Monthly Archives: June 2014

Wealth versus Opportunity . . . US right up there with Argentina

from a recent post to Quora <http://www.quora.com/&gt; — How true is it that “poor people” are “better off” in Canada than in the U.S.? Jay Kim119 upvotes by Scott Welch, Jason MacDonald, Brett Williams, (more) You should look at the … Continue reading

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Tree Falls — Forest Calls it In . . . .

This is one of those disruptive concepts that get you thinking about other interesting options. . . . – – – – from the Scientific American <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/if-poachers-and-illegal-loggers-strike-this-forest-phones-it-in/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook&gt; If Poachers and Illegal Loggers Strike, This Forest Phones It In Environmentalists are … Continue reading

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From the Liberation Tech E-mail Group: Launching Panic Button in Public Beta

If you have one app on your Android device . . . . . . from a great community of humanitarians . . . Dear LibTech, I’m glad to announce that today we’re releasing Panic Button in public beta on … Continue reading

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Climate Adaptation Marketplace Launched on Coral Triangle Day

This from the IISD reporting service <http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/climate-adaptation-marketplace-launched-on-coral-triangle-day/&gt; [I have to say, with no animus at all against this particular event and initiative, that every once in a while all of these special pre- and post- conference events or side events … Continue reading

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IRF-News So after two or three generations of small island systems studies, this is the best we can do?

Bruce, It is said that adult development is based on experiential learning, and as you noted many years ago in a somewhat different context, we have experienced more than we have learned. It is sad that we seem to be … Continue reading

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So after two or three generations of small island systems studies, this is the best we can do?

This from “Mr. Wu’s Blog” on the official United Nations SIDS2014 web site at <http://www.sids2014.org/index.php?menu=1579&gt;. This web site brings together most of the UN background information in preparation for the Third Conference on Small Island Developing States, which will be … Continue reading

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Enviros Seeking to Overturn 30 Years Practice in City-County Development Permits BEWARE

Keep in mind the figure “$5 million” — that’s likely to be the right ballpark for a total legal costs budget for groups seeking a TOTAL DEVELOPMENT MORATORIUM (at least for more than three weeks!) plus NEW LAW, seeking to … Continue reading

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