We’re days away from kicking off the World Pulse LIVE Tour.

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

World Pulse LIVE 2014: An Incredible Tour Announcing New Exciting Events!            In SF, NYC, and PDX We’re days away from kicking off the World Pulse LIVE Tour, and our three women speakers will be touching down in San Francisco in less than 3 weeks! We …

NEW ASBC POLL FINDS BUSINESS SUPPORT FOR MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

New ASBC Poll Finds Business Support For Minimum Wage Increase In 2014, ASBC commissioned scientific polling of 555 small business owners nationwide. A poll report just released with Business for a Fair Minimum Wage showed that a clear majority – 61 percent – of small business owners support an increase …

The state of the future: 2013–14

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Trendspotting

On Thursday March 20, The Millennium Project, a global participatory think tank, will launch the “2013–14 State of the Future” report at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars from about 12:20 to 1:30 pm EDT, with an open-access webcast. The “State of the Future” is a comprehensive annual overview of the present global situation …

ASBC Launches Companies for Safer Chemicals Coalition & Other Updates

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Trendspotting, Wealth of Networks

Urgent Campaign Actions   Companies for Safer Chemicals Coalition  A group of leading consumer brands, led by asbc and Seventh Generation, announced the creation of a coalition to ensure Congress modernizes the nation’s out-of-date chemical laws, and to counter the narrative that businesses desire a weakreform bill. The story has …

Congressional Leader Joins ASBC Webinar Next Week & Other Updates – November 7, 2013

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

Featured Story Join U.S. Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) as he adresses asbc members about American manufacturing. A growing manufacturing base means creating high-skill, high-wage jobs for America’s workers. The ‘Make it in America’ plan calls for investments in making our manufacturing sector even more competitive. The ingredients to revitalize American …

NASA Announces Major Airborne Pollution/Climate Study June 6

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

NASA Announces Major Airborne Pollution/Climate Study June 6 06/06/2013 You are subscribed to Earth News for NASA. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. NASA Announces Major Airborne Pollution/Climate Study June 6 06/04/2013 12:00 AM EDT NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Thursday, …

Our infrastructure isn’t ready for climate change

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

  Commentary: We need to spend $3.6 trillion to upgrade, modernize By Ed Maurer and Eugene Cordero, April 29, 2013, 11:11 a.m. EDT SANTA CLARA, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Recently, the American Society of Civil Engineers released its latest Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, a measure of the condition, capacity, and maintenance …