Archive for 2012
Greece and the Euro: Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover
Ellen Brown June 4, 2012 http://WebofDebt.com/articles The problem is all inside your head she said to me The answer is easy if you take it logically I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free There must be fifty ways to leave your lover. --Lyrics by Paul Simon The Euro appears to be a [...]
Asian Clean Energy Forum 2012 Highlights
In the morning, participants convened in plenary and considered “Financing Sustainability and Enabling Profitability: public and private perspective.” The day was organized into 12 breakout sessions. Xiaoyu Zhao, ADB, noted the high potential of Asia-Pacific’s clean energy market and opportunities to contribute to [...]
2052 – Shaping the Future
As a longtime member of the Club of Rome, I can recommend this book highly to all concerned global citizens, - Hazel Henderson, Editor On May 9, 2012, the Club of Rome launched a new Report to the Club of Rome, entitled “2052 – A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years” (published by Chelsea Green). In it, author Jorgen [...]
The Club of Rome –Issues for RIO+20
In May this year, in the run up to the Rio Conference, a new report to the Club of Rome was launched, entitled: 2052 – A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years, in which author Jorgen Randers tries to answer the question about the state of the world in forty years’ time. The Report raises fundamental questions about the challenges facing [...]
IGES on-site side events, related events & exhibitions at Rio+20
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) will hold the following on-site side events at Rio+20, and will be involved in related events and exhibitions in the Japan Pavilion. http://www.iges.or.jp/en/rio20/side_events.html "Building Resilience to Disasters in the 21st Century: Implications of the [...]
Rio + 20 Newsletter: The future working people want
This is the fourth in a series of messages we will be sending to keep you up to date on the plans we have put together for the upcoming UN Conference on Sustainable Development - Rio+20, as well as our own associated event - The Trade Union Assembly on Labour and Environment (11-13 June). In order to receive updates, please register to our [...]
House Panel Votes to Protect Broadcasters’ Interests, Ignores Public Interest
News of the movement for June 7, 2012 Media Policy at the FCC House Republicans Vote to Protect Broadcasters' Interests, Ignore the Public Interest So determined are Republican members of Congress to kowtow to the broadcast industry that members of a House Appropriations subcommittee voted to strip [...]
Rio + 20 Event: Seeds of Hope
We'll show our panel exhibition on sustainable development titled "Seeds of Hope" (http://www.sgi.org/resource-center/ngo-resources/education-for-sustainable-development/seeds-of-hope.html) in order to share the theme of Rio+20 with ordinary citizens, and will organize a roundtable discussion on education for sustainable development as an [...]
Aldersgate Group host a Dragons Den style debate towards Rio + 20
Aldersgate Group host a Dragons Den style debate towards Rio + 20 Lisa Cowan, Ethical Markets European Correspondent in London Momentum is gathering for the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. The battle of words for the sake of humanity which I witnessed at PcW’s London Riverside building, 6th May 2012, should hearten the [...]
Reform in the Age of Corporate Lawyers
Media Policy at the FCC Reform in the Age of Corporate Lawyers The FCC decision requiring television broadcasters to post data about political ad spending online is a milestone in the fight against political dominance by traditional media and the one percent. It defies every ounce of conventional wisdom in Washington by proving that [...]
