Wednesday, October 29, 2014

The Sins Of Wall Street

Bloomberg News financial journalist Bob Ivry talks with Francesca Rheannon about the sins of Wall Street. Bob Ivry explains the sins include “Size, secrecy, pride, greed, impunity, complexity, and immunity from adequate regulation”.
Source: writer's voice with Francesca Rheannon: Bob Ivry, THE SEVEN SINS OF WALL STREET

Climate Risk in South Florida

Mayor and biologist Phil Stoddard comments on the risk to a South Florida suburb threatened by rising sea levels. Phil tells Steve Curwood that municipalities in Florida are doing all they can to prepare for climate change, but the state government is in denial. The risk to these communities is considerable.
Source: living on earth: Climate Risk for Real Estate Values in South Florida

Charlie Chaplin stands on Douglas Fairbanks' shoulders
during a Liberty bonds rally at Wall Street in 1918.

U.S. EPA Rules Ignore Methane

Some climate advocates have applauded the EPA’s recent power plant regulations, but environmental lawyer Bill Snape tells Steve Curwood, the new rules don’t deal with methane, resulting in serious problem for the planet.
Source: living on earth: EPA Rules Ignore Methane

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Music includes James Blundell - BACK IT UP!, Roy Zimmerman - California Couldn't Pay Our Education, FDR 12-5-1938, The Onion - God Re-Floods Middle East, Bright Eyes - When The President Talks To God, Capitol Steps - Al-Jazeera, Simon & Garfunkel - Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream, Robert Kennedy 4-4-1968, Man of God - Eliza Gilkyson (Paradise Hotel), Capitol Steps - Justice Roberts, Gil Scott-Heron - Whitey On the Moon, Terry Gangstad - Dairy Air, Capitol Steps - Al is Alive, Fred Astaire - Cheek To Cheek, Antrim Mennonite Choir - Amazing Grace, Eric Weissberg - Dueling Banjos

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