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Tea Party Founder Karl Denninger Backs #OccupyWallStreet
Read Karl’s take on #OWS after visiting a Florida occupation: Occupy Pensacola: Alleged “Conservatives” Better Wake Up … Read More >>
Bill Black: #OccupyWallStreet A Counter to White-Collar Fraud
Broadcasting on the road from Kansas City, Missouri, we’re joined by William Black, a white-collar criminologist, former financial regulator, and author of “The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One.” Black teaches economics and law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and recently took part in Occupy …
Senator Sanders Gathers Economists for Planned Federal Reserve Overhaul Bill
Editor’s Note: Well, we guess you have to walk before you can run. It’s a start… Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) unveiled a dozen economists he has tapped to help draft a plan to overhaul the Federal Reserve he says is “riddled” with conflicts of interest, among other problems. … Read More …
Top Fraud Prosecutor: Banking Criminals Can Be Forced to Give Back Their Ill-Gotten Bonuses
By Washington’s Blog I asked Bill Black whether or not bonuses given out based on fraudulent Ponzi schemes and manipulation of a company’s accounting books could be disgorged. And I asked hims to estimate how much could – hypothetically, if prosecutors and judges did their job – collectively be recouped …
Did the Electric Car’s Revenge Premiere Prematurely?
Did the Electric Car’s Revenge Premiere Prematurely? New York and Hollywood welcomed the new EV movie this weekend—but is it a little ahead of history? A Gigawatt of Solar in Namibia First question: where’s Namibia? International Battery’s Utility-Scale Li-Ion Goes After Solar Battery companies at a solar show looking for …
Four thousand Eiffel Towers
Offshore wind is one of the most talked-about forms of renewable energy. No doubt when the European Commission will publish its Energy Roadmap 2050 in December, it will be crucial in reaching the EU’s renewable energy and climate targets. Yet in practice not too many offshore wind parks have been …
Machismo And Energy Policy
While the importance of “feminine” values is today acknowledged in most domains, why is it that these values are not recognised in the energy sector? Moreover there is an increasing push to develop mega-projects that are risky and senseless in every mea- ning of the word: the oil sands pipeline …
Aled Jones Joins Mercer’s Responsible Investment Team
Aled Jones Joins Mercer’s Responsible Investment Team Jane Ambachtsheer welcomes Aled Jones to the team and discusses what he is looking forward to working on in his new role. Stewardship Codes – An Emerging Global Phenomenon In addition to the UK Stewardship Code, principle-based codes have been developed in a …
What the People Who Will Finance Climate Change Are Planning For
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ TODAY AT NewEnergyNews, 10-25: * TODAY’S STUDY: WHAT THE PEOPLE WHO WILL FINANCE CLIMATE CHANGE ARE PLANNING FOR * QUICK NEWS,10-25: COPYRIGHT IN CHINA; EFFICIENT STATES; WIND MOVES FAST TO PROTECTBATS