“FW: Russia – Clinton – private and confidential”

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

  “This is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump.” That was a portion of an email with the subject line “Russia – Clinton – private and confidential” that Donald Trump Jr. received last year from Rob Goldstone, …

France to Ban Sale of Cars Powered by Gasoline and Diesel, Trump on ‘Direct Collision Course’ With G20 Over Climate, Elon Musk: Tesla to Build…

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Trendspotting, Beyond GDP

My mission is to create a world where we can live in harmony with nature.” — Jane Goodall France to Ban Sale of Cars Powered by Gasoline and Diesel Trump on ‘Direct Collision Course’ With G20 Over ClimateAnother Big Gift to Oil & Gas: Zinke Fast Tracks Drilling on Public Lands …

SDG Update – 4 July 2017 – IISD’s SDG Knowledge Hub

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Global Citizen, Beyond GDP

GUEST ARTICLES A High Level Political Forum that Recognises and Supports Decentralised Action, and National and Local Ownership Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs in UN DESA We are at a crucial moment in our collective effort to build sustainable, equitable and inclusive societies. Implementation Case …

The Washington Post: A new frontier for diamond mining: The ocean

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Sustainability News

“This story on the latest  method of  the appalling wasteful, ecologically-damaging industry of diamond mining, is another example of the reasons to  phase out global gem mining, now that science is creating lab-grown gems in many small businesses that are chemically identical, less ecologically and socially damaging  and more appropriately priced by many …

Newsletter June 2017

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

A journalism grant scheme to promote impartial and high-quality reporting on the work of ‘Alternative Nobel’ Laureates About With shrinking media budgets around the world, many newsworthy stories on real solutions to global challenges are often missing out on being reported. More than 160 Laureates of the Right Livelihood Award, …