http://www.cchange.net Covering the transformations to social, environment and economic sustainability Tue, 21 May 2013 20:40:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Sea Change Radio covers the transformations to social, environmental, and economic sustainability. Change is accelerating in positive and negative directions: the clock is ticking in the race to see which will tip first—the problems or the solutions. Join Sea Change's Host, Alex Wise, as he provides in-depth analysis to help our audience understand possible remedies and potential pitfalls. Sea Change interviews sustainability experts including Paul Hawken, Stewart Brand, Bill McKibben, Van Jones, Lester Brown, and many others. Sea Change airs on over 30 radio stations around the country. Alex Wise clean Alex Wise awise@cchange.net awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) 2007-2011 Making Connections for Sustainability Sustainability, Climate Change, Human Rights, Environment, Corporate Responsibility, Socially Responsible Investing, Accountability, Stakeholders, Clean Tech, Renewable Energy, Green Jobs, Wealth Divide http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/cwr-images-archive/SeaChangeRadioTAG_square144_sm.jpg http://www.cchange.net Weekly http://www.cchange.net/2012/07/03/bill-mckibben-currency-for-the-green-movement-re-broadcast/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/07/03/bill-mckibben-currency-for-the-green-movement-re-broadcast/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:52:39 +0000 Alex Wise http://www.cchange.net/?p=4503 http://www.cchange.net/2012/07/03/bill-mckibben-currency-for-the-green-movement-re-broadcast/feed/ 0 350.org,alex wise,Bill McKibben,citizens united,global warming,keystone,pipeline,sea change radio In this encore presentation, noted environmentalist Bill McKibben talks about his organization's efforts to stop the construction of the Keystone Pipeline (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/BillMckibben-150x150.jpg)Bill McKibben (http://www.billmckibben.com/) is one of the world’s leading environmentalists. In addition to his recent success leading a coalition to stop the construction against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Pipeline), McKibben heads350.org (http://www.350.org/), an international organization dedicated to raising awareness of global warming. In this encore presentation of Sea Change Radio, host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) talks with McKibben about the struggle to stop the pipeline, the impact of the Citizens United (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission) ruling on the environmental movement and what is on the horizon for him and his fellow green advocates.(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/350-org-bill-mckibben-e1332286133733.jpg) Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/03/20/bill-mckibben/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/03/20/bill-mckibben/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:30:54 +0000 Alex Wise http://www.cchange.net/?p=4264 http://www.cchange.net/2012/03/20/bill-mckibben/feed/ 0 350.org,alex wise,Bill McKibben,citizens united,global warming,keystone,pipeline,sea change radio Noted environmentalist Bill McKibben talks about his organization's efforts to stop the construction of the Keystone Pipeline (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/BillMckibben-e1332285913613.jpg)Bill McKibben (http://www.billmckibben.com/) is one of the world’s leading environmentalists. In addition to his recent success leading a coalition to stop the construction against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Pipeline), McKibben heads 350.org (http://www.350.org/), an international organization dedicated to raising awareness of global warming. (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/350-org-bill-mckibben-e1332286133733.jpg)This week on Sea Change Radio, host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) talks with McKibben about the struggle to stop the pipeline, the impact of the Citizens United (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission) ruling on the environmental movement and what is on the horizon for him and his fellow green advocates. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/02/21/the-state-of-socially-responsible-investing-in-the-states/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/02/21/the-state-of-socially-responsible-investing-in-the-states/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:35:40 +0000 Alex Wise http://www.cchange.net/?p=4197 http://www.cchange.net/2012/02/21/the-state-of-socially-responsible-investing-in-the-states/feed/ 0 aaron winer,alex wise,citizens united,graham sinclair,jerome dodson,Milestone Advice,parnassus investments,responsible investing,responsible investment,sea change radio,sri,working assets Aaron Winer of Milestone Advice and Jerome Dodson of Parnassus Investments discuss socially responsible investing issues (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/AaronWiner.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/JeromeDodson.jpg)A couple of months ago here at Sea Change Radio we discussed socially responsible investing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socially_responsible_investing), or SRI, from a global perspective with South African financial expert Graham Sinclair (http://www.cchange.net/2011/12/27/stewards-of-other-peoples-money-and-the-planet/). This week, we take a look at the American SRI movement. Host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) speaks with industry pioneer Jerome Dodson (http://www.parnassus.com/parnassus-mutual-funds/small-cap/PortfolioManagers.aspx) the founder of both Parnassus Investments (http://www.parnassus.com/) and Working Assets (http://www.workingassets.com/) along with Aaron Winer (http://www.milestoneadvice.com/), a Bay Area investment advisor who specializes in finding his clients socially responsible investment vehicles. We discuss the roots of the SRI industry, some of the innovations taking place today and how the new political reality of American democracy in the Citizens United (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission) era is changing how we all should view the companies we invest in and support. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2010/03/03/democratizing-the-sec-to-address-sustainability/ http://www.cchange.net/2010/03/03/democratizing-the-sec-to-address-sustainability/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:23:59 +0000 Bill Baue http://www.cchange.net/?p=2387 http://www.cchange.net/2010/03/03/democratizing-the-sec-to-address-sustainability/feed/ 0 Adam Kanzer,citizens united,Climate Change,corporate democracy,corporate governance,domini social investments,esg,Investor Advisory Committee,mary schapiro,securities and exchange commission Sea Change Radio Host Bill Baue talks with Adam Kanzer of Domini Social Investments about the new SEC Investor Advisory Committee, on which he represents the socially responsible investing (SRI) community.  SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro established the co... (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/AdamKanzer1-150x150.jpg) Sea Change Radio Host Bill Baue (http://www.cchange.net/about/bill-baue/) talks with Adam Kanzer (http://www.domini.com/about-domini/Management/index.htm#AK) of Domini Social Investments (http://www.domini.com/) about the new SEC Investor Advisory Committee (http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/investoradvisorycommittee.shtml), on which he represents the socially responsible investing (SRI) community.  SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro (http://sec.gov/about/commissioner/schapiro.htm) established the committee as one of her first initiatives (http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2009/2009-126.htm) after taking the helm of the Commission in 2009.  In the NewsAnalysis (http://www.cchange.net/2010/03/03/newsanalysis-dark-clouds-gather-over-sec-climate-regs/), Sea Change Headlines Anchor Tania Haldar Hart (http://www.cchange.net/about/tania-haldar-hart/) discusses conservative backlash against the interpretive guidance (http://sec.gov/rules/interp/2010/33-9106fr.pdf) the SEC recently issued (http://sec.gov/news/press/2010/2010-15.htm) on requirements for companies to disclose risks from climate change. The SEC Investor Advisory Committee met for the third time on February 22 (http://www.sec.gov/news/openmeetings/2010/ssamtg022210.htm), when it considered agenda items (http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/invadvcomm/iacmeeting022210-agenda.pdf) on proxy voting transparency (http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/invadvcomm/iacproposedresproxyvotingtrans.pdf) and a work plan for disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (or ESG) issues, as well as some unscheduled discussion of the significance of the January Supreme Court decision  in the Citizens United (http://www.scotuswiki.com/index.php?title=Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission) case that opened the door to unlimited corporate contributions to political campaigns. IAC committee member Adam Kanzer started off the interview with some background on the Investor Advisory Committee: when it was born (http://www.sec.gov/rules/other/2009/33-9037.pdf), and what its mandate (http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/investoradvisorycommittee/committee_mission.shtml) is.  He then went on to discuss the workplan on ESG disclosure that the Investor as Owner Subcommittee (http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2009/2009-197.htm) outlined. In the second half of the interview, Bill opened up the issue of the Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case by quoting (http://216.250.243.12/so/020410release.html) corporate governance guru Bob Monks (http://ragmonks.blogspot.com/): "The bad news is that Citizens United represents the worst judicial decision since Dred Scott; the good news is that the Supreme Court of the United States has held that there is such a thing as corporate democracy.  Now is the time for shareholders to put that democracy to work to protect their own interests....” Bill asked Adam for his take on the Citizens United decision, and ways in which the Investor Advisory Committee might weigh in on it. Kanzer urged concerned citizens and investors to submit comments (http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/ruling-comments?ruling=265-25-03&rule_path=/comments/265-25-03&file_num=265-25-03&action=Show_Form&title=SEC%20Investor%20Advisory%20Committee%20Meeting) to the SEC Investor Advisory Committee. Bill Baue clean