Monday, September 14, 2009

The ultimate eco toy? A doll's house with solar panels and wind turbine - Telegraph
A dolls house, designed to educate children about global warming, is expected to be one of the best selling presents this Christmas, a department store has predicted.
JPMorgan [to Invest in Global Warming Swindle?] - Bloomberg.com
Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) --JPMorgan Chase & Co. offered 122.9 million pounds ($203 million) for EcoSecurities Group Plc, topping a rival bid and signaling broader interest in trading pollution credits as the U.S. weighs a cap-and-trade program.

EcoSecurities, manager of the most emission projects overseen by the UN, rose as much as 12 percent in London trading after Carbon Acquisition Co., a wholly owned unit of New York- based JP Morgan, offered 100 pence a share in cash. That exceeds the 90 pence offered by EcoSecurities’s former president and would be the most paid for an emissions-trading specialist.
EU Slapping Cargo Vans With Carbon Tax
European companies using cargo vans in their operations could face higher costs after the European Union sets caps on carbon emissions for vans sold in the EU after 2013.
Point Carbon Partners with Columbia Business School to Launch Carbon Finance Strategies
Washington, DC (Vocus/PRWEB ) September 14, 2009 -- Point Carbon and Columbia Business School Executive Education have partnered to launch "Carbon Finance Strategies,” an executive education program tailored for senior and C-level executives leading their companies in the carbon constrained economy of tomorrow.
Sierra’s ‘Cool Schools’ list grades colleges on green commitment
Carl Pope, the Sierra Club’s executive director, predicts that green will continue to be an important color for those considering a college.

“The next generation of students cares deeply about stopping global warming, and schools that take the initiative to become environmentally responsible are doing the right thing for the planet and are better poised to attract the best students,” he said in a news release.

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