P2P Foundation – 100 Women who are co-creating the P2P Society: Stephanie Rearick of the Mutual Aid Network

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Community Development Solutions, Wealth of Networks

Click here to read this mailing online.   “P2P Foundation” – 3 new articles 100 Women who are co-creating the P2P Society: Stephanie Rearick of the Mutual Aid Network Cooperatives are breaking into the domain of the sharing economy Pope Francis on the need for structural social change More Recent …

THE CROWD CAFE:Early-stage private capital markets are moving online. How about later-stage?

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Crowdfunding news, research and resources  Don’t hesitate to get in touch! [email protected] Early-stage private capital markets are moving online. How about later-stage? May 08, 2014 11:00 am | Jonathan Sandlund |View Original Post|   Offerboard unveiled its online private placement platform at TechCrunch Disrupt earlier this week. Aiming to facilitate transactions …

GreenMoney: 2014 Outlook for Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

  2014 Outlook    for Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)  by Amy Domini, Founder & CEO of Domini Social Investments     What lies ahead for responsible investors during 2014? Certainly new products, particularly those that are cleaner or more local, certainly a more predictable stock market, and probably enhanced interest in the value …

Energy Self-Reliant States: The High Cost of the Solar Middleman

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

How much does a solar middleman cost?  A lot, according to data from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources.  My latest blog post explains why the state of Massachusetts expects to pay double the production incentive for 3rd party owned (solar leasing) projects compared to host owned projects. Sincerely, John The High …

Energy Self-Reliant States: Bypassing the Power Grid

Jay OwenGreentech

I spent most of last week on the West Coast with the family (and even went for a ride in the redwoods on an early 20th century steam train), but I came across a terrific video from EnergyShouldBe on why baseload power sources like coal and nuclear are incompatible with a largely …

IThound.com: Data centre efficiency best practices and strategies

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

  Data centre efficiency best practices and strategies Dear Hazel Most data centres are only operating at a fraction of their efficiency potential, resulting in unnecessary costs and an inability to adapt to changing business needs. This white paper explores the attributes of an efficient infrastructure and describes strategies you …

IThound.com: Data centre efficiency best practices

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

  Data centre efficiency best practices Most data centres are only operating at a fraction of their efficiency potential, resulting in unnecessary costs and an inability to adapt to changing business needs. This white paper explores the attributes of an efficient infrastructure and describes strategies you can implement immediately to …

This IPO Will Soar on Cheap Natural Gas

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

  This IPO Will Soar on Cheap Natural Gas By Jeff Siegel | Monday, May 6th, 2013 It was boasted as an energy breakthrough. Bloom Energy’s Bloom Box paraded around the media — including a very generous piece aired by 60 Minutes as some kind of new, game-changing magical energy creation device that …

Special Solari Report: Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012

Ethical MarketsCrowdfunding

We thank Catherine Austin Fitts for this succinct guide to the JOBS ACT, – Hazel Henderson, Editor By Carolyn A. Betts, Esq. with Catherine Austin Fitts The following table compares the crowdfunding provisions enacted in Title 3 of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”) (as well as a …