Drone Journalism Raises Legal, Safety, and Ethical Issues

Jay OwenTrendspotting, Earth Systems Science

We at Ethical Markets Media  are also concerned with the ethics of drones , since no technology assessments have yet examined their full range of social and environmental impacts.  As an Active Member of the National Press Club,I appreciate their coverage of these issues ~ Hazel Henderson, Editor  Matt Waite, …

What’s in your smartphone? | ExxonMobil’s climate change risk | SAP aims for 100% renewable energy

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

          26 March 2014 Share     I often think of something that our editor-at-large Marc Gunther once pointed out: all of us have supply chains, and most of us don’t know what’s in them. Guardian Sustainable Business decided to take a deep dive into the …

How the new field of data science is grappling with ethics

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

  SMARTPLANET WEEKLY A WEEKLY PREVIEW OF OUR CURRENT ISSUE, DELIVERED EVERY SUNDAY. December 22, 2013 FROM THE DESK OF … To wrap up the year, we take a look back at our best features of 2013. Our magazine writers brought you stories from around the world on topics ranging from …

Why We Can Do Stories Like Investigating the Saudi Government’s 9/11 Connection and the Path to Disillusionment

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

  Dear Members and Viewers,   The Real News does not sell advertising or accept government or corporate funding. Because we are viewer funded, we can do stories liketoday’s Reality Asserts Itself with Senator Bob Graham.    Former U.S. Senator Bob Graham says greater awareness of saudi arabia as “essentially …

Further Your Activism: Toolkits, Grants, and Volunteer Opportunities on World Pulse

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

October 2013: World Pulse Community Opportunities          Act Quickly! Free Film Screening Kits October marks the 13th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, the UN’s landmark commitment to women in conflict situations. Resolution 1325 makes clear that peace and equality between men and women are inextricably …

[Report] Utility Smart Grid Outlook in North America 2013

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

NEW REPORT: HOW ARE UTILITY TECHNOLOGY ROADMAPS DETERMINING THE EVOLUTION OF SMART GRID SPENDING IN NORTH AMERICA? The Utility Smart Grid Outlook in North America 2013, a new 219-page report from GTM Research, provides insight into the strategies utilities are employing to improve the efficiency and reliability of energy delivery via smart grid technologies …

Ethical Markets Supports OCCUPY !

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

  We were all concerned at the repeated lies and evidence-free reporting by Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post on December 31st asserting a (non-existent) connection between Occupy Wall Street and an individual arrested for possessing weapons and bomb making materials. This is far from the first time the New York …

Connecting the Dots: Saving PBS, NPR, the Internet and Democracy

kristyWealth of Networks

A newsletter from FreePress Connecting the Dots: Saving PBS, NPR, the Internet and Democracy Most people don’t realize that prior to the 1970’s, there were no corporate lobbyists on K Street. But since that time, they have built an unprecedented web of power. And you can’t appease people who are …