Indonesian Activist Targets Community Waste
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 Posted in Green News, Leapfrogging | Comments OffSix relatively unknown grassroots activists from around the globe receive a moment in the spotlight when the Goldman Environmental Prize announces its list of annual recipients. The prize, now in its 19th year, is considered ...
The Street as Platform
Monday, December 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Leapfrogging | Comments OffI realize now that I've been delinquent in recommending Dan Hill's truly excellent speculative essay The Street as Platform, which explores a cross-section of all the ways that urban environments have become suffused with data. It's ...
Book review: “The Bottom Billion” by Paul Collier
Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Leapfrogging | Comments OffI’ve got a hip-high pile of books by my bedside, including several manuscripts written by good friends. But after Paul Collier’s talk at TED, his book moved to the top of the pile, and I spent ...
Book review: “The Bottom Billion” by Paul Collier
Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Leapfrogging | Comments OffI’ve got a hip-high pile of books by my bedside, including several manuscripts written by good friends. But after Paul Collier’s talk at TED, his book moved to the top of the pile, and I spent ...