By Hazel Henderson © 2014 for GreenMoney Journal Asset managers and investors are supposed to be rational actors, cranking in all available information leading to efficient markets and optimal resource-allocation. As market failures continue to proliferate and hidden externalities come home to roost, we find that successful investing requires going …
Sylvia Earle and Sam Low win Cronkite Award as Mission Blue film debuts on Martha’s Vineyard
Sylvia Earle and Sam Low win Cronkite Award as Mission Blue film debuts onMartha’s Vineyardby Martha ShawEdgartown, MA (August 7) – What do Walter Cronkite, Sylvia Earle and Sam Lowall have in common? They have mastered the might of media on behalf of thesea.The 2014 Walter Cronkite Award was bestowed …
EMM Spring Gathering Focuses on Opportunities Others Are Missing
Rosalinda Sanquiche, Partner and Executive Director, ethical markets media Ethical Markets® Media hosted the Finding Ethical Alpha Conference in St. Augustine, FL, May 12-13, 2014. Designed with Stuart Williams of Endobility, the focus was on guiding the world’s significant asset allocators to use environmental and humanitarian risk/return metrics and screens …
The state of the future: 2013–14
On Thursday March 20, The Millennium Project, a global participatory think tank, will launch the “2013–14 State of the Future” report at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars from about 12:20 to 1:30 pm EDT, with an open-access webcast. The “State of the Future” is a comprehensive annual overview of the present global situation …
The Annual Conference of the World Future Society July 19-21, 2013 • Chicago Hilton Hotel • Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A
The Annual Conference of the World Future Society July 19-21, 2013 • Chicago Hilton Hotel • Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. We stand on the verge of a golden age of artificial intelligence (AI). Robots are making their way from the battlefield into our factories, schools, and nursing homes, and onto our roads. …
Germany’s Renewables Revolution
Thursday, April 18, 2013 Featured Blogs GERMANY’S RENEWABLES REVOLUTION FEWER MIDNIGHT (COAL) TRAINS TO GEORGIA WHO’S THE BoS? Read All RMI Blogs RMI in the News HOW CAN WE BOOST DISTRIBUTED SOLAR AND SAVE UTILITIES AT THE SAME TIME? Grist HOW DO WE REVERSE THE DROP IN COMBINED HEAT …
NOAA assumes full operational responsibilities of environmental satellite
NOAA assumes full operational responsibilities of environmental satellite Contact John Leslie, john.leslie@noaa.gov, 301-713-0214 March 4, 2013 A recent major milestone to develop the next-generation of polar-orbiting satellites was reached when operational control of America’s newest environmental satellite was transitioned to NOAA. These satellites are critical to providing advanced warning for severe …
NOAA Ship Fairweather conducting hydrographic reconnaissance in the Arctic
Mission to update measurements dating to the 18th century NOAA Ship Fairweather begins a 30-day survey mission in the Arctic this week, scheduled to check a sparsely measured 1,500-nautical mile coastal corridor from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, north through the Bering Strait and east to the Canadian border. The mission will …
No EV Charger, No Problem for Half of Americans
No EV Charger, No Problem for Half of Americans Nearly half of the U.S. population parks within 20 feet of an outlet. Will 2012 Be the Summer of Smart Grid to the Rescue? East Coast heat waves, ConEd lockouts, a SoCal nuclear plant offline, and other summer woes give smart …