Economists calling for “QE for the people”

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

We at ethical markets agree and have also  called for more democratized  and future-focused  ways of  designing quantitative easing :  “ the trickle up “ approach  proposed by Milton Friedman  of just taking cash up  in helicopters and throwing it out the windows “  ( seriously supported  in FOREIGN AFFAIRS …

Transatlantic trade deal must not dilute environmental safeguards

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

Environmental Audit Committee publishes its report on the environmental risks of the Transatlantic Trade & Investment partnership (TTIP) Report: Environmental risks of the Transatlantic Trade & Investment partnership Report: Environmental risks of the Transatlantic Trade & Investment partnership (PDF) Inquiry: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Environmental Audit Committee Background A TTIP agreement, …

Money: Servant or Master?

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Money: Servant or Master? Money: Servant or Master? Tuesday, 28th October 2014 – 18.30 Three speakers bring their theological, academic and practitioner perspectives to explore the ways in which we relate to money. They will discuss the extent to which this relationship needs to be changed, both by potential alterations to …

Which Solar Company Boasts the Highest Market Cap? | The Energy Collective Daily

Jay OwenGreentech

Which Solar Company Boasts the Highest Market Cap? | The Energy Collective Daily Which Solar Company Boasts the Highest Market Cap? Posted: 24 Aug 2014 06:00 AM PDT Coming in with a $6.92 billion market cap (the total dollar market value of the company’s outstanding shares) is First Solar, the …

P2P Foundation – The Sharing Economy

Jay OwenWealth of Networks

“P2P Foundation” – 4 new articles The Sharing Economy as a Locust Economy The use of cult techniques by sharing economy brands and platforms The Five Laws of Democratic Money OpenEverything.ie A Collaborative Economy Convergence More Recent Articles Search P2P Foundation Prior Mailing Archive The Sharing Economy as a Locust …

Greg Palast | How Barack Obama Could End the Argentina Debt Crisis

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Reader Supported News | 08 August 14 PM It’s Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News *15 GREAT REASONS TO GET BEHIND READER SUPPORTED NEWS: David Koch, Rupert Murdoch, Arianna Huffington, Main-Stream-News, The Republican Party, The Tea Party, The NSA, The NRA, The Keystone XL Pipeline, Global Warming, US …

Satellite Study Reveals Parched U.S. West Using Up Underground Water

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

A new study by NASA and University of California, Irvine, scientists finds more than 75 percent of the water loss in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin since late 2004 came from underground resources. The extent of groundwater loss may pose a greater threat to the water supply of the western …

Brad Katsuyama on Conflicts of Interest, Investor Loss of Confidence, and High Speed Trading in U.S. Stock Markets

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by Bradley Katsuyama, President and CEO, IEX Group, Inc.   EXCERPT   Committee Ask: Address conflicts of interest affecting brokers charged with seeking best execution of customer orders, including conflicts posed by …

The Next Big Thing in Crowdfunding

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser   The Next Big Thing in Crowdfunding   TSL Publications   ARTICLES   Crowdfunding: A Tectonic Shift in Real Estate Investing (NuWire Investor)   With the democratization of financing via different means, most prominent would be the US Jumpstart Our Business …

Earth Policy Institute: Fisheries and Aquaculture Fact Sheet

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

  Fisheries and Aquaculture Fact Sheet Earth Policy Release March 27, 2014 The world fish catch is a measure of the productivity and health of the oceanic ecosystem that covers 70 percent of the earth’s surface. The extent to which world demand for seafood is outrunning the sustainable yield of …