Interview with Dr. Frank Rijsberman of the Global Green Growth Institute, discussing the implications of renewable energies now costing less than fossil fuels.
Read more...The first set of of four negotiating sessions to produce a UN treaty on the high seas by 2020 concluded last week in New York; this would extend the existing law of the sea framework beyond each nation’s territorial waters.
Read more...Customers of three major UK banks were stymied by online banking problems Friday, when multiple systems crashed, limiting access to their accounts. Another installment in the ongoing war on cash.
Read more...SEC co-director of enforcement Stephanie Avakian delivered a speech in Dallas last week defending the agency’s enforcement record, as the number of cases brought and amount of fines collected both continue to drop.
Read more...Over 5 million children are facing starvation and a cholera outbreak is raging in Yemen, the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, yet the US continues to support the Saudi bombing and destruction of the country, says Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
Read more...The WSJ reported Monday that state AGs, who include many Republicans, are poised to step up enforcement against big tech. Interesting times may lie ahead.
Read more...Surveys indicate that consumers are souring on the ubiquitous use of plastic packaging– at least in the UK. Yet these shifts alone won’t be sufficient to address the problem. Governments must up their regulatory game, and global action is necessary.
Read more...Another IT outage in the UK serves as pushback to the war on cash, with even the ECB conceding it doesn’t foresee a totally cashless society, leaves those relying on credit cards alone to make payments vulnerable.
Read more...Prison strike that began on August 21 is scheduled to end today, the forty-fifth anniversary of the Attica uprising and rebellion took place in the New York state prison, with prisoners protesting slave labor conditions and other injustices.
Read more...A drop-off in funding for vaccines for ‘diseases of poverty’ is another consequence of the financial crisis. A recent study laments bleak prospects for breakthroughs on malaria, tuberculosis, dengue, and other diseases. Climate change is expanding the range where these diseases may be contracted.
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