The Free e- Letter on Clean Technology From Clean Edge Welcome to CLEANWATCH. Each issue offers the latest news, events, and other resources on clean energy, transportation, water, and materials. Don’t Think of a Solar Panel by Ron Pernick For all the recent discussion about climate and carbon, I think …
P2P Foundation: From Owning to Flowing, Free Cooperation vs. the Old Utopias
From Owning to Flowing Republished from Jean-Francois Noubel’s editorial on the underlying philosophy of the Metacurrency Project: “Our consumer society has built an ideology of accumulation. This is triggered by the scarce monetary system. Rather than sharing the stuff we need, we accumulate it in our basements, garages and backyards. …
Is GDP An Obsolete Measure of Progress?
By JUDITH D. SCHWARTZ Time Magazine Since last summer the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has gone up — indeed, it grew at a surprising 5.7% rate in the 4th quarter — seeming to confirm what we’ve been hearing: the recession is officially over. But wait — foreclosure and unemployment …
How to Embed Corporate Responsibility Across Different Parts of Your Company, Ethical Corporation 2009
This report from Ethical Corporation provides specific guidance on incorporating corporate responsibility at all levels within a corporation, whether it be procurement, human resources, communications and marketing, finance and accounting, or facilities, logistics and operations. The report includes findings from in-depth interviews with senior managers in companies across many sectors, …
Congressman Grayson Calls for Action
Many members of Congress are concerned about the undue influence the Supreme Court has allowed businesses to have over politcal campaigns. See Hazel Henderson’s article “Supreme Court Shocker.” Congressman Grayson in particular calls for action: Dear Friends, This Wednesday, January 27, at 9:30 a.m., the U.S. Court of Appeals for …
Black Economic Council Press Release – FCC Meeting
January 27, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chairman of The Black Economic Council Meets with FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn to Discuss Issues Impacting the Black and Underserved Communities. Chula Vista, California January 25, 2010. Len Canty, Chairman of The Black Economic Council, met with FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn to discuss key …
ToYou from NewEnergyNews: January 29, 2010
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ THINGS-TO-THINK-ABOUT FRIDAY, 1-29: * NEW ENERGY JOBS FOR THE STATE OF THE UNION BECAUSE… * NASA SAYS IT’S GETTING HOTTER AND… * POLLS FIND PUBLIC CONCERN W/CLIMATE CHANGE DOWN(!) * D-I-Y SUN * ICE AIR COOLING YESTERDAY * HEADLINE: QUITE A …
ECEEE News
OIL DEMAND HAS PEAKED IN DEVELOPED WORLD: IEA Oil use in rich industrialized countries will never return to 2006 and 2007 levels because of more fuel efficiency and the use of alternatives, the chief economist of the International Energy Agency said on Thursday
Supreme Court’s Shocker Makes CSR Key Buttress of Democracy
From CSRwire.com Talkback Jan. 25, 2010 Is the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC to treat corporations as “persons” a debacle for democracy — or an opportunity for corporate social responsibility? Hazel Henderson of Ethical Markets has some creative answers. By Hazel Henderson If the worldwide movement for …
Green Chip Review: The Day the World Turned from Brown to Green
By Chris Nelder | Friday, January 29th, 2010 Every once in a while, the tone of the energy market shifts in a way that seems subtle at the time, but is a major turning point in hindsight. I believe one is happening now. Read more…