Our system of money created by banks for their own profit is no longer fit for purpose, writes Duncan McCann. We need new money systems designed for sustainability and wellbeing that allow us all to achieve financial security and freedom from debt - not just the super-rich1%!
… Reinventing money for a green and flourishing future … April 2015 Activism Green Economy Economics money-plant-cut.jpg Our system of money created by banks for their own profit is …
A new campaign group is trying to push through reforms that would give customers a choice in investments and make banks more socially useful. But can it break through the banking bottleneck?
… Can Positive Money help fix a fatally flawed banking … Politics & Economics Ethical Banking Positive Money Financial Reform Renewables Climate Change guidetofinance.jpg Positive Money campaign for banking reforms A new …
Ian Tennant looks at a bid to change the way that money is created so that it can flow to where it is most needed and asks what part will you play in creating a new paradigm for money?
… Economic Recovery: Modernising Money Ian Tennant | 19th June 2013 Activism Economics & Politics moneybank.jpg Ian Tennant looks at a bid to change the way that money is created so that it can flow to where …
As we slowly recover from one of the worst economic recessions of our time, Move Your Money will guide us towards building a safer and better banking system that we can rely on
… Culture Change Ethical Banking Move Your Money Ed Mayo Coops Barclays HSBC Llyods … 1img_3835_edited.jpg The campaign Move Your Money comes to the UK in March, offering an … economic recessions of our time, Move Your Money will guide us towards building a safer …
Local currencies ensure that money spent at local shops gets reinvested in the community and fosters community spirit and involvement. Learn all you need to know to get one started in your area...
… Pound Time Banking Lets BerkShares 05local-money-images-0311.jpg The Schumacher-inspired … in circulation and 12 local banks issuing the money Local currencies ensure that money spent at local shops gets reinvested in …
If money's tight, but you still want to 'do something' why not join DoNation's growing army of action volunteers to help create a low-carbon society
… TAKE ACTION: Pledge action, not money, with DoNation Ben Hudson | 8th November … Change Energy Carbon 1donation1.jpg If money's tight, but you still want to 'do … - the bottom line is that they want your money. While you probably recognise that these …
Community leaders from Colombia, the Philippines and Uganda have been in London challenging attendees of the Mines and Money Conference. HANNIBAL RHOADES, TATIANA GARAVITO and SEBASTIAN ORDONEZ report.
… human rights defenders challenge 'Mines and Money' Conference Hannibal Rhoades | 12th … London challenging attendees of the Mines and Money Conference. HANNIBAL RHOADES, TATIANA … mining industry and oppose the Mines and Money Conference . The annual Mines and Money …
Why not consider ploughing your green into green? Matilda Lee and Laura Sevier explore a radical response to the credit crunch
… Five radical things to do with your money Matilda Lee Laura Sevier | 22nd December 2008 Activism Culture Change Money Cash Bank Radical Economics Politics And Economics pig.jpg Whether money, people or communities, environmental …
A bill to quadruple the UK's aid funding to a profit-driven 'private equity' company owned by the government comes before MPs today for its third reading, writes Global Justice Now. Trouble is the investments do little or nothing for the poor, and instead entrench corporate power in health, education and infrastructure. Parliament should seize this last chance to reject the new law.
… it to give billions of pounds of taxpayers' money to CDC Group plc, the controversial … it an inappropriate body to be receiving aid money. It was first created in the late 1940s, … act also set a limit on how much taxpayer money it could receive: £1.5 billion. This …
In an extract from her new book What to Eat, investigative journalist Joanna Blythman offers top tips on how to make your food pound go further without scrimping on what you believe in
… 10 ways to save money on food without compromising your … constantly about the bottom line, but when money is tight there's no need to abandon your … good deals on fresh food rarely save you money. They not only coax more money than you …
From artisan bakers to green energy schemes, co-operative businesses, owned and run by members, are enjoying a renaissance. Here the co-operative trade association offers a practical guide to creating your own
… and sustainable co-operative. Step four - the money Whatever a co-operative is doing, and … Often members will invest some of their own money in the business to get it off the ground. Where money is being raised from local residents …
The founder of Oil Change International, Steve Kretzmann, talks about the tight bond between politicians and the fossil fuel industry, 'fracking', and why Occupy is now the anti-Tea Party
… we're on the right path. But the power and money around the oil industry won't go quietly … the best way of influencing politicians is money - they buy them. We don't have that kind of money, nor do we generally think that's the …
Spain's Coto Doñana shows the value of EU conservation law, writes Laurence Rose, as the UK tries to get rid of the Birds and Habitats Directives. Both have proved essential to the protection and restoration of one of Europe's greatest wetlands.
… Thanks to EU laws and money, Coto Doñana rises from disaster … its economic potential. The carrot was EU money, €225 million, invested over ten years …
… spending Billions upon Billions of tax payers money for a system so broken it can't even do … in the Royal Navy gets paid quite a lot of money. They're handing out £50,000 bonuses, to … to lose everything, if you talk. Career, money, everything you own, your freedom, …
Annie Leonard's new film looks at how money that could be used to build a sustainable future through investment in renewables and increasing recycling is being used to fund wars and subsidise fossil fuels
… Annie Leonard's new film looks at how money that could be used to build a … tenet of her message in the film is simple: money that could be used to build a … HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Can Positive Money help fix a fatally flawed banking …
New rules come into force today that require big UK companies to make their carbon emissions public but - explains Miriam Ross - this won't put an end to the environmental degradation and breach of human rights caused by the UK-financed coal mining boom in Kalimantan, Borneo.......
… Ross | 1st October 2013 Activism Mining Money east kutai mining.jpg Mining in East … part of Borneo. UK banks have lent more money for Indonesian coal than banks from any … almost every pension holder in the UK has money invested in it. BHP Billiton has also …
Many of us support charities which work on some of the biggest environmental issues of our time. But which are the good ones, and how can we really help? Caroline Fiennes, author of 'It ain't what you give, it's the way that you give it', finds out
… of what?' Help it And now, we shall rustle up money from thin air! You probably know one way … near Shanghai or whatever. This 'restricted' money is tough for charities to manage (at … it's hard to keep track of umpteen pots of money, and at worst, donors all want to fund …
Pope Francis's famous encyclical on climate change is part of a broad global shift to environmental awareness among faith communities, writes Tim Gee. Christian churches and congregations are among those joining the fast growing fossil fuel divestment movement, switching to renewable energy, and reaching out to wider society to help protect our home planet, Earth.
… economic consent. If companies don't have the money to extract fossil fuels, they will have … ground. Yet through a variety of routes, our money is still being used, against our wishes, … we wondered, the Christian community put our money where our hopes and prayers are? Could …
The new JustPay! campaign is asking investors and individuals alike to activate their money and demand that support staff, such as cleaners, at the UK's top corporations are ensured a Living Wage
… and individuals alike to activate their money and demand that support staff, such as … in the world. TAKE ACTION : Activate your money ! Email the finance companies that you …
If you're looking for small, short-term loans for a green project, it's worth borrowing from a credit union instead of a bank
… they didn't have anything like this kind of money. I felt that a series of short-term … but this doesn't mean that savings don't earn money. All profits are shared equally among … is a legal obligation to keep a reserve of money against defaulting loans called …
Continuing our series on how to successfully campaign, Christine Ottery reports on the best ways to motivate armchair activists to take offline action - and gets tips from some of those who've pioneered new forms of protest
… email their MPs. Activists also donated their money to fund a public opinion poll and … their large chunks of their time or their money is more challenging. However, David … you can see that other people are raising money or exerting influence then the easier it …
A pioneering community-based hydroelectric energy project in the Brecon Beacons is a blueprint for how green energy can provide more than just low-carbon power...
… is that communities use hydro schemes as a money multiplier, using the income to, say, … Ellis's inbox offering £1 million in prize money to community projects reducing their … £300,000 richer. 'What we could do with that money is fund say, six micro hydro schemes, …
The Environmental Investigation Agency's forestry campaigner Faith Doherty welcomes a new report by the World Bank calling for stronger action to stop forestry corruption, but says more support is needed to help activists follow the money trail
… is needed to help activists follow the money trail 'Every two seconds, across the … Charged under anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws, he was acquitted of all … that demonstrate corruption. Following the money is one such act, and working in a …
Retired mechanic Jose Alano invented a simple, cheap, energy saving rooftop solar water heater which is benefiting thousands of people. Here's how it's done...
… have benefited from Alano's invention, saving money while reducing waste. The idea came from … improve the lives of people who need to save money. I registered the invention, so nobody … of clean water in a year, and save yourself money in the process. In her new book, Mend …