The peak oil crisis: the future of government. The peak oil crisis: the future of government Posted Dec 8, 2010 by Tom Whipple In case you missed it, a couple of weeks back the International Energy Agency in Paris got around to disclosing that the all-time peak of global conventional oil production occurred back in 2006. Despite that fact that this declaration was tantamount to announcing the end of the 250-year-old industrial age, few in the … more
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Global Warming, The Environment And The Causes Of Genocide | The New Republic
Global Warming, The Environment And The Causes Of Genocide | The New Republic.
Predictions for cleantech in 2011 | Kachan and Co.
Predictions for cleantech in 2011 | Kachan and Co..
The Ice Man Warneth – NYTimes.com
The Ice Man Warneth – NYTimes.com. “He echoes the conclusion of John P. Holdren, President Obama’s science adviser, that human can choose a mix of mitigation, adaptation and suffering. “
Memorial Resolution: Donald Putnam Abbott 1920-1986
Donald Putnam Abbott, one of Stanford’s great teachers, died in Honolulu on January 18, 1986. He had been treated for cancer for several years. He was a native of Chicago (where his father was a physician and professor of medicine in the University of Chicago who died very young). After Don graduated from University High School, he headed west to Hawaii where he worked for a year or two, then attended the University of Hawaii from which he graduated … more
Evolution Markets
Evolution Markets. Evolution Markets brings to global carbon markets the industry’s deepest knowledge base in emissions trading. The firm’s Carbon Markets Team based in London and New York has decades of combined experience executing transactions and its market expertise and global client base uniquely position the company to offer the industry’s best trade execution. Evolution Markets is the world’s highest volume environmental broker, having facilitated more than $50 billion in trades of environmental commodities, including … more
Oregon’s Speed-Freak Football – NYTimes.com
Oregon’s Speed-Freak Football – NYTimes.com. Go Duck!
Amazon.com: The Good Soldiers (9780374165734): David Finkel: Books
Amazon.com: The Good Soldiers (9780374165734): David Finkel: Books. Just finished – powerful, compelling, as difficult to put down as it is to read.
NEW: Landing Page Optimization (LPO) best practices for nonprofits
Only 15 percent of people who click on a “Donate” button actually donate. If a nonprofit could improve its conversion rate by 20%, that’s 20% more donors, without increased traffic to a site or new names to an email list. For the last three years, Donordigital, an Internet direct marketing agency that I consult with, has been testing landing pages for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, CARE, PETA, and other national organizations, showing them how to … more
Hero of Two Worlds – NYTimes.com
Hero of Two Worlds – NYTimes.com.