http://www.cchange.net Covering the transformations to social, environment and economic sustainability Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:08:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 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/2009/04/01/a-new-morality-for-capitalism/ http://www.cchange.net/2009/04/01/a-new-morality-for-capitalism/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:40:21 +0000 Bill Baue http://www.cchange.net/?p=748 http://www.cchange.net/2009/04/01/a-new-morality-for-capitalism/feed/ 0 Alternative Economic Models,Community Economic Engagement,hazel henderson,human rights,Labor Rights,Sustainable Public Policy,William Greider William Greider talks about a new moral order for capitalism, drawing from his new book .  And in the Sea Change ViewPoint, Hazel Henderson of Ethical Markets Media predicts the rise of "new financiers" whose prime currency is information, not money. - (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/williamgreider-150x150.jpg) William Greider (http://williamgreider.com/about) talks about a new moral order for capitalism, drawing from his new book .  And in the Sea Change ViewPoint, Hazel Henderson (http://www.hazelhenderson.com/) of Ethical Markets Media (http://www.ethicalmarkets.com/) predicts the rise of "new financiers" whose prime currency is information, not money. Journalist Bill Greider has been writing about capitalism and democracy for decades. And about how these two value systems are in collision. National Affairs Correspondent (http://www.thenation.com/directory/bios/william_greider) for The Nation (http://www.thenation.com/) and author of numerous books (http://williamgreider.com/books), Grieder wrote about globalization in (http://www.amazon.com/One-World-Ready-Not-Capitalism/dp/0684835541%3FSubscriptionId%3D0CD9RCQYM0TBVH55NB82%26tag%3Dviaposit-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0684835541), the military-industrial complex in (http://www.amazon.com/Fortress-America-American-Military-Consequences/dp/1891620452%3FSubscriptionId%3D0CD9RCQYM0TBVH55NB82%26tag%3Dviaposit-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1891620452), and creating a moral economy in  (http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Capitalism-Opening-Paths-Economy/dp/0684862204%3FSubscriptionId%3D0CD9RCQYM0TBVH55NB82%26tag%3Dviaposit-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0684862204).  His new book is COME HOME, AMERICA: The Rise and Fall (and Redeeming Promise) of Our Country. Sea Change Radio Co-Host Francesca Rheannon started by asking Greider what lessons he drew from AIG bonus scandal and their relevance to his book. Bill Baue clean http://www.cchange.net/2009/04/01/viewpoint-hazel-henderson-on-the-new-financiers/ http://www.cchange.net/2009/04/01/viewpoint-hazel-henderson-on-the-new-financiers/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:37:58 +0000 Bill Baue http://www.cchange.net/?p=743 http://www.cchange.net/2009/04/01/viewpoint-hazel-henderson-on-the-new-financiers/feed/ 0 Alternative Economic Models,Community Economic Engagement,green economy,Green Living,hazel henderson,Local Living Economies Commentator Hazel Henderson of Ethical Markets Media thinks the outline of a new, moral financial system is beginning to rise from the ashes of the old. Its being ushered in by what she calls "the new financiers"... - Commentator Hazel Henderson (http://www.hazelhenderson.com/) of Ethical Markets Media (http://www.ethicalmarkets.com/) thinks the outline of a new, moral financial system is beginning to rise from the ashes of the old. Its being ushered in by what she calls "the new financiers"... A venture capitalist friend of mine asked me in a recent discussion about the financial meltdown, “who will be the new financiers?” I answered immediately, “the new financiers will be the high-level information brokers. They'll also be the dealmakers in creating the growing green economy.” Media and  information drive markets. But the new financiers are largely invisible to the traditional Wall Streeters and asset managers. That's because information, not money, is the new financiers' prime currency. Not that the new deal-makers don't value money. But they have a different approach to it than the high flyers on Wall Street. They value the role of honest, well-managed currencies that remain tied to the real economy of goods and services. Money is a special kind of information.  When backed by real-world goods and services, money can accurately track and score human ingenuity, productivity and transactions interacting with the natural wealth of resources of our home: Planet Earth. The problem with money is keeping it honest.  From the kings who shaved of the edges of coins to today’s bankers who create our money out of thin air, we humans have found many ways to debase our currencies. Money was invented back around 3,000 BC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money#History_of_money).  It evolved from clay tablets, shells and cows to metal tokens, gold, silver, and today’s paper money and electronic currencies that are blips on millions of financial trading screens. With the Industrial Revolution in Europe, our need to trade and exchange grew exponentially. Our money systems of exchange had to grow, too.  Gold became too constricting – there just wasn’t enough of it. Soon, the lack of gold led governments to issue paper “fiat” currencies backed only by promises and a fraction of actual gold.  Some countries went off the gold stadard entirely (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_standard#Post-war_international_gold_standard_.281946.E2.80.931971.29), including the USA in 1971. Our current financial crisis goes way beyond earlier recessions and panics caused by the lack of gold or sufficient supplies of credible paper money. Today, the globalization of finance and technology caused money-creation to go wild, leading to a credit bubble and mountains of debt. The money supply surpassed real economic growth. Risk-analysis took a back seat, as bankers ignored real-world conditions. For example, the bets on who might default -- those infamous credit default swaps -- grew to  some $680 trillion dollars of contracts (http://www.bis.org/publ/otc_hy0811.pdf) -- while real global production measures only the $62 trillion of global GDP. Today, central banks are in a frenzy of printing money.  But no amount of ink and paper can print enough new money to close the hole between that $683 trillion of false promises and the world’s real GDP. The only issue is, who will take the hit.  Up to now, the political clout of financial sectors has forced taxpayers to bail out financiers. The blatant unfairness of this has caused huge outcries from outraged citizens.  Those billions given to irresponsible bankers could have financed universal healthcare and college education. I predict this is the end of finance based only on money and fiat currencies, not on the real economy of goods and services. Enter the new financiers and their bringing a new hybrid economic model with them: half the old money-based competition and half information-based sharing, cooperation and exchange.  The rise of Google (http://www.google.com/), e-Bay (http://www.ebay.com/), Microplace (https://www.microplace.com/), Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/), Facebook Bill Baue clean http://www.cchange.net/2008/11/05/building-a-local-sustainable-economy-that-works-for-all/ http://www.cchange.net/2008/11/05/building-a-local-sustainable-economy-that-works-for-all/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:52:00 +0000 Bill Baue http://www.cchange.net/2008/11/05/building-a-local-sustainable-economy-that-works-for-all/ http://www.cchange.net/2008/11/05/building-a-local-sustainable-economy-that-works-for-all/feed/ 0 felice yeskel,hazel henderson,Nicolas Sarkozy,Obama,progressive utilization theory,sam pizzigati,sustainable economy,United Nations As icecaps and global markets melt down, localism is rising up as a solution to our ecological and economic crises. United for a Fair Economy and Class Action, two national nonprofits based in Massachusetts that address the inequitable distribution of... (http://lh3.ggpht.com/_F_bk0dTZ_NQ/RWsaifCuABI/AAAAAAAACrQ/KcaN1nCJ0M8/s220/13524046E%20-%20Prakash.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/cwr-images-archive/FeliceYeskel.tiff) As icecaps and global markets melt down, localism is rising up as a solution to our ecological and economic crises. United for a Fair Economy and Class Action, two national nonprofits based in Massachusetts that address the inequitable distribution of resources, are sponsoring a workshop entitled "Building a Local Economy that Works for All." Today, we speak with Class Action Executive Director and United for a Fair Economy co-founder Felice Yeskel, and current United for a Fair Economy Board Chair Prakash Laufer about how the workshop weaves together economic, social, class, and environmental solutions to build a local sustainable economy. We at CWR have spoken with Felice in the past about her book, Economic Apartheid in America. Prakash is former CEO of Motherwear, a catalog company providing clothing for breastfeeding mothers that he co-founded in part on the principles of PROUT, or progressive utilization theory, which envisions a post-capitalist economy that is sustainable and just. Class Action (http://www.classism.org/) United for a Fair Economy (http://www.faireconomy.org/) Building a Local Economy that Works for All (http://faireconomy.org/resources/events/building_local_economy) Listen to more of our interview with Felice Yeskel and Prakash Laufer (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/FelicePrakash.mp3) February 15, 2006 CWR w/Felice Yeskel and Sam Pizzigati: "Economic Apartheid and Excessive Executive Compensation" (http://corporatewatchdogmedia.blogspot.com/2006/02/economic-apartheid-and-excessive.html) CWR Headlines: "Barack Obama -- a Sustainable President?" --The Carbon Footprint of Obama's Campaign (http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=one-long-campaign-one-enormous-carb-2008-11-04) --Obama May Put Renewable-Energy Plan Ahead of Climate Package (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a.YTOC9grPB8&refer=home) --Obama's potential green team (http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/30/network) (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QHevrEMlQ40/R8AKltWm4LI/AAAAAAAAAAw/T--_4lWgxtY/s1600/henderson.jpg) CWR ViewPoint: On September 26, 2008, Nicolas Sarkozy,president of France and the European Union, said, "we must rethink the financial system from scratch, as at Bretton Woods.” On October 22, US President George Bush announced that Bretton Woods II, as it was called, would be held in Washington DC on November 15. The new summit seeks to fix the broken economic order created at the summit of world leaders held in a small New Hampshire ski town as World War II wound down. In today's ViewPoint, we speak with Hazel Henderson of Ethical Markets about her recent CSRwire commentary, "Advice for Summitteers on Reforming the Global Casino." This continues our series with Hazel commenting on the market meltdown. Hazel Henderson (http://hazelhenderson.com/) Ethical Markets (http://www.ethicalmarkets.com/) "Advice for Summitteers on Reforming the Global Casino" (http://vcr.csrwire.com/node/11567) Foreign Exchange Transaction System (http://www.hazelhenderson.com/fxtrs.html) United Nations Security Insurance Agency (http://www.hazelhenderson.com/financing_un.html) Bretton Woods II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretton_Woods_II) Bill Baue clean 29:35 http://www.cchange.net/2008/10/22/hazel-henderson-on-the-post-wall-street-shift-from-a-global-casino-to-a-sustainable-economy/ http://www.cchange.net/2008/10/22/hazel-henderson-on-the-post-wall-street-shift-from-a-global-casino-to-a-sustainable-economy/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:14:00 +0000 Bill Baue http://www.cchange.net/2008/10/22/hazel-henderson-on-the-post-wall-street-shift-from-a-global-casino-to-a-sustainable-economy/ http://www.cchange.net/2008/10/22/hazel-henderson-on-the-post-wall-street-shift-from-a-global-casino-to-a-sustainable-economy/feed/ 0 calvert,Climate Change,deutsche asset management,green economy,hazel henderson,Mark Fulton,Obama,sustainable economy You could see the global market meltdown coming a mile away, according to futurist Hazel Henderson of Ethical Markets. She's been identifying fatal flaws in the global economy, and sustainable alternatives, for three decades. (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QHevrEMlQ40/R8AKltWm4LI/AAAAAAAAAAw/T--_4lWgxtY/s1600/henderson.jpg) You could see the global market meltdown coming a mile away, according to futurist Hazel Henderson of Ethical Markets. She's been identifying fatal flaws in the global economy, and sustainable alternatives, for three decades. Her most recent commentary on CSRwire critiques the "fractional reserve banking system," which allows banks to lend 10 times the amount of money they actually have in reserves. In other words, money for nothing. Today, CWR co-hosts Bill Baue and Francesca Rheannon speak with Henderson about using the financial crisis as an opportunity to shift to a more sustainable economy. Hazel Henderson (http://www.hazelhenderson.com/) Ethical Markets (http://www.ethicalmarkets.com/) Hazel Henderson Commentary: "And We All Thought That Banks Had Money!" (http://vcr.csrwire.com/node/11322) Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators (http://www.calvert-henderson.com) American Monetary Institute (http://www.monetary.org) CWR Headlines: --Media Gang Up on Prospects for a Green Economy (http://climateprogress.org/2008/10/21/global-recession-must-be-time-for-the-medias-alternative-energy-backlash/#more-4045) --New Report Says Political Will for Dealing with Climate Change Will Grow (http://www.dbadvisors.com/deam/dyn/globalResearch/1113_index.jsp) --Obama Promises to Classify CO2 as a Pollutant if Elected (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a2RHIj_6hvV0&refer=home) (http://www.dbadvisors.com/deam/dyn/meta/bios/loadImage.do?dispatch=executeLoadImage&empId=2111) Listen to the extended interview with Mark Fulton, Global Head of Climate Change Investment Research for Deutsche Asset Management (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/DeAMMarkFulton.mp3) Bill Baue clean 29:00 http://www.cchange.net/2008/09/23/the-road-to-economic-recovery-potholed-or-paved-in-green/ http://www.cchange.net/2008/09/23/the-road-to-economic-recovery-potholed-or-paved-in-green/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:20:00 +0000 Bill Baue http://www.cchange.net/2008/09/23/the-road-to-economic-recovery-potholed-or-paved-in-green/ http://www.cchange.net/2008/09/23/the-road-to-economic-recovery-potholed-or-paved-in-green/feed/ 1 Barney Frank,bob pollin,center for american progress,global warming,hazel henderson,house financial services committee,political economy research institute,troubled asset relief program The market meltdown is spurring an urgent response from Congress, with both houses debating and revising versions of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) bill on an hourly basis. The bill revises the President's proposed bailout of financial inst... The market meltdown is spurring an urgent response from Congress, with both houses debating and revising versions of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) bill on an hourly basis. The bill revises the President's proposed bailout of financial institutions, which some call "Cash for Trash." CWR co-hosts Francesca Rheannon and Bill Baue interview US Representative (D-MA) Barney Frank, chair of the House Financial Services Committee that is now ushering the Troubled Asset Relief Program bill, or TARP, through Congress. While many question whether this bailout is the best path out of the market meltdown, others are proposing a road to recovery paved in green. Bob Pollin of the Political Economy Research Institute co-authored a report on the Green Recovery that was released last week with the Center for American Progress. Francesca and Bill interviewed him here at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst the day after he testified before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming at a hearing entitled "The Green Road to Economic Recovery." (http://www.house.gov/frank/barney.jpg)Representative Barney Frank Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) bill as of 1:09 p.m. on September 22, 2008 (http://www.thecorporatecounsel.net/nonmember/09_22_08_BailOut.pdf) (http://www.peri.umass.edu/typo3temp/pics/b6394c88ee.jpg)Bob Pollin Green Recovery House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming hearing: "The Green Road to Economic Recovery" (http://www.globalwarming.house.gov/pubs) Listen to the full 25-minute interview with Bob Pollin (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/BobPollin.mp3) CWR ViewPoint:  read (http://vcr.csrwire.com/node/10556) Commentary from futurist Hazel Henderson of Ethical Markets on the market meltdown called Chicago Boys' Curse Comes Home to Wall Street. (http://www.hazelhenderson.com/images/hazelGood2.gif)Hazel Henderson of Ethical Markets (http://www.ethicalmarkets.com/). Bill Baue clean 29:50 http://www.cchange.net/2008/09/23/barney-frank-on-the-tarp-troubled-asset-relief-program-special-preview/ http://www.cchange.net/2008/09/23/barney-frank-on-the-tarp-troubled-asset-relief-program-special-preview/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:28:00 +0000 Bill Baue http://www.cchange.net/2008/09/23/barney-frank-on-the-tarp-troubled-asset-relief-program-special-preview/ http://www.cchange.net/2008/09/23/barney-frank-on-the-tarp-troubled-asset-relief-program-special-preview/feed/ 1 Barney Frank,bob pollin,hazel henderson,house financial services committee,political economy research institute,troubled asset relief program In this special preview edition of this week's show, CWR co-hosts Francesca Rheannon and Bill Baue interview US Representative (D-MA) Barney Frank, chair of the House Financial Services Committee that is now ushering the Troubled Asset Relief Program b... (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/barney-frank-150x150.jpg)In this special preview edition of this week's show, CWR co-hosts Francesca Rheannon and Bill Baue interview US Representative (D-MA) Barney Frank (http://www.house.gov/frank/), chair of the House Financial Services Committee that is now ushering the Troubled Asset Relief Program bill, or TARP, through Congress. The bill revises the President's proposed bailout of financial institutions to the tune of $1 trillion, which has been labeled "Cash for Trash." The bill is changing practically by the hour, and we caught Rep Frank today as the bill makes its way toward debate in Congress. Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) bill as of 1:09 p.m. on September 22, 2008 (http://www.thecorporatecounsel.net/nonmember/09_22_08_BailOut.pdf) Check back and tune in Wednesday for the full show, which will include this interview, as well as a conversation with Bob Pollin of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst in his new Green Recovery report, and the CWR ViewPoint from futurist Hazel Henderson (http://vcr.csrwire.com/node/10556) of Ethical Markets on the market meltdown. Bill Baue clean 14:34 http://www.cchange.net/2007/08/16/hazel-henderson-divines-the-future-of-sustainability/ http://www.cchange.net/2007/08/16/hazel-henderson-divines-the-future-of-sustainability/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:35:00 +0000 Bill Baue http://www.cchange.net/2007/08/16/hazel-henderson-divines-the-future-of-sustainability/ http://www.cchange.net/2007/08/16/hazel-henderson-divines-the-future-of-sustainability/feed/ 0 buddhism,green economy,hazel henderson,sustainable economy Renowned Futurist Hazel Henderson discusses her new book, Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy, and the paradigm shift from our current economy measured in Gross Domestic Product to a new, sustainable economy measured by such yardsticks as the Bu... (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/hazelhenderson-150x150.jpg)Renowned Futurist Hazel Henderson discusses her new book, Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy, and the paradigm shift from our current economy measured in Gross Domestic Product to a new, sustainable economy measured by such yardsticks as the Buddhist country of Bhutan's Gross National Happiness or Henderson's own "love economy." Francesca Rheannon and Bill Baue co-host. SocialFunds.com Book Review--Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy (http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2327.html) Ethical Markets (http://www.ethicalmarkets.com/) Hazel Henderson (http://www.hazelhenderson.com/) Bill Baue clean 28:00