SAMOA: URGING SUSTAINABLE ACTION, UN OFFICIALS OPEN CONFERENCE BY LINKING SMALL ISLANDS TO GLOBAL ISSUES

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

New York Aug 31 2014 9:00PM     UN News Centre with breaking news from the UN News Service  Nukunonu Atoll seaside is one of the regions of the world vulnerable to the impact of the climate change. UN Photo/Ariane Rummery (file photo)   SAMOA: URGING SUSTAINABLE ACTION, UN OFFICIALS OPEN CONFERENCE …

2014 Agenda Announced! 96% Sold Out!

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

convene / connect / create COLLABORATION COMMUNIQUE  August 12, 2014               Announcing the 2014 AGENDA!                  Conversations for Change, Capacity-Building Clinics and Cluster-Forks are designed, led and attended by Delegates on a first-come, first-serve basis. The 2014 Agenda …

Toward an Inclusive TPP Trade Pact

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Toward an Inclusive TPP Trade Pact   By Dr. Harsha Vardhana Singh*   NEW YORK, Aug  2014 (IPS) – The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations have been hitting headlines recently, but not for all the right reasons. The media provides an incomplete picture of its implications, focusing mainly on its process …

LeVar Burton’s Reading Rainbow Campaign Breaks Kickstarter Record, Raises $5.4M

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

op Stor LeVar Burton?s Reading Rainbow Breaks Kickstarter Record — LeVar Burton’s Reading Rainbow campaign got off to such a great start that it seemed like it was only a matter of time before it broke some sort of a record. Indeed, that’s just what took place on Monday, as …

TBLI Blog: U.S. Bank Legal Bills Exceed $100 Billion

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

From  Robert Rubinstein, Founder of TBLI , a distinguished member of  Ethical Markets Advisory Board – Hazel Henderson, Editor ____________________________________________________________ ……….TBLIiBLOG……… TBLI CONFERENCE • TBLI CLUB • TBLI CONSULTING • TBLI PARTNERS____________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE ·        Busy Summer 29 Aug 2013 08:36 am | Robert Rubinstein Busy Summer Greetings to you …

Alternative Energy: Bicyclean — Pedal-Powered Means Of Recycling E-Waste In Developing Nations

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Resource Efficiency

Alternative Energy Bicyclean — Pedal-Powered Means Of Recycling E-Waste In Developing Nations Renewable Energy Status Update 2013 Interactive Infographic Reveals How Green Your State is Solar PV To Hit Grid Parity, $134 Billion Annual Revenue By 2020 Green Initiatives Being Actively Taken in Cities Large Companies to be Forced to …

Future of UNCTAD in Balance at Doha

kristyReforming Global Finance

“We at Ethical Markets Media fully support UNCTAD and its freedom of information, research into the financial globalization that now causes so much hunger and hardship in the world” Hazel Henderson, Editor Future of UNCTAD in Balance at Doha Analysis by Gustavo Capdevila GENEVA, Apr 2012 (IPS) – Profound discord …

Conflict Minerals- Can Consumers, Manufacturers & Policy-Makers Rise to the Challenge?

kristySustainability News

Conflict Minerals- Can Consumers, Manufacturers & Policy-Makers Rise to the Challenge? (Part 2) Part 1 of this series highlighted the issues, regulatory and supply chain complexities and efforts by industry to tighten the control of precious minerals sourcing. This is especially critical in developing nations, where human trafficking, regional conflict …

Un And United States Launch Plan Tap Emigrants’ Resources To Boost

kristySRI/ESG News

UN AND UNITED STATES LAUNCH PLAN TAP EMIGRANTS’ RESOURCES TO BOOST AGRICULTURE New York, May 17 2011 6:05PM The United Nations entity tasked with supporting rural development and the United States State Department today launched an <“http://www.ifad.org/media/press/2011/35.htm“>initiative to help tap the resources of emigrant communities for investment in agriculture in …

Suntrough Goes Small With Solar Thermal in Developing Nations

kristyCommunity Development Solutions, Greentech

An article from GreenTech Solar Suntrough Goes Small With Solar Thermal in Developing Nations Five- to ten-megawatt CSP plants, pre-assembled and containerized might drive down the cost of this technology. Suntrough is a solar thermal plant builder and developer that believes smaller might be better. Contrast that with BrightSource Energy, …