Juggling Dynamite

500,000 honeybees make the rooftop garden at The Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver their home from May through September. Introduced in June of 2008, the bees have since increased the productivity of the herb garden with pollination, as well as inspired creative new dishes. Here is a direct video link.

“We’ve seen this movie over and over again”– imprudent monetary policies encourage reckless behavior and a misallocation of capital resources so that risk seeking buyers and savings in our society become collateral damage of the quest to ‘rescue’ bankers at all costs.  I disagree that the ECB was right to roll out more insane terms yesterday, but the rest of El-Erian’s comments in this discussion are lucid.

Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz and Bloomberg View columnist, discusses the currency impact of policy changes by the European Central Bank and why governments must move beyond monetary policy. Here is a direct video link.

The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) has proposed a plan called ‘One Million Climate Jobs: a challenge for Canada’ that will help Canada reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by a 1/3rd and create sustainable climate jobs, allowing workers to transition away from fossil fuels.  Labor and business are recognizing their shared opportunity in the transition to a sustainable economy.  Those who succeed will embrace the change and let go of antiquated models and thinking.

By collaborating with governments and employers, workers and unions can tackle climate change and ensure a just transition to a green economy.  Here is a direct video link.