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Modular Computer Simplifies Electronics Recycling, Reduces Electronic Waste and Disassembles in Two Minutes

October 29, 2010 Stanford Students Design Recyclable Laptop with Autodesk Inventor Software Modular Computer Simplifies Electronics Recycling, Reduces Electronic Waste and Disassembles in Two Minutes SAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has named a class of Stanford University graduate students as Autodesk Inventor of the Month for October for developing a prototype of the …

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Journal: Death to the Big Wasteful Grid, Life Energy is LOCAL

Saturday 16 Oct 2010 Concerns about Utility-Scale Wind on Vermont’s Ridgelines Commentary by:  Jock Gill How are we going to reduce Vermont’s carbon footprint and at the same time protect Vermont’s agricultural heritage and family farms, create local jobs, and stimulate small business formation?  Is utility-scale wind part of the solution? I would suggest the answer …

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Journal: Over $1 trillion Wasted on Wars, Veterans and Families of Veterans Vocal Against Both Elective Wars

$1 trillion wasted on wars By KEVIN RAFFERTY Aug 4, 2010 Special to The Japan Times HONG KONG — The calculator busily counting out how much money the United States has spent on wars since 2001 has raced past $1 trillion — $1,024 billion plus at the start of August. There is little point in …

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Worth a Look: Campaign to End Bottled Water Waste

This is an extremely righteous example of citizen intelligence–a brilliant compilation of FACTS presented in a compelling manner intended to inspire ACTION by hundreds of millions of independent citizens whose governments cannot be relied upon to produce public intelligence in the public interest. – Much of the water is tapped water rather than spring water–both …

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Worth a Look: Citizen Intelligence on Homeland Security Waste

Starting in the fall of 2008, the Center for Investigative Reporting and The Center for Public Integrity fielded a team of reporters to examine how effectively governments at all levels had managed money and programs dedicated to homeland security.  The result was a series of stories — and an interactive map — that have been …

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Journal: Contractors Out of Control, Money Wasted

Published on Friday, December 18, 2009 by Rebel Reports Stunning Statistics About the War Every American Should Know Contrary to popular belief, the US actually has 189,000 personnel on the ground in Afghanistan right now—and that number is quickly rising. by Jeremy Scahill A hearing in Sen. Claire McCaskill’s Contract Oversight subcommittee on contracting in …

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