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Jakarta Will No Longer be the Capital of Indonesia - Gossip Ki Galliyan - 0 views

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    As per Bambang Brodjonegoro, the Minister of National Development Planning of Indonesia, Jakarta is no longer going to be the capital of the country. President Joko Widodo has decided on relocating the capital of Indonesia on an "important decision". It is yet not known which location is going to be the new capital but if media reports are to be believed, it is probably going to be Palangkaraya, situated on Borneo's island.
Benno Hansen

Naomi Klein: Economic Model Is at War With Life on Earth: Video - Bloomberg - 3 views

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    7:23 video: Naomi Klein, author of "This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate," discusses climate change and the economics of the energy industry with Pimm Fox on "Taking Stock."
Benno Hansen

We Need Sustainable Capitalism - WSJ.com - 1 views

  • market capitalism has arrived at a critical juncture
  • sustainable development will be the primary driver of economic and industrial change over the next 25 years
  • sustainability issues are central to business and should be incorporated in the analysis of business and management quality
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  • "Nature does not do bailouts."
Benno Hansen

Capitalism as a threat to the environment - The Irish Times - Sat, Aug 09, 2008 - 1 views

  • "Today's system of political economy, referred to here as modern capitalism, is destructive of the environment, and not in a minor way but in a way that threatens the planet,"
  • current obsession with GDP growth at all costs must be abandoned
  • a shift to much more participative and popular forms of democracy
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  • a shift to a post-consumer society is needed
  • "tackling climate change is the pro-growth strategy for the longer term"
Benno Hansen

Off the Shelf - 'Green Gone Wrong' - Can Capitalism Save the Planet? - Review - NYTimes... - 0 views

  • corporate America has led us into thinking that we can save the earth mainly by buying things
  • ‘lazy environmentalism,’ is geared toward the masses that aren’t willing to sacrifice,”
  • armchair activism actualizes itself most fully in the realm of consumer goods; through buying the right products we can usher our economic system into the environmental age.”
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  • many of the small organic producers who are expected to lead the reinvention of the food system can barely make ends meet
  • If there was ever a time to ponder the long-term consequences of our spending habits, it’s in the wake of the worst economic crisis in decades, which was fueled by rampant consumer borrowing.
Alex Parker

Tabakoto Gold Mine - Mining Technology - 1 views

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    Endeavour Mining's Tabakoto Gold Mine in western Mali is located approximately 360km west of the capital city, Bamako. Endeavour owns 80% of the mine through its wholly owned Malian subsidiary Ségala Mining Corporation, while the Government of Mali owns the remaining 20%.
Alex Parker

Riga International Airport Passenger Terminal Expansion - 1 views

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    Riga International Airport, the biggest and busiest international airport in the Baltic region of Northern Europe, is located 10km west of Riga, the capital city of Latvia. It is one of the few European airports to attend both full service and low-cost airlines and attends.
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