the Environment?

http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5986622

US public pension funds face big losses

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/29c8e0c8-a3a0-11dd-942c-000077b07658.html

Canadian Pension relief in works

http://www.thestar.com/Article/527261

Photovoltaics - an elegant technology for electricity

http://www.sciencealert.com.au/opinions/20083110-18384.html

A Splash of Green for the Rust Belt

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/business/02wind.html

U.S. Chamber presses for full, $700 billion package

http://thehill.com/the-executive/u.s.-chamber-presses-for-full-700-billion-package-2008-09-25.html

Business celebrates late Bush foreign policy win

http://thehill.com/the-executive/business-celebrates-late-bush-foreign-policy-win-2008-10-02.html

Ballot initiatives turn green

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/15042.html

UK-Pensions Bill 2007-08 Bill as amended in Committee

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200708/ldbills/089/2008089.pdf

UK-Energy Bill 2007-08 Bill as amended in Grand Committee

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200708/ldbills/086/200886.pdf

Green power sell-off scheme slated as 'not radical enough'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/nov/02/renewable-energy-climate-bill

Home solar energy systems on hold for better incentives

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-11-01-solar-credit_N.htm

401(k) Advice

http://www.forbes.com/bow/b2c/category.jhtml?id=204

Black Silicon: A new type of silicon promises cheaper, more-sensitive light detectors.

http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/21611/?a=f

401(k) losses: Older investors' retirement funds hit hard

http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/retirement/2008-10-30-retirement-401k-funds-stocks-savings_N.htm

NASRA and NCTR- Member Systems

http://www.nasra.org/federal/NCTR%20NASRA%20Members.pdf

Science & Technology Advice for the New Administration

http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2008/media/1031letters/letter_science_advisor_obama.pdf

South Africa risks new power cuts says minister

http://africa.reuters.com/country/ZA/news/usnLV455772.html

Bush administration seeks last-minute regulations

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-na-regulate31-2008oct31,0,2869967.story

US MAYORS-Green Jobs in U.S. Metro? Areas

http://www.usmayors.org/pressreleases/uploads/GreenJobsReport.pdf

Letter to President Bush on Midnight Regulations

http://cei.org/cei_files/fm/active/0/nomidnightregs%20letter.pdf

Downturn Clobbers Public Pensions

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/27/AR2008102701751.html

Canada may ease pension funding rules

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=823466

Canada to seek continent-wide approach to climate change

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gHecHZvjXS_EHLlJoeuGB3G6RdEg

The California Solar Initiative

http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/puc/energy/solar

Powering the Planet: Solar World

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=909895859&play=1

US States with Renewable Portfolio Standards

http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/states/maps/renewable_portfolio_states.cfm

Presidential Picks Cast Solar Ballots

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/picking-the-solar-president-5095.html

Independent Energy Producers Association (IEP):The Power of California Video

http://www.iepa.com/Video.asp

California "green" energy vote seen close: poll

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE49U7SP20081031

US CHAMBER-Omnibus Public Land Management Act

http://www.chamberpost.com/files/081030_OmnibusPublicLandManagementAct_Senate.pdf

People-power a step closer in energy bill

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/oct/31/renewable-energy-micro-generation-national-grid

George Miller-"We know that 401(k) holders lack critical information about how their money is managed and what fees they pay"

http://www.house.gov/ed_workforce/statements/2008-10-07-GMHearingStatement.pdf

Investment Company Institute-Defined Contribution Plan Distribution Choices at Retirement

http://www.ici.org/home/rpt_08_dcdd.pdf

American Benefits Council-10-Point Plan to Help Employees and Retirees and to Strengthen the Economy and the Retirement System

http://www.americanbenefitscouncil.org/documents/10pt-plan-web_102208.pdf

Saving Retirement in the Face of America’s Credit Crises:Short Term and Long Term Solutions

http://edlabor.house.gov/testimony/2008-10-07-TeresaGhilarducci.pdf

Guaranteed retirement accounts

http://www.sharedprosperity.org/bp204/bp204.pdf

Direct from the candidates

http://www.pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081027/REG/810249957

Australian Economic Growth Little Hurt by Carbon Plan

http://www.treasury.gov.au/lowpollutionfuture/summary/downloads/Australias_Low_Pollution_Future_Summary.pdf

CDS blamed for 401(k) losses

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=822969

401(k) plans could be facing a total revamp

http://www.pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081027/PRINTSUB/310279971/

Wal-Mart wins dismissal of 401(k) lawsuit

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=823155

Renewable Energy Measures on the 2008 Ballot

http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legismgt/statevote/renewableenergymeasures.htm

Renewable energy debuts on ballots

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-10-29-ballot-proposals_N.htm

L'énergie solaire prend un nouveau départ au Japon

http://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2008/10/28/l-energie-solaire-prend-un-nouveau-depart-au-japon_1111919_3244.html

Google’s Green Agenda Could Pay Off

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/technology/internet/28google.html

Special First Again Loans for Solar and Environment Projects

http://www.reuters.com/article/blogBurst/environment?type=environmentNews&w1=B7ovpm21IaDoL40ZFnNfGe&w2=B8dTgJxsl2aP4igJ50LB7l1&src=blogBurst_environmentNews&bbPostId=B8Pv2di52fgWB41TbNr6nmpFCz7Gtri60dHAgCz4LcEKcn3qZv&bbParentWidgetId=B8dTgJxsl2aP4igJ50LB7l1

China sets price for cooperation on climate change

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE49R10T20081028

GM to suspend 401(k) payments

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=822727

How Green Is the High Court?

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202425506940

Sun + Water = Fuel: Sunlight can turn water into hydrogen. If the process can scale up, it could make solar power a dominant source of energy

http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/21536/?a=f

The Climate Collaboratorium: Harnessing Collective Intelligence to Address Climate Change Issues

http://cci.mit.edu/collaboratorium.pdf

AARP and business groups lobby hard for bailout package

http://thehill.com/business--lobby/
aarp-and-business-groups-lobby-hard-for-bailout-package-2008-10-01.html

15 CSU campuses to get solar power

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/
la-mew-solar23-2008oct23,0,1453462.story

AARP-Comparison of 401(k) Participants' Understanding of Model Fee Disclosure forms

http://www.aarp.org/research/financial/ira/fee_disclosure.html

US CHAMBER-Investment Advice—Participants and Beneficiaries

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/cmt-10070813.pdf

Investment Advice � Participants And Beneficiaries NPRM

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/regs/cmt-investment-advice.html

US CHAMBER-Proposed Rule on Fiduciary Requirements for Disclosure in Participant-Directed Individual Account Plans

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/cmt-09090805.pdf

Fiduciary Requirements For Disclosure In Participant-Directed Individual Account Plans

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/regs/cmt-fiduciaryrequirements.html

Energy Ballot Initiatives Around the Nation

http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/22/
energy-ballot-initiatives-around-the-nation

Governor Corzine Introduces New Energy Master Plan

http://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/2008/approved/20081022a.html

Chamber of Commerce Irks Democrats with Big Push for GOP

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122480659803164965.html

Pension funds can make a difference

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2a4e7436-917b-11dd-b5cd-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=4458dce6-9161-11dd-b5cd-0000779fd18c.html

Report: Climate-change investing to hit $650 billion

http://www.pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081022/DAILY/810229957/1032/ONLINENEWS

La Rue Vs DeWolff-GM puts brakes on salaried 401(k) contributions

http://www.pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081023/DAILY/810239986

21st Century Disclosure Initiative's strategic plan

http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/disclosureinitiative/strategic_plan.ppt

CERES-Comments on Roundtable on Modernizing the SEC’s Disclosure System

http://www.sec.gov/comments/4-567/4567-20.pdf

Roundtable on Modernizing the SEC's Disclosure System

http://www.sec.gov/comments/4-567/4-567.shtml

UNEP-Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World

http://www.unep.org/labour_environment/PDFs/Greenjobs/UNEP-Green-Jobs-Report.pdf

UNEP FI-Over 160 institutions signatories

http://www.unepfi.org/signatories/index.html

Alternative Energy Suddenly Faces Headwinds

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/business/21energy.html

OVERSIGHT-Reveals EPA Record of Court Losses, Opposes Legally Flawed Rule to Weaken Pollution Controls

http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2253

Saving the Working Class with Green-Collar Jobs

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1852183,00.html

El futuro fija la vista en la microgeneración

http://www.diariovasco.com/20081020/al-dia-local/futuro-fija-vista-microgeneracion-20081020.html

Argentine govt mulls private pension fund takeover

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=821615

UK Government response: The Powers of the Pensions Regulator – Amendments to the anti-avoidance measures in the Pensions Act 2004

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/consultations/2008/govt-response-powers-pensions-regulator-oct08.rtf

Financial crisis pushes candidates to weigh in candidates to weigh in on 401(k)s

http://www.pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081021/REG/810219992/1005

A.F.L.-C.I.O. Targets Seniors

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/politics/retiree.pdf

GAO-EPA Needs to Improve the Accuracy and Transparency of Measures Used to Report on Program Effectiveness

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d081111r.pdf

SEC Announces October 29 Roundtable on Mark-to-Market Accounting

http://sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-252.htm

US Solar America Cities

http://www.solaramericacities.energy.gov/Cities.aspx

AUSTRALIA-Litigation prods governments into action on climate

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24507653-11949,00.html

AUSTRALIA-Solar rebates go sky high

http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/solar-rebates-go-sky-high/2008/10/18/1223750399505.html

AUSTRALIA-Renewable Energy Atlas

http://www.environment.gov.au/apps/boobook/mapservlet?app=rea

UK Tougher climate target unveiled

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7673748.stm

UK Climate Change Bill [HL] 2007-08

http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2007-08/climatechangehl.html

Amid green energy euphoria, some solar concerns

http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE49H06820081018

$2 trillion wiped out of retirement funds

http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/retirement/2008-10-07-retirement-accounts-losses_N.htm

AARP-The Coverage of Employer Provided Pensions: Partial and Uncertain

http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/d19108_pensions.pdf

AARP-Retirement Security or Insecurity? The Experience of Workers Aged 45 and Older

http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/retirement_survey_08.pdf

Seniors embrace green ways

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/environment/2008-10-07-graygoesgreen_N.htm

Northeast paves way for climate crisis fix

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-10-17-global-warming_N.htm

US CHAMBER-Analisys of the wealth effects of shareholder proposals

http://www.uschamber.com/NR/rdonlyres/ep4r2glgwetzerdzb4pmrfye37fmd3cfce3eapslqnrplar6tcn3it5wmmbqwhw25ugchpemfa5hwizdj5q2s2vn3ka/080722wfi_shareholder.pdf

EXXON MOBIL-Executive PayWatch Database

http://www.aflcio.org/corporatewatch/paywatch/ceou/database.cfm?tkr=XOM&pg=1

EBSA-Interpretive Bulletin Relating to Investing in Economically Targeted Investments

http://www.dol.gov/federalregister/HtmlDisplay.aspx?DocId=21631&AgencyId=8

EBSA-Interpretive Bulletin Relating to Exercise of Shareholder Rights

http://www.dol.gov/federalregister/HtmlDisplay.aspx?DocId=21630&AgencyId=8

NAMIC-Regulators, Insurer Groups Meet on Climate Risk Disclosure

mms://71.87.25.133/dis/dis_080716_insurance.wmv

National Grid: Dream or Reality?

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/national-grid-dream-or-reality-5016.html

GRID PARITY-U.S. solar field foresees cost parity with coal, gas

http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE49F7OH20081016

Florida Governor’s Action Team on Energy and Climate Change

http://www.dep.state.fl.us/climatechange/team/default.htm

FLORIDA Public Service Commission considers renewable energy rule

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/10/15/ap5556539.html

For National Security, Get Off Oil

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=is-oil-a-threat

NAPF LAUNCHES BEST PRACTICE PRINCIPLES

http://www.napf.co.uk/DocumentArchive/Press%20Releases/02_2008/20081014_14-10-2008%20-%20NAPF%20Launches%20Best%20Practice%20Principles%20for%20Investment%20Advice.pdf

STATE & LOCAL PENSIONS NAVIGATING THE STORM

http://www.nasra.org/resources/NASRA-NCTR%20StatementPensions&Markets.pdf

Obama calls for tax free 401(k) withdrawals

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=820200

Proposed AB 32 Scoping Plan Document

http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/document/scopingplandocument.htm

Certified Energy Plans Examiner Roster

http://www.cabec.org/pdf/2008CEPEroster_Alpha_June2008update.pdf

California Electric Utility Service Areas

http://www.gosolarcalifornia.ca.gov/utilities/UTILITY_SERVICE_AREAS.PDF

GO SOLAR CALIFORNIA

http://www.gosolarcalifornia.ca.gov/

The California Solar Initiative

http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/energy/Solar/

Sunrise Powerlink Project

http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/Environment/info/aspen/sunrise/toc-feir.htm

Sunrise Powerlink transmission line

http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/Environment/info/aspen/sunrise/feir/figs/Figure%200ES-04_Environ_Superior_N+S_Routes.pdf

A solar bond for Los Angeles?

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2008/10/polling-the-sol.html

'Black silicon' boosts solar cell efficiency

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/15/alternativeenergy

Energy teams see different shades of green

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14544.html

Can green jobs save us?

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14551.html

George Soros on the Clean-Energy Economy

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10102008/watch.html

Dramatically Extending Lifetime Of Organic Solar Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081014160813.htm

The Million Volt Answer to Oil

http://www.manhattan-institute.org/pdf/eper_03.pdf

Share Crash Cuts Pension Funds

http://blogs.news.sky.com/sunrise/Post:ad9032f4-34fe-4056-98d7-99049765221f

The Economy Versus the Environment

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847409,00.html

Con las pensiones como telón de fondo

http://www.cincodias.com/articulo/economia/
pensiones-telon-fondo/20081013cdscdieco_8/cdseco/

Comments on OECD Guidelines for Pension Fund Governance

http://www.sustainablefinancialmarkets.net/wp-content/
uploads/2008/10/oecd-guidelines.pdf

Green New Deal

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/
a-green-new-deal-can-save-the-worlds-economy-says-un-958696.html

Boxer, Whitehouse Release Justice Department Investigation Letter on Testimony by EPA Administrator, Stephen Johnson

http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Files.View&FileStore_id=5d80ca33-5dd1-4540-80f9-c230c541774a

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

http://www.globalwarming.house.gov/tools/3q08materials/files/0010.pdf

Tax Credits for Plug-Ins Favor Big Batteries

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/tax-credits-for-plug-ins-favor-big-batteries/

Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act (iCAP)

http://markey.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3376

US CHAMBER-Summary of Blueprint Recommendations

http://www.energyxxi.org/NR/rdonlyres/ehmqughyea4bwqzo2oaemmynwlsy55
gk5s2jilkb6arsisxruwk2y2kwbmdtglylvtf5sftk55zjkpehxmc5edgojkg/
0810_summary_of_recommendations.pdf

CATO-Alternative energy is not economically competitive in America today absent large-scale government intervention

http://www.cato.org/pubs/articles/taylor-poweringamerica.pdf

Solar Goes From Gardens to Gigabucks

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/10/thin-film-solar.html

Bailout Bill Is Rife With Tasty Green Pork

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/10/bailout-bill-ri.html

Why Clean Tech Is Taking Biotech's Shine

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2008/tc2008103_906261.htm

401K fees

http://edlabor.house.gov/issues/401kfees.shtml

Americans Have Lost $2 Trillion in Retirement Savings Over Fifteen Months

http://www.house.gov/apps/list/speech/edlabor_dem/1007PensionHearing.html

A Look At 401(k) Plan Fees

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/401k_employee.html

GAO REPORT-SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS Publicly Available Data on Sizes and Investments for Some Funds Are Limited

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08946.pdf

Ordinary Members of IOSCO

http://www.iosco.org/lists/display_members.cfm

US Chamber of Commerce and its Affiliates

http://thehill.com/images/stories/news/2008/October/chamberofcommercechart.pdf

U.S. Census projections as of August 2008-At year end 2007,38 million people were 65 or older. By 2020, they will number almost 55 millIion people

http://www.census.gov/population/www/projections/files/nation/summary/np2008-t2.xls

AARP Shows Drastic Downturn In Retirement Plans

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/aarp.retirement.plans.2.834886.html

SEC Release New Report to Assist Financial Services Firms in Serving Older Investors

http://sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-220.htm

Nueva ley que garantice el mayor acceso posible a la información pública

http://www.la-moncloa.es/ActualidadHome/2008/071008SIPrensa.htm

Workplace Retirement Plans Suffer $2 Trillion in Losses

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122342685954113657.html

Climate-Change Policy and CO2 Emissions from Passenger Vehicles

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9830

The Effects of Recent Turmoil in Financial Markets on Retirement Security

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9864

The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Workers' Retirement Security"

http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/fc-2008-10-07.shtml

Credit key for solar players

http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=91835&videoChannel=3099

US MAYORS-Current and Potential Green Jobs in the U.S. Economy

http://www.usmayors.org/pressreleases/uploads/GreenJobsReport.pdf

Mayors' report sees 4.2 million new 'green' jobs

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26994018/

Hearing on AIG-Testimony from Nell Minow The Corporate Library

http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20081007101409.pdf

CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION

http://energycommerce.house.gov/Climate_Change/index.shtml

A New Flexibility With Thin Solar Cells

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/science/07obsola.html

Better Solar for Big Buildings

http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/21473/

India hopes to attract over $4 bln in green energy

http://www.reuters.com/article/GlobalEnvironment08/
idUSTRE49648820081007?pageNumber=1

'Dirty fuels' profit by bailout bill's tax breaks for renewable energy

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-energy4-2008oct04,0,4447153.story

US CHAMBER-A Blueprint for Energy Solutions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKOx4WQ0M6k

Multimillion-Dollar Men

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/10/07/business/20080929-payout-graphic.html

The U.S. Retirement Market, First Quarter 2008

http://www.ici.org/statements/res/retmrkt_update.pdf

IETA COMMENTS ON THE AUSTRALIAN GREEN PAPER “CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION SCHEME”

http://www.ieta.org/ieta/www/pages/getfile.php?docID=3048

FTSE & JSE launch indices for Africa

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=818620

Hearing on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

http://waysandmeans.house.gov/hearings.asp?formmode=detail&hearing=648

SEPA Statement on Historic 8-Year Solar Tax Credit Extension

http://www.solarelectricpower.org/docs/SEPA%20Statement%20on%20ITC.pdf

Issues: Energy: The Price of Being Green

http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=3&docID=weeklyreport-000002971121

Business celebrates late Bush foreign policy win

http://thehill.com/the-executive/business-celebrates-late-bush-foreign-policy-win-2008-10-02.html

Flexible Silicon Solar Cells

http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/21467/

Charities put ministers in the dock over energy poverty

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/oct/06/householdbills.economy

Normal Retirement Age

http://www.gfoa.org/downloads/
PPN_NormalRetirementAgeRegExtension.pdf

US State Social Security Administrators

http://www.ncsssa.org/statessadminmenu.html

Silicon Valley’s Venture Capitalists Go Green

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/magazine/05Green-t.html

A Green New Deal

http://www.neweconomics.org/gen/uploads/2ajogu45c1id4w55tofmpy5520072008172656.pdf

EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION

http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/financialsvcs_dem/essabill.pdf

Query the Lobbying Disclosure Act Database

http://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=chooseFields

Members Support Principles for Global Warming Legislation

http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20081002101124.pdf

Telelavoro e benefici ambientali

http://forum.corriere.it/ambiente_e_clima/

ABA-Fiduciary Requirements for Disclosure in Participant Directed Individual Account Plans

http://www.aba.com/NR/rdonlyres/DC65CE12-B1C7-11D4-AB4A-00508B95258D/55582/DOLComment_12Sept2008.pdf

ERIC Testifies in Opposition to Tierney Retiree Health Legislation

http://www.eric.org/forms/documents/DocumentFormPublic/view?id=14A560000007D

Wind and Solar Tax Credits Could Ride Into Law in Bailout Bill

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/01/AR2008100103284.html

Investment Company Institute-Participant Fee Disclosure Project

http://www.ici.org/new/08_dol_401k_disclosure_com.html

Google's Proposal for reducing U.S. dependence on fossil fuels

http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/15x31uzlqeo5n/1#

Populations are expanding fastest in regions where it is most difficult to grow food

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/07/21/business/20080721_subArabFood_GRAPHIC.gif

Solar Cell Sets World Efficiency Record At 40.8 Percent

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080929220900.htm

Removing Impediments for Connecting Renewable Energy Systems to the Grid in Australia

http://cleanenergycouncil.org.au/news/showarticle.php?id=156

UNIDO and PV Industry in AFRICA

http://www.unido.org/fileadmin/media/documents/pdf/Energy_Environment/senegal_list_of_participants.pdf

Renewable Energies for Rural Electrification: a win-win combination

http://www.managenergy.net/conference/2008are.html

Renewables of South Africa to boost Economic Ties with Spain

http://www.dfa.gov.za/docs/2008/spai0605.html

IASB-Memorandum of Understanding with the FASB

http://www.iasb.org/NR/rdonlyres/C1DD5259-4011-4715-A807-1FD71858D37C/0/Memorandum_of_Understanding_progress_report_and_timetable.pdf