NEWS RELEASE: New EIA Forecasts Continue to Underestimate Renewable Energy Sources

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News, Trendspotting

We at Ethical Markets agree  !  EIA  is still downplaying the  global renewable energy revolution now underway as we track in our GREEN TRANSITION SCOREBOARD® ,Hazel Henderson, Editor   SUN DAY CAMPAIGN 6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite #340; Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-270-6477 x.11 [email protected]     Media Statement   U.S. …

Two UK-Based Equity Crowdfunding Platforms Expanding Abroad

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Seedrs Raises Over £1M Through Own Platform — Two leading equity crowdfunding platforms based in the UK, Seedrs and Crowdcube, announced plans to expand abroad recently. While Seedrs is heavily targeting European countries, Crowdcube is looking to launch in several European nations, and elsewhere. While making the announcement, Seedrs also launched …

Good Summary of Climate Scientists’ IPCC 2013 Report

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, sea level has risen, and the concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased. Each of …

Media Slammed For ‘Surprisingly Limited Analysis’ Of Major Report On Climate Change’s ‘New Normal’

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

Media Slammed For ‘Surprisingly Limited Analysis’ Of Major Report On Climate Change’s ‘New Normal’ By Joe Romm on August 13, 2013 at 5:28 pm The Columbia Journalism Review has criticized the NY Times and other major media outlets for inadequate coverage of NOAA’s annual State of the Climate report. In its critique, CJR points …

BIOMIMICRY, Innovation Inspired by Nature by Janine M. Benyus

Ethical Markets - RBooks and Reviews, Nature/Biomimicry

  Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature Review by Alan F Kay  Biomimicry by Janine Benyus deals with the clear and fascinating, yet little understood and vast, reality of the processes of life and living beings. The book summarizes these ideas this way: Virtually all living creatures: plants, animals, microbes, etc., …

GIFT: An Action Agenda for Sustainable Development

Jay OwenTrendspotting, Earth Systems Science

Global Institute For Tomorrow – Programme Updates – Summer 2013 Programme Updates – Summer 2013 An Action Agenda for Sustainable Development issued by the UN last month outlines 10 priorities covering the four main dimensions of sustainable development: economic growth and the end of poverty, social inclusion,environmental sustainability, and good governance. Water resources for drinking, sanitation, energy …

GIFT: An Action Agenda for Sustainable Development

Jay OwenTrendspotting, Earth Systems Science

Global Institute For Tomorrow – Programme Updates – Summer 2013   Programme Updates – Summer 2013 An Action Agenda for Sustainable Development issued by the UN last month outlines 10 priorities covering the four main dimensions of sustainable development: economic growth and the end of poverty, social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and good governance. Water resources for drinking, sanitation, energy and …

Futurist Update: Curbing the Decline of Chinese Manufacturing

Jay OwenTrendspotting

    August 2013 • Volume 14, No. 8 In this issue: ·        Curbing the Decline of Chinese Manufacturing ·        Smart Glasses for Teachers Can “See” Students’ Questions ·        Even Regulated Pesticide Use Is Deadly to Aquatic Ecosystems ·        WorldFuture 2013 Recaps ·        Set of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Is Threatened by Sand …

The Web of Debt Blog: Green Light for City-owned San Francisco Bank

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Community Development Solutions, SRI/ESG News

We at Ethical Markets  fully support publicly-owned  city banks , and for full disclosure ,Hazel Henderson , our Editor serves on the Advisory Board of the Public Banking Institute , headed by Ellen H. Brown J.D.  author of this column and many books including The Web of Debt  and  just …