A Public Bank Option for Scotland

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Global Citizen

Scottish voters will go to the polls on September 18th to decide whether scotland should become an independent country. As video blogger Ian R. Crane colorfully puts the issues and possibilities: [T]he People of scotland have an opportunity to extricate themselves from the socio-psychopathic global corporatists and the temple of …

TFF PressInfo 273: Support Branson’s Ukraine initiative

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Trendspotting

Ethical Markets  joins with our friends in Sweden at the Transnational Foundation in supporting Richard Branson’s initiative with business leaders to  promote negotiations  over Ukraine ,   Hazel Henderson, Editor-in-Chief    PressInfo Contact TFF Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research  Vegagatan 25, S – 22457 Lund, Sweden (+46) 738 52 …

OTHER NEWS: Move over, big brother

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Move over, big brother Amitav Acharya – The Hindu The western media has been dismissive of the BRICS move to set up a bank, but such cynicism misses the larger picture — the end of western hegemony and the rise of the multiplex world For the first time since its …

More than 200 Organizations will be at WorldFuture 2014: What If

Jay OwenTrendspotting

The Annual Conference of the World Future Society July 11-13, 2014 • Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek • Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. Register by June 20 to save $100!   Register Dear Colleague: WorldFuture 2014: What If will welcome a wide range of new participants, both as speakers and attendees, from some of the …

Think of solutions! Ukraine, Russia and the West

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

Lots of common sense from the experts at Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future  Research , Hazel Henderson, Editor    PressInfo Contact TFF Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research  Vegagatan 25, S – 22457 Lund, Sweden (+46) 738 52 52 00 Home • Blog • Facebook • Google+ • Twitter • YouTube old • YouTube • Vimeo     Ukraine, Crimea, Georgia: …

Other News: The Nobel for Peace – an Expanding Scandal

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

   The Nobel for Peace – an Expanding Scandal   By Fredrik S. Heffermehl*   OSLO, Dec 9 2013 (Columnist Service) – A March 2012 decision by the Swedish authority supervising foundations is a ticking box of dynamite under the nobel peace prize. Even presented in an official, open document, …

Newnet: Turning Basin Capital Partners launches as energy-focused PE firm

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

20 June 2013 – Today’s Top Stories on NewNet Turning Basin Capital Partners launches as energy-focused PE firm PREMIUM Mainstream gets onshore planning consent for 450MW Scottish wind farm Ascent Solar raises $6m from Asian investor Kyocera to supply 30MW of solar across Japan’s agricultural sector CPFL buys Martifer’s Brazilian wind …

Money for the People: Grillo’s Populist Plan for Italy

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Money for the People: Grillo’s Populist Plan for Italy   Ellen Brown http://WebofDebt.com/articles March 7, 2013 Default on the public debt, nationalization of the banks, and a citizen dividend could actually save the Italian economy.   Comedian Beppe Grillo was surprised himself when his Five Star Movement got 8.7 million …