A Germany That Bets Big — BRICS: Toward a Rio Consensus

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

  July 15, 2014 Richter Scale A Germany That Bets Big Five unconventional moves that made Germany the 2014 World Cup champions. By Stephan Richter EconoMatters BRICS: Toward a Rio Consensus The BRICS countries set out to overcome Western domination and the legacy of the “Washington Consensus.” By Kevin P. …

Other News – Our Planet’s Future Is in the Hands of 58 People

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

Our Planet’s Future Is in the Hands of 58 People   By Roberto Savio*   ROME, Apr  2014 (IPS) – In case you missed it, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the third and final part of a report on Apr. 13 in which it says bluntly that …

PRESS RELEASE: SELECTION OF THE HOST CITY AND COUNTRY OF THE 8TH WORLD WATER FORUM

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Global Citizen, Sustainability News, Earth Systems Science

WORLD WATER COUNCIL                                                             PRESS RELEASESELECTION OF THE HOST CITY AND COUNTRY OF THE 8TH WORLD WATER FORUMbrazil as 2018 Forum’s hostsMarseille, France/Gyeongju, Korea, 26 February, 2014- This Wednesday, during its 51st Board of Governors meeting, the brazil to welcome the 8th World Water Forum …

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Trendspotting, Earth Systems Science

Daily News Alert 11.11.13 Breaking Free From Our Carbon Entanglement and a Dinosaur Industry In a remarkable milestone, Mexican economist diplomat José Angel Gurría spoke out as secretary-general of the OECD – sketching a future that should have the global coal industry shaking in its boots. His message is that …

Prevention versus Crisis Management in Syria

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

We at Ethical Markets support  this Statement  by our colleague, Rick Ulfick , Founder of We The World  –  Hazel Henderson, Editor  Prevention versus Crisis Management in Syria Nonviolent Approaches that can Prevent and Potentially Resolve Conflicts such as in Syria Commentary by Rick Ulfik Founder of We, The World and the WE Campaign at WE.net …

Review Of Zeronauts By John Elkington

Jay OwenBooks and Reviews, Articles by Hazel Henderson

ZERONAUTS: BREAKING THE SUSTAINABILITY BARRIER by John Elkington, EarthScan, London; Routledge, New York, 2012 Author John Elkington is a founder of the global movement for corporate and investor responsibility, author of seventeen books; founder of the famed consultancy SustainAbility and currently co-founder of the investment firm Volans Ventures, based in …

ACEEE: Massachusetts Overtakes California as #1 Energy Efficiency State, Michigan and Illinois Among Most Improved

Ethical MarketsGreen Prosperity, Resource Efficiency

A2011 Energy Scorecard Top 10 Also Includes NY, OR, VT, WA, RI, MN, CT, MD; States Most in Need of Improvement Are: ND, WY, MS, KS, OK, SC, WV, MO, AL, and SD … While MI, IL, NE, TN, AL and MD Are Six Most Improved States.   WASHINGTON, D.C. …