Ethical Markets welcomes this initiative and the launch of JUST Capital on September 24th ! Hazel Henderson,Editor Famed investor Paul Tudor Jones believes that we’re headed for trouble if we don’t shrink the wealth gap. His solution? Pressure companies to be more just. http://for.tn/1K4aVkD Can a (billionaire) hedge fund manager …
As MOOCs Move Mainstream Universities Must Pay to Play
In less than a year MOOCs have gone from a geeky idea known mainly to a few professors at Stanford and a group of ted talk addicts to the center piece of a bank commercial appearing on network television. Like it or not, virtually every university is now considering whether …
Good Summary of Climate Scientists’ IPCC 2013 Report
Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, sea level has risen, and the concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased. Each of …
Saving the Oceans by Mining for Oil – From the Plastics!
By Kelsey May, September 27, 2013 Photos by Ann Slothower On September 24, 2013, at the Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co. in Vancouver, the Upcycle the Gyres Society hosted the first public demonstration of its goal: convert land and ocean plastic waste into profit. In four hours, the …
Second Nature: The Biomimicry Evolution to Air on Public Television
See EMM Advisory Board member Janine Benyus featured in Second Nature! Second Nature: The Biomimicry Evolution explores the emerging discipline of biomimicry, the science of emulating nature’s best ideas to solve human problems. Set in the wilds of South Africa, the film follows biologist, author, and Time magazine “Hero of the Environment” …
Japan’s Floating Wind Gets A Go
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Sunday World, March 11: * Japan’s Floating Wind Gets A Go * New Energy To Save The Brits * German Sun Good W/Dropped F-I-T * Turkey Streamlines Solar Power Plant Rules Saturday Videos, March 10: * No Coal Chicago * Big …