Monthly Archives: March 2011

TED | Michael Pawlyn: Using nature’s genius in architecture

In this TED video Michael Pawlyn charges the imagination with the possible to help solve a number of human problems using the intelligence of Nature. Leadership Caffeine: Supporting the Rise of the Informal Leader

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WNYC | Lawmakers Refuel Effort to Create Hybrid Taxi Fleet

This story from WNYC highlights some of the pitfalls surrounding efforts to improve fleet efficiency.  Even under our federal local rule system, some efforts (e.g. fuel efficiency) can only be mandated from the Federal level

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