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Socially Responsible Investing asset growth in Australia and US outstrips mainstream market

Posted on November 25, 2010 by iwilder

The rate of asset growth into SRI-related strategies is outstripping the broad market growth of mainstream investment funds, according to two new surveys looking at Australia and the US. In Australia, the 2010 Benchmark report by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia RIAA, which covers the financial year to June 30, 2010, said managed responsible investment portfolios rose by 10% from AU $14.02bn to AU $15.41bn, beating growth in the broader market of managed portfolios which rose 9% in the same period. The RIAA report said that a broader ‘core’ responsible investment market measurement a combination of specialised managed funds, community finance, green loans, RI charity investments and financial adviser portfolios had risen 13% from AU $16.15bn to AU $18.19bn. Over half all funds under management in Australia are now signed to the United Nations backed Principles for Responsible Investment PRI.

via Responsible Investor.

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Excellent update on TSA protests and National Opt Out Day (and what happens next…)

Posted on November 25, 2010 by kwilder
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From the website Optoutday.com:

THANK YOU for making National Opt Out Day a success!

Despite claims to the contrary, National Opt-Out Day was a rousing success.  The entire point of the campaign was to raise awareness of the issues of privacy and aviation safety at TSA checkpoints, with the ultimate goal of influencing policy – to ask the question “are we really doing this right?”  In that, the campaign was a success.  It was always about getting attention to the issue, educating the public and putting pressure on to change the current procedures.  With near daily headlines on the front page of newspapers and debates on television and radio news, the mission was accomplished – our voice was heard.  By the time November 24 rolled around policy change had already been set in motion.

National Opt-Out Day was launched November 8.  Since that time, we’ve seen some common sense applied to TSA security procedures.  Congress and the Administration have also taken notice of the unease of the traveling public. Originally, the TSA Administrator said that their airport security policy would not change.  Then… Read more »

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News for Greens: Why Shop Local Businesses?

Posted on November 25, 2010 by iwilder

The Economy

Spend $100 at a local and $68 of that stays in your community. Spend the same $100 at a national chain, and your community only sees $43.

Local businesses create higher-paying jobs for our neighbors.

More of your taxes are reinvested in your community–where they belong.

via News for Greens » Indie Bound.

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100K House From Postgreen Wins LEED Project of the Year : TreeHugger

Posted on November 25, 2010 by iwilder

Our Goal: Build a LEED home for less than $100 per square foot in hard construction costs (labor and materials).

Strategy: Wherever possible we reduced complexity and finish level until we had a very clean, modern, simple home. Then we focused on those areas of green building where we saw the most value . . . location, site and energy efficiency.

Result: An 1,150 SF LEED Platinum home built for just under $100 per SF. So far this home has exceeded expectations in energy use and occupant comfort.

via 100K House From Postgreen Wins LEED Project of the Year : TreeHugger.

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National Opt-Out Day/Protest the TSA update

Posted on November 24, 2010 by kwilder

Check out the latest updates at wewontfly.com.

The news media says that the TSA protests did not work, because airport lines are quiet.

Well, part of the message from several of the boycott groups was “don’t fly”. So, the quietness may mean something, too. And, it will be interesting to see more stats about the percentages of people who did and did not fly today.

At wewontfly, they have a post with some feedback about the day. It appears that TSA may have been friendlier, and picked out less passengers for screening, so that the day went smoothly.

If so, then the protest against x-ray scanners and enhanced, genital-groping pat downs may have accomplished something. (But, the protesters will have to follow through with their message, and not let one day of calm derail the call for justice.)

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Yesterday’s Speedo Is Today’s Introduction…

Posted on November 24, 2010 by kwilder

It’s still a little early to see whether National Opt Out Day will affect the TSA screenings, or give a message to the Obama Adminstration and Homeland Security about Americans’ right to travel in dignity. Though, there is an interesting story about a meeting on Capitol Hill on Monday, which makes me think the politicians are nervous about the public reaction to the screenings. And, below is a cool video of someone who started the protest yesterday with a creative idea…

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San Francisco Airport (and more): National Opt-Out Day Activities…help demonstrate against naked scanners, etc.

Posted on November 24, 2010 by kwilder

[Editor’s Note: A Detroit demo at bottom. For an interactive map with a state-by-state list of demos, go to wewontfly.com]

National Opt-Out Day activities at San Francisco International Airport

A Media Advisory [and call to action]
Release Date: Nov. 23, 2010
Re: Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010

WHO: Those opposed to invasive TSA screening practices that threaten liberty, privacy, and health.

WHAT: Press conference, handing out literature, waving signs, and car caravan, at San Francisco International airport.

WHEN: NOVEMBER 24th, 8am-5pm, Press Conference at NOON

WHERE: Handing out fliers and displaying signs outside SFO Domestic Terminals 1 and 3. Press conference will be held by the “Free Speech Zone” counter located in Domestic Terminal 1, across from the area between Southwest and AirTran airline check-in counters.

WHY: To demonstrate dissent and educate the public about the new policies and practices enforced by the TSA and private airport security contractors like Covenant Aviation Security at the San Francisco International airport. We will urge members of the public to fly with dignity or not fly!

-WeWontFly SF

Contacts: Read more »

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Nader (Still) Questions Toyota Safety Investment

Posted on November 23, 2010 by iwilder

I was disappointed with the unresponsiveness to my October 15, 2010 letter from your public relations Vice President, Mr. Michels. This is not a PR matter. That is what my letter complains about: Too much P.R. and too little substance. With Toyota’s reputation tarnished by years of failure to recall deadly runaway vehicles and other safety defects, PR alone won’t accomplish your goal. Recovery of your reputation requires sincere actions to enhance safety.

via Nader Questions Toyota Safety Investment – The Nader Page.

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To my friends and all fellow Americans: Please don’t ruin it for me (don’t get scanned or patted down)

Posted on November 23, 2010 by kwilder

If there is any possible way that you can skip any flight plans for Wednesday, November 24, 2010, please do. For a list of groups planning various levels of boycotts and demonstrations, please see the bottom of this post.

If you allow yourself to get scanned by x-rays, or demeaned by having your genitals touched by the palms of TSA agents, you are saying to our government, “This is okay. This amount of government interference is okay. You can get away with this, and the airports will still make money, and no one will question the government.” Read more »

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Chalmers Johnson: The Sorrows of Empire (2004) + Chalmers Johnson, 1931-2010, on the Last Days of the American Republic (via Dandelion Salad)

Posted on November 23, 2010 by iwilder

Chalmers Johnson: The Sorrows of Empire (2004) + Chalmers Johnson, 1931-2010, on the Last Days of the American Republic http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Sympathies and condolences to the family and friends of Chalmers Johnson. talkingsticktv | November 22, 2010 Interview with Chalmers Johnson author of The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic given February 12, 2004 in Seattle. [vodpod id=Video.4971448&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26borde … Read More

via Dandelion Salad

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Invasion of the Body Scanners: Does Airport Security Cause Cancer? (via Unsilent Generation)

Posted on November 23, 2010 by iwilder

Invasion of the Body Scanners: Does Airport Security Cause Cancer? On the eve of some of the busiest travel days of the year, airport scanners are causing hysteria–and with good reason. Never mind the puerile TSA screeners giggling at your naked body. It turns out that the things may pose serious health concerns. In a letter to John Pistole, administrator of TSA, New Jersey Congressman Rush Holt, a scientist and the Chairman of the House Select Intelligence Oversight Panel, raised the possibility that the machi … Read More

via Unsilent Generation

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Thousands Demonstrate at Fort Benning; Call for Closing School of the Americas; 26 Arrested (via Peace and Justice Online)

Posted on November 23, 2010 by iwilder

Thousands Demonstrate at Fort Benning; Call for Closing School of the Americas; 26 Arrested Thousands of peace and justice activists demonstrated this week at the School of the Americas (SOA) at Fort Benning, Georgia.  The School of the Americas Watch (SOA Watch) demands that the SOA be closed, asserting that, “evidence of atrocious human rights abuses that have been committed against the people of Latin America have come back to point to those trained at the SOA.  This evidence abounds.” Twenty-six people were arrested, including three … Read More

via Peace and Justice Online

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Esther S. Pank, Peace Activist (via In Memoriam, Esther Pank)

Posted on November 23, 2010 by iwilder

The full memorial piece is: here.

Esther S. Pank, 75, longtime peace activist and organizer died November ­­20 of pancreatic cancer at her home in Reston, Virginia. The daughter of Clarence and Audrey Sylar of Lake County California, she attended UCLA­ Berkley briefly before enlisting in the Army at the age of 18. She was stationed at Ft. Meyer in Arlington and served in the office of the Judge Advocate General at the Pentagon where she was awarded a National Defense Service Medal …

In the late 1960’s, Ms. Pank, inspired by leaders of the Catholic social justice movement, began working with area organizations on Long Island, New York in support of migrant worker causes and the growing anti war movement. In the late 1970s throughout the 1980’s she organized against the proliferation of nuclear arms, facilitated workshops on non­violent civil disobedience and together with her second husband, Riley Bostrom, led a successful grass­roots movement that culminated in the successful abandonment of a fully completed nuclear power plant in Shoreham, NY. In 1990, Ms.Pank and Mr. Bostrom were the recipients of the War Resisters League 29th Annual Peace Award.

Survivors include her partner and husband of over 30 years, Roland C. Bostrom and children, Marey Oakes of Reston, Bryan Pank of Valencia California, Judith Strain of Westerville, Ohio, Jennifer Snyder of Huntington, NY, step daughter, Vida Fitzgerald of Manhattan, NY and 11 grandchildren. She also leaves behind a brother, John Sylar of Taylorsville, Utah.

A memorial service will be held at 11 am on Saturday December 11 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton. It will be preceded by a brief ceremony commemorating her ashes to the UUCF Memorial Grove. All are invited to intend. The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to War Resisters League, 339 Lafayette St., NYC 10012 or UUCF ­ Social Justice Committee.

via In Memoriam, Esther Pank (a site with photos and comments from friends and relatives)

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My Friend Barack – The Nader Page

Posted on November 22, 2010 by iwilder

After nearly two years out, I can imagine George W. Bush writing his successor the following letter:

Dear President Obama:

As you know I’ve been peddling my book Decision Points and while doing interviews, people ask me what I think of the job you’re doing. My answer is the same: He deserves to make decisions without criticism from me. It’s a tough enough job as it is.

But their inquiries did prompt me to write you to privately express my continual admiration for the job you are doing. Amazing! I say “privately” because making my sentiments public would not do either of us any good, if you know what I mean.

via My Friend Barack – The Nader Page.

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