by Dave Johnson | Sep 24, 2009 | Blog
A while back I read a blog post by Kim Cranston, of Transparent Democracy, Humanity's Greatest Challenge and Its Solution. That post stuck with me. Kim wrote, Climate change is not humanity's greatest challenge… Neither are pandemics, nuclear proliferation, water...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 24, 2009 | Blog
I took a walk across town to the United Steelworkers building, which turned out to be pretty much deserted. I walked down the main streets where the businesses were largely closed, the sidewalks were ... deserted. Except for lots of cops. The office buildings are...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 24, 2009 | Blog
I am in Pittsburgh for the G20. The big issues here are, Economic restructuring to prevent another collapse, including regulation of banks, with banker pay a key component of what other countries are identifying as a problem, Trade imbalances, Climate, Jobs, and Jobs....
by Dave Johnson | Sep 24, 2009 | Blog
I am in Pittsburgh for the G20. I am working out of the Climate Action Network Media Center located at the August Wilson Center downtown. The location of the G20 was switched to Pittsburgh in May, in order to showcase the city as revitalized by becoming an...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 23, 2009 | Blog
The New York Times business section has this today, With a Receptive White House, Labor Begins to Line Up Battles. Oddly this "news" story incorrectly casts enforcement of trade agreements as opposing "free trade." From the story, While labor’s opposition to free...