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The Prize Series

  Watch the videos here:  The Prize (Part 1 of 8) – “Our Plan” The Prize (Part 2 of 8) – “Empires of Oil” The Prize (Part 3 of 8) – “Black Giant” The Prize (Part 4 of 8) – … Continue reading

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The Price of Civilization

jeffrey sachs price of civilization  

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NYT | The Truth, Still Inconvenient

Today’s op-ed page features Paul Krugman on the Republicans and the “debate” on climate change.  As much as love reading Krugman, I can’t help but think he is preaching to the choir.  I appreciate that he is calling out the … Continue reading

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CSR Wire | Blue Sky Thinking for Sustainability

In John Elkington’s blog post on CSR Wire Talkbalk, he wrote about David Harding  on some the technologies he thought would produce solutions to climate change and energy use.  Mr. Harding donated £20 million to Cavendish Labs at Cambridge for … Continue reading

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Economist | How Green Is Their Growth

This article from the Jan 24th 2008 edition of the Economist discusses the relationship between economic growth and environmental degradation. The link between growth and the environment can be for the worse or for the better.  The study covered in … Continue reading

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SAP | Sustainability Report

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Fast Company | How to Save Billions in Building and Bridge Repair: Coat Them In Burnt Coal Ash

to be completed  http://www.fastcompany.com/1743519/how-to-save-billions-in-buildings-bridges-repair-coat-them-in-burnt-coal-ash

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Bloomberg | Google Wind Project Seeks U.S. Approval for Offshore Power Line

to be completed  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-31/google-wind-project-seeks-u-s-approval-for-offshore-power-line.html

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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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