Review: The Atlas of Water, Second Edition–Mapping the World’s Most Critical Resource

Single Best Book on Content, Visuals, and Price August 26, 2010 Maggie Black and Jannet King This is one of twelve books on Water that I have read or am reading, expecting to get through all of them in the near term. In comparison to the other works, this is the single best book when …

Review: State of the World 2010–Transforming Cultures–From Consumerism to Sustainability

Top of the Fives, A Bold Departure Elegantly Executed August 25, 2010 Erik Assadourian et al I’ve become someone jaundiced about the State of the World series, while always respecting the persistence of Lester Brown (Peter Drucker called people like us “mono-maniacs” essential as change agents), but this one knocked me off my seat just …

Journal: Poverty Leading Cause of Early Death in US + Doctors Prescribing Farmers Market Foods = Need for Honest Holistic Public Policy Analytics

What We Miss When We Obsess Over Obesity Social epidemiologist Paula Lantz reveals what actually leads to premature deaths among Americans. Obesity? No. Poverty? Yes. By Tom Jacobs (Aug 11, 2010) So why is being poor hazardous to your health? Paula Lantz: Stress processes probably play a role. Chronic stress is not good for immune …

Project Masiluleke: The Mobile Phone as Life-Saving Device Against HIV/AIDS in South Africa

Project Masiluleke is a South African project that aims to find solutions for the country’s growing AIDS pandemic. The project is unique in that it enjoys the collaboration of a group of leading South African and international partners in the clinical, technical, philanthropic, development and design arena’s. The project was unveiled globally at the annual …

Earth Intelligence Network Twitter Feed Links (that were not listed here)

Below are interesting links/stories from our Twitter feed that were not posted to Phi Beta Iota due to time constraints, etc: ISP Owner Who Fought FBI Spying Freed From Gag Order America discards 40% of the food it makes (2% composted) while a billion go hungry Afghan War Interactive Timeline Scientists developing cancer breath test …