‘Trendspotting’
News and forecasts of trends/experiments in Green Technologies, IT, New Models, Environment, community solutions, wikis.
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North Dakota’s Economic “Miracle”—It’s Not Oil
Ellen Brown, http:/WebofDebt.com/articles, August 31, 2011 North Dakota has had the nation's lowest unemployment ever since the economy tanked. What's its secret? In an article in The New York Times on August 19th titled “The North Dakota Miracle,” Catherine Rampell writes: Forget the Texas Miracle. Let’s instead take a look at North [...]
Airlines & the carbon market – who will be hardest hit?
The EU’s decision to regulate all airlines flying into or out of the 27-nation bloc under its Emissions Trading System (ETS) from January next year has met fierce opposition from many airlines. They warn of a substantial additional cost burden, a loss of competitiveness, and even a trade war with China. Other observers say the initial cost [...]
Climate engineering: Technical status, future directions, and potential responses
There are two new reports out on geoengineering that we would like to bring to your attention. First of all the long-awaited “technology assessment” done by the US Government Accountability Office has just been released in Washington – as hundreds of protestors continue to be arrested for opposing the Keystone pipeline that will carry [...]
The Coming Robot Evolution Race
By Steven M. Shaker Homo sapiens may have “won” the evolutionary race to perfect humankind, but artificial intelligence and robotics will evolve faster and farther. Rather than compete with them, we may do well to make them our allies and co-evolve, suggests a technology trend analyst. Read more headlines from The Futurist Update
Energy & Capital: Chinese Vampire Squid
By Christian A. DeHaemer | Thursday, August 18th, 2011 "The Independence of South Sudan has set the stage for a scramble for land in eastern and northern Kenya, including the northern Coast." — The East African, August 14, 2011 The night was cool. A billion stars shone like diamonds. The giraffe lay sprawled in a mess of blood and [...]
Earth Policy Release — Raging Storms and Rising Seas Swelling the Ranks of Climate Refugees
www.earth-policy.org/book_bytes/2011/wotech6_ss1 By Lester R. Brown Earth Policy Release Book Byte August 15, 2011 In late August 2005, as Hurricane Katrina approached the U.S. Gulf Coast, more than 1 million people were evacuated from New Orleans and the small towns and rural communities along the coast. Once the storm passed, it [...]
WorldFuture 2012: Dream. Design. Develop. Deliver.
WorldFuture 2012: Dream. Design. Develop. Deliver. The Annual Conference of the World Future Society July 27-29, 2012 Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel Toronto, Ontario, Canada Register Today and Save $300! http://www.wfs.org/content/register-worldfuture-2012 The World Future Society's annual conference, "WorldFuture 2012: Dream. Design. [...]
New Energy News: U.S. Energy and Risk
TODAY AT NewEnergyNews, August 15: * TODAY’S STUDY: U.S. ENERGY AND RISK * QUICK NEWS, August 15: QUICK NEWS,August 15: GORE SPEAKS OUT AGAINST DENIERS; NEW ENERGY BEATS NUCLEAR; WIND WINS IOWA STRAW POLL; GE INVESTS IN SOLARPOWER TOWER SUNDAY WORLD, August 14: * RECALLING HIROSHIMA, JAPAN’S PM BACKS NEW [...]
Can Jeremy Grantham Profit From Ecological Mayhem?
Two scenarios of our human future. - Hazel Henderson, editor By CARLO ROTELLA NY Times, August 11, 2011 Carlo Rotella (carlo.rotella@gmail.com) is the director of American Studies for Boston College. Sitting in a Panera in Boston’s financial district in early July with Jeremy Grantham, I suddenly found myself considering how I [...]
Energy Has the Jobs
ToYou from NewEnergyNews: Today’s Headlines NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ TODAY AT NewEnergyNews, August 8: * TODAY’S STUDY: ENERGY HAS THE JOBS * QUICK NEWS, August 8 : WHERE CLIMATE CHANGE IS; WIND BOUNCES BACK; 9 REASONS FOR SUN;SMART GRID CAN EASE [...]
