Theresa Werner becomes first freelancer elected Club president | The National Press Club

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“Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil) congratulates Theresa Werner , elected President of the National Press Club; Angela Greiling Keane , as Vice President and Nyia Hawkins as Membership Secretary . NPC member Hazel Henderson is delighted that these three well-qualified officials, for whom she voted , have won! Our …

Warren Buffett’s $7.4 Billion Alternative Energy Play

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Warren Buffett’s $7.4 Billion Alternative Energy Play By Jeff Siegel | Monday, December 12th, 2011 Jeff Siegel Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy is the largest electricity provider in Iowa, Wyoming, and Utah. The company sells its electrons to 2.4 million customers. It transports 8 percent of the country’s gas through its …

Investors respond to conclusion of UN Climate Change conference in Durban

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NEWS RELEASE IIGCC responds to conclusion of UN Climate Change conference in Durban London, December 11, 2011 In response to the conclusion of the United Nations Climate Change conference in Durban, Stephanie Pfeifer, Executive Director of The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) said: “Climate negotiators have taken a …

Q&A: Why Durban is different to climate change agreements of the past

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Q&A: Why Durban is different to climate change agreements of the past World governments have committed themselves to reaching a legally binding deal. What are the chances of the process succeeding? What happened in Durban? For the first time, world governments committed themselves to write a comprehensive global agreement to …

Durban Delegates Briefed on Rio+20 Preparations

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Durban Delegates Briefed on Rio+20 Preparations 7_December 2011: The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) Secretariat and Brazilian Government organized a “Briefing on Rio+20 Preparations” on the sidelines of the Durban Climate Change Conference. continued… UNGA Adopts Resolution on Sustainable …

Pulling Back the Curtain on the Wall Street Money Machine

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Pulling Back the Curtain on the Wall Street Money Machine Ellen Brown December 7, 2011 http://WebofDebt.com/articles On November 27, Bloomberg News reported the results of its successful case to force the Federal Reserve to reveal the lending details of its 2008-09 bank bailout. Bloomberg reported that by March 2009, the …