Sustainable Industries Daily Update

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As consumers become more concerned about sustainability in all aspects of their lives, socially responsible investment funds are growing more attractive but a report on Marketplace finds that not all SRI investing steers clear of problematic companies such as BP. 

Portland, Ore.-based Element Power is working hard to get approval on a 230 megawatt solar and wind facility in California.

Despite assertions that making it easier to ride bikes in cities is a communist plot, efforts to expand bike infrastructure are moving forward. San Francisco had its first bike lanes in  more than four years after a court case was dismissed. In Seattle, Mayor Mike McGinn's transportation department is proposing and implementing road diets all across the city. And don't be fooled, bike infrastructure is big business. In San Fran, 60 projects planned for the next five years are worth some $12 million to $14 million, according to reports.

Companies are not following through on implementing sustainability measures because they lack of data to make the business case, according to a new report from Ipsos Public Affairs. Good thing California Sustainability Alliance announced that it just updated its resource library with publications and videos on best practices and programs in California.