NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ TODAY AT NewEnergyNews, 11-23: * Today’s Study: New Energy In A More Sustainable World * Quick News, 11-23: Bill Gates Calls For New New Energy; The Arrival Of V2g; The Sound Of Wind Yesterday * The Study: New Energy Saves Billions …
Certificate in Strategic Foresight
Certificate in Strategic Foresight 5-Day, Project-Based, Face-to-Face Workshop January 9-13, 2012, Houston, Texas, USA University of Houston Futures Studies Program Strategic Foresight | 713.743.1060 Dear Colleague, We are pleased to direct your attention to a training opportunity in foresight skills. The Certificate in Strategic Foresight is being offered by Dr. …
DRC youth power up for change
DRC youth power up for change Friends of the Congo is working to build local capacity for change through an innovative Youth Project that trains young Congolese on the use of ICT tools and provides them with the equipment and access needed to raise their voices on the global stage. …
IPCC: Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation
1. Introduction The Working Group III Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (SRREN) presents an assessment of the literature on the scientific, technological, environmental, economic and social aspects of the contribution of six renewable energy (RE) sources to the mitigation of climate change. It …
An earthquake under shale gas prospects?
10 November 2011 | posted by Karel An earthquake under shale gas prospects? British gas company Cuadrilla Resources admitted last week that its “fracking” activities caused two (small) earthquakes in Blackpool earlier this year. They were 2.3 and 1.5 on the Richter scale and were described by Cuadrilla as “minor …
Smith Electric Vehicles Seeks $125M IPO
Smith Electric Vehicles Seeks $125M IPO The electric truck maker wants to raise up to $125 million in an IPO. Can it overcome consistent losses and scale up to make a profit? How Do You Solve a Problem Like Regulation? Even the regulators seem unsure if regulations can keep up …
Flavor of a Small Town Occupy: The US’s Oldest City Joins Its Newest Movement
Flavor of a Small Town Occupy: The US’s Oldest City Joins Its Newest Movement By Rosalinda Sanquiche, Executive Director, Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil) On a recent trip to Washington, DC, I had the remarkable experience of participating in Occupy DC, in the misty rain, under the awning of …
DARPA to Put 3-D Printers in Schools
DARPA to Put 3-D Printers in Schools The U.S. Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) plans to put 1,000 3-D printers (rapid fabrication devices) into high schools across the United States as a way to encourage American young people to go into engineering and particularly manufacturing. The project is one …
Living Well in a World of 7 Billion
Living Well in a World of 7 Billion Humanity has reached a new milestone as we hit 7 billion. Never before have there been 7 billion people on planet earth, all at the same time. As we welcome the 7th billion global inhabitant, we also acknowledge the challenges we will …
Hold on, you move too fast
old on, you move too fast ‘The most massive energy programme ever proposed anywhere in the world outside war-time conditions.’ That’s how energy analyst Andrew MacKillop, the author of today’s new publication on European Energy Review, describes current EU energy and climate policy. This is not, in fact, how EU …