Climate Change Solutions Can’t Wait for U.S. Leadership Desmond Brown From tourism-dependent nations like Barbados to those rich with natural resources like Guyana, climate change poses one of the biggest challenges for the countries of the Caribbean. Nearly all of these countries are vulnerable to natural events like hurricanes.3 Not …
May 1-2 Business Climate and Clean Energy Advocacy Day
Here is a pdf and word version of a one pager that you can begin to distribute to your networks about the May 1-2 Business Climate and Clean Energy Advocacy Day. We’ll be sending additional updates, including a hashtag and media opportunities.
Maryland Renews Landmark Energy Efficiency Initiative
Maryland Renews Landmark Energy Efficiency Initiative Washington, D.C. (April 6, 2017): The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) today commended Maryland lawmakers for extending the successful EmPOWER Maryland energy efficiency program. Under the current plan, EmPOWER Maryland will save customers $4 billion on their utility bills, and …
Solarcoin Advisor update
“We at Ethical Markets are partnering with Solar Coin and happy to pass on this good news! ~Hazel Henderson, Editor” Hello and happy spring, hope you are doing well. Just passing along status: Solarcoin just won at the blockchain oscars in Munich. Community with Luke are building nodes on raspberrypis for …
[SFM Participants] Inst for Faculty and Actuaries (IFA) Call for Proposals – Modelling Pension Funds under Climate Change
This Request for Proposals is from the Institute for Faculty and Actuaries , with thanks to Nick Silver our colleague at the Network for Sustainable Financial Markets. Call for Proposals – Modelling Pension Funds under Climate Change The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), through its Actuarial Research Centre, …
Updates from Sinal do Vale!
Certified as a Global Ecosphere Retreat. Sinal do Vale just became the second GER certified center in Brazil, positioning itself as a center of excellence for leadership in biodiversity conservation, social entrepreneurship, community development, cultural stewardship and sustainable tourism. The GER certification is one of the initiatives of The Long Run, …
WRI Digest: Roadmap to Decarbonization | Trump’s Wrongheaded Climate Policies | From Waste to Watts
The Roadmap to Decarbonization Won’t Go Far Without Land A new decarbonization roadmap in Science largely overlooks agriculture and forestry’s low-carbon opportunities. That’s a mistake –agriculture and land use change account for nearly a quarter of the world’s emissions, while forests soak up one-third of fossil fuel …
Why investment in Sustainability Training has a high return
In the News: * Sustainability Academy Sponsors Have Positive Impact With Stakeholders * Sustainability Magic Bullet: Invest in training! * Last chance for Toronto (April 5-6) Sustainability Practitioner Training. Set calendars for New York (May 25-26) Sustainability Academy Sponsors Have Positive Impact Educating Their Stakeholders (Chicago, IL, April 3, 2017) The …
In the Public Interest: Crash of Trumpcare Opens Door to Full Medicare For All
Crash of Trumpcare Opens Door to Full Medicare for All You can thank House Speaker Ryan and President Trump for pushing their cruel health insurance boondoggle. This debacle has created a big opening to put Single Payer or full Medicare for all prominently front and …
Press Release – SINAL do Vale hosts The DO School
“Ethical Markets is proud to be a partner with SINAL DO VALE and to have its founder Thais Corral on our global Advisory Board. ~Hazel Henderson, Editor” SINAL hosts an Educational Program with Social Entrepreneurs from around the Globe Sinal do Vale, an agro-ecological farm located in the …