By Hazel Henderson ©2016 The global tug-of-war between fossil fuels and cleaner greener renewable energy and advanced efficiency has come to a head. Reactionary politics in the USA produce a short-term victory for its fossilized sectors the global oil industry, OPEC and Russia. Meanwhile the cumulative $7.1 trillion already privately …
The MacArthur Foundation Invests In Climate Solutions- And In Fossil Fuels : AltEnergyStocks.com
“Ethical Markets has shown since 2009 with our annual Green Transition Scoreboard ® reports (free downloads at www.ethicalmarkets.com) that there are ample opportunities to invest in the rising global green sectors worldwide. Our annual tracking of such green private investments is now at a cumulative $9.3 trillion. No more excuses …
Harvesting A Silver Lining From The Climate Cloud: By Brian Cady
“We at Ethical Markets are always on the lookout for ground-breaking thinking and ideas for addressing our many planetary crises. We are even happier when such innovative thinking as in this article by Brian Cady, is by a member of our own global Advisory Board. Cady explains how the emergence …
Envision Solar will Prioritize Manufacturing of Solar-Powered Emergency Power Products for COVID-19 Healthcare Disaster Response
“Ethical Markets applauds this innovative response to the COVID-19 crisis by enabling standalone on-site solar electricity for emergency healthcare and other temporary facilities. This renewable energy company, in which I am an early investor, continues to be overlooked in the fossilized asset-allocation “Energy” buckets in mainstream financial algos, along with most …
Global Current Issues and Trends: November 2019
Total non-farm payroll employment increased in October by 128,000 jobs. After revisions upward in August and September, job gains have averaged 176,000 per month over the past 3 months. The US government laid off 20,000 workers who completed work for the 2020 Census. The temporary layoffs of the 800,000 federal …
Global Current Issues and Trends: October 2019
Total non-farm payroll employment increased in September by 136,000 jobs. After revisions job gains have averaged 157,000 per month over the past 3 months. The US government employed 20,000 workers for the 2020 Census after the temporary layoffs of the 800,000 federal employees, contractors and service businesses affected by the …
Global Current Issues and Trends: June 2019
Total non-farm payroll employment increased in May by 75,000 while downward revisions in April and March were 75,000 less than reported earlier. The US government shutdown in January caused the temporary layoffs of the 800,000 federal employees, contractors and service businesses affected by the shutdown. The national unemployment rate remains at …
Global Current Issues and Trends: May 2019
Total non-farm payroll employment increased by 263,000 in April while the 196,000 in March was revised down to 189,000. The US government shutdown affected the February report of only 33,000 was revised up to 56,000 new jobs after the temporary layoffs of the 800,000 federal employees, contractors and service businesses …
Global Current Issues and Trends: May 2019
Total non-farm payroll employment increased by 263,000 in April while the 196,000 in March was revised down to 189,000. The US government shutdown affected the February report of only 33,000 was revised up to 56,000 new jobs after the temporary layoffs of the 800,000 federal employees, contractors and service businesses …
Global Current Issues and Trends: March 2019
The US government shutdown affected the February report of only 20,000 new jobs after the temporary layoffs of the 800,000 federal employees, contractors and service businesses affected by the shutdown. The national unemployment rate declind to 3.8% in February as people went back to work and job searches. Unemployed persons declined …