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From Money to Metals
Despite the current financial "crisis" investors are pouring money into mining companies and projects, with potentially negative consequences for thousands of communities around the world. Launched in 2008, and now available as a regularly-updated data base, "<a title=http://moneytometal.org/ href="http://moneytometal.org/" target=_blank>From Money to Metals</a>" is a vital resource to discover who is funding what, and where, in one of the most potentially destructive of all global industries. By Nostromo Research, 2009. <a title=http://moneytometal.org/ href="http://moneytometal.org/" target=_blank>more»</a>
The Kimberley Process and the Chiadzwa Diamonds in Zimbabwe: Challenges and Effectiveness
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July 19, 2010
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Amidst allegations of rampant human rights abuses at the Chiadzwa diamond fields and reports of diamond smuggling the KPCS has failed to take decisive action. Claude Kabemba sheds light on the reasons for the KPCS’ inability to act and concludes that a failure in Zimbabwe will send a negative signal about the relevance of the KPCS and capacity for self-regulation of the diamond industry as a whole.
By Claude Kabemba
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Caught between a rock and hard place
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July 1, 2010
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Saliem Fakir draws balance over of South Africas economic policy of the last 15 years and derives from it recommendations for a future political agenda.
Saliem Fakir
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Manifesto
Strengthen the Commons – Now!
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Awareness of the commons requires a fundamental shift in thinking about the foundations of society. It means using, sharing, and multiplying our common wealth in a free and self-determined way. Our society needs a great debate and a worldwide movement for the commons. Now!<br />
By Yochai Benkler
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International Conference
The Great Transformation – Greening the Economy
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May 20, 2010
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The international conference deals with the political framework, regulatory instruments, as well as leading technologies, key projects and new alliances for the economic-ecologic turnaround. On May, 28-29 a <a title="conference live stream, available on May, 28th and 29th" href="/ecology/economics/ecological-economics-live-stream-9265.html">live-stream </a>will be available.
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The Blue-Green Alliance
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May 17, 2010
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The Blue Green Alliance between labour unions and environmental organisations wants to create jobs in the United States' environmental sector and has become part of the Washington scene.
By Frauke Thies
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Can Economic Growth and Climate Protection be Reconciled?
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May 17, 2010
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We have almost used up our emissions budget. Should we continue to emit at the current rate, our budget will be used up within ten years. Thus, we have to ask ourselves: Is continuous growth the right approach? Can we afford more economic growth? Is our present economic system able to increase and sustain wealth on a worldwide scale? The Böll.Thema essay by Claudia Kemfert tries to give answers to these questions.
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Conference Report
EcoFair rules! Conference
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February 12, 2010
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Since it is time to reconsider and redefine the regulation and flow of international agricultural trade against the backdrop of severe global crises (such as the climate, food and economic crises) the conference seeks to bring together expertise to address these issues.
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The Case for a Green Economy that Works for All
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November 18, 2009
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Analyses of the crisis are likely to show that the response redistributed wealth upward. The social, economical and ecological challenges are enormous and demand a broader analysis and a different kind of public debate that reaches beyond the classical economic thinking.
By Klaus Linsenmeier
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Publication Series Ecology
Green Solutions to the Auto Crisis - From Auto Makers to Mobility Service Providers
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November 11, 2009
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The current automotive crisis is not merely the result of an economic downturn, but has revealed structural flaws within the industry itself. This strategy paper analyzes the current crisis and outlines a vision of the “mobility products of the future”.
By Weert Canzler and Andreas Knie
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