‘Articles by Hazel Henderson’
Honoring President Vaclav Havel
By Hazel Henderson Philosopher-poet-playwright and global citizen, Václav Havel was the freedom fighter who led the Czech people to independence from Soviet Russian occupation. He became their first president in 1989 after the peaceful "velvet revolution" swept this brave man into power with massive support and the slogan "Havel to the [...]
Global Finance Lost In Cyberspace!
GLOBAL FINANCE LOST IN CYBERSPACE! By Hazel Henderson © 2011 For InterPress Service The robot rabbit of finance – high-speed trading, cloud computing – has outrun the tortoise of government oversight and control. For years, I have documented how often science and technology leap ahead of politicians and bureaucrats. Usually, citizens [...]
Transforming Finance To Grow Green Sustainable Economies
TRANSFORMING FINANCE TO GROW GREEN SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES By Hazel Henderson (*) SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, Oct (IPS) "We recognize finance as part of the global commons," affirms the Transforming Finance statement, signed by financial professionals worldwide critical of today's casino capital markets. Financialization has produced the global [...]
Transforming Finance to Grow Green Sustainable Economies
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Green Sectors Expanding into Trillions of Dollars
Small and intermediate enterprises are joining large ones to boost Green Industry's footprint By Rosalinda Sanquiche As part of the Green Economy series While mainstream media, economists and general opinion still designate the Green Economy as "emerging" and assume green investments are riskier or provide lower returns than other [...]
From GDP to Better Life Indexes of Wellbeing
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Book Review: ‘Reinventing Fire’ by Hazel Henderson
For over 35 years, the world has counted on veteran energy expert Amory Lovins to guide humans through the great transition from the fossil-fueled Industrial Era to today's Information Age and beyond. Read the book review on Seeking Alpha...
Pricking The Carbon Finance Bubble
Fossil fuel stocks are dangerously overvalued, according to a new report By Hazel Henderson As part of the Green Economy series After the first year of the Dodd-Frank reform in the USA, the too-big-to-fail financial bubble still looms. The deficit debate revealed decades of unsustainable policies, practices and money-corrupted [...]
Quality of Life Indexes Gaining Ground
Quality of Life Indexes Gaining Ground GDP tracks national output using money flows, which its inventor Simon Kuznets warned was never intended to measure overall progress. GDP reporting in mass media became a "fetish" ("Stiglitz-Sen Moving in the Right Direction, but Slowly"). Submitted by:Hazel Henderson Posted: Jul 11, 2011 – 05:16 PM [...]
Ethical Markets Review: FROM RIGGED CARBON MARKETS TO INVESTING IN GREEN GROWTH
By Hazel Henderson, President, Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil) Abstract: Reviews failure of global carbon trading under Kyoto and reasons why alternatives emerged. Assesses prospects for climate policies beyond Kyoto and covers shifts toward green growth in governments and private sector investments. Keywords: climate, carbon, [...]
