Bailout Nation by Barry Ritholtz John Wiley (2009) The Looting of America by Les Leopold Chelsea Green (2009) Review by Hazel Henderson Both of these books are excellent accounts of the 2008-2009 financial meltdown – from different and complementary perspectives. Barry Ritholtz is an irreverent Wall Street insider with a …
NewNet Clean Energy Investor Newsletter
19 Jun 2009 Latest News in Clean Energy Venture-backed green car start-up V-Vehicles to open US manufacturing facility Enerqos begins construction of four Italian solar plants for NextEnergy Capital Energy from Horizon Wind Energy’s Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm sold to Missouri electric utility AmerenUE
The Baseline Scenario
Too Big To Fail, Politically Posted: 18 Jun 2009 05:21 AM PDT What is the essence of the problem with our financial system – what brought us into deep crisis, what scared us most in September/October of last year, and what was the toughest problem in the early days of …
Womenable E3 News: 2nd Quarter 2009
It is our goal, in this quarterly newsletter, to provide a concise digest of news, information and links to 1: educate, 2: enlighten and 3: empower your work on behalf of nascent, new, established and growing women-owned enterprises around the world. Click here for the newsletter (PDF).
NewNet Clean Energy Investor Newsletter
15 Jun 2009 GreenHunter Energy’s largest institutional shareholder voluntarily converts existing preferred stock into common stock US solar photovoltaic manufacturer PV Powered receives investment from renewable energy investment group Evans Renewable Holdings
Medical Experts Prescribe Legislation to Help Prevent Cancer
CHICAGO, IL, June 15, 2009 — /WORLD-WIRE/ — A report on the Obama Cancer Plan to key Congressional Committees was released today by national experts on the causes and prevention of cancer. The report recommends that Congress enact legislative reforms to the 1971 National Cancer Act, including a statement that …
European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy News
Posted June 17, 2009 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ON CLIMATE TREATY SEEMS UNLIKELY IN 2009 It seems unlikely that an agreement on the terms of the next climate treaty could be reached at the December-scheduled Copenhagen talks. The United States, not a member of the Kyoto Protocol and one of the major …
One-of-a-Kind Opportunity to Impact the Future of Women’s Business Ownership
The Center for Women’s Business Research, the National Women’s Business Council, and Walmart are sponsoring a dynamic new research study and your participation is crucial to its success. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to contribute to dynamic research that will impact the future of women’s business ownership in the United …
ITUC OnLine – 5th June – World Environment Day: A Change of Paradigm Is Needed to Protect Workers and the Environment
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION 5th June – World Environment Day: A Change of Paradigm Is Needed to Protect Workers and the Environment Statement from the ITUC General Secretary Guy Ryder Brussels, 5 June 2009 (ITUC OnLine): 2008 and 2009 will remain in our memories as the years of multiple crises. …
Greentech Media: Whole Foods and Safeway School Solar, While Coke Enters Energy Management
Posted June 17, 2009 According to Whole Foods and Safeway, solar companies need to up their knowledge of potential solar customers. Hara Software must have had that information when it pitched to Coca-Cola. Read more…