SmartPlanet Daily: Saudi Arabia is building a massive $22 billion metro to cut oil use

Jay OwenTrendspotting

Manage my newsletters  |  Trouble viewing this mail? Read it online.  |  Previous Edition    SmartPlanet Daily August 01, 2013 A daily briefing of the newest stories on SmartPlanet, five days a week. From the Desk of … Saudi Arabia is serious about getting off the nonrenewable sauce. For now, their money is on …

Smart Planet Daily: A New Age of Sail? Clipper ships are back in business

Jay OwenTrendspotting

    Manage my newsletters  |  Trouble viewing this mail? Read it online.  |  Previous Edition     SmartPlanet Daily July 31, 2013 A daily briefing of the newest stories on SmartPlanet, five days a week.   From the Desk of … But these aren’t your grandmother’s clipper ships. Plus, C.C. Sullivan asks whether …

Global mobile penetration: near 96% | SmartPlanet Daily

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Wealth of Networks

  SmartPlanet Daily A daily briefing of the newest stories on SmartPlanet, five days a week.   From the Desk of … In a world with 7 billion people, there will be 6.8 billion mobile phone subscriptions by the end of this year. Could there soon be more subscriptions than …

SmartPlanet Daily: There are (almost) as many cell phone subscriptions as people

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Wealth of Networks

  SmartPlanet Daily A daily briefing of the newest stories on SmartPlanet, five days a week.   From the Desk of … In a world with 7 billion people, there will be 6.8 billion mobile phone subscriptions by the end of this year. Could there soon be more subscriptions than …

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

      SmartPlanet Weekly May 24, 2013 A weekly review of the best stories, one from each department, delivered every Friday.   From the Desk of … Will the U.S. student loan debt crisis negate recent economic gains? – Aly Windsor, News Editor       The Bulletin Is the …