Smart Planet Weekly: Can we crowdfund gun control?

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

  SmartPlanet Weekly October 27, 2013 A members-only preview of our weekly magazine, delivered every Sunday.   From the Desk of … Gun control advocates in the U.S. haven’t made strides nationally in many years. Is it time for the crowd to try tackling gun violence locally? Plus, Chris Nelder is …

UK Peace Index just released

Jay OwenBeyond GDP

24th April 2013      Dear Friends and Subscribers, We are delighted to announce the launch of the United Kingdom Peace Index (UKPI), the first comprehensive measure of peacefulness across the UK. The UKPI is the second in a series of national peace indices released by the Institute for Economics …

Is American Nonviolence Possible?

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

        Is American Nonviolence Possible?   By TODD MAY* – The New York Times The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence. – Martin Luther King Jr.   We are steeped in violence.   This past week was of course a searing reminder: Monday’s bombing …

NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines: HOW TO DEVELOP A SOLAR OR WIND PROJECT

Jay OwenGreentech

NewEnergyNews      Daily Headlines                  click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Boston…   * TODAY’S STUDY: HOW TO DEVELOP A SOLAR OR WIND PROJECT * QUICK NEWS, April 16: WIND BEAT GUNS AND BOATS IN 2012; PEAR ENERGY OFFERS CHOICE TO CONSUMERS; DISTRIBUTED PV TO GROW 220 MORE GW BY …

Neal Peirce on States v. Guns and Curtis Johnson on Michigan’s New RTA

Ethical MarketsSRI/ESG News

NEAL PEIRCE WASHINGTON – Now, in the wake of the Newtown massacre, is the time to blow the whistle on the gun industry. We have a proven formula. It’s the approach that curbed the tobacco industry and its life-imperiling products. Read more… Michigan’s Minor Miracle CURTIS JOHNSON Question: What recent …