The Global Debt Crisis: How We Got In It And How To Get Out Ellen Hodgson Brown, J.D. http://WebofDebt.com/articles June 6, 2011 Countries everywhere are facing debt crises today, precipitated by the credit collapse of 2008. Public services are being slashed and public assets are being sold off, in a …
Dude! Where’s My Recovery?
Dude! Where’s My Recovery? Steve Keen’s Debtwatch June 12, 2011 I initially planned to call this post “Economic Growth, Asset Markets and the Credit Accelerator”, but recent negative data out of America makes me think that this title is more in line with conversations currently taking place in the White …
Report on EUROSTAT Conference on “Statistics for Policymaking: Europe 2020”
Report on EUROSTAT Conference on “Statistics for Policymaking: Europe 2020” By Lisa Cowan, EMBA, Ethical Markets European Correspondent The 2011 annual gathering of Europe’s key statisticians and policy makers was held in Brussels, March 2011. The conference was opened by Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, who confirmed …
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, emissions trading, revenue-neutral tax …
UN Environment Talks: Financial Transactions Tax Needed to Fund Climate Action
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) ITUC OnLine 123/140611 UN Environment Talks: Financial Transactions Tax Needed to Fund Climate Action Brussels, 14 June 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Trade unions and civil society allies are calling on this week’s UN climate meeting in Bonn to endorse a financial transactions tax to help meet …
SHIFTING CLIMATE POLICIES FROM CO2 EMISSIONS TRADING TO GREEN INVESTMENT
By Hazel Henderson The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) facing political inaction over rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels from fossil fuel burning – sees solar, wind and other renewable energies as the way forward. Successive stalemates at climate summits in Copenhagen (2009) and Cancun (2010) have led to …
The Banking Emperor Has No Clothes
An article from The Baseline Scenario The Banking Emperor Has No Clothes Posted: 09 Jun 2011 03:10 AM PDT By Simon Johnson In a major speech earlier this week to an American Bankers Association conference, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner laid out his view of what went wrong in the financial …
AS KYOTO EXPIRATION NEARS, EMISSIONS TRADING SHOWN INEFFECTIVE
For InterPress Service, reprinted by special permission By Hazel Henderson © 2011 www.hazelhenderson.com The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) facing political inaction over rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels from fossil fuel burning – sees solar, wind and other renewable energies as the way forward. Successive stalemates at …
How Economists Facilitated the Crisis and Must Now Be Held Accountable
This article is part I of III, of Mr. Zarlenga’s address at the Eastern Economic Association Annual Meeting in NYC on February 26th, 2011. Listen to it here. The ongoing financial crisis presents a rare opportunity for monetary and banking reform. There’s no denying that the present “Economics Regime” has …
New Markets and New Commons Transforming Finance
Markets that respect the commons are the way of the future Submitted by: Hazel Henderson Posted: Jun 08, 2011 – 04:03 PM EST Series: Green Economy By Hazel Henderson As part of the Green Economy series The idea that more markets are always better and should eventually spread worldwide (known …