Could 3 simple changes to banking fix the economy? Dear hazel, If someone told you that a mountain of personal debt could be cleared via 3 simple changes to the way that money and banking works, would you like to know how? Would you like to see a more stable economy, with more …
2014 National Green Energy Council Commitment
WASHINGTON January 2, 2014 My friends, 2013 was a very good year for the National Green Energy Council and our member companies. In 2013, GEC member companies thrived in a still questionable economy and our industry is growing in leaps and bounds. Here are the highlights of 2013: A GEC …
CDFI Fund Announces $17 Million for Lending and Investments in Low-Income and Distressed Communities
Media Contact: Bill Luecht | 202.653.0322 | [email protected] CDFI Fund Announces $17 Million for Lending and Investments in Low-Income and Distressed Communities November 15, 2013 Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (cdfi Fund) announced awards totaling approximately $17 million to 85 FDIC-insured depository institutions for …
OTHER NEWS: New Policies Beyond Austerity and Stimulus
New Policies Beyond Austerity and Stimulus By Hazel Henderson* ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, Nov 2013 (Columnist Service) – It is time to move the global policy debate beyond the binary options of “austerity” versus “stimulus.” Both these macroeconomic policies have caused untold harm to millions and produced dangerous policy …
Miami under water | Interview with Ikea’s CSO | Is natural capital next?
8 November 2013 Share What’s been happening? As Ben Strauss from Climate Central predicts more than 25% of Boston, Miami, New Orleans, and Atlantic City could be under water by 2100, we look to the threat rising …
Review of The Entrepreneurial State By Mariana Mazzucato, Anthem Press
The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths Review of The Entrepreneurial State By Mariana Mazzucato, Anthem Press, London, 2013 By Hazel Henderson © 2013, for SeekingAlpha.com The Entrepreneurial State by Mariana Mazzucato could help move the global policy debate beyond the binary options of “austerity” versus “stimulus.” …
Economic Change via Cultural Change
View this email in your browser As a lawyer, as a person of color, and as a concerned citizen, Van Jones is deeply committed to improving racial and economic equality while at the same time mitigating environmental degradation. In his 2007 book, The Green Collar Economy, Jones suggested that invention and …
ILSR’s Energy Self-Reliant States: New Report! City Power Play: 8 Practical Local Energy Policies to Boost the Economy
It’s out! Check out our latest report featuring 8 Practical Local Energy Policies to Boost the Economy, with examples illustrating the policies in action and links right to the ordinances that made them work. Also, I just posted a panel presentation I gave to the Society of Environmental Journalists last Friday, …
MOSAIC: Solar Beats the Stock Market
Mosaic is Featured in the New York Times! Our growing Mosaic community has caught the attention of the New York Times. Now help us spread the good solar news by emailing the article to a few friends. Email it out here! From solar beating the stock market to infographics depicting the …
Energizing local economies through “Creative De-construction”
My book is out! Surely you know someone who would enjoy it. Click here to order from Amazon. Quick Links Website Contact Us Recent related articles The Difference Between “Price” and “Cost” Is”Sustainability” Political Hype? Using Metrics To Improve Communities Techniques used to …