Published on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 by Inter Press Service Global Campaign to Bestow Legal Rights on Mother Earth by Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS – An international coalition of academics and environmental activists has launched a global campaign for the creation of a new U.N. convention to protect “mother earth”. …
Reclaiming the Investment Dialogue for Social Entrepreneurs
News on The Edge Welcome to the Social Edge update! Social entrepreneurs often innovate by adapting existing business models to socially-oriented outcomes. The result is a variety of for-profit, nonprofit, and hybrid business structures that have been used by entrepreneurs to create and deliver social value. But for Cathy Clark, …
Social Revolution Taps Ict Tools
SOCIAL REVOLUTION TAPS ICT TOOLS Pro-reform activists across the Middle East and North Africa are turning to online forums to spread their message to a global audience and reinforcing ICT tools as 21st century drivers of change. ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY AIMS TO END CONFLICT MINERAL TRADE Electronics industry aims to end …
Confronting the Smart Meter and Health Issue Link
Confronting the Smart Meter and Health Issue Link The connection of smart meters and AMI to health issues, crop circles, and alien abductions. Why Cars May Never Look the Same Again: LEDs Call it crazy, but solid state lighting opens a whole new door for car designers. TNG 2011: Software …
The #Spanish Revolution
Published on Monday, May 23, 2011 by El País The #Spanish Revolution Nobody expected the Real Democracy Now grassroots movement that overshadowed an election campaign to capture the imagination of the world by Joseba Elola Last Tuesday, at about 8pm, something magical took place in Puerta del Sol square, in …
OECD Launches Your Better Life Index
To Hazel Henderson: “With today’s announcement that the OECD (of all institutions) is going ‘beyond GDP’ with the launch of its Better Life Index, I wanted to congratulate you and other ‘new economists’ on this significant milestone towards saner economics… Hazel, please take a moment today to sit down and …
Wave energy projects get the go-ahead in Scotland
Hydro Headlines Wave energy projects get the go-ahead in Scotland EDINBURGH, Scotland — Several Scottish wave energy projects, including a 30-MW development from Aquamarine Power north of the Isle of Lewis, are given the go-ahead. For more information,click here. HydroWorld.com weekly newscast The HydroWorld.com weekly newscast, featuring headline news from …
WSIS Forum Highlights ICT’s Role in Sustainable Development, Green Growth
WSIS Forum Highlights ICT’s Role in Sustainable Development, Green Growth 18_May_2011: Held during the 2012 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum, “e-Environment Day” brought together experts from the public and private sectors and civil society to examine the role of the information society in the protection of the …
Duke Sees a Future With Cellular
Duke Sees a Future With Cellular The mega-utility isn’t throwing mesh or PLC out the window, but it’s making the case that cellular has arrived. Green Tech at Midyear: What’s Hot, What’s Not It’s nearly June. Do you know what the hottest trends are? A Dash of Salts for EVs …
Field Trip: Groom Energy Goes to LightFair 2011
Field Trip: Groom Energy Goes to LightFair 2011 Jon Guerster tells us what was on the floor. TNG 2011: Aclara and the Multi-Network Approach to Smart Grid Andy Zetlan explains the company’s real-time software and its approach to smart grid communications at The Networked Grid 2011. Guest Post: To Accelerate …