A big thanks for everything you do – from signing petitions to speaking with press and policy makers to contributing financial support. Together, we are making a real difference in public debate and action on taxes, minimum wage and more. This year you helped stop a big tax holiday for big corporations that shifted …
The Most Popular Stories from THE FUTURIST magazine in 2012
From the editors of THE FUTURIST magazine, here are the most popular articles, stories, and blog posts we were honored to bring to you this year. We couldn’t do it without ourmembers and the generous support of people like you. Read more…
Crowdsourced Data on Guns and Violence Post Sandy Hook
Following the Sandy Hook tragedy in Newtown, an effort is underway to crowdsource a real-time, complete picture of gun deaths in America. Read more…
Charles Pierce | Murder Is Not a Good Investment
There is a fundamental reaction against the people who profit from mass slaughter, and the dots are being connected in ways they haven’t been previously.” READ MORE
SB Research Newsletter: Perception Versus Reality in Sustainability Performance
A new study casts doubt on the notion that corporations will improve their reputations by becoming more sustainable. The global study, by Brandlogic, a branding firm, and CRD Analytics, an ESG analytics provider, found that a group of companies increased their “real sustainability performance” but nonetheless suffered a decline in …
Expanding Dust Bowls Worsening Food Prospects in China and Africa
Janet Larsen http://www.earth-policy.org/plan_b_updates/2012/update110 Earth Policy Release Plan B Update December 20, 2012 When most people hear the term “dust bowl,” they think of the American heartland in the 1930s, when a homesteading wheat bonanza led to the plowing up of the Great Plains’ native grassland, culminating in the greatest environmental …
Crowdsourcing & Crowdfunding: Looking Back on a Breakout Year
2012 was the year crowdfunding exploded on the scene with numerous platforms, the JOBS act and other laws legalizing crowdfunding for equity, and these top five grossing projects from Kickstarter and elsewhere. Click for more…
15-17 January 2013: the Renewable Energy World meets in Abu Dhabi at ADIREC
At the end of 2012, this fourth 2012 edition of the REN21 newsletter provides you with a comprehensive overview of recent activities of the REN21 Secretariat as well as its network members. We look back at an eventful year which saw further growth of renewable energy globally as well as …
LOHAS Business Conference 2013 June 18-20th, Boulder CO
LOHAS is the ‘must attend’ event for conscious business leaders to attend. The LOHAS Forum provides a cross section of executives like no other, and is known for fantastic networking with decision makers who are interested in LOHAS business. Countless deals and successful relationships have manifested as a direct result of …
The Giving Generation
By ELIE WINNINGHOFF How the new philanthropists’ intellectual capital is changing society. Unlike in days of yore, when folks waited until retirement before turning into tea-and-biscuits philanthropists, many newly wealthy Americans today are rolling up their sleeves and starting small- to medium-size charitable foundations when they are in midlife transition. …