OPEC Goes on the Defense

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By Chris Nelder | Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Growing evidence of a global recession continues to take a heavy toll on the oil business. The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the World Bank are forecasting the first decline in economic growth in 25 years, with a consequent decline in oil …

AltAssets Private Equity Newsletter

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Wednesday 17 December 2008 AXA purchases majority stake in Belgian food company Macquarie, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank join forces to set up $1bn infrastructure fund Navetas Energy Management invests in Oxford spin-out Intelligent Sustainable Energy Click to read more .download brubaker online

CALVERT LAUNCHES THREE NEW FUNDS

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Large Cap Value Fund employs new “SAGE” approach to sustainable investment management; High Yield and Short-Term Government Bond Funds added to fixed income line-up December 15, 2008// Bethesda, MD///Calvert, an investment management firm, today introduced three new strategies to its mutual fund product line: Calvert Large Cap Value Fund (CLVAX), …

Earth Policy News – A Massive Market Failure

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December 17, 2008 http://www.earthpolicy.org/Books/Seg/PB3ch01_ss2.htm Lester R. Brown When Nicholas Stern, former chief economist at the World Bank, released his ground-breaking study in late 2006 on the future costs of climate change, he talked about a massive market failure. He was referring to the failure of the market to incorporate the …

First Metro Green Jobs Report Projects 4.2 Million Jobs by 2038

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Thursday, October 2, 2008 Report by Mayors Climate Protection Center Sets Index to Measure Green Jobs Growth in America’s Metro Economies Miami, FL – According to a groundbreaking study establishing a national Green Jobs Index, the U.S. economy currently generates more than 750,000 green jobs—a number that is projected to …

Obama’s New Energy Policy Will Be Based On This Data

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By Jeff Siegel | Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 I’ve been receiving a lot of questions lately about how the Obama administration’s energy policies will effect the renewable energy sector. After all, the President-elect has been very vocal about insisting on the need to develop new, cleaner forms of energy, stating …

Ecocities Emerging – December 2008 Issue

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Welcome to the December edition of Ecocities Emerging, an initiative of Ecocity Builders and the International Ecocity Conference Series. The Low-Carbon Economy (LCE) is an increasingly popular term for a proposed new global economic environment to replace the current high-carbon economy which requires pumping massive amounts of greenhouse gasses into …

Cunningham v The Federal Reserve Board of Governors

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Originally disseminated on September 28, 2008 William Cunningham is an advisor to the National Council of Churches, ICCR, introduced by our advisor Gary Brouse. This shows how far back his company, Creative Investment Research, was warning about the financial meltdown. Hazel Henderson — editor Click here to download.

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Transparency and the economic emergency Transparency and the Office of Financial Stability – Update 1 Transparency and the Office of Financial Stability – Update 2 “And We All Thought Banks Had Money” by Hazel Henderson GEORGE SOROS on ECONOMIC RECOVERY & THE BANKING SYSTEM (MaximsNewsNetwork) Alternative Trickle-up Plans Beyond Paulson …