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This shutdown is about more than volcanic ash | spiked
The eruption of a volcano in Iceland poses technical problems, for which responsible decision-makers should swiftly come up with sensible solutions. But instead, Europe has decided to turn a problem into a drama. In 50 years’ time, historians will be writing about our society’s reluctance to act when practical problems arose.
security  environment  politics 
may 2010 by dhellmann
IT Conversations | Tech Nation | James Lovelock (Free Podcast)
Moira speaks with author and scientist James Lovelock, the creator of the Gaia Theory. Once controversial, it has reached mainstream acceptance, and he has more predictions now.
podcast  itconversations  science  environment 
july 2009 by dhellmann
IT Conversations | Tech Nation | Daniel Goleman (Free Podcast)
Moira interviews Daniel Goleman about his new book, Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything. His book discusses the hidden environmental consequences of what we make and buy, and how with that knowledge we can drive the essential changes we all must make to save our planet and ourselves.
podcast  itconversations  environment 
july 2009 by dhellmann
IT Conversations | Tech Nation | Van Jones (Free Podcast)
Moira speaks with Van Jones about what it takes to build a green collar economy. Remember that 10 pounds each of us Americans put on over the last decade? Well, he's computed what it's costing us in terms of gas in our cars and fuel in our jets.
podcast  energy  environment  economics  itconversations 
january 2009 by dhellmann
IT Conversations | Tech Nation | Paul Ehrlich
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Stanford Professor Paul Ehrlich about his latest book, "The Dominant Animal," which looks at human evolution and the environment.
podcast  itconversations  evolution  environment 
august 2008 by dhellmann
Social Innovation Conversations | Stanford Discussions | Rick Duke
In the United States alone, solving global warming could well be a $5 trillion problem—internationally the costs could be four times that. A new study by McKinsey & Company, however, shows that the United States could reduce carbon emissions in 2030 by
podcast  itconversations  environment  economics 
may 2008 by dhellmann
Social Innovation Conversations: Lawrence Jackson
Everyone knows that Wal-Mart is a great place for getting good stuff cheap. But for buying, say, organic cotton clothes in energy-efficient stores delivered by earth-friendly trucks at a price that won’t break the back of a financially struggling consum
podcast  socialinnovation  environment  energy 
november 2007 by dhellmann
Making artificial rain in New Mexico | Tech news blog - CNET News.com
The Albuquerque, N.M.-based company's AltelaRain System essentially mimics the evaporation-condensation cycle that makes life on earth possible
water  conservation  environment 
october 2007 by dhellmann
Can Think's electric car revolutionize the auto industry? - August 1, 2007
Think's zippy little Web-enabled, carbon-free electric driving machine could help reverse 100 years of automotive history, writes Business 2.0 magazine.
business  electric  car  environment  google  stirling  green  energy 
july 2007 by dhellmann
IT Conversations: Global Warming
Dr. Moira Gunn and David Ewing Duncan discuss how the United Nations is bringing collective global focus to the issue of global warming.
podcast  itconversations  environment  climate 
april 2007 by dhellmann

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