150513

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150512 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.se/2015/05/150512.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

First offshore wind farm to debut in the U.S. in July - http://mashable.com/2015/05/13/offshore-wind-america/ amazing it's taken this long... #energy

UNCTAD Released its Annual Issues Note on Latest Developments in #ISDS - http://investmentpolicyhub.unctad.org/News/Hub/Home/306 indispensable resource

US Says 'No' To ISDS Reform; Hungary Says 'No' To ISDS - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150512/06070430970/us-says-no-to-corporate-sovereignty-reform-hungary-says-no-to-corporate-sovereignty.shtml #ISDS is the new #ACTA - & just as toxic

'Happy surprise' as Greece receives invitation to join BRICS bank - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/euro-finance/happy-surprise-greece-receives-invitation-join-brics-bank-314514 now that's an interesting move

.@wikileaks Releases Transcript Of German Inquiry Into Growing #NSA Spy Scandal - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150512/07452930973/wikileaks-releases-transcript-german-inquiry-into-growing-nsa-spy-scandal.shtml good to see more stuff from them

Obama’s trade deal: Why he’s in danger of losing - http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-obama-is-in-danger-of-losing-on-tpp/2015/05/11/ae4caf30-f814-11e4-9030-b4732caefe81_story.html excellent analysis #TPA #TPP #TTIP

#GCHQ places job ad for white hat hackers, for attack as well as defence - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/05/gchq-puts-out-job-ad-for-white-hat-hackers-for-attack-as-well-as-defence/ Applicants will have conscience vetted

.@EU_Commission wants #TTIP advisory groups to sign confidentiality agreement - http://www.politico.eu/article/the-commissions-trade-secrets/ repeating obama's mistakes #secrecy

#TTIP in disarray after US vote - http://www.arc2020.eu/2015/05/ttip-in-disarray-as-us-senate-rejects-tpp-fast-track/ "take far more seriously the undeniable civil society momentum to scupper TTIP"

The Initiative Against An Ancillary #Copyright For Press Publishers - http://ancillarycopyright.eu/ new Web site fighting a stupid idea

#TTIP falters after Senate blocks Obama on free-trade initiative - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-society/ttip-falters-after-senate-blocks-obama-free-trade-initiative-314565 #TPA

Jetzt Druck machen: Gemeinsam schaffen wir zwei Millionen "Stop #TTIP"-Unterschriften! - http://www.mehr-demokratie.de/stopttip-unterschriften.html go on, you know you want to

Google wins #privacy case, allowed not to forget in Finland - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/05/google-wins-privacy-case-allowed-not-to-forget-in-finland/ embarrassing? Tough

The secret corporate takeover of trade agreements - http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/may/13/the-secret-corporate-takeover-of-trade-agreements @JosephEStiglitz says it all on #ISDS, says it well (v @PekkaJN)

UK Plans To Do Away With Free Speech... In The Name Of Free Speech - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150513/07020630985/uk-plans-to-do-away-with-free-speech-name-free-speech.shtml just shameful

"Asbestos remains legal and lethal in the US" - http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/241807-americans-face-an-irreversible-rollback-in-chemical unbelievable; & they want to harmonise with these laws using #TTIP?