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Top 10 CEOs Sent To Prison

Top 10 CEOs Sent To Prison | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
24/7 Wall Street: Earlier this week, Rebekah Brooks, former CEO of the now-defunct British tabloid News of the World, was arrested on conspiracy to pervert the court of justice.
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Moral climate: Beyond science and politics

Moral climate: Beyond science and politics | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
Rob Gillies and his team gather data on Nepal’s changing climate for a research project. They log temperatures, raindrops and snow. They pump the numbers into powerful computers and read the trend lines the computers ...
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Cyclone Power Technologies - How It Works

Cyclone Power Technologies - How It Works | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

The Cyclone Engine is a Rankine Cycle heat regenerative external combustion engine, otherwise known as a “Schoell Cycle” engine.   It creates mechanical energy by heating and cooling water in a closed-loop, piston-based engine system.  The process looks like this:

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Airborne laser reveals hidden city in Cambodia

Airborne laser reveals hidden city in Cambodia | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
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NIH funds effort to resurrect abandoned drugs for new uses : Nature News Blog

The most visible project of the new translational medicine centre at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) came a little closer to reality today, with the announcement of nine awards that pair academic scientists with compounds cast off by the pharmaceutical industry. 

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Obama Preparing
Big Effort to Curb
Climate Change

Obama Preparing<br/>Big Effort to Curb<br/>Climate Change | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
Officials said President Obama would announce new policy initiatives in the coming weeks, including the first limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants.
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We work on climate change every day

We work on climate change every day | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
The secretary of state says the Obama administration is pushing ahead on climate solutions with China and the rest of the world -- and he wants your ideas for new initiatives.
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Infographic: What Climate Change Means for Africa and Asia

Urgent action is needed to mitigate carbon emissions and build resilience in the face of climate change that threatens food, water and livelihoods.
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The Industrial Military Complex and CSR: Sharing and Cooperation vs Competition and Endless Consumption

The Industrial Military Complex and CSR: Sharing and Cooperation vs Competition and Endless Consumption | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

June 3, 2013 Share The World's Resources

 

A new project by the Post Growth Institute is exploring the prospect of a mainstream shift toward not-for-profit enterprise as an alternative to the growth-based model of business and finance. Could this form a crucial plank in the vision for a new economy based on sharing and cooperation, rather than competition and endless consumption?

... http://www.stwr.org/economic-sharing-alternatives/a-vision-of-sharing-in-a-not-for-profit-world.html

 

THIS FAITH IN THE MARKETS IS MISPLACED.  WILL BIG BUSINESS SAVE OR DESTROY OUR PLANET?  http://sco.lt/8Yxtgn

 

'MONDRAGON" SPAIN'S GIANT COOPERATIVE - A GROWING ALTERNATIVE TO CAPITALISM  http://sco.lt/79nTrF

 

THE COOPERATIVE WAY TO A STRONGER ECONOMY  http://sco.lt/5699n7

 

Stanford Social Innovation Review
INNOVATION FOR A COMPLEX WORLD - PROMOTING THE WELL-BEING OF HUMANITY  http://www.ssireview.org/supplement/innovation_for_a_complex_world

 

SOLUTIONS TO THE WORLD WATER CRISIS REQUIRED INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION http://sco.lt/7CpAwL

 

HOW A SENSE OF SACRED CAN HELP SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS - RESTORING VALUES  http://www.scoop.it/t/environmental-and-human-health/p/3994926408/how-a-sense-of-sacred-can-help-sustainable-business-restoring-values

 

May 17, 2013 Harvard Business Review
WHAT VALUE CREATION WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/05/what_value_creation_will_look_like_in_the_future.html

 

 

 

 

CONSUMING OURSELVES OUT OF EXISTENCE: ECONOMIC REPORT INTO BIODIVERSITY CRISIS http://sco.lt/868xd3

 

THE NEW CORPORATE COLONIALISM. DESTRUCTION OF LIFE ALL IN THE NAME OF 'GROWTH' http://sco.lt/8pbb7p

 

 New York Times
IN SEARCH OF ENERGY MIRACLES - HOW MUCH FAITH SHOULD WE PUT IN TECHNOLOGICAL FIXES TO SAVE THE WORLD?

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/12/science/in-search-of-energy-miracles.html?_r=1

 

THE EVOLUTION OF BUSINESS: CREATING 'FIRMS OF THE FUTURE' THROUGH BIOMIMICRY  http://sco.lt/76mBDl

 

WHY CHOOSING NATURE WILL ONLY ADVANCE HUMAN SOCIETIES http://sco.lt/6odAoL

 

NATURE HAS THE ANSWERS: WE ARE SURROUNDED BY GENIUS - BIOMIMCRY AND WHOLE SYSTEMS DESIGN BY NATURE  http://sco.lt/8yvXjV

 

ZEN MASTER THICH NHAT HANH: ONLY LOVE FOR MOTHER EARTH CAN SAVE US FROM CLIMATE CHANGE http://sco.lt/54NhSr

 

 


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get educated on corporate fascism

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Rebranding Pandora: Film by Oscar-nominated director shows nuclear is the way | SmartPlanet

Rebranding Pandora: Film by Oscar-nominated director shows nuclear is the way | SmartPlanet | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
Pandora’s Promise is the most important environmental feature film since An Inconvenient Truth. Its ow inconvenient truth? Unfairly maligned nuc
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Report Highlights Climate-Poverty Link

Report Highlights Climate-Poverty Link | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
STOCKHOLM -- The World Bank says it will increasingly view its efforts to help developing countries fight poverty through a "climate lens." In a report released Wednesday, the international lending institution warned that heat waves, rising seas,...
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With Unusual Speed Officials Slap Exxon with Oil Spill Lawsuit. Why? | InsideClimate News

With Unusual Speed Officials Slap Exxon with Oil Spill Lawsuit. Why? | InsideClimate News | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
The lawsuit that state and federal officials in Arkansas filed last week against ExxonMobil is unusual, pipeline experts say, because government agencies usually wait much longer—sometimes even years—before filing lawsuits against companies...
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U.S. Companies Lobbying Furiously To Save Tax Loopholes

U.S. Companies Lobbying Furiously To Save Tax Loopholes | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
Corporate America worked hard to build massive loopholes into the tax code for itself, and by golly it is working just as hard to keep them. U.S.
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Poll Reveals Broad Support For Treating Students As Well As Banks

A vast majority of voters want Congress to maintain the interest rates on federal student loans at their current level or lower them, a poll released Tuesday found.
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[Infographic] Keystone XL Pipeline Means Less Jobs Than They Say

[Infographic] Keystone XL Pipeline Means Less Jobs Than They Say | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
Keystone is an "export pipeline" that will take tar sands oil from Alberta and pump it down to a tax-free zone in Texas and out to foreign markets.
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CAR turns key on engine commercialization partnership with Cyclone Power Technologies | College of Engineering

CAR turns key on engine commercialization partnership with Cyclone Power Technologies | College of Engineering | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

The Ohio State University Center for Automotive Research (CAR) and Pompano Beach, Florida-based Cyclone Power Technologies will begin collaborating on an eco-friendly engine development and testing program.


CYCLONE POWER TECHNOLOGIESWHE-25 Engine SystemThe developer of the all-fuel, clean-tech Cyclone Engine recruited CAR to help with commercialization of its external combustion engine technology, specifically the company’s Waste Heat Engine (WHE) model. CAR will perform finite element and dynamic stress analysis of the engine, followed by independent durability testing and validation.

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US lawmakers seek deep cuts to NASA climate research : Nature News Blog

Republicans in the US House of Representatives want NASA out of the climate change business.

A bill floated by leaders of the House Science Committee seeks to restore “proper balance to NASA’s science portfolio” by slashing roughly US$500 million from the agency’s Earth science division, which received $1.785 billion this year. The move is part of a broader push by Republicans to replenish NASA’s planetary science division, which has seen drastic cuts in recent years.

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"But the severity of the Earth science cuts even shocked Steven Squyres, a planetary scientist at Cornell University in New York who led the planetary community’s 2011 decadal survey. He told lawmakers today that the proposed cut to Earth science research is “alarmingly deep.”"

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L.A. City Council Moves Ahead With Plastic Bag Ban | The Nosh | Food | KCET

L.A. City Council Moves Ahead With Plastic Bag Ban | The Nosh | Food | KCET | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
Plastic bags in Los Angeles may soon be a thing of the past.
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Climate change will reshape world 'in our lifetimes' - World Bank president

Climate change will reshape world 'in our lifetimes' - World Bank president | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
There's a new determination among major players like China to tackle climate change, the World Bank president says
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Cleaning Up Diesel Trucks and Cooking Stoves Could Reduce Climate Change | MIT Technology Review

Cleaning Up Diesel Trucks and Cooking Stoves Could Reduce Climate Change | MIT Technology Review | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
Zeroing in on black carbon may slow the effects of greenhouse-gas emissions.
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World Population May Reach 11 Billion By 2100

World Population May Reach 11 Billion By 2100 | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

"The model predicts that the population will likely reach between 9 billion and 13 billion by 2100."


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Willy De Backer's curator insight, June 18, 2:09 PM

And still, this issue remains the biggest taboo for policymakers and media.

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#Vessel #Subsidy Map ~ Fishsubsidy.org

#Vessel #Subsidy Map ~ Fishsubsidy.org | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

Between 1994 and 2006, European fishing vessels were paid €3.4 billion in subsidies under the EU's Financial instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG). €2.3 billion of this was from the EU budget, and a further €1.1 billion was paid from national budgets under the FIFG's co-financing rules. 48 per cent of the money was spent on building or modernising vessels. 40 per cent was spent on scrapping vessels. A total of 39,174 subsidy payments were made.


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Important to know which countries are profiting the most from overfishing!!!

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Secrets of Ancient Roman concrete revealed | SmartPlanet

Secrets of Ancient Roman concrete revealed | SmartPlanet | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
Thousands of years later, breakwaters in Ancient Roman harbors are still intact. Modern formulas don’t come close. A mineral analysis reveals th
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Record-Breaking Heat Wave Hits Surprising State

Record-Breaking Heat Wave Hits Surprising State | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the 49th state, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven — or a tropical paradise.
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Banks Caught In How Many Mortgage Settlement Violations? National Mortgage Settlement Monitor Finds Few Flaws As Consumer Advocates Cry Foul

Banks Caught In How Many Mortgage Settlement Violations?                                            National Mortgage Settlement Monitor Finds Few Flaws As Consumer Advocates Cry Foul | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
The government-appointed monitor overseeing mortgage practices as part of last year’s robo-signing settlement between five big U.S.
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Young Adults Want Health Insurance, Which Is Good News For Obamacare: Survey

Young Adults Want Health Insurance, Which Is Good News For Obamacare: Survey | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
Young adults overwhelmingly value health insurance and don't believe they are too healthy to need it, according to survey data published Wednesday. The findings of the poll by the Henry J.
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Sustainability Starts with Me, Myself, and I - Sustainability: business, life, environment | Taiga Company

Sustainability Starts with Me, Myself, and I - Sustainability: business, life, environment | Taiga Company | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

What are the most common excuses for not "doing the green thing"?  Convenience?  Lack of education/ information?   Unclear value?  How do you go green conveniently yet still have your eco actions add up?

A good portion of our sustainability consulting is really about transformation.  Specifically, rethinking approaches to how we do business.  On an individual level, personal transformation takes form in discovering hidden treasures in daily habits that unite conscious habits and routines with eco awareness and eco actions to take.   Most of us recognize that change can be unsettling.  It can be scary, and too often it is just easier to slip back into a traditional and comfortable way of doing things.  However, implementing effective sustainable change does not have to be a laboring process.  Yet, to manifest global sustainability change, it takes each of us doing our part.  How can we make it easier?

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