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Ceres Wins Zayed Future Energy Prize For Clean Energy Leadership
Jan 15, 2013
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Ceres today announced that it has been awarded the top prize in the non-governmental organization (NGO) category of the Zayed Future Energy Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious awards recognizing and rewarding innovation, impact, leadership, and long-term vision in renewable energy and sustainability.
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Statement from Ceres president Mindy Lubber regarding draft National Climate Assessment
Jan 11, 2013
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Statement from Ceres president Mindy Lubber regarding draft National Climate Assessment posted online today by the U.S. Global Change Research Program.
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Investors Press Continental Resources to End Wasteful Flaring of Natural Gas
Jan 10, 2013
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The rapid growth in domestic oil production has set the U.S. on track to become the world’s top oil producer by 2015, but investors are wary of the environmentally damaging practices associated with that growth.
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The US water paradox: falling demand, less money for infrastructure
Jan 08, 2013
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Declining demand for water across the western US has created funding problems for systems that rely on volume sales to repay infrastructure costs.
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Rebuilding In A Warming World
Jan 08, 2013
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“Rebuild smarter.” That’s the constant refrain in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
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Afraid New World
Jan 06, 2013
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When the Atlantic Ocean breached the banks of Manhattan Island and the lights went out south of Broadway, turning Lower Manhattan black, it was likely the first time many in the Northeast realized their environment is seriously changing.
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Fossil Fuel Divestment is Timely Issue for Investors
Dec 17, 2012
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While the debate rages in Washington over the fiscal cliff, a greater threat lies ahead. You could call it the climate cliff, the point of no return where our use of fossil fuels triggers catastrophic climate change.
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Wells Fargo Joins Ceres Company Network
Dec 17, 2012
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Ceres announced today that its board of directors has approved Wells Fargo & Company, one of the world’s largest financial services companies, as the newest member of the Ceres company network.
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CA Technologies, One of America’s Greenest IT Companies, Joins BICEP
Dec 13, 2012
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BICEP (Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy) today announced that CA Technologies has joined the BICEP coalition to advocate for innovative climate and clean energy policies.
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For the World's Largest Companies, Clean Energy Commitments Are the New Norm
Dec 11, 2012
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There’s a new majority in the Fortune 100, and it favors a clean energy future. That’s the key finding of Power Forward: Why the World’s Largest Companies are Investing in Renewable Energy, a new report released by Ceres, Calvert Investments and World Wildlife Fund.
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New Report: Growing Water Scarcity Presents Major Challenges
Dec 11, 2012
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As numerous western states are considering massive new water supply projects, a new Ceres report is suggesting caution.
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Water Ripples: Expanding Risks for U.S. Water Providers
Dec 11, 2012
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As numerous western states are considering massive new water supply projects, a new Ceres report is suggesting caution. Citing shrinking federal funds, uncertain water demand and declining revenues to pay for the projects, the report recommends that utilities move carefully before embarking on major pipelines, reservoirs and other new infrastructure that will create financial risks for investors and utility customers alike.
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Water Piped to Denver Could Ease Stress on River
Dec 10, 2012
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The federal government has come up with dozens of ways to enhance the diminishing flow of the Colorado River. Among the proposals, is a more extreme and contentious approach which calls for building a pipeline from the Missouri River to Denver, nearly 600 miles to the west.
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Sourcing Conflict: The Link Between Human Rights and Corporate Supply Chains (Part One)
Dec 10, 2012
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This three-part podcast series focuses on the ethics of supply chain management and the evolving impacts on human rights. This episode looks at a recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule requiring all companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges to disclose the origin of four key minerals—tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold. Found in most consumer electronic devices, as well as the aerospace, automotive and heavy manufacturing sectors, these minerals contribute to ongoing political violence, illegal trafficking and devastating human rights violations in the DRC.
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Majority of world’s largest companies shifting to clean energy
Dec 10, 2012
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The report, “Power Forward: Why the World’s Largest Companies are Investing in Renewable Energy,” shows that a majority of Fortune 100 companies have set a renewable energy commitment, a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction commitment or both.
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Power Forward: Why the World’s Largest Companies are Investing in Renewable Energy
Dec 10, 2012
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This report shows that a majority of Fortune 100 companies have set a renewable energy commitment, a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction commitment or both. The trend is even stronger internationally, as more than two-thirds of Fortune’s Global 100 have set the same commitments.
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Ceres Annual Report 2011-2012
Dec 07, 2012
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In this report you will find highlights of our work over the past year, including groundbreaking reports that are helping reshape the nation’s electric-power sector; new tools to help industry use water more efficiently; successful efforts to require insurance companies to publicly disclose climate-related financial risks; progress on new stock exchange listing requirements for sustainability disclosure; and a major evaluation of the sustainability performance of 600 large U.S. companies.
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Carbon emissions: Business fails to reduce footprint
Nov 26, 2012
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Most corporate responsibility reports include information on the company’s carbon footprint and an ambitious reduction goal. However, while leading companies are making progress, some experts argue that business as a whole is falling behind.
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Climate Change Causes Insurers to Rethink Price of Risk After Hurricane Sandy
Nov 26, 2012
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The insurance industry looks at historical data, old and new, in order to assess the risk for potential disasters and put a price on premiums. But when Sandy hit the Northeast, some insurance companies reconsidered if they priced insurance high enough for the greater risks brought on by climate change.
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Preparing For The Next Sandy
Nov 20, 2012
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The fallout from Hurricane Sandy will be with us for years, and it will extend far beyond the devastation in New York City, New Jersey and other parts of the East Coast.
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