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Some awesome news. Kickstarter, the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects is opening up New Zealand-based projects from November 13. “In August we announced that Kickstarter would soon open up to projects based in Australia and New Zealand for the first time,” says Michael McGregor, creator, Kickstarter. “Today ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Business & Biodiversity, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Innovation
A very thorough study from the University of Oxford has found that a campaign to persuade investors to take their money out of the fossil fuel sector is growing faster than any previous divestment campaign and could cause significant damage to coal, oil and gas companies. As the Guardian reports ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money (1 comment)
Harvard University, the world’s richest school, has refused to sell its investments in fossil-fuel companies despite pressure from students to do so. President Drew Faust of the University has released a letter that says “I do not believe, nor do my colleagues on the Corporation, that university divestment from ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Education, Finance & Money (1 comment)
On Friday evening, 60 Brown University students and community members joined Brown Divest Coal to hear ethical arguments for Brown to divest its funds from the coal industry. The event came two weeks in advance of the expected vote on divestment by Brown’s Board of Trustees. At the event ... keep reading
Written by Racel B this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Corporate Social Responsibility, Education, Finance & Money
Financial bubbles can wreak havoc on industries (think dot com ) or commodities (like gold ). Investor excitement builds, asset prices skyrocket, and eventually enthusiasm gives way to a crash, wiping out huge amounts of value practically overnight. In short, the bubble bursts. It’s time we extended this framework to a ... keep reading
Written by Solar Mosaic /Alex Colman last month, about Clean Tech, Climate Change, Finance & Money, Solar (2 comments)
Proposals by ACC to base levies for private motor vehicles on their safety ratings are a welcome move says Motor Trade Association (MTA). Safety ratings would be based on a system, developed by Melbourne's Monash University, that rates vehicles on how well they protect occupants from injury in a ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Design, Finance & Money, Transport
As part of Eco Week, the University of Canterbury Sustainability Office is hosting the Christchurch premier of Bidder 70. Bidder70 is a movie about the extraordinary, effective activism by University of Utah economics student Tim DeChristopher, who demanded government and industry accountability on the mining of fossil fuels and climate ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Economics, Education, Finance & Money
Sustainable building no longer has to prove its economic worth – the business case more than stacks up in terms of lower operating and life cycle costs, and improved value for owners. The Business Case for Green Building, a comprehensive report published by the World Green Building Council, shows that green ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Design, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Infrastructure
Local glass container maker, O-I New Zealand (O-I NZ), today allocated $NZ 25,000 in study grants to 15 schools, from the company’s O-I NZ Glass Environmental Fund. Earlier in the year, schools from around the country were invited to apply to the O-I NZ Glass Environmental Fund which ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Education, Finance & Money, Industry & Business
There are enough signatures now to force a referendum on the sale of state owned assets That's no small feat ! The Government has one month to announce the date of the referendum. What's the betting ? Slightly after the Meridian float ? keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Economics, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Politics & Government
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