The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Steele on Electoral Reform- Part 12: The Stakeholders As a result of the viral video on electoral reform out of my briefing to the Occupy NYC working group on electoral reform, a number of stakeholders got in touch with me. Others I have identified via searches for major civil society elements with defined electoral reform …
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There are seemingly too many articles to count about federal or state abuses of power, but this does not mean there is any lack of vicious, sadistic, utterly cruel, and maniacally vindictive abuse by local government, as is evident is this well-researched, detailed article about a harmless and decent man who legally raised chickens on …
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Huh? Bin Laden death-detecting analytics service signs partnership with Twitter A Twitter analytics company that said it detected Osama bin Laden’s death before it was reported by the news media has signed a partnership with Twitter, and is expanding the availability of its service for notifying financial firms and government clients of highly unusual events. …
Does the Humanitarian Industry Have a Future in The Digital Age? I recently had the distinct honor of being on the opening plenary of the 2012 Skoll World Forum in Oxford. The panel, “Innovation in Times of Flux: Opportunities on the Heels of Crisis” was moderated by Judith Rodin, CEO of the Rockefeller Foundation. I’ve spent the …
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Mark Boyer Scientist Develops Self-Sustaining Solar Reactor That Produces Clean Hydrogen Fuel Hydrogen is a fuel that has seemingly limitless potential, but scientists have only been able to produce it from fossil fuels, like natural gas. That is, until now. A doctoral student in mechanical engineering at the University of Delaware has designed a new …
Every once in a while, there is a flash of intelligence at The Washington Post. This short blog illuminates both the true costs of various options around carbon emissions, and the importance of considering “360 degree” trade-offs. Sucking carbon dioxide out of the air: Neat idea, but impractical Posted by Brad Plumer at 03:01 PM …
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Anonymous unmasked: The collective’s disruptive influence By CATHERINE SOLYOM The Gazette, 31 March 2012 Hack the planet – save the world. That’s become the rallying cry of an army of keyboard warriors known as Anonymous, which in the last 18 months has targeted everyone from the Tunisian government to the Boston police, the Vatican to …
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