A critique of the Gore “New Green Deal” (1)
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A New Deal model of ecological adaptation would consider what we could do with the least possible increase in long-term indebtedness. Very thoughtful critique of the Gore proposals, with 77 responses in the comment field. It is not clear how much the Obama Green Stimulus proposals are inspired by these proposals. Any input on this would be welcome. Author is Sharon Astyk. Read the whole piece and discussion here. 1. The Critique “What’s not on ...
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Stephan said:
I agree that lasting change has to deal with individual consumption not just large scale government action. But will addressing "the size of the economy, and the growth paradigm" create a turnaround fast enough?
Michael Pollan on Bill Moyers Journal (2)
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Yesterday evening, while we were all polishing off the leftovers of our Thanksgiving feasts, Bill Moyers Journal featured Michael Pollan speaking about the changes he proposed for our food system in his article Farmer-in-Chief, from the New York Times Magazine. The article has developed a life of its own, and a following of individuals who have proposed Pollan be selected as the next Secretary of Agriculture. But Pollan states that he has “an understanding of ...
16- Leadership in Premodern, Modern and Postmodern eras « William Bergquist on Leadership (1)
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The postmodern leader can be found at any level of an organization. Individual leadership can be effectively exerted and will be influential if applied at the right time, in the right place, in the right manner, and with regard to the right problem or goal. This contextual model of leadership requires careful consideration of both individual and organizational character and style. It also requires a tolerance for ambiguity, recognition of the need for one to ...
Curbside Composting: A Valuable Community Service (3)
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This past spring, my family and I were able to get all the compost we needed for our vegetable garden from a local community’s compost pile at their department of public works. The compost was created from all of the leaves and yard clippings that had been collected curbside. Many communities collect leaves, clippings and other outside organic matter to turn into compost, but some communities are taking it a step further. Cities such as ...
The Next Green Thing: "Water Neutrality" (3)
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When Coca-Cola showed off its sustainability chops this summer at the Beijing Olympic Games, one of its pledges grabbed my attention: recognizing growing concerns about water around the globe (and in Beijing) and its own heavy water footprint, the company had the remarkable ambitionto return to communities and to nature...
Emergency Journalism is Taking Shape in Mumbai Tragedy (1)
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While the world is holding their breath in what turns out as the worst terrorist attack since 9/11, the Mumbai events have shown that grassroots journalism plays an increasing role in reporting quickly about non-localized, unfolding events. As summarized well by the Telegraph, online media have started to report, and update continually, about the tragic event in Mumbai. In particular Twitter is used to broadcast breaking news, and informing friends and relatives about what is ...
Sustainable Communities Series: Rhizosome Collective Inspires a Nation : Sustainablog (2)
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“Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.” - Charles Kettering Whoever said a sustainability was impossible?! Sustainability, impossible?!? That kind of negative thinking is nowhere to be found among the members of the Rhizome Collective in Austin, Texas. They see a problem with the way we are currently living, and damned if they aren’t going to fix it! Rhizome Collective chose their name based on the ...
Summary of National and International Climate Change Frameworks (1)
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Globalisation and the Environment (0)
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As a reminder to myself as much as anything, here is a current update of the greenhouse gases regulatory framework both nationally and internationally courtesy of planetark.Greenhouse Gas Curbs, From US To China [PlanetArk]INTERNATIONAL TARGETSTHE KYOTO PROTOCOL - Binds industrialised nations except the United States to cut emissions on average by at least 5 percent below 1990 levels by 2008-12.GROUP OF EIGHT - Leading industrial nations agreed at a G8 summit in Japan in July ...
Barack Obama Forced to Kick BlackBerry Addiction [Email] (41)
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President-elect Barack Obama will have to give up the BlackBerry that he's had literally by his side (clipped to his belt, a surprising fashion faux pas by the normally quite fashionable candidate). Because of security concerns, the chief executive is not allowed to send emails. President George W. Bush has gone without email for eight years, and was reported to be looking forward to sending them again a few months ago. Obama does plan to ...
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Robert said:
There goes any thoughts of Twittering. :( Stupid Secret Service.
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Serrenity said:
But is life without email even worth living?
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Laura said:
I would turn down the job.
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indyumd said:
No chance I could handle being president.
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sherz said:
wow
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Rick Dillon said:
Why can't the President have email again? The guy who can deploy the military to attack foreign countries without approval can't manage to sign up for GMail? I bet Google would even give him email for free...
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Brandon said:
This sounds bizarre. The president is not allowed to communicate in the same manner as the majority of the people do?
Google Apps, OpenGoo, and the Future of Office Software (1)
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Google has just added voice and video chat to its email service. Second, a new open-source Web application called OpenGoo has been released to the public. Will either be able to replace the traditional email server or office productivity software in a nonprofit environment?
Consumers rank climate concerns ahead of economy in global survey (1)
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Consumers around the world want governments to stop haggling and start acting on climate change, according to a survey carried out in 12 countries by a coalition of climate groups.Despite the looming prospect of a deep global recession, 43% of the 12,000 respondents of the survey chose climate change ahead of the global economy when asked about their current concerns. Worldwide, 77% of respondents wanted to see their governments cutting carbon by their fair share ...
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Stephan said:
Sounds like people are becoming really concerned about the environment AND solidary with poor countries!
TextFlow Offers a New Take on Collaboration [Featured Download] (37)
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Windows/Mac/Linux: TextFlow is an Adobe AIR-based word processor with a new and innovative take on document collaboration. Rather than offer real-time updates when multiple users are working on a document like Google Docs, Zoho Writer, or previously mentioned Gobby, TextFlow imports multiple Microsoft Word documents, analyzes all of the differences, and provides robust tools for merging, accepting, or rejecting any of the changes therein by a master editor. Say, for example, you send a document ...
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Nick said:
that's a useful tool.
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Joakim Jardenberg said:
inte helt ointressant
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Nate Meyer said:
This will no doubt be useful for my grant writing, book writing, article writing colleagues.
Economist Finds Strong Belief in Business Value of Social Software (3)
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The Economist Intelligence Unit reported that Web 2.0 has moved from buzzword to reality in many of the world’s largest corporations. They conducted a survey of 406 senior executives worldwide and found that 79% of respondents see the collaborative web as a way to boost revenues and cut costs. They said that, “perhaps the most interesting finding is that a full 85% of C-suite executives see the sharing and collaboration aspects of Web 2.0 as ...
One Shot Left (4)
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Google Docs Spreadsheet Art: Winter (23)
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It’s time to just admit it: Google is better than you. Better at searching the web, better at advertising, better at email, better at…creating festive art by methodically changing the color of every square on a spreadsheet. Yup, someone at Google has taken the time to turn an ordinary spreadsheet into a work of wintry art. And then make a video of it (below). And then share the template with all Google Docs users to ...
On Climate Change, Africa Votes As One Country And One Continent (2)
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Image source: Gainesville In anticipation of the upcoming meetings to update Kyoto next month in Poznan, Poland, the 53 African nations met recently to develop the Algiers Declaration, stating that they will vote as one bloc during climate change negotiations, reports the Monterey Herald. Forests, renewable energy and deserts are the three major issues that African nations are most concerned about and its felt that voting as one bloc will give them more power during ...
Is SaaS Cheaper Than Licensed Software? (36)
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Most people quickly answer this question in the affirmative. I certainly do. However, there are people out there who aren't sure. They look at the monthly cost of a SaaS application and compare it to the equivalent licensed product over an extended period of time. Given enough time, you will eventually hit a point when the SaaS product appears to be more expensive. Let's look at it from the perspective of the total cost of ...
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bhc3 said:
"It would take over 4 and a half years before the licensed software became cheaper. By that time, I'm quite sure there would be another solution that could replace SharePoint, and the cycle would start again. We can quibble about the numbers, but you get the point. Plus, the numbers don't reflect that the SaaS solution is likely to improve and innovate faster than the licensed software by a significant amount."
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Porti said:
memeteka justificación uso SaaS en el proyecto
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