Design for the Other 90% Exhibit + “Micro-Giving” Global Needs Index to Connect Rich to Poor/Fullfill Global-to-Local Requests

“The majority of the world’s designers focus all their efforts on developing products and services exclusively for the richest 10% of the world’s customers. Nothing less than a revolution in design is needed to reach the other 90%.” —Dr. Paul Polak, International Development Enterprises Exhibition on view National Geographic Museum, Washington, DC through September 6, …

Design for the Other 90% Exhibit + “Micro-Giving” Global Needs Index to Connect Rich to Poor/Fullfill Global-to-Local Requests

“The majority of the world’s designers focus all their efforts on developing products and services exclusively for the richest 10% of the world’s customers. Nothing less than a revolution in design is needed to reach the other 90%.” —Dr. Paul Polak, International Development Enterprises Exhibition on view National Geographic Museum, Washington, DC through September 6, …

Review: Building Social Business–The New Kind of Capitalism that Serves Humanity’s Most Pressing Needs

4 in isolation, beyond 6 in context–a cornerstone book July 14, 2010 Muhammad Yunus and Karl Weber While I sympathize with those who feel that the book lacks reference to prior art, that social business has been around for a very long time, and that much of the book is somewhat similar to his first …

BP’s Corrosive History in Alaska Spill, Safety Fraud, Destroying Whistleblowers, and Bush Re-Election Campaign

Smart Pig: BP’s OTHER Spill this Week by Greg Palast for Buzzflash.com Friday, May 28 2010 With the Gulf Coast dying of oil poisoning, there’s no space in the press for British Petroleum’s latest spill, just this week: over 100,000 gallons, at its Alaska pipeline operation. A hundred thousand used to be a lot. Still …

Review (Guest): Power Hungry–The Myths of “Green” Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future

Author Robert Bryce 92 of 93 people found the following review helpful: Nutrition Action for Energy Appetites,  April 16, 2010 By  Jon Boone (Oakland, MD USA) – See all my reviews With Power Hungry, energy journalist and Austin apiarist Robert Bryce marshals lots of accurate numbers in context to make plain how modern culture exacts …

Review (Guest): Gusher of Lies–The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence

Author Robert Bryce 25 of 26 people found the following review helpful: Energy Independence, Alchemy and Perpetual Motion, September 23, 2008 By  Scrutinizing Consumer (Los Angeles, CA) – See all my reviews    “A Gusher of Lies” is a must-read for those wanting the cold, hard facts on the current state and future prospects of …