2009 Re-Inventing Intelligence to Re-Engineer Earth

Earth is at a tipping point. Changes to the planet that used to take 10,000 years now take three.  This means that both real-time science and real-time policy and decision-making will be the non-negotiable essence of success in the 21st Century. Near-Earth Objects (NEO) are a more immediate threat than climate change; energy from geothermal, …

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 29 September 2009

Hot Topics BR: Brazil favors developing nuclear weapons for ‘respectability’ 09/28/09 CL: WATER SHORTAGE PREDICTED FOR NORTHERN CHILE 09/24/09 CO: Colombia finds 2 mass graves of peasants, rebels 09/25/09 CO: Colombia to compensate victims of paramilitary massacre 09/24/09 HN: Honduras refuses to allow 4 foreign ambassadors in the country 09/27/09 HN: Political Honduras’ Ousted President …

Review: Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail

Six Star Special September 20, 2009 Paul Polack This book is a “beyond five stars” book and will be so rated at Phi Beta Iota, the Public Intelligence Blog where I can do things Amazon does not provide for, including reader access to my 1400+ non-fiction reviews via any of 100 different categories. This single …

Worth a Look: Medard Gabel, EarthGame and More

Medard Gabel was for many years #2 to Buckminister Fuller, and a co-creator of the analog World Game.  As a founding director of Earth Intelligence Network, a 501c3 Public Charity, he created–and retains ownership of–the EarthGame. Below are four specific modules that can be used NOW to excite both students and executives about the importance …

Journal: MILNET Flags Africa wants $67 bln a year in global warming funds

* Africa seeks unity ahead of Copenhagen talks * Climate change seen hitting poor nations hardest By Tsegaye Tadesse ADDIS ABABA, Aug 24 (Reuters) – African leaders will ask rich nations for $67 billion per year from 2020 to cushion the impact of global warming on the world’s poorest continent, according to a draft resolution …

Journal: MILNET Flags Fighting Global Warming With CIA?

Some say security fears are counterproductive By Bryan Bender WASHINGTON – Melting ice caps. Drought. Spreading disease. US defense planners view global climate change as a national security threat because it could create millions of new refugees and intensify conflicts over resources. . . . . . . . A new debate is unfolding over …