The Latest News Color It Green: Nike to Adopt Waterless Textile Dyeing By Joel Makower A innovative new technology uses recycled CO2 to color fabric, saving miliions of gallons of water and emissions….Read More Calif. Green Jobs Handled Recession Better than Conventional Jobs By Jonathan Bardelline Throughout 2009, California’s green …
UN Officials Urge Measures to Boost the World’s Flagging Economy
“This conventional “inside the economics box” view , with few new ideas, shows how much further the economics profession needs to go to improve its understanding of today’s true global situation. Hazel Henderson, Editor-in-chief” UN OFFICIALS URGE MEASURES TO BOOST THE WORLD’S FLAGGING ECONOMY New York, Feb 7 2012 6:05PM …
Youth Rising For Peace 24-hour global telesummit – February 11-12!
Youth Rising For Peace Summit The first ever 24 hour global telesummit! February 11th – 12th, 2012 Dear Friends, We are happy to once again collaborate with one of our Partners, the Shift Network, to co-sponsor this remarkable free live virtual event on Saturday and Sunday February 11-12, 2012. This …
Growth of Green Groups in Singapore
HIGHLIGHT ISO 26000 and CSR Essential training in KL and SG There will be an ISO 26000 training taking place in Malaysia and a CSR Essentials in Singapore. Don’t miss the training courses which are designed to provide participants with the tools and skills to develop effective CSR programmes and …
New UNESCO Chair on Education for Sustainable Development and the Earth Charter
JANUARY 2012 Para español haga clic aquí. ECI Secretariat wishes you all a Happy New Year! ECI plans for 2012 and beyond. READ MORE New UNESCO Chair on Education for Sustainable Development and the Earth Charter The Earth Charter Center on ESD in collaboration with the University for Peace are …
Aviva move bad news for SRI, good for ESG integration
Aviva move bad news for SRI, good for ESG integration Aviva Investors’ proposed move out of its sustainable and responsible Investment funds is “not good news for SRI at Aviva Investors, but there is good news for ESG integration”, according to the London-based firm’s new chief responsible investment office. More …
Too Much Passenger Screening Is Making Airports Less Secure
Too Much Passenger Screening Is Making Airports Less Secure Ever stricter security measures in place in U.S. airports is making air travel less safe and airports more vulnerable, according to University of Illinois mathematics professor Sheldon H. Jacobson. Too many resources are spent screening passengers who pose little risk, which …
Can Areva’s Solar CSP Be Integrated With a Fossil Fuel Plant?
GTM SOLAR WEEKLY | Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Can Areva’s Solar CSP Be Integrated With a Fossil Fuel Plant? Solar thermal hybrids create the chimera of a solar-augmented coal or natural gas plant. Does it make sense? Clean Power Finance Moves Big Numbers Into PV With Vivint Solar Deal CPF?s …
Un Official Calls For ‘Global New Deal’ To Fix Broken Global Economy
Un Official Calls For ‘Global New Deal’ To Fix Broken Global Economy New York, Feb 7 2012 1:05PM The world needs “a global new deal” to break the mould of economic thought that led to the international financial crisis, the head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting trade …
The SOPA/PIPA Money Trail
Save the Internet The SOPA/PIPA Money Trail A Media Matters report showed that in the run-up to Jan. 18, when Wikipedia, Google, Reddit and other big sites joined millions of Internet users in one of the biggest online protests to date, only CNN mentioned SOPA and/or PIPA in its nightly …