Billionaires Get Behind Cleantech Funding

kristyGreen Prosperity

Published on Date September 28th, 2011 by Matter Network Posted in Category Finance, Category Renewables It’s the fall, and the discontent of American billionaires, like that of New York Mets fans, is rising. Not only has laconic investment guru Warren Buffett demanded that the U.S. levy more taxes on the …

Wealth For the Common Good: The Buffett Rule

Ethical MarketsSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

Today, President Obama called for a new minimum tax rate for individuals making more than $1 million a year. The proposal is named the “Buffett Rule” after Warren Buffett who has repeatedly asked Congress and the President to raise millionaire tax rates. Our message is catching on! Warren Buffett is joined …

Giving Pledge follows in W&GF footsteps: Holds “inspirational” gathering of philanthropists

kristySRI/ESG News

A publication from Wealth and Giving … An update on the W&GF Community · Giving Pledge follows in W&GF footsteps: Holds “inspirational” gathering of philanthropists · W&GF announces appointment of Randy Hustvedt as Senior Advisor · “Magic” Johnson lends his voice and support to The Council of Unity work against …

Warren Buffett’s $5.4 Billion Wind Energy Play

kristyGreentech

A publication from Energy and Capital Two of the principals of Ethical Markets Media are long Western Wind. Warren Buffett’s $5.4 Billion Wind Energy Play By Jeff Siegel | Monday, March 7th, 2011 “Money will always flow toward opportunity, and there is an abundance of that in America.” These are …

CSR Asia Weekly Vol.6 Week 41: Charity banquet by Gates and Buffett in Beijing

kristyReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

Charity banquet by Gates and Buffett in Beijing by Anita Wong A dinner banquet in a Beijing luxury hotel on 29 September sparked world attention as a group of Chinese millionaires and philanthropists were invited by US billionaires, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, to discuss philanthropy. The dinner theme was …

Review by Alan F Kay of Dear Mr Buffet What an Investor Learns 1269 Miles from Wall Street

kristyBooks and Reviews

Dear Mr. Buffett – What an Investor Learns 1269 Miles from Wall Street by Janet Tavakoli, Wiley 2009 President of a Chicago-based firm that consults to financial institutions, institutional investors and hedge funds, Janet Tavakoli, met with the “Sage of Omaha,” Warren Buffett, when he was 74. Owner of Berkshire …