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/2009/03/25/seeding-the-solidarity-economy/ http://www.cchange.net/2009/03/25/seeding-the-solidarity-economy/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:03:49 +0000 Bill Baue http://www.cchange.net/?p=729 http://www.cchange.net/2009/03/25/seeding-the-solidarity-economy/feed/ 0 Alternative Economic Models,center for popular economics,chilo villarreal,Climate Change,Community Economic Engagement,emily kawano,Fair Trade,forum on solidarity economy,Green Jobs,Green Living,human rights,Labor Rights The Center for Popular Economics (CPE) recently hosted the first Forum on the Solidarity Economy at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst -- home of Sea Change Radio.  CPE Executive Director Emily Kawano explains the theory and practice behind the s... (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/solidarityeconomy.gif)The Center for Popular Economics (http://www.populareconomics.org/) (CPE) recently hosted the first Forum on the Solidarity Economy (http://www.populareconomics.org/ussen/node/99) at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst -- home of Sea Change Radio.  CPE Executive Director Emily Kawano (http://www.populareconomics.org/bios/kawano_e.htm) explains the theory and practice behind the solidarity economy, and discusses strategies and next steps for the US Solidarity Economy Network (http://www.populareconomics.org/ussen/) in cultivating a socially and environmentally sustainable economy.  And Chilo Villarreal (http://www.ruralco.org/aboutus/board.html) of the Coalición Rural (http://www.ruralco.org/index.html) in Mexico illustrates solidarity economy concepts through story.   Finally, the News Analysis examines the business of water. (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/emilykawano.jpg)As our existing economy collapses under the weight of its own unsustainable growth, what economic forms will replace this failed system?  Policymakers bend over backwards to prop up a the broken status quo, while idealists around the world envision more equitable and ecological alternatives.  The solidarity economy -- that's one such vision.  Last week, these visionaries traveled from around the world to the Forum on the Solidarity Economy here at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, hosted by the Center for Popular Economics.  This week, after the dust had settled, Center for Popular Economics Executive Director Emily Kawano visited us in the WMUA studios.  Sea Change Host Bill Baue opened the conversation by asking Emily, what is a solidarity economy, and what role can it play in helping fix the current economic breakdown? Kawano identifies three priorities for advancing the solidarity economy by focusing on leverage points where the current economic system is failing or has gaps: housing, finance, and cooperatives. (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/chilovillarreal.tiff)The colorful wrap draped across her back immediately caught the eye of Sea Change Host Bill Baue at the Forum on the Solidarity Economy.  When he saw her later in an empty classroom, he jumped at the chance for an interview.  She introduced herself as Altagracia Villarreal -- but everybody knows her as Chilo.  Since 1995, she's served on the board of the Coalicion Rural, a collaboration between 17 organization in Mexico.  Its partner in the US, the Rural Coalition, is made up of 70 to 80 organizations throughout the country.  He opened by asking Chilo how she defines solidarity economy, and later asked Chilo to describe a specific example that illustrates the solidarity economy in action, and she answered in both Spanish and English.  You'll hear her Spanish underneath her English response. Bill Baue clean 29:30 http://www.cchange.net/2009/02/11/envisioning-a-green-economy/ http://www.cchange.net/2009/02/11/envisioning-a-green-economy/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:22:58 +0000 Bill Baue http://www.cchange.net/?p=550 http://www.cchange.net/2009/02/11/envisioning-a-green-economy/feed/ 0 Clean Tech,Climate Change,economic security,Green Building,green business,green economy,Green Jobs,Green Living,greenbiz,joel makower,john harrington,Obama This week, green business guru Joel Makower encourages us to envision success in creating a clean, sustainable economy that averts climate catastrophe and improves our environment, communities, and lives.  And shareholder activist John Harrington urges... (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/joelmakower.jpg) This week, green business guru Joel Makower (http://www.makower.com/) encourages us to envision success in creating a clean, sustainable economy that averts climate catastrophe and improves our environment, communities, and lives.  And shareholder activist John Harrington (http://harringtoninvestments.com/johnharrington.aspx) urges banks bailed out with Troubled Asset Relief Program funding to make sure they stabilize US economic security. Green is the buzzword of the day, when it comes to business and the economy.  But what is a green economy, and how do we distinguish between a coat of green painted on the old, now failing economy -- and a truly clean, sustainable economy?  These are the questions Joel Makower has been asking for decades.  He founded the Green Business Letter in the early 1990s, and then launched GreenBiz.com (http://www.greenbiz.com/) in the early 2000s.  The Associated Press calls him the "guru of green business."  His latest book, (http://www.makower.com/book.html), came out this year.  Joel spoke with Sea Change Radio Co-Host Bill Baue from San Francisco on the heels of the release of the annual State of Green Business (http://www.stateofgreenbusiness.com/) report from GreenBiz. Makower started by discussing the good news, how business is greening in amazing ways, often under the radar screen of mainstream media.  Makower calls this effect "greenmuting," a term coined by Bob Langert of McDonald's (http://www.crmcdonalds.com/publish/csr/home/_blog.category.2254307.html), and he notes the irony that companies like McDonald's may be greening more than most individuals.  Makower also discusses the bad news -- that business is not greening enough, or fast enough, to avert environmental, social, and economic crises such as climate catastrophe, human rights abuses, and the financial meltdown. Baue poses the specific example of GE to illustrate this paradox of good and bad news.  Makower consulted on GE's Ecomagination (http://ge.ecomagination.com/) initiative, encouraging the company to set rigorous standards.  The conversation expands to the broader issue of standards for a green economy, and Makower opines that green jobs, which currently lack clear definition, may be the next greenwash (http://readjoel.com/joel_makower/2009/02/will-green-jobs-become-the-new-greenwash.html). Makower ends with inspiration, using the example of Obama's campaign of hope as a launching pad for encouraging us all to envision what success would look like in achieving a green economy (http://readjoel.com/joel_makower/2009/01/obama-and-the-vision-thing.html)that not only saves the world, but also improves our lives. Bill Baue clean 29:30 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/2008/05/14/gary-hirshberg-on-business-as-the-cause-and-solution-of-global-crises/ http://www.cchange.net/2008/05/14/gary-hirshberg-on-business-as-the-cause-and-solution-of-global-crises/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 21:20:00 +0000 Bill Baue http://www.cchange.net/2008/05/14/gary-hirshberg-on-business-as-the-cause-and-solution-of-global-crises/ http://www.cchange.net/2008/05/14/gary-hirshberg-on-business-as-the-cause-and-solution-of-global-crises/feed/ 0 Climate Change,Gary Hirshberg,human rights,investor network,Mindy Lubber,shareholder resolutions,sustainable economy CWR co-hosts Bill Baue and Francesca Rheannon speak with Gary Hirshberg, CEO of organic yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm, and author of Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World. Hirshberg believes that business is a necessary force for creatin... CWR co-hosts Bill Baue and Francesca Rheannon speak with Gary Hirshberg, CEO of organic yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm, and author of Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World. Hirshberg believes that business is a necessary force for creating a sustainable economy and society, as outlined in his book. Yet he admits that business is a primary cause of our current unsustainable economy, a seeming contradiction that he explains in our conversation. Stonyfield Farm (http://www.stonyfield.com/) Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World --Chevron Donates $2 m in Disaster Relief to Burma but New Report Charges the Company with Abetting Human Rights Abuses (http://www.csrwire.com/News/12051.html) --Military Contractor in Iraq Hires Translators Who Can't Translate, Putting Iraqi and US Lives at Risk (http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15017) --Climate Counts Releases 2008 Ranking of Commitment by Companies to Reversing Climate Change (http://www.climatecounts.org/pdf/Climate_Counts_Release08.pdf) Mindy Lubber, president of Ceres and director of the Investor Network on Climate Risk, provides commentary on a recent Ceres report examining how mainstream mutual funds vote on shareholder resolutions that urge companies to address climate change. A 2004 SEC rule requires mutual funds to disclose their proxy voting records each year. The report finds that mainstream mutual fund opposition to climate resolutions is thawing--but ironically, support for climate resolutions is also decreasing. Filling this gap is abstentions, which have doubled from 2004 to 2007. For the sake of disclosure, CWR co-host Bill Baue co-authored the report. Ceres (http://www.ceres.org/NetCommunity/page.aspx?pid=705) Ceres Report: Mutual Funds and Climate Change: Opposition to Climate Change Resolutions Begins to Thaw Bill Baue clean 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