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Reason
May 2008
Radley Balko |
Operation Overdose A new antidote to opiate overdose is available in the form of a nasal spray that retails for about $10. Although the drug, Narcan, undoubtedly saves lives, not everyone is enthusiastic about it.   |
Reason
May 2008
Paul Thornton |
Serve the (Old) People Having endured a primary campaign rife with candidates and pundits of both parties yapping about how putting me to work for almost no pay is in the nation's interest, I've stopped laughing. This national service fever must stop. |
Reason
May 2008
Jesse Walker |
Little Brother Is Watching Content on a website called The Hub ranges from raw footage of a massacre in Guinea to a detailed documentary about forced labor in rural Brazil, in an effort by human rights activists to build awareness. |
HBS Working Knowledge
May 2, 2008
Jim Heskett |
What is the Future of State Capitalism? These days, state-owned corporations now dwarf even the largest privately-owned global organizations, says the author. What is the impact on competition? |
CFO
May 1, 2008
Scott Leibs |
Show Me the Green Companies are trumpeting their environmental achievements - even if the motivation is to sell "green" products rather than be green themselves. |
Chemistry World
May 2008
Mark Peplow |
Editorial: Reap what you sow The biofuel backlash is in full swing. It's being driven by rising food prices; farming subsidies that look more suspicious by the day; and a general feeling that people have been conned. |
Chemistry World
May 2008
Jeremy Tomkinson |
The biofuel backlash The author argues that legitimate concerns about sustainability should not derail the whole biofuel enterprise. |
Chemistry World
April 29, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
International Nanosafety Drive Launched The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has brought countries together to pool their resources and test the human health and environmental safety of several nanomaterials that are already in use. |
Information Today
April 28, 2008 |
Earth Day Now: A Way to Stay Green Year-Round The Ad Council, Datran Media, and Zinio collaborated on a sustainable digital media campaign called Earth Day Now to raise environmental awareness in the U.S. |
Chemistry World
April 23, 2008
Victoria Gill |
Global fluoride and arsenic contamination of water mapped Swiss researchers have mapped the levels of arsenic and fluoride in groundwater throughout the world. |
Wired
April 21, 2008
Matthew Power |
Peak Water: Aquifers and Rivers Are Running Dry. How Three Regions Are Coping. Water has been a serious issue in the developing world for so long, but the scarcity of freshwater is no longer a problem restricted to poor countries. |
Wired
April 21, 2008
Sharon Weinberger |
Best: Never-Used Weapon Systems, From the USSR's Ekranoplan to the Puckle Gun A list of weapons systems that are probably best left in storage. |
Fast Company
May 2008
David Roberts |
All In A Days Work If we want to accelerate the recent trend of reducing waste, it may be time to consider the radical step of relaxing more, consuming less, and living fuller lives. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
How to Green Your Supply Chain Ryder offers strategies aimed at running a more eco-friendly operation. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
SCOR Goes Green Updated Supply Chain Operations Reference Model addresses environmental sustainability efforts while expanding risk management capabilities. |
Entrepreneur
May 2008
Sara Wilson |
Water Works Who says entrepreneurial success and environmental conservation can't go hand in hand? Certainly not this pair. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2008
Brad Kenney |
Green Networking at GE General Electric enlists an army of partnerships to get green done right. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2008
Joel Johnson |
Is Your Carrier Tracing You via GPS and 911 Calls? Tech Clinic Information is being recorded any time your mobile phone is on. |
Reason
April 2008
Matt Welch |
From the Top: Ron Paul's Mistake Why a message of freedom works better than whipping up white resentment -- a look at the history of libertarianism and race relations. |
Reason
April 2008
David Weigel |
Bright Idea President Bush approves a mandate that all light bulbs consume 25 percent less energy by the year 2012, effectively banning the traditional, incandescent light bulb. |
Chemistry World
April 7, 2008
Kira Welter |
Industrial emissions boost pollution at coastlines Pollution along our coastlines is worsened by chemical reactions that occur when emissions from ships and heavy industry combine with ocean air, US scientists have found. |
IDB America
April 2008
Dan Drosdoff |
Barbados Priority: Protecting the Coastline Improvements and investments have succeeded in stabilizing the Barbados coastline, but the rehabilitation and shoreline protection process is continuous, and the possibilities of setbacks are a constant menace. |
IDB America
April 2008
Paul Constance |
Private Capital Drives a Green Energy Boom Inter-American Development Bank funds leverage investments in ethanol, biodiesel, wind, solar, hydroelectric and tidal energy in Latin America and the Caribbean. |
IDB America
April 2008
Luis Alberto Moreno |
Green Energy Allies or Biofuel Antagonists? Small developing countries in Latin America that are heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels have especially compelling reasons to invest in biofuels. |
Finance & Development
March 2008
Natalia Tamirisa |
Climate Change and the Economy Policies to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases need not hobble the economy. |
Finance & Development
March 2008
William R. Cline |
Global Warming and Agriculture If steps are not taken to curb carbon emissions, agricultural productivity could fall dramatically, especially in developing countries. |
Finance & Development
March 2008
Jones et al. |
Paying for Climate Change Governments must manage the incentives for households and firms to counter and adapt to climate change. |
Finance & Development
March 2008
Paul Mills |
The Greening of Markets Financial markets can play a valuable role in addressing climate change. |
Finance & Development
March 2008
Mohan Munasinghe |
Rising Temperatures, Rising Risks Global warming is already taking its toll internationally. Making development more sustainable will help address climate change. |
Inc.
April 2008
Stephanie Clifford |
Updates An update on eco-minded GreenPrint software, which helps conserve paper and ink in printers. |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 27, 2008
Nancy Feig |
Microfinance Making Headway In Serving Underbanked Microfinance provides sustainable access to credit and savings for the poor. |
Psychology Today
Jan/Feb 2008
Hara Estroff Marano |
Skinny Sweepstakes In the push for achievement, the perfect body is now part of the perfect resume. Deprived of an internal compass, girls compete to be "hottest," turning colleges into incubators of eating disorders. |
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