We did it — Europe just banned bee-killing pesticides!!

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

We did it — Europe just banned bee-killing pesticides!! Mega-corporations like Bayer threw everything they had at this, but people-power, science and good governance came out on top!! Bee “die in” at Bayer’s headquarters, Cologne Vanessa Amaral-Rogers from the specialist conservation organisation Buglife, says: “It was a close vote, but thanks …

Wall Street Green Trading Summit announces CEFIA competition for $1 million loan to innovators in PV delivery

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

We thank Martha Shaw and congratulate  Peter Fusaro  !  This confirms our GREEN TRANSITION SCOREBOARD(R) results that show that green investments worldwide reached new levels in 2012 – Hazel Henderson, Editor     For immediate release   Wall Street Green Trading Summit announces CEFIA competition for $1 million loan to innovators in …

For immediate release from the Wall Street Green Trading Summit

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

For immediate release Wall Street Green Trading Summit announces CEFIA competition for $1 million loan to innovators in PV delivery. March 18, 2013 (New York) – Today, The Wall Street Green Trading Summit XII announced a capital competition for $1M in low-cost capital for applicants who can deliver the most …

Rolling Jubilee has abolished over a million dollars of medical debt!

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

  Like Tweet Forward   Strike Debt has just abolished medical debt for a thousand people! Over 1,000 people are receiving notice that their debt is HISTORY Mar 16 – 23 is a Week of Action to Declare a Healthcare Emergency: It’s a Matter of #LifeOrDebt Spread the word! Action: Call …

NewNet Clean Energy Investor Newsletter: Update: RWE to sell more German biomass plants in sector pullback

Ethical Markets - RGreentech

Essential industry insights: cleantech, renewables, sustainability   NewNet Daily Newsletter 26 February 2013 Want to know about the latest deals in the cleantech and renewable energy sector? Get aNewNet premium subscription Deal News Update: RWE to sell more German biomass plants in sector pullback PREMIUM Solar-powered 3G specialist Altobridge gets extra Intel …

Time to internalize those externalities and get prices right

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Articles by Hazel Henderson

Time to internalize those externalities and get prices right By Hazel Henderson (http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2012/12/21/time-internalize-those-externalities-and-get-prices-right)   An “externality” is code in economics jargon meaning any cost of producing a product that can be omitted (i.e., externalized) from the producer’s balance sheet and passed on to taxpayers, the public or hidden in the environment …

Green Jobs Growth in the USA: Manufacturing Leads the Way, 3.1 Million Green jobs in November

kristyGreen Prosperity

October 10, 2012 By Andrew Leave a Comment There were 3.1 million “green jobs” in the US as of November 2011. Green jobs are growing faster than overall job growth in the US. They pay well, and there’s an increasingly wide range of them accessible to Americans of every level …

Ryder, Coke, GE Among 6 Firms Joining Obama’s Green Fleet Program

kristyGreen Prosperity, Resource Efficiency

Ryder, Coke, GE Among 6 Firms Joining Obama’s Green Fleet Program By Tilde Herrera The new additions to the partnership bring more than 1 million corporate fleet vehicles into the effort to reduce fleets’ fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions….Read More How Shareholder Activism Moved the Needle on Sustainability in …