[GWSG] Climate-conscious investors; corp. energy policies; polar reports; rooftop solar coops; EPA sites pillaged

[Tilley, Al]

1.  60% of the world's 500 largest asset owners are recognizing and managing climate risks in their portfolios.  The number has climbed 18% in the last year.  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-25/most-of-world-s-largest-investors-taking-action-on-climate-risk  The Guardian supplies further information on national differences and other matters.  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/26/most-global-investors-recognise-financial-risk-of-climate-change-report-finds



2.  About half of the largest US companies have established clean energy targets.  About 190 reported a collective $3.7 billion in annual savings from the energy transition.  http://www.triplepundit.com/2017/04/almost-half-fortune-500-climate-change-clean-energy-goals/



3.  In this 45-minute video recorded April 25 at the European Geosciences Union a panel of snow and ice researchers report on the state of the poles.  Topics include a marked increase in the variability of Arctic sea ice since 2007, the likelihood of an ice-free Arctic, Antarctic ice shelf stability, and a new polar seafloor atlas.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRFx2_OT8ds



4.  The Community Power Network began in 2007 when 12-year-old Walter in WA DC saw An Inconvenient Truth and told his mother they needed rooftop solar power. She said it was too expensive.  He and some friends passed around a circular and assembled a group which bargained with an installer. The price went down, and other groups around the country, led by Walter's mother, copied his success.  http://www.communitypowernetwork.com/  Florida Solar United Neighborhoods (Florida SUN), led by the League of Woman Voters as a community service, has founded nine groups in Florida, mostly by county.  Homeowners inquire online and are given an assessment of their roof's suitability within a few days.  If they are still interested, they join.  At the end of the signup period the FL SUN leadership negotiates for a group price with a solar installer.  Bids are usually $2-2.50/watt; the average retail cost of rooftop power in Florida is about $4.  Once the price is established, people may choose to have the installation or not.  Interested homeowners where there is no current group can suggest their areas for new groups. My information is from a webinar organized by the League and the Southern Association for Clean Energy.  http://www.flsun.org/



5.  The EPA web sites have been altered to omit educational and scientific materials on climate change which impinge on Pruitt's propagandizing ignorance.  The Clean Power Plan page now links to a photo of current President Trump signing an executive order meant to weaken the plan.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/04/28/epa-website-removes-climate-science-site-from-public-view-after-two-decades/?utm_source=rss_energy-environment&utm_term=.71d93c9f6aaf

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