The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Useful onventional wisdom. Cost of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals $1.3 trillion a year or 11% of GDP in international dollars. This assumes conventional financing and conventional technologies and conventional processes.
An example of true cost economic knowledge. Domestic Violence Kills More People Than Wars, Global Study Finds Domestic violence is more costly than warfare, in terms of both lives lost and dollars spent, according to a new report that says the issue is largely overlooked.
3D Printing Market Tops $3.3 Billion, Expands by 34% in 2014 If you’re wondering about the health of the market for 3D printers and 3D printing technology, put your thoughts at ease. Market research firm Canalys says almost 133,000 3D printers were shipped around the world during 2014, and that represents a whopping 68% increase …
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The non carbon energy trend is gathering momentum at a surprising rate, and it is very good news. Here is The New York Times view, which I consider an establishment perspective and all the more surprising for that. Solar and Wind Energy Start to Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels The cost of providing electricity …
Intel is doing something new and useful. They have introduced a Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSP) to migrate toward assuring Intel consumers that its offerings are free of minerals from conflict environments — tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold are the ones they are focusing on. What Intel is doing impresses me for two reasons. First, they …
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Laurence Brahm 5.0 out of 5 stars Common Sense Community-Based Economics, October 25, 2014 Laurence Brahm is one of those unsung heroes who was changing the world for the better, and influencing various governments in most positive ways, long before ecological economics and social enterprise became fashionable turns of phrase. I regard him as the …
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I have had a blast developing an Open Source Everything Hub proposal for a major university outside the USA. The article that presents the proposal to the academic and policy worlds is under development and will be ready by 15 September. It’s working title is Open Source Everything, Big Data & True Cost Economics: Designing …
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