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“The Age of Access”, will focus on the profound changes taking place in the global economy with particular emphasis on the new economic models that are beginning to fundamentally change the way we do business. In a linear market-based model of commerce, it is the goods that are commodified. In a process oriented network model, [...]

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Better Place is a project of Shai Agassi, he said a mission, to achieve sustainable transportation, global energy independence and freedom from oil. Better  Place does not makes cars but embraces a joint venture with Nissan – Renault which are building zero-emission electric cars and exchangeable batteries. Better Place network will provide fully-automated battery exchange [...]

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SPRANQ creates ecofont: “Appealing ideas are often simple: how much of a letter can be removed while maintaining readability? After extensive testing with all kinds of shapes, the best results were achieved using small circles. After lots of late hours this resulted in a font that uses up to 20% less ink. Free to download, [...]

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The ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth’s ecosystems. It compares human demand with planet Earth’s ecological capacity to regenerate it. It represents the amount of biologically productive land and sea area needed to regenerate the resources a human population consumes and to absorb and render harmless the corresponding waste, given [...]

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ScienceDaily (May 2, 2008) Scientists confirm computer model predictions that oxygen-depleted zones in tropical oceans are expanding, possibly because of climate change. An international team of physical oceanographers including a researcher from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has discovered that oxygen-poor regions of tropical oceans are expanding as the oceans warm, limiting [...]

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Sustainability discourse is discussion of how to make human economic systems last longer and have less impact on ecological systems, and particularly relates to concern over major global problems relating to climate change and oil depletion. One of the first and most oft-cited definitions of sustainability, and almost certainly the one that will survive for [...]

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by Europa AudioVisualService TRA 2008 will be a golden opportunity for EU road transport stakeholders and researchers to discuss new strategies, completing the process that began at Goteborg’s TRA 2006 of creating a true ‘European Road Transport Research Arena’. Focused on ‘integration’, TRA 2008 will coincide with the implementation phase of the seventh EU Research [...]

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An Inconvenient Truth is an American Academy Award-winning documentary film about global warming, presented by former United States Vice President Al Gore and directed by Davis Guggenheim. The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and opened in New York and Los Angeles on May 24, 2006. The film’s thesis is that global warming [...]

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by Katiecropper The burning of fuels releases carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere and contributes to climate change, but these emissions can be reduced by improving your car’s fuel efficiency. You can take the following actions to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions, reduce the nation’s dependence on oil and save money. 1. Buy smart. Before [...]

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by WatchMojo April 22, 2008 Earth Day is either of two different observances, both held annually during spring in the northern hemisphere, and autumn in the southern hemisphere. These are intended to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the Earth’s environment. The United Nations celebrates an Earth Day each year on the March equinox, a [...]

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