Brian Landever, Ethical Markets, Summer 2009. Emissions taxes- will we pretend to save the earth or actually do it? Does everyone realize what Goldman Sachs and other big investors are up to in the world’s forests? It’s rather terrifying. They are buying our air. I’m almost being literal.
The Center for Public Integrity August e-Newsletter: Financial Meltdown & Climate Change updates
Posted August 31, 2009 Foreclosures continue to soar, but the federal money that is supposed to help stem that financial wrecking ball is going to many of the same entities that produced the sub-prime mortgage debacle in the first place. And, not that many homeowners have actually been helped. Read …
The Baseline Scenario: More On The Two-Track Economy – From The WSJ And Others
Posted: 29 Aug 2009 05:43 AM PDT The notion of a two-track economy seems to be taking hold. We kicked the concept around pretty well last week – your 130 comments (as of this morning) helped clarify a great deal of what we know, don’t know, and need to worry …
New Reports on Local Community Financing
Posted August 31, 2009 by Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco “Peer-to-Peer Lending and Community Development Finance” Volume 5, Issue 2 (August, 2009) of the Community Development Investment Review
A Walled Garden for Capital, August 2009
New socially responsible trading networks seek to facilitate long-term profitable investment. by Hazel Henderson When the global financial system broke down in 2008, many people realized for the first time that the credibility of large institutions, no matter how well regarded, could turn out to be flawed. Now, as governments and …
P2P Foundation: Homegrown Urban Agriculture and Participatory Leadership
The revival of homegrown urban agriculture Commentary from Sam Rose: “Not only is urban agriculture an emerging movement for individuals, it is also being pursued as part of a sustainable urban renewal strategy throughout the midwest. Participatory Leadership We have started to separately collate material on the new forms of …
NAMLE Meritorious Service Award Honors Longtime Leader
Posted August 28, 2009 The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) has honored one of its own with its coveted Meritorious Service Award, during its national conference, “Bridging Literacies: Critical Connections in a Digital World,” which was recently held in Detroit.
John F. Kennedy vs The Federal Reserve
Posted August 28, 2009 On June 4, 1963, a virtually unknown Presidential decree, Executive Order 11110, was signed with the authority to basically strip the Federal Reserve Bank of its power to loan money to the United States Federal Government at interest. With the stroke of a pen, President Kennedy …
The Trust Frequency Study Guide
Posted August 28, 2009 Keys to Wisdom, Prosperity and Enlightenment Based on the book THE TRUST FREQUENCY: Ten Assumptions for a New Paradigm by Andrew Cameron Bailey & Connie Baxter Marlow Click here…
Global Climate Week
Posted August 28, 2009 Global Climate Week will unite efforts calling for urgent action to combat climate change – the greatest challenge of our time. Click here to download the report (PDF).