October 9, 2014 Here’s your Heartland E-Journal Thursday Morning Espresso! This morning we bring you a new series on Economic Impacts of Workers’ Capital: Economic Impact Investors’ Corner Workers’ capital is the retirement savings and pension funds invested in global capital markets to provide long-term financial returns to worker …
Financial Reform Newsletter
Would you trust a lawyer to represent you in a dispute if he or she was getting paid by the other side? Certainly not, but that is the very scenario many hardworking Americans face when seeking investment advice from certain financial advisers to plan for retirement. Millions of professional financial …
REN21 Renewables Academy 2014: Programme available!
REN21 Renewables Academy 2014 Bonn/Germany Programme available Register now: 10-12 November 2014 Dear REN21 Contributors, Dear REN21 Network Members, The evolution of renewable energy over the past decade has surpassed all expectations. Global installed capacity and production from all renewable technologies have increased substantially, and supporting policies have continued to …
A U.S. Program for Controlling Climate Change and Expanding Job Opportunities
September 18, 2014 | View Online Green Growth A U.S. Program for Controlling Climate Change and Expanding Job Opportunities Employees of California Green Design install solar electrical panels on the roof of a home in Glendale, California. By Robert Pollin, Heidi Garrett-Peltier, James Heintz, and Bracken …
3 Reasons to Study With OHIO
HydroWorld |View online| September 2, 2014|Send this message to a friend 3 Reasons to Study With OHIO As a student in Ohio University’s online Master of Science in Civil Engineering program, you’ll stay current as a civil engineer by learning how to address forces such as globalization, sustainability requirements and …
Stone Paper meeting today in South Africa
Hello, One of the Blue Economy projects is to make paper without water or tree fibers, re-using mining waste. This year the production of stone paper will move towards the one million ton target in China! Today the President of South Africa and the Minister of Mining is meeting with …
Rewarding the Work of Democracy: The Case for TimeBanking
Rewarding the Work of Democracy: The Case for TimeBanking by Edgar S. Cahn. Ph.D. Founder, Time Banking; Co-Founder, Antioch School Of Law, Washington, DC Ethical Markets Media Advisory Board Member This paper is an exploration of the contribution that TimeBanking, a medium of exchange with its own unique characteristics can, and …
But What About the Futuristic Me?
By Dr. Gilbert Lancelot Raiford, Ethical Markets Advisory Board Member Presented at the World Future Society Conference, Orlando, FL, July 11-14, 2004 Whether because of myopia or “benign neglect”, futurists have blatantly shied away from discussing one of the most serious social problems this nation faces – that of a …
BETTER MARKETS: Attention on the 4th anniversary of the landmark Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) resumes
Financial Reform Newsletter July 23, 2014 Attention on the 4th anniversary of the landmark Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) resumes: Better Markets’ new poll on voters’ unhappiness with the pace and extent of financial reform continues to get broad coverage: Check out this terrific editorial by Bloomberg News on …
Beyond GDP: Measuring progress, true wealth, and the wellbeing of nations
Ethical Markets is happy to post news from the EU “ Beyond GDP” group, since I served on its Advisory Board and Organizing Committee! ~ Hazel Henderson,Editor Beyond GDP Measuring progress, true wealth, and the wellbeing of nations July 2014 newsletter Interview Quote In the spotlight In brief Agenda On …