Archive for May, 2010
Towers Watson cleantech approach; analysts call for ESG reporting link to IFRS
News Headlines: › Towers Watson urges “beliefs-led” approach for cleantech › European analysts call for ESG reporting link to IFRS Click here to read the newsletter.
Sent to us by Ambassador Frank Bracho, of our Advisory Board (formerly Venezuela’s Ambassador to India, and author of many books). This article is from Le Monde Diplomatique
http://mondediplo.com/2010/05/09canadablacksands Le Monde diplomatique, English Edition, May 2010 Petropolitics versus democracy Canada's bitter black sands The province of Alberta, Canada, is being spoiled and despoiled for the sake of the oil that can be extracted from its tar sands. The First Nations challenge the oil and gas companies [...]
How Might the Invisible Hand Handle Electronic Money?
The purpose of the paper is to consider how the financial system might change from technology that is introducing new forms of electronic money that by-passes banks, current laws and institutional practices. The introductory first Section identifies the illogical and inefficient features of the existing financial system with an overview of [...]
NewNet Clean Energy Investor Newsletter
19 May 2010 DEALS NEWS... Wind developer Pattern Energy raises $800m to expand its development pipeline Wave Hub marine energy project picks CTC as offshore contractor Finnish wave converter developer Wello secures €5.5m for prototype Click for the newsletter...
Book Bytes: Reclaiming the Streets
Lester R. Brown Cars promise mobility, and in a largely rural setting they provide it. But in an urbanizing world, where more than half of us live in cities, there is an inherent conflict between the automobile and the city. After a point, as their numbers multiply, automobiles provide not mobility but immobility, as well as increased air [...]
Responsible Investor Alert: CalPERS to hire Trucost, F&C for corporate governance research
News Headlines: › CalPERS to hire Trucost, F&C for corporate governance research › Standard Life chief to steer new UK shareholder group Click here for the newsletter...
The Weekly Buzzing Beat at Wall St. Cheat Sheet
More Good Sense from DYLAN RATIGAN via Wall Street Cheat Sheet - Ed. We Need a Value-Creating Society as Opposed to a Value-Extracting Society – with Dylan Ratigan VIDEO: Wall St. Cheat Sheet Top 3 Traders Under 30 on Yahoo TechTicker EXCLUSIVE: Wall St. Cheat Sheet Top 3 Traders Under 30 Gold & Silver: The Only Game in Town [...]
To You from NewEnergyNews: May 19, 2010
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ * TODAY’S HEADLINE: THE WAY TO PV SUN * QUICK NEWS, 5-19: OIL SPILL SPREADING; BIG WIND FOR WASH’TN STATE; DENVER ROOFTOP SOLAR TRIALS; BIG GEOTHERMAL BUYS MORE YESTERDAY * HEADLINE: NEW ENERGY POLICIES FOR HAWAII, A CASE STUDY * QUICK NEWS, 5-18: [...]
The Baseline Scenario
13 Bankers: Lehrer Newshour Edition – And Another Connection Posted: 16 May 2010 06:20 AM PDT By Simon Johnson On Thursday evening, the Lehrer Newshour ran my discussion with Paul Solman on American financial history and previous attempts to constrain the power of big banks - covering the main points in chapter 1 of 13 Bankers. On [...]
Papandreou Weighs Legal Action Against US Banks for Role in Greek Crisis
Papandreou Weighs Legal Action Against US Banks for Role in Greek Crisis Posted: 15 May 2010 10:56 PM PDT At first blush, Greece’s prime minister George Papandreou statement that he is looking into litigation against banks that worsened the country’s financial woes sounds like pandering to his electorate. From Bloomberg: Papandreou said [...]
