Who Needs Third-Party Finance? Loan Programs Offer Low-Cost Direct Ownership Opportunities

Ethical MarketsGreentech

Direct ownership of solar systems offers an array of benefits generally not available to third-party finance. And new loan programs are making it easier to achieve that goal. Full Article Community Solar Shouldn’t Be this Hard by John Farrell | December 3, 2012 Sunlight falls almost anywhere, in every community. …

ASBC Small Business Owners Meet with President Obama Today to Discuss Tax Policies

Ethical MarketsCommunity Development Solutions, SRI/ESG News

Ethical Markets, as a member company of ASBC is proud to  report this historic meeting!  – Hazel Henderson, Editor WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama will meet with 15 small business owners to discuss the impact of tax policies today, Tuesday, November 27, 2012. ASBC and business members and supporters, …

Solar News: ITC Makes Unanimous Decision on Chinese Cell & Modules

Ethical MarketsGreen Prosperity

Renewable Energy Industry Weighs In On Obama Victory by Vince Font, Contributor | November 7, 2012 | With the 2012 election over and President Barack Obama’s re-election secured, U.S.-based renewable energy producers are already looking ahead to what they expect will be four more years of continued support for their …

GlobalSolutions.org October Newsletter

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October 19th, 2012 The GlobalSolutions.org community is supported by just 2% of our members. Donate today to double our movement’s impact! DONATE NOW! GlobalSolutions.org has been busy this fall. Together we have pushed for a more responsible U.S. role in the world. Here’s an overview of what we’ve all accomplished: …

Extreme Weather and the 2012 Election

kristyGlobal Citizen, Earth Systems Science

August 9th, 2012 Let’s make climate change an election issue! Tell Romney and Obama to make climate change a campaign issue now! TAKE ACTION NOW! It’s official. July was the hottest month in U.S. history, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. But we don’t have to tell you …

Tea Party Loses in Fight with Big Business

Ethical MarketsReforming Global Finance

By Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, May 16, 2012 (IPS) – For leaders of the right-wing populist “Tea Party” who have bragged about their growing influence – if not domination – of the Republican Party, the past week’s battle over the future of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) has been a humbling …

We should stop talking of an Asian century

kristyReforming Global Finance

March 6, 2012 7:22 pm We should stop talking of an Asian century By Chandran Nair As economic power shifts from west to east, talk of an Asian century is once again in the air. President Barack Obama’s unveiling of a new defence strategy with the Asia-Pacific region at its …

Wall Street’s Third Party

kristySRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

We at Ethical Markets share the American Prospect’s warning about this group, Americans Elect, which is parading as a democratic new form of digital democracy, but in reality is backed by secretive high-rollers in finance who have raise over $22 million to push their “faux progressive” platform. Hazel Henderson, Editor …

Money and Democracy Update

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Issue #97 ? February 17, 2012 ?Money and Democracy Update? is Public Citizen?s weekly e-newsletter about the intersection of money and politics. It is part of our ongoing campaign to track the results of ? and ultimately overturn ? the U.S. Supreme Court?s reckless decision in Citizens United v. Federal …

38th Annual Conference on Serving the Underserved

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Deadlines & Events 38th Annual Conference on Serving the Underserved June 13-16, 2012 | Atlanta, GA “Early-Bird” Registration Open! “Early-Bird” Registration is now open for the 38th Annual Conference on Serving the Underserved! Our “Early-Bird” rates have not been raised since 2007, so this is your opportunity to register your …