USA Update: May 2016 by Hazel Henderson Total nonfarm payroll employment in April rose by 160,000 and the labor force participation rate edged down to 62.8%. First quarter GDP increased by only 0.5%. Jobs in March rose by a revised 208,000, less than the 215,000 initial figure. February increased by …
CCO Weekly Brief
Ban Ki-moon Nominates Patricia Espinosa for New UNFCCC Climate Chief Role Patricia Espinosa has been nominated as the new Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, paving the way for the Mexican diplomat to replace outgoing climate chief Christina Figueres. Ban Ki-moon will now …
TBLI CONFERENCE NORDIC 2016
Ethical Markets Media LLC is a network partner of TBLI CONFERENCE NORDIC 2016. The TBLI CONFERENCE Series-TBLI CONFERENCE is the longest running (nearly 20 years) and largest annual global networking and learning event on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Impact Investment.
The Economist finally gets what’s wrong with GDP !
How to measure prosperity GDP is a bad gauge of material well-being. Time for a fresh approach “At last The Economist tells us what’s wrong with GDP, after 40 years of critiques by systems analysts/futurists like myself and so many scientists from other disciplines, as I summarize in my Mapping the Global …
Young’s China Business Blog Daily Newsletter
NEW ENERGY: Beijing in Right Approach with Tesla, Wrong One with Yingli Two green energy stories were in the headlines last week, spotlighting China’s drive to become a global leader in the new technology and also the right and wrong ways to achieve that aim. An item involving US electric …
Bank of North Dakota Soars Despite Oil Bust: A Blueprint for California?
Bank of North Dakota Soars Despite Oil Bust: A Blueprint for California? Posted on May 2, 2016 by Ellen Brown Despite North Dakota’s collapsing oil market, its state-owned bank continues to report record profits. This article looks at what California, with fifty times North Dakota’s population, could do following that state’s …
Right Livelihood College Opens New Campus
Right Livelihood College Opens New Campus The Right Livelihood Award Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of its eighth Right Livelihood College (RLC) campus at the National University of Cordoba in Argentina. The Universidad Nacional de Córdoba was founded 19 June 1613, making it the oldest institution of higher education in Argentina. This new campus will serve …
Renewable news: Solar car possibilities
Dubai Shatters All Records for Cost of Solar with Earth’s Largest Solar Power Plant Moritz Borgmann with Comment by Jennifer Runyon May 2, 2016 The Emirate of Dubai set a new world record for the cost of solar power on May 1, 2016 with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority …
WRI Digest: 3 Key Tasks to Spur Climate Action
3 Key Tasks to Spur Climate Action in 2016 Earth Day 2016 was a momentous celebration of international climate policy, as 175 countries signed the Paris Agreement. David Waskow and Yamide Dagnet highlight three steps for accelerating that momentum. Learn more. The Paris Agreement Tracker allows users to monitor …
News from the FUTURE 500
Earth Day 2016: engaging in a sustainable future THIS MONTH: Leaders across the political and organizational spectrums joined us at Earth Day Texas to accelerate ocean, forest and climate protection; we join forces with a leading marine conservation advocate; and the affordable water movement gains steam, with important implications for …
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