Major Coal Divestment

Follow the money, and the money is beginning to flow away from coal. Major investors who invest for the long Continue reading →

Greece The EU And The World

Greece caused a crisis within the European Union a few years ago. Bailouts, restructured debt, and austerity haven’t solved the Continue reading →

Debt Rules The World

Total world debt is triple total world gross domestic product. The world owes someone $200,000,000,000, two hundred Trillion dollars. If Continue reading →

US Shale Oil Busts

The boom in shale oil development was gradual compared to its bust. Within months it has returned to levels last Continue reading →

Solar Becomes Cheaper Than Grid Power

The trend has been written about extensively, but general trends aren’t as important as individual actions. In 42 of America’s Continue reading →

Swiss Franc Creates Mortgage Crisis

The Swiss Bank untied the Swiss Franc from the Euro. The Swiss aren’t part of the EU, but much of Continue reading →

The Epic Financial Hack Threat

Anything digital can be hacked. That’s the basis of cyberwar and cyberterrorism. One very large, very critical digital system is our Continue reading →

New Economies

People seek alternatives when convention no longer meets their needs or operates within their values. Community banks are extending beyond Continue reading →