The Warning is a terrific Frontline documentary about Brooksley Born’s efforts to regulate derivatives prior to the financial meltdown in the face of relentless opposition from Alan Greenspan, Robert Rubin and Larry Summers. As described in Wikipedia: Born served “from August 26, 1996, to June 1, 1999, [as] chairperson of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the federal agency which oversees the futures and commodity options markets. During her tenure on the CFTC, Born lobbied … more
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Pigovian Taxes May Offer Economic Hope – NYTimes.com
Pigovian Taxes May Offer Economic Hope – NYTimes.com. This proposal mirrors the fee-bate concept in the Drive+ legislation that Gary K. Hart introduced in 1989/1991 (and that Ken Goldsholl and I initiated): “Yet, in principle, any change that makes the economic pie larger makes it possible for everyone to enjoy a bigger slice than before. The practical challenge is to slice the larger pie so that everyone comes out ahead. A first step toward a … more
TechCrunch | Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Convertible Note Seed Financings (But Were Afraid To Ask) | LinkedIn
TechCrunch | Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Convertible Note Seed Financings (But Were Afraid To Ask) | LinkedIn. Events CrunchBase HOT TOPICS APPLEFACEBOOKGOOGLEANDROIDDISRUPT NYCHACKATHON OPINION Comment inShare 306 Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Convertible Note Seed Financings (But Were Afraid To Ask) SCOTT EDWARD WALKERSaturday, April 7th, 2012 Comments Editor’s note: Scott Edward Walker is the founder and CEO of Walker Corporate Law Group, a boutique corporate law firm specializing in … more
Going Green but Getting Nowhere – NYTimes.com
Going Green but Getting Nowhere – NYTimes.com. WORLD U.S. N.Y. / REGION BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE HEALTH SPORTS OPINION ARTS STYLE TRAVEL JOBS REAL ESTATE AUTOS OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Going Green but Getting Nowhere By GERNOT WAGNER Published: September 7, 2011 RECOMMEND TWITTER E-MAIL PRINT REPRINTS SHARE YOU reduce, reuse and recycle. You turn down plastic and paper. You avoid out-of-season grapes. You do all the right things. Enlarge This Image Leif Parsons Good. Just know … more
Can Jeremy Grantham Profit From Ecological Mayhem? – NYTimes.com
Can Jeremy Grantham Profit From Ecological Mayhem? – NYTimes.com. Magazine WORLD U.S. N.Y. / REGION BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE HEALTH SPORTS OPINION ARTS STYLE TRAVEL JOBS REAL ESTATE AUTOS Can Jeremy Grantham Profit From Ecological Mayhem? By CARLO ROTELLA Published: August 11, 2011 RECOMMEND TWITTER COMMENTS (44) E-MAIL PRINT REPRINTS SHARE Sitting in a Panera in Boston’s financial district in early July with Jeremy Grantham, I suddenly found myself considering how I might safeguard my children’s and … more
‘Shared Value’ Gains in Corporate Responsibility Efforts – NYTimes.com
‘Shared Value’ Gains in Corporate Responsibility Efforts – NYTimes.com. Business Day WORLD U.S. N.Y. / REGION BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE HEALTH SPORTS OPINION ARTS STYLE TRAVEL JOBS REAL ESTATE AUTOS Global DealBook Markets Economy Energy Media Personal Tech Small Business Your Money UNBOXED First, Make Money. Also, Do Good. By STEVE LOHR Published: August 13, 2011 RECOMMEND TWITTER E-MAIL PRINT REPRINTS SHARE CORPORATE social responsibility efforts have always struck me as the modern equivalent of … more
The American suburbs are a giant Ponzi scheme | Grist
The American suburbs are a giant Ponzi scheme | Grist. Support Grist. We dare you! Click here or text GOGREEN to 85944. log in or register connect CLIMATE & ENERGY FOOD CITIES LIVING BIZ & TECHNOLOGY SPRAWL The American suburbs are a giant Ponzi scheme 79 BY CHARLES MAROHN 22 JUN 2011 9:40 AM http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=like&api_key=207899229854&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fconnect%2Fxd_proxy.php%3Fversion%3D3%23cb%3Df2bf758094%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.grist.org%252Ff14bbe05b4%26relation%3Dparent.parent%26transport%3Dpostmessage&font=arial&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grist.org%2Fsprawl%2F2011-06-22-the-american-suburbs-are-a-giant-ponzi-scheme&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&node_type=link&sdk=joey&show_faces=false&width=90http://platform0.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?_=1311710616981&count=horizontal&id=twitter_tweet_button_0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grist.org%2Fsprawl%2F2011-06-22-the-american-suburbs-are-a-giant-ponzi-scheme&related=grist&text=The%20American%20suburbs%20are%20a%20giant%20Ponzi%20scheme%3A&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grist.org%2Fsprawl%2F2011-06-22-the-american-suburbs-are-a-giant-ponzi-scheme&via=grist https://plusone.google.com/u/0/_/+1/fastbutton?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grist.org%2Fsprawl%2F2011-06-22-the-american-suburbs-are-a-giant-ponzi-scheme&size=small&count=true&db=1&hl=en-US&jsh=r%3Bgc%2F22595239-f24a003b#id=I1_1311710617074&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grist.org&rpctoken=565840614&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe Not real wealth, just the illusion of wealth.Photo: John “K”We often forget that the American pattern of suburban development is an experiment, one that has … more
Weak Educational System Hobbles Portugal – WSJ.com
Weak Educational System Hobbles Portugal – WSJ.com. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 31.0px; font: 28.0px Georgia} A Nation of Dropouts Shakes Europe Article Video Comments (32) MORE IN EUROPE » Email Print Save This↓ More + More Text By CHARLES FORELLE LISBON—Isabel Fernandes, a cheery 22-year-old with a constellation of stars tattooed around her right eye, isn’t sure how many times she repeated fifth grade. Two, she says with a laugh. Or maybe three. She … more
Beyond the Eternal Food Fight – NYTimes.com
Beyond the Eternal Food Fight – NYTimes.com. January 10, 2011, 9:54 AM Beyond the Eternal Food Fight By ANDREW C. REVKIN The New York TimesAn index of world food prices. Click for the full graph and caption. 10:13 a.m. | Updated Almost every time global prices surge and the media and public reach out to analysts for meaning, a decades-long food fight resumes. The latest price surge is clearcut, bringing food costs up to or past peaks reached in 2008. With populations … more
Peter H. Gleick: Climate Fraud and Hypocrisy
Peter H. Gleick: Climate Fraud and Hypocrisy. Peter H. Gleick water and climate scientist, President, Pacific Institute Posted: December 14, 2010 05:06 PM BIOBecome a Fan Get Email AlertsBloggers’ Index Climate Fraud and Hypocrisy What’s Your Reaction: InspiringEnlighteningInfuriatingScaryHelpfulAmazingInnovativeAdorable Read More: Climate Change , Climate Change Denial , Climate Change Deniers , Global Warming , Global Warming Deniers , Integrity Of Science , Ipcc , Green News Do you like this story? 16 81views 77 Get Green Alerts Email Comments 77 As the … more