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Asset Management Firm Legg Mason Join Ceres' Network of Companies
July 12, 2010 - Ceres is pleased to welcome Legg Mason Global Asset Management (Legg Mason) into its network of companies. Legg Mason is one of the largest asset management firms in the world, with $658 billon in assets under management. More
New Report: U.S. Electric Utilities Must Embrace Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency to Compete in 21st Century
July 8, 2010 - To remain competitive, U.S. utilities will need to provide cleaner, low-carbon electricity while enabling customers to reduce energy use, according to a new Ceres’ report. More
New Report: U.S. Electric Utilities Must Embrace Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency to Compete in 21st Century
July 8, 2010 - To remain competitive, U.S. utilities will need to provide cleaner, low-carbon electricity while enabling customers to reduce energy use, according to a new Ceres’ report. More
Investors Achieve Record Results on Climate Change
July 7, 2010—Investors filed a record number of resolutions in 2010 pressing companies to boost attention to the risks and opportunities posed by climate change. More than 100 climate and energy-related resolutions were filed with 88 U.S. and Canadian companies -- nearly 50% higher than last year. More
New Report Profiles the Emissions Performance of the Top 100 Power Companies in the U.S.
June 29, 2010 - A new report comparing the air pollutant emissions of America’s 100 largest electric power producers offers important insights into the trends shaping the electric power industry and some of the strategies that companies are using to improve their environmental performance. More
Mutual Funds Boosting Focus on Climate Change When Voting Their Proxies, New Report Finds
June 16, 2010 - The financial world increasingly understands that climate change will have far-reaching business impacts on a wide array of industries. And that’s translating into ever-growing support by many of the nation’s largest mutual funds in favor of climate-related shareholder resolutions filed with U.S. companies. More
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Platts on 08/13/10: Mining Companies Must Disclose Safety Violations Under New US Law
Workplace safety records for companies with US mining operations, in the spotlight since the Upper Big Branch blast, will be more visible to investors, as federal regulators prepare to enforce a law requiring them to detail violations and fines meted out by the Mine Safety and Health Administration in their financial disclosure forms.
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The New York Times on 08/05/10: Investors Ask Oil, Insurance Groups to Disclose Safety Plans
A coalition of mostly institutional investors is demanding oil and gas
companies disclose their existing safeguards and plans of action in the
event of another offshore rig disaster and possible oil spill like the
one experienced by BP PLC and other companies in the Gulf of Mexico. More
Marketplace on 08/03/10: Extracting Oil from Canadian Sand Pits
Canada has some of the most oil in the world, and about half of it comes
from the "oil sands." Oil companies use some of the most expensive,
energy intensive technology to extract the oil from the sand -- which
leaves an impact on the environment too. More
Huffington Post on 07/26/10: The Senate Punts Recklessly on Energy and Climate
Even in hyper-partisan modern Washington one would have thought that, in the end, the Senate would have more plain sense than to turn its back on comprehensive energy and climate legislation this year. But that's exactly what it did last week. More
New York Times on 07/25/10: Health Rules Could Cut Greenhouse Emissions
A proposed rule on mercury, a pollutant bad for fish and the people who eat too many of them, could help the administration of President Barack Obama get near its short-term climate goal, even if the U.S. Congress fails this year or next to pass a bill tackling greenhouse gases directly. More
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