Youtube in the Amazon: Rural Peru’s Transition to the Internet
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffIntro by Henry Jenkins: The following account will appear later this month in an issue of In Media Res, the newsletter of MIT's Comparative Media Studies program. It was written by Audubon Dogherty, one of the graduate ...
A Poor Measure of Poverty
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments Offby Roger Valdez To reduce poverty, we need to measure it better. If we want to fight poverty, the first step is to measure it. Otherwise, we can’t know the scope of the problem, or where to focus ...
VIDEO: Block Parties Bring Long-Term Neighborhood Benefits
Monday, August 24th, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments Offby Lily Bernheimer Hang Chau is a future medical student who researched block parties and public health as an undergrad in Philadelphia, and is now organizing more in San Diego. In a new StreetsWiki entry on ...
iCommunityTV
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffAs part of the PlaceMatters toolbox, iCommunityTV is a program that allows citizens to post local news videos about developments in their communities. The site is dedicated to giving citizen journalists a video platform and to ...
iCommunityTV
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffAs part of the PlaceMatters toolbox, iCommunityTV is a program that allows citizens to post local news videos about developments in their communities. The site is dedicated to giving citizen journalists a video platform and to ...
Emerald City: An Environmental History of Seattle
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffEmerald City: An Environmental History of Seattle by Matthew Klingle Both pushing the cutting edge of scholarship and speaking deeply to the people working to build more sustainable cities, environmental historian Matthew Klingle reminds ...
Emerald City: An Environmental History of Seattle
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffEmerald City: An Environmental History of Seattle by Matthew Klingle Both pushing the cutting edge of scholarship and speaking deeply to the people working to build more sustainable cities, environmental historian Matthew Klingle reminds ...
Global Fund for Women: Advancing Human Rights
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffKavita Ramdas: The Global Fund for Women is the largest independent, publicly supported grant-making foundation to advance women's human rights internationally. It works in over 160 countries around the world. I think what makes us unique ...
Global Fund for Women: Advancing Human Rights
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffKavita Ramdas: The Global Fund for Women is the largest independent, publicly supported grant-making foundation to advance women's human rights internationally. It works in over 160 countries around the world. I think what makes us unique ...
Gapminder: Open Source, Interactive Graphics
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffGapminder is full of amazing interactive graphics demonstrating big global trends in poverty, health and other aspects of human development. Which countries are healthiest, wealthiest and most educated? Powered by Trendalyzer and Google Spreadsheet, this free, ...
Gapminder: Open Source, Interactive Graphics
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffGapminder is full of amazing interactive graphics demonstrating big global trends in poverty, health and other aspects of human development. Which countries are healthiest, wealthiest and most educated? Powered by Trendalyzer and Google Spreadsheet, this free, ...
The Green Report Card: Rating University Policies and Programs
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffSustainable Endowments Institute's Green Report Card is the only independent evaluation of sustainability in campus operations and endowment investments. It evaluates and "grades" a range of policies and programs, from green dorms and car sharing to ...
The Green Report Card: Rating University Policies and Programs
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffSustainable Endowments Institute's Green Report Card is the only independent evaluation of sustainability in campus operations and endowment investments. It evaluates and "grades" a range of policies and programs, from green dorms and car sharing to ...
Nature’s Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffNature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being by World Resources Initiative In this innovative report, environmental think-tank World Resources Initiative integrates socioeconomic data with geographic data on "ecosystems and ...
Nature’s Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffNature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being by World Resources Initiative In this innovative report, environmental think-tank World Resources Initiative integrates socioeconomic data with geographic data on "ecosystems and ...
Masons on a Mission: Enabling Safer Cooking in Mayan Communities
Friday, July 10th, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffNominated by David Foley My nomination goes to a modest group, doing a small thing, making a huge difference. They are Masons On a Mission, started by my friend Pat Manley. The organization constructs safe masonry cook ...
Masons on a Mission: Enabling Safer Cooking in Mayan Communities
Friday, July 10th, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffNominated by David Foley My nomination goes to a modest group, doing a small thing, making a huge difference. They are Masons On a Mission, started by my friend Pat Manley. The organization constructs safe masonry cook ...
zAmya Theater: Bringing Homelessness Center Stage
Friday, July 10th, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffNominated by the Worldchanging team ZAmya is a Minneapolis theater group made up of community members who are both homeless and housed. Individuals collaborate to create a theatrical performance that will be used to increase awareness ...
A Feast of Great Links: David Holmgren, Chris Watkins, Alexander Laszlo and more…
Friday, July 10th, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffNominated by Paul T. Horan Thanks to all you good folks @ worldchanging!!! Kindly grant more supportive exposure to the following folks' good work. Let's feature these 4 guys again: Stuart Cowan (previously on Worldchanging) Cliff Figallo (previously on Worldchanging) David ...
A Feast of Great Links: David Holmgren, Chris Watkins, Alexander Laszlo and more…
Friday, July 10th, 2009 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffNominated by Paul T. Horan Thanks to all you good folks @ worldchanging!!! Kindly grant more supportive exposure to the following folks' good work. Let's feature these 4 guys again: Stuart Cowan (previously on Worldchanging) Cliff Figallo (previously on Worldchanging) David ...