It seems that poverty and the endless ills that accompany being poor are passed from generation to generation. The Economist reports on research that further confirms the brain science behind apparently inherited lack of resourcefulness. The bottom line is that growing up in resource deprived circumstances creates persistent stressors. Stress provokes natural physiochemical responses that, [...]

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Participate in Earth Hour, Saturday March 28, 2009, 8:30 to 9:30 pm, your local time. Be a part of something BIG. Technorati Tags: earth hour, social action

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A page at the Environmental Defense web site provides links to video segments from the Discovery Channel 1-hour special based on Fred Krupp’s outstanding book, Earth: The Sequel. Krupp does what is probably the best job to date in outlining how the alternative energy sector of the economy will very quickly become simply the energy [...]

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Any American who has watched a few minutes of TV programming in the past couple of weeks has seen one of T. Boone Pickens’ time-for-big-change commercials. There are three TV spots out at this time. You can watch Pickens’ whiteboard presentation on his web site. I admit it. His direct speech and logic are appealing. [...]

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An interesting article explains why oil exporting nations will reduce their exports to zero long before oil runs out. One more reason to be building alternative sources while simultaneously improving efficiency by magnitudes. Thanks to The Arlington Institute for publicizing this. (By the way, I don’t buy the conclusion that massive expansion of nuclear power [...]

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Scientific American (www.SciAm.com) reports on a technology that can create cement from the carbon dioxide exhaust from power plants. It’s an intriguing idea. Each ton of cement created in this manner would sequester a half ton of CO2.

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Project Better Place aims to see to it that the electric car operators’ network is put in place globally, one country at a time. Due to its size and technological readiness, Israel has agreed to be one of the first countries to establish an infrastructure to support plug-in electric vehicles. Technorati Tags: sustainable transportation, sustainability, [...]

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Albuquerque has been on a good run the past few years, making top places list in the categories of family life, outdoor recreation, and jobs. Now Salary.com has included The Duke City in its top 5 cities for wealth building. Technorati Tags: Albuquerque, jobs, work, economy

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A favorite object of ridicule is any claim that the climate is changing significantly due to human activity. Within that general area of denial, climate models are especially favored targets.

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After using Adobe Acrobat Connect lightly for a couple of years, I have always been impressed by its stability and by the quality of the screen visuals and the sound, even on dial-up connections. Now, Stephen Downes blog has passed along a link to a new online meeting and conferencing environment, Vyew. The biggest difference [...]

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