Cry for Argentina: Fiscal Mismanagement or Pillage?

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Argentina has now taken the US to The Hague for blocking the country’s 2005 settlement with the bulk of its creditors. The issue underscores the need for an international mechanism for nations to go bankrupt. Better yet would be a sustainable global monetary scheme that avoids the need for sovereign …

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 …

Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Alicia Gómez Martínez, Research Professor, Faculty of Accounting, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico – September 6, 2013

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, The Power of Yin

Each week Emerging Markets ESG publishes an interview entitled, “Five Questions about SRI.”  The interview features a practitioner’s insights about SRI in emerging markets and through Emerging Markets ESG shares this expertise with a wide global audience.  The goals of Five Questions about SRI are fourfold: To collect a catalogue of examples of …

Mass Solution Nyc 2013: LEGO to Keynote Massolution NYC 2013 Conference

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

LEGO to Keynote Massolution NYC 2013 Conference — We’re very excited to announce that Troels Lange Andersen of LEGO will be the keynote speaker at the Massolution NYC 2013: Crowd-Powered Business conference! Andersen will speak about how crowd-powered business is rewriting the rules for the new enterprise. OTHER HIGHLIGHTS How Crowdfunding …

[Report] Global Smart Grid Technologies and Growth Markets 2013-2020

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

What does the future hold for the global smart grid? According to new GTM Research report, Global Smart Grid Technologies and Growth Markets 2013-2020, the cumulative value of the market is expected to surpass $400 billion by 2020, growing with an average compound annual growth rate of over 7%. Regionally, China …

[mp-public] Press Release- “Latin America 2030” by The Millennium Project is Discussed by Experts on CNN en Español: Is the Future Good for the Region?

Jay OwenTrendspotting

“Latin America 2030” by The Millennium Project is Discussed by Experts on CNN en Español: Is the Future Good for the Region? CNN en Español invited several experts to debate about the future of Latin America. Pulitzer-winner journalist Andres Oppenheimer interviewed Donald Trump and José Luis Cordeiro, who presented the …

UNEVEN JOB RECOVERY POSES CHALLENGES TO MOST COUNTRIES, UN LABOUR AGENCY REPORTS

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

UNEVEN JOB RECOVERY POSES CHALLENGES TO MOST COUNTRIES, UN LABOUR AGENCY REPORTS New York, Jun  3 2013  1:00PM Five years after the global financial crisis, the world employment situation remains uneven with emerging and developing economies recovering much faster than most advanced countries, the United Nations labour agency today reported, …

NewNet Daily Newsletter: PowerSecure completes trio of acquisitions

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

NewNet Daily Newsletter 24 May 2013 Become a premium subscriber today and gain instant access to exclusive coverage on key activity in the renewable energy and cleantech sectors. Deal News PowerSecure completes trio of acquisitions Kedco receives €1.15m for Pluckanes wind farm in Irish push Greenko, China Light & Power buy Gamesa …

NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines: UK KIDS WANT TO LEARN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE

Jay OwenGreentech

NewEnergyNews      Daily Headlines                  click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ FRIDAY WORLD, March 22: * UK KIDS WANT TO LEARN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE * PV PRICES IN EUROPE * NEW ENERGY IN LATIN AMERICA * TURKEY RUNNING SUN JUST RIGHT THINGS-TO-THINK-ABOUT THURSDAY, March 21: * CLIMATE CHANGE MEANS FREQUENT KATRINAS – …