“What’s Possible” The U.N. Climate Summit Film

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Global Citizen, Trendspotting, Beyond GDP

Below is the three minute film, titled “What’s Possible,” that was presented this morning to world leaders at the United Nations Climate Summit in New York. This inspirational film shows that climate change is solvable. We have the technology to harness nature sustainably for a clean, prosperous energy future, but only if …

Carbon Bubble Creates Global Economic Risk’ – Guardian lead story, 19th April 2013

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

Carbon bubble will plunge the world into another financial crisis – report Trillions of dollars at risk as stock markets inflate value of fossil fuels that may have to remain buried forever, experts warn  Global stock markets are betting on countries failing to adhere to legally binding carbon emission targets. …

BREAKING: Police Arresting Protesters on Brooklyn Bridge

kristyReforming Global Finance

Reader Supported News | 01 October 11 It’s Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News BREAKING: Police Arresting Protesters on Brooklyn Bridge Police arrest demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement as they attempt to cross the Brooklyn Bridge. (photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) By Colin Moynihan, The New …

Germany To Phase Out Nuclear Power; US Could (in theory) Do Same

kristyResource Efficiency

Published on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 by Associated Press Germany To Phase Out Nuclear Power; US Could Do Same In their White House press conference Tuesday, President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel stood together on topics ranging from the global economy to Libya. Cooling towers of the nuclear power …

The Basics Behind the Debt Limit Debate: More Partisan than Practical?

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by Marian Wang ProPublica, May 17, 2011, 10:08 a.m. 6 Comments Republish E-mail Your e-mail Your name Friends’ e-mail(s) max 10, separated by commas Personal message Print Justin Sullivan/Getty Images file photo As you may have heard, the federal government hit its $14.3 trillion debt limit yesterday—something the Treasury has …