Earth Day Press Release: Weather Drives American Public’s Climate Concern

Jay OwenSustainability News

Weather Drives American Public’s Climate Concern   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2013   As Earth Day approaches (Monday 22 April), a GlobeScan poll of American public opinion has found that Superstorm Sandy last October appears to have increased the perceived seriousness of climate change, much as Hurricane Katrina affected …

Join The National Green Energy Council And A TruBuilders Inc. at the grand opening of the New Jersey Storm Recovery Center Saturday April 22, 2013

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Press Release April 15, 2013 9:00AM EST        The National Green Energy Council And A TruBuilders Inc. partner on the New Jersey Storm Recovery Center        The official grand opening celebration of the New Jersey Storm Recovery Center will take place at the New Jersey Storm Recovery Center …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Scientists find origins of teamwork in our nearest relative the chimpanzee

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Scientists find origins of teamwork in our nearest relative the chimpanzee Tourist-fed stingrays change their ways Slabs of ancient tectonic plate still lodged under California Skulls of early humans carry telltale signs of inbreeding Human microbe study provides insight into health, disease Petroleum use, greenhouse gas …

Political Football Over Disaster Relief: Another Argument for Public Banking

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions

Political Football Over Disaster Relief: Another Argument for Public Banking   Ellen Brown http://WebofDebt.com/articles January 4, 2013   In a shameless display of putting politics before human needs, Congress began 2013 still scrapping over a $60 billion Hurricane Sandy relief bill fully nine weeks after the disaster hit. And if the Katrina experience is any indication, the bill may not bring …

New Tools for Investing in a Black Swan World

kristySRI/ESG News

by Ellie Winninghoff, Financial Advisor Green, May 4, 2011 Hurricane Katrina, the mortgage meltdown, the BP Deepwater Horizon tragedy, uprisings in the Middle East, Fukushima–it’s hard not to notice a pattern of escalating risk. One not accounted for by the mere volatility in stock or bond prices that has come …

Ecocity Design For Disaster Resilient Cities

kristySustainability News, Earth Systems Science

An Ecocity Builders email update — March 2011 Fire resistant ecotown sketch by Richard Register Dear Friends and Supporters, The on-going disaster in Japan should not pass without a constructive response from us, which is this: ecocity design can help prevent severe earthquake and tsunami damage and can eliminate nuclear …