Archive for 2012
Doha Climate Change Conference – November 2012 – Issue #1
The 2012 UN Climate Change Conference opens in Doha, Qatar, today at the Qatar National Convention Centre and will continue until 7 December. The Conference includes the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 18) and the 8th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting [...]
What could change in 16 days?
On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, World Pulse joins organizations across the globe in kicking off 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. Since July, World Pulse has been collecting stories and solutions from women on the ground about this very issue. We know that the voices of survivors and their allies [...]
A scheme designed to net trillions from global tax havens is being scuppered
Nicholas Shaxson - The Guardian Switzerland and other offshore specialists are doing their best to frustrate international transparency in taxation The world is seeing the first stirrings of an emerging new architecture of global transparency in taxation which could, if pushed forwards, help governments for the first time raise [...]
Green chemistry: Waste from palm oil extraction can be converted into useful sugar
Green chemistry: Waste from palm oil extraction can be converted into useful sugar Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:26 AM PST The waste plant materials remaining from palm oil extraction processes can now be converted into a useful sugar. Nutrients from farmed salmon waste can feed new marine industry Posted: 23 Nov 2012 06:27 AM [...]
Renewable Energy World Celebrates Global Non-Profits that Advance Sustainability
Renewable Energy World Celebrates Global Non-Profits that Advance Sustainability by Meg Cichon, Associate Editor, RenewableEnergyWorld.com | November 22, 2012 Whether you welcome it with enthusiasm or pretend it's not happening, the holiday season is upon us. This year, all of us here at RenewableEnergyWorld would like to highlight [...]
Q&A: Moving the office outside
Q&A: Moving the office outside Jonathan Olivares spent the last few years working on a research and design project called the Outdoor Office. We spoke to him about the challenges and possibilities of taking the workplace outside. By Molly Petrilla How solar power saved Thanksgiving A road trip to showcase solar-powered electric [...]
Represent.Us: Uniting To End Government Corruption
The past week blew away my expectations. Our Represent.Us campaign launched last Tuesday to unite left-right-and-center in the fight against government corruption. Since then we've reached 250,941 people on Facebook. That blows my mind. But with your help, it'll be just the beginning. Will you take 1 minute to help us reach a quarter million [...]
UN Chief Praises Potential of Cooperatives to Empower Communities and Combat Hunger
New York, Nov 20 2012 7:05PM United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised the role that cooperatives play as catalysts of inclusive development and their capacity to empower communities by creating jobs and generating incomes. During a ceremony to close the International Year of Cooperatives at UN Headquarters in New York, Mr. [...]
The Financial Risks of Ecological Limits
We at Ethical Markets congratulate our colleagues at Ecological Footprint on launching the E-RISC Report, an important step in helping asset managers assess environmental risks correctly, - Hazel Henderson, Editor Some of the economic implications of resource constraints were introduced to the world of international finance this week [...]
Compassion Games — Survival of the Kindest
Compassion Games -- Survival of the Kindest Six months ago, I wrote a blog, Hunger Games - The Price of Failed Transition, in response to the popular movie. Here is a follow-up based on real life. Importantly, where Hunger Games are the imagined price of failed transition to sustainable prosperity, Compassion Games are the authentic reward for [...]
