The new source of power
is not money
in the hands of a few,
but information
in the hands of many.
John Naisbitt
March 13, 2010 - 21:20
Birds in every U.S. region will be impacted by climate change, says new report
A new report, released from the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, highlights the troubling decline of bird populations in the U.S. over the last 40 years. “Now they are facing a new ...
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March 13, 2010 - 21:20
NY Times: Congressional Efforts to Undermine EPA Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Pollutants are "Worse than Inaction"
In an editorial today (13 March 2010), the New York Times criticizes efforts by some U.S. Senators to undercut the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gases. ...
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March 13, 2010 - 20:35
For Elephants in Congo the War Goes On
D.R. Congo’s internal wars officially ended in 2005, but for Congo’s elephants war goes on.
An international appetite has ivory prices soaring. Other appetites are whetted: National governments ...
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March 13, 2010 - 20:21
350 Million Reasons for Californians to Go Solar
Californians across the Golden State have additional incentive to
consider solar water heating installations in 2010. This past January,
the state Public Utilities Commission approved $350 million ...
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March 13, 2010 - 20:21
Florida Governor Wants Bailout for Drywall
HVAC heat exchanger corrosion associated with Chinese drywall presence. Image credit:Chinese drywall PSC This headline is certainly the meta-story that hovers above the request by Florida's ...
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March 13, 2010 - 20:20
In the sea, there’s no such thing as a little bit of rubbish
Four gorgeous ads from The Surfrider Foundation.
Above the original French poster.
“Il n’y a pas de petite pollution.
Aidez-nous à garder la mer propre.”
“In the sea, there’s no such ...
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March 13, 2010 - 20:09
Peru given six months to clean up mahogany trade
Peru has been given 6 months to address management issues in its mahogany trade or face an export ban Click photo to enlarge © TRAFFIC Doha, Qatar, 13 March 2010 – In a CITES meeting on Friday, ...
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March 13, 2010 - 20:08
SEVEN Opens Women in the World Summit
On the opening night of Women in the World: Stories & Solutions, an audience of 300 witnessed a powerful portrayal of the lives of seven remarkable women in the Vital Voices Global Network ...
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March 13, 2010 - 20:08
Jean Ferrat (1930 – 2010)
Singer Jean Ferrat dead at 79: News24: Entertainment: International via kwout
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March 13, 2010 - 20:07
Ontario man invents Strand Windjammer
Ontario's Carl Strand has invented a wind turbine that could easily fit on the roof of apartment and condo buildings bringing clean energy production.
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March 13, 2010 - 20:07
Annie Spiegelman: School Gardens: Teaching the Next Generation Where Real Food Comes From
It was back in September, when I received an email from Nicole Calmels, a sixth grade science teacher at Hill Middle School in Northern California, asking for parent volunteers. The school's ...
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March 13, 2010 - 20:06
Repeat Offenders Account for 9 out of 10 Rapes on College Campuses
NPR has a piece out called Myths That Make it Hard to Stop Campus Rape. It is well worth a read, even if it has some serious issues that I would like to take to task, as well as some good ...
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March 13, 2010 - 19:36
a HEALTHY LOOK…
So I came across this cool site today called Information Is Beautiful, a site that basically takes ideas, issues, knowledge, data, and visualizes it. For a visual learner like me, this was bit ...
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March 13, 2010 - 19:36
The Effect of Suffering and Death
Congolese live in extreme poverty conditions. Many of them suffer and die from preventable and treatable diseases and conditions. They see family members suffer and die.
Even so ...
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March 13, 2010 - 19:36
New Best of the Web talk: Gary Vaynerchuk
Gary Vaynerchuk: Do what you love (no excuses!)
At the Web 2.0 Expo, entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk gives a shot in the arm to dreamers and up-and-comers who face self-doubt. The Internet has ...
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March 13, 2010 - 19:36
LRA’s Joseph Kony - now moving to Darfur?
The LRA - from the Enough Project
While the deadly Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) may have left Uganda for good, the notorious rebel army hasn’t stopped wreaking havoc in the region. Ugandan ...
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March 13, 2010 - 19:36
Feedback from Our Readers: NextBillion Readers' Survey
Authored by: Maria Zheng
Dear NextBillion Reader:
Since 2005, NextBillion has strived to provide news, analysis and information on the 'base of the pyramid' (BoP) sector. We are now the ...
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March 13, 2010 - 19:36
ALLY Awards: Architects of Change Amidst Brands: Tween Town Hall
March 12, 2010 Today I soared through my first ever Virgin Airlines’ experience bemused by two giddy tween girls excitedly chirping to their mom about the pink and purple “mood lighting” befitting ...
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March 13, 2010 - 19:36
Assorted links
1. What if companies could run for political office?
2. Barkley Rosser sends in his referee report on the new Peter Chang restaurant.
3. Excellent post on Greece, politics, history, and ...
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March 13, 2010 - 19:35
Solar Headwinds, Part II
Tom Konrad, CFA
Prospective investors in solar
manufacturers should consider the competitive forces that constrain the
industry's long-term profitability.
In the
first part of this series, I ...
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