On The Brink Climate change as real business risk By Michael Kramer Politicians might debate them, but the risks of climate change and their potential impact on businesses are all too real. …Read More How to prevent the natural resources economic bubble By Nathan Havey Climate change and natural …
Book Review: Uncivil Liberties by Georgia Kelly
Foreword to UNCIVIL LIBERTIES By Hazel Henderson, October 2012 UNCIVIL LIBERTIES, edited by Georgia Kelly, Praxis Institute, 2013 I welcome UNCIVIL LIBERTIES as a sobering wake-up call to my beloved adopted country, the USA and its people. We are, I believe, in the midst of a whole-system global transition from …
“EDUCAUTION ” – new documentary film on Student Debt
***Watch the trailer here*** EDUCAUTION is a journey documentary film created by graduate students who are concerned about the future of the American Higher Education System. By focusing on the economic issues surrounding the higher education system, the film examines the increasing concerns of many Americans regarding the continuing decrease …
Renewable News: Top 5 Most Read Articles and Blogs of 2012
Ten Solar Energy Predictions for 2013 by Barry Cinnamon, Solar Freedom Now | December 27, 2012 | Post Your Comment We’ve been down so long almost anything starts to look like up. Be prepared for another few down years as the solar industry rationalizes production and figures out how to make money …
Prisoner’s Dilemma Applied to Global Cooperation
In this TEDx talk video, John Bunzl, founder of Simpol, explains a key underlying reason why politicians aren’t acting on global problems like climate change. http://www.tedxberlin.de/tedxberlin-2012-crossing-borders-john-bunzl-the-political-prisoners-dilemma
Recession, Sustainability & Money: The Hidden Variable
We can avoid future recessions by shifting the money paradigm from greed to good. By Hazel Henderson Recession to Austerity To More Recession The recession imposed by the financial debacle of 2007-2009 still plagues the world. The deeper reason lies in the murky secrets of money-creation and how financial sleight-of-hand …
Solar & Wind Energy Subsidies Should Continue ?Forever?
Solar & Wind Energy Subsidies Should Continue ?Forever? Posted: 29 Apr 2012 11:20 AM PDT clean energy subsidies It seems that every day I?m reading (or even writing) about solar and wind energy?s price and potential without government subsidies ? but it is really ridiculous that dropping government subsidies should …
The Ethics of Job Creation: Let’s Get Real!
By Hazel Henderson In the U.S., conceptual and political confusion over the issue of jobs was evidenced by wide disparities in claims over job creation, for example in the XL Pipeline case. Many politicians still claim that “the government can’t create jobs; only the private sector creates jobs.” The Government’s …
Press Release – Chandran Nair at the APEC 2011 CEO Summit
Chandran Nair at the APEC 2011 CEO Summit: “Talking truth to power” Photo by: APEC 2011 CEO Summit GIFT Founder and CEO Chandran Nair was invited to speak to international business leaders and politicians at APEC’s 2011 CEO Summit in Honolulu on Saturday 12 November, 2011 which was attended by …
Listening to Occupy Wall Street
John Fullerton is on the Ethical Markets Advisory Board and co-organized our TRANSFORMING FINANCE Statement. Join our many co- signers worldwide at www.transformingfinance.net. – Hazel Henderson, Editor Listening to Occupy Wall Street I went down to Liberty Park Plaza this week (bought and renamed Zuccotti Park in 2006) to listen, to …