Ceres (United States)

Type: City

Name: Ceres (United States)

Latitude: 37.599998

Longitude: -120.959999

population: 40,082

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Power Industry Air Pollutant Emissions Decreased in 2011

The power industry decreased air pollutant emissions in 2011 even though the overall electricity generation increased, according to a new report. The report titled, Benchmarking Air Emissions report covers the power plant emissions of 2011 from the top ... [Published Triple Pundit - May 24 2013]

Entities: Emission, Air Pollutant, Sulphur Dioxide, Air Pollution

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

3 paths to advancing the building energy retrofit market

One obstacle in the way of spreading energy efficiency throughout buildings is the struggle to scale up investments.The Ceres study reports on the results of a March roundtable that assembled a cross-section of 29 institutional investors, energy finance ... [Published GreenBiz - May 24 2013]

Entities: Ceres (United States), Limited Partnerships, Securitization

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Warren E Buffett

Buffett’s Mixed Messages on Climate Change at the ‘Woodstock of Capitalism’

I didn’t drive a VW microbus to Berkshire Hathaway’s recent annual meeting, but I did come away from the Woodstock of Capitalism with a question: Will Warren Buffett’s firm take the challenges of climate change as seriously as it does its reputation for ... [Published Ceres - May 24 2013]

Entities: Warren E Buffett, Global Warming/Climate Change, Mixed Messages, Ceres (United States)

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Veterans of Foreign Wars

Modesto-area Memorial Day events list

The author and motivational speaker has a lay ministry, Combat Faith, to help veterans recover emotionally and spiritually from adverse wartime experiences.More on this event and other Memorial Day weekend observances:TODAY IN MODESTO $ MEMORIAL WEEKEND ... [Published Modesto Bee - May 24 2013]

Entities: Veterans of Foreign Wars, San Joaquin Valley, Ceres (United States), Admission

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Exelon Corporation

Top U.S. Utilities Are Cleaning Up Their Acts: Plant Emissions Drop

A new report on U.S. power plant emissions from the top 100 power producers shows that the electric industry cut emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) in 2011 - even as overall electricity generation increased, ... [Published Renew Grid - May 22 2013]

Entities: Emission, Sulphur Dioxide, Exelon Corporation, Power Plant, Ceres (United States)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Enbridge Inc

Saskatchewan finds small solutions to big pipeline problems

Stunned by Enbridge Inc.’s Kalamazoo River oil spill in 2010 that disrupted its sole market access in Saskatchewan, Crescent Point Energy Corp. found an unlikely ally: an agriculture company. Toronto-based Ceres Global Ag. Corp owns a stake in Southern ... [Published Financial Post - Top Stories - May 23 2013]

Entities: Tim McMillan, Oil Sands, Enbridge Inc, Discount, Michael Holden

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Investors Want to Package Efficiency Securities Like Mortgages

If the 2008 mortgage meltdown did anything to educate Americans about the complicated world of finance, it was to teach them about securitization.Securitization is the practice of pooling disparate sources of debt and selling it as a package to investors ... [Published Greentech Media - May 21 2013]

Entities: Securitization, Ceres (United States), Institutional Investors, Mortgages

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

EHS success: US utilities curb emissions

A new report found U.S. utilities have achieved a notable reduction in air emissions thanks to less reliance on coal and heightened use of natural gas and renewable energies, leading to less contamination in the environment.Major reductions in three ... [Published Dakota Software - May 20 2013]

Entities: Emission, Sulphur Dioxide, Natural Gas

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 2 reports

Large meth bust could disrupt sales in Central Valley

CERES, CA - Two inch shards of crystal meth, tightly packaged together totaled 290 pounds were found inside of a Ceres house Tuesday."You look at 290 pounds and that's staggering to think about, but you break that down to what the user gets and that's ... [Published News10Net - May 09 2013]

Entities: Ceres (United States), Central Valley (United States), Methamphetamine, Crystal Methamphetamine, Drugs

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

General Motors Company (GM), Starbucks Corporation (SBUX): Corporate Change Agents Come Clean on Green

Last week, Ceres held its annual conference in San Francisco. The sustainability advocacy organization brings together representatives from non-governmental organizations, or NGOs, major institutional investors, and corporations to discuss climate change ... [Published InsiderMonkey.com - May 07 2013]

Entities: General Motors Company, Starbucks Corporation, Ceres (United States)

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 3 reports

Fracking in dry areas adds to water woes

Fracking for oil and gas is a thirsty business.Hydraulic fracturing uses large amounts of pressurized water — mixed with chemicals and sand — to crack subterranean rocks and release oil or natural gas. Up to 10 million gallons of water can go into a single ... [Published Fuel Fix - May 02 2013]

Entities: Hydraulic Fracturing, Ceres (United States), Drought, World Resources Institute, Water stress

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 8 reports

General Motors calls on Congress to rev up climate action

Climate Declaration secures 40th corporate signatory, as auto giant calls on Washington to deliver ambitious environmental policyGeneral Motors (GM) has become the latest high-profile firm to call on Congress and President Obama to work together to deliver ... [Published BusinessGreen - May 02 2013]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, General Motors Company, Climate Action, Climate, Ceres (United States)

Quotes

The proposed legislation would "damage public safety and national security and should be opposed by lawmakers" Kenneth Palinkas, president of the National Citizenship and Immigration Services Council, said Monday

Immigration services union joins opposition to bill [Published Vida en el Valle - May 23 2013]

...5 trillion needs to be spent on water infrastructure in the next 20 years," Lall said. "We have made almost no investments in water infrastructure since the Reagan administration. Something needs to be done about it."

All Around The US, Risks Of A Water Crisis Are Much Bigger Than People Realize [Published Clusterstock - May 22 2013]

...will therefore require broader capital markets participation, as it has for other forms of consumer and commercial debt," wrote the report authors. "Thus far, however, opportunities for investment in such pooled vehicles are nearly non-existent for large institutional investors."

Investors Want to Package Efficiency Securities Like Mortgages [Published Greentech Media - May 21 2013]

...changes in the U S electric power sector," said Chuck Barlow, vice president of environmental strategy and policy for Entergy Corporation. "The rise of natural gas is a game-changer for U S power plant emissions..."

EHS success: US utilities curb emissions [Published Dakota Software - May 20 2013]

More Content

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3 paths to advancing the building energy retrof... [Published GreenBiz - May 24 2013]
Buffett’s Mixed Messages on Climate Change at t... [Published Ceres - May 24 2013]
Power Industry Air Pollutant Emissions Decrease... [Published Triple Pundit - May 24 2013]
Modesto-area Memorial Day events list [Published Modesto Bee - May 24 2013]
Saskatchewan finds small solutions to big pipel... [Published Financial Post - Top Stories - May 23 2013]
Shareholders Press for More Disclosure from Fra... [Published Triple Pundit - May 23 2013]
Immigration services union joins opposition to ... [Published Vida en el Valle - May 23 2013]
Top U.S. Utilities Are Cleaning Up Their Acts: ... [Published Renew Grid - May 22 2013]
All Around The US, Risks Of A Water Crisis Are ... [Published Business Insider Australia - May 22 2013]
All Around The US, Risks Of A Water Crisis Are ... [Published Clusterstock - May 22 2013]
Growing a healthier U.S. right here in N.J. [Published Home News Tribune - May 22 2013]
Investors Want to Package Efficiency Securities... [Published Greentech Media - May 21 2013]
Investors Highlight Policies That Could Spur Mu... [Published theCSRfeed - May 21 2013]
EHS success: US utilities curb emissions [Published Dakota Software - May 20 2013]
Monster to Support High School Nation Performin... [Published CEPro - May 17 2013]
Progress of VGX-100 Phase 1 trial to be present... [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]
CALPINE CORPORATION : Emissions Benchmarking Re... [Published 4 Traders - May 17 2013]
How Low Can Utility Emissions Go? [Published Greentech Media - May 16 2013]
SEC Upholds Shareholder Vote on Shower Heads Ov... [Published Kitsap Sun - May 16 2013]
Insurers Aren't So Worried About Climate Change... [Published The Atlantic Wire - May 15 2013]
New Report Reveals States and Utilities with Hi... [Published theCSRfeed - May 15 2013]
TV/Radio Menu (5/15/13) [Published Modesto Bee - May 15 2013]
US Federal Business Opportunity: Department of ... [Published ITbriefing - May 14 2013]
Jeremy Brecher: Why Labor Should Back McCarthy [Published ZNet - May 14 2013]
JARDINE: Someone's poisoning Modesto, Ceres cats [Published Modesto Bee - May 14 2013]
Boosting Urban Resiliency to Climate Change [Published Ceres - May 13 2013]
Carl Pope: How Markets Fail [Published Huffington Post - May 13 2013]
New Emissions Report to Show States and Utiliti... [Published Environmental Protection Online - May 13 2013]
Fracking in US faces growing competition for wa... [Published WaterBriefing - May 13 2013]
Woodland considers district elections to comply... [Published Sacramento Bee - May 11 2013]

Blogs

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All Around The US, Risks Of A Water Crisis Are ... [Published Clusterstock - May 22 2013] With about half of the country still suffering from extreme drought, farmers and businesses in the Western United States are looking at another hot, dry summer. And the country's water risk is a lot worse than most assessments suggest, according to ...
Another Week of Anthropocene Antics, May 5, 201... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - May 06 2013] Logging the Onset of The Bottleneck Years This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor . Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week’s Global Warming news roundup skip to bottom Information Overload is Pattern RecognitionMay ...
Drumbeat: May 3, 2013 [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - May 03 2013] JPMorgan Caught in Swirl of Regulatory Woes Government investigators have found that JPMorgan Chase devised “manipulative schemes” that transformed “money-losing power plants into powerful profit centers,” and that one of its most senior executives ...
GM first automaker to sign Ceres’ Climate Decla... [Published Green Car Congress - May 01 2013] General Motors is the first automaker among 40 major US companies to sign a “ Climate Declaration ,” collectively asserting that responding to climate change is good business.Originally endorsed by 33 businesses and launched a few weeks ago, the Climate ...
GM first automaker to sign Ceres’ Climate Decla... [Published Green Car Congress - May 01 2013] General Motors is the first automaker among 40 major US companies to sign a “ Climate Declaration ,” collectively asserting that responding to climate change is good business. Originally endorsed by 33 businesses and launched a few weeks ago, the ...

Press Releases

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New Study: Hydraulic Fracturing Faces Growing C... [Published Ceres News Feed - May 02 2013]
Hydraulic Fracturing & Water Stress: Growing Co... [Published Ceres News Feed - May 02 2013]
General Motors is First Automaker to Join Growi... [Published Ceres News Feed - May 01 2013]
Investors Seek Stronger Disclosure by U.S. Wate... [Published Ceres News Feed - Apr 02 2013]
Water Ripples: Expanding Risks for U.S. Water P... [Published Ceres News Feed - Dec 11 2012]