Diana Named a “Top Ten Women in Cleantech” Diana Propper de Callejon was named one of the top ten women in Cleantech in an article October 4 th, 2007 by Adena DeMonte on the Earth2Tech.com website. This article lists a biography and a brief description of each women listed and …
Latest Global Forecast – Economist Intelligence Unit
Wednesday, February 20th 2008 Key changes since January 10th 2008 – The Economist Intelligence Unit has revised down its US GDP growth forecast for 2008 to 0.8% , from 1.5% in its January 10th assumptions. We also expect a slower rebound in the US in 2009 and have downgraded GDP …
National Women Business Council
Online registration is now available for NWBC’s upcoming Town Hall Meetings for Women Entrepreneurs in Columbus, Ohio on March 12 and Houston, Texas on April 3. These half-day events will allow members of the Council to hear directly from women business owners about their priorities, challenges and concerns, informing the …
Solar Living Institute News
Dyed Solar Cells May Offer Unique Installation Opportunities Architects, designers, and companies seeking to look good while doing good may soon have a new tool in their belt. A German company recently announced a breakthrough in solar technology: photovoltaic modules that can be imprinted with colorful designs or logos. The …
News On The Edge
Many Unreasonable People are joining us this week on Social Edge! – Bill Strickland, who likes to make the impossible possible, writes that he has “accomplished a whole lot more than I would have if I’d let myself be boxed in by common sense and “sensible” expectations.” – Vincent Perlas, …
UNEP FI NEWS
The period 2003-2007 has seen an acceleration of activities and initiatives related to sustainable finance and responsible investment. The emergence of the UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), now backed by over USD 13 trillion in assets, the development of the Equator Principles, and the success of the Enhanced Analytics …
U.S. MOVING TOWARD BAN ON NEW COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS
Earth Policy Institute: Plan B Update Lester R. Brown In a report compiled in early 2007, the U.S. Department of Energy listed 151 coal-fired power plants in the planning stages and talked about a resurgence in coal-fired electricity. But during 2007, 59 proposed U.S. coal-fired power plants were either refused …
COMER – The Committee on Monetary and Economic Reform
COMER website Feb. articles now posted. This month: Special Issue on the subprime mess continues: PART II COMER foretold this debt crisis 5 years ago! (see article) New Link on homepage to Hazel Henderson’s website ‘Ethical Markets’ We all need a good laugh! Try our link to ‘How the Markets …
Integrity in Science Watch – February 19, 2008
Med Schools Lag in Adopting Institutional Conflict-of-Interest Policies Nearly a decade after the infamous Jesse Gelsinger case, less than half the nation’s medical schools have adopted policies governing institutional conflicts of interest, a new survey showed. Institutional conflicts arise when universities license patents to or invest money in start-up companies …
TheFunded.com Rates Venture Capitalists
Introducing a great new resource which rates venture capital firms and how they treat entrepreneurs . Highly recommended ! — Hazel Henderson, founder Ethical Markets Media,LLC TheFunded Advice: How Early to Involve VCs In the past, I have used my own money to bootstrap the initiatives and been able to …