World can move to 100% renewable energy

So good to hear someone state the comprehensive case for renewable energy. Of course this is happening. The only incredible part is that so many people waste so much energy fighting against common sense.

Stanford professor Mark Jacobson (follow his work on Twitter here) was lead author on a study indicating that most countries can switch to run entirely on clean energy (including transportation) as early as 2050. Here is a direct video link.

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Getting the bankster genies back in the bottle

This is a painfully long process this cycle, it is just getting started…but if we are ever to repair the financial devastation unrestrained bankers have inflicted on the world over the last 20 years, we must keep pushing them back into the bottle of regulation, speculating/trading arms severed from government backed deposits, holding executives personally accountable for crimes. As these firms downsize and retreat from operations that were previously profitable, this is progress.  Much more of this to come.

Sources tell Bloomberg that an additional 20% of investment bank employees at Barclays may lose their jobs. Here is a direct video link.

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New rules to loosen investor protection–good for whom?

The incoming relaxation of disclosure requirements is all about accessing fresh retail meat for brokers and companies. It will be yet another nightmare for clients trying to build savings. More risk and less investor protection is not the solution.

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