Business, labor and civil society call for greater transparency from companies in this time of crisis

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Amsterdam, 10 March 2009 Global leaders from business, labor and civil society today declared their belief that the lack of transparency in the existing system for corporate reporting has failed its stakeholders.  In issuing The Amsterdam Declaration on Transparency and Reporting, Board Members of the Global Reporting Initiative called on …

The Baseline Scenario: March 9, 2009

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Nationalization for Beginners Posted: 09 Mar 2009 10:13 AM PDT “Nationalization” has been the word of the last month, with support not only from the usual suspects, but from Lindsey Graham, Alan Greenspan, and (to some degree, although they won’t say the word) Richard Shelby and John McCain. However, different …

ToYou from NewEnergyNews: March 9, 2009

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TODAY’S HEADLINES: – NEW ENERGY – HERE AND STAYING – MORE NEWS, 3-9 (OBAMA REPS TO TEST DRIVE VOLT; HOME WIND CALCULATOR; VIRGINIA TO TRY GAS-SOLAR COMBO; JACK BAUER TORTURES EMISSIONS) The Family That Preys full movie SUNDAY WORLD: – UNMANNED AIRSTRIKES OR WIND FOR THE GRID IN PAKISTAN? – …

KC Fed President for Temporary Nationalization

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The Baseline Scenario Posted: 07 Mar 2009 01:10 PM PST Nemo alerted me (after in turn being alerted by Calculated Risk) to a recent paper by Thomas Hoenig, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, brilliantly entitled “Too Big Has Failed.” Here is an excerpt:

EthicsWorld News: March 5, 2009

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Corporate Social Responsibility EITI – Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative – Chairman Peter Eigen – Moving from a start up organization to a global standard setter: progress report on the first two years; summary of key Doha conference of supporters – from industry, governments and civil society.

Green Chip Review: The 20-Year Solar Panel Market Guarantee

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By Sam Hopkins | Thursday, March 5th, 2009 Solar panel stocks are at a major crossing point. In 2008, record oil prices caused a big push for clean energy. Demand for polysilicon drove prices up and producers’ share prices went along with them. Those who controlled the bulk of the …

Worldwatch Institute: 35 Years of What Women Want

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March 5, 2009 Celebrating International Women’s Day and 35 Years of Gender Work As Worldwatch celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, we are proud to look back on 35 years of research promoting the essential role of gender equality in building a sustainable world. One of the first reports Worldwatch …