The Slow Money Letter: Of Algorithms, People and Knowledge

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions

  The Slow Money Letter, June 2014     Of Algorithms, People and Knowledge by Woody Tasch — I arrived at this month’s inaugural Slow Money Canada meeting ready to share an excerpt of Michael Lewis’s new book, Flash Boys. Is there a more stark counterpoint for slow money, a …

Same Price, More Renewables. San Diego’s Fight for Community Choice – Episode 23 of Local Energy Rules

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Greentech

An Island Utility Hinders Incredibly Cost-Effective Solar Power Last week I shared a new podcast about the struggle for local energy in San Diego.  Residents of that city are trying to follow in the footsteps of Marin Clean Energy and Sonoma Clean Power to gain local control over their energy …

Infrastructure Sticker Shock: Financing Costs More than Construction

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Community Development Solutions

Funding infrastructure through bonds doubles the price or worse. Costs can be cut in half by funding through the state’s own bank. “The numbers are big. There is sticker shock,” said Jason Peltier, deputy manager of the Westlands Water District, describing Governor Jerry Brown’s plan to build two massive water tunnels through …

Shareable: 3 Platforms to Start Your Own Sharing Service

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions

Conversations Important mainly because of your interaction with messages in the conversation. Click to teach Design Extensions Mail this conversation is not important. Debdeep Ghosh (Basecamp) Re: (Reflections – J) Add a review tab and a gallery tab – Write ABOVE THIS LINE to post a reply or view this on Basecamp …

Video: Masdar – the City of the Future

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Community Development Solutions

Robert Llewellyn, host of the Fully Charged Show, visits Masdar City, a city fully sustainable on green energy. Masdar City is a project in Abu Dhabi, in the united arab emirates. Its core is a planned city, which is being built by the abu dhabi Future Energy Company, a subsidiary …

Green Transition Scoreboard® Tops $5.3 Trillion

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Green Transition Scoreboard® Tops $5.3 Trillion Privately Invested In The Green Economy  Saint Augustine, FL, March 31, 2014 ~  Again for 2014, the Green Transition Scoreboard® (GTS) finds, with $5.3 trillion in private investments and commitments since 2007, the green economy is on track to reach $10 …

2014 GIB Summit on Sustainable Infrastructure Financing

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Community Development Solutions

The world’s leading event for Sustainable Infrastructure Financing, the 4th Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Summit 2014, will be held at the Congress Center Basel in switzerland on 21-22 May 2014.  The summit kicks off with an Interactive Workshop on the Harvard Business School Case Study Method by Prof. John Macomber, Harvard Business School, Boston. …

A Message from Cynthia Parker

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Sustainability News

BRIDGE on the Move BRIDGE’s san francisco headquarters moves on March 31! Our new address is 600 California Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94108. The flexible, open-plan space will help us accommodate the growth goals of our five-yearStrategic Plan. To learn about BRIDGE’s strategies for the future, hear President & …

Welcome to the Sharing Spring!

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Global Citizen, Sustainability News, Beyond GDP

  APRIL 1, 2014 NEWSLETTER Welcome to the #SharingSpring! Dear Kosmos Friends, Spring is here in New England and we are celebrating with our friends at Shareable.  In the face of today’s enormous challenges, we often hear, ‘yes, but what can I DO?’ This Kosmos Newsletter offers some great options. All kinds …