Something’s just not right
From the New Yorker, by Alex Gregory ID: 122479, Published in The New Yorker May 22, 2006 Related articles by Zemanta Marcela Yolanda Polo Ángeles : Peru (socialactions.net)
Month: May 2009
Conversation with Sarah Chayes, former NPR correspondent about life in Afghanistan
Image via Wikipedia Once again, Sarah Chayes impresses with her down-to-earth understanding of life in Afghanistan and its relevance to the rest of the world (Charlie Rose, May 8, 2009). She emphasizes the current need for expertise and training to accelerate improvements in daily life and governance. There are many opporunities, therefore, for people to …
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Congratulations to AIDSfreeAFRICA
Image via Wikipedia AIDSfreeAFRICA celebrated its third birthday on April 19, 2009. AIDSfreeAFRICA was founded by Dr. Rolande Hodel and is developing pharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities in Africa, to be owned and operated by local people. See Rolande’s amazing story here. This blog post is part of Zemanta’s “Blogging For a Cause” campaign to raise awareness …
Fire Retardant Dilemma Symposia
Image via Wikipedia Upcoming Conference: The Green Science Policy Institute Fire Retardant Dilemma Symposia How can we achieve fire and environmental safety as well as protect public health? This series brings together contributors from industry, government, academia, and citizen groups to share information and research results on the impacts of new fire retardant technologies, materials, …
Longest-Running Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference in the World
May 4, 2009 Dear Colleague: The widely acclaimed and longest-running Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference in the world is being held June 23-25 at the country’s first environmentally friendly hotel and conference center in beautiful College Park, Maryland, USA, a short subway ride from our Nation’s Capital. You won’t want to miss this conference! You …
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Olga Speranskaya, Goldman Prizewinner, for Excellence in Protecting the Environment
Image via Wikipedia Olga Speranskaya works to identify and eliminate chemical stockpiles in former USSR countries. “Russian scientist Olga Speranskaya successfully transformed the NGO community in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) into a potent, participatory force working to identify and eliminate the Soviet legacy of toxic chemicals in the environment.” Olga’s work …
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Substantial work ahead for water issues, say scientists at ACS’ Final Report briefing
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2009 — Scientists and engineers will face a host of obstacles over the next decade in providing clean water to millions of people caught up in a water shortage crisis, a panel of scientists and engineers said today at a briefing at the Broadcast Center of the National Press Building on the …
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Unlocking Bolivia’s Lithium Wealth
Image via Wikipedia High in the Andes lie the world’s largest reserves of lithium, the metal which is likely to help power the electric and hybrid vehicles of the future.Watch this great report by Lindsey Hilsum, UK Channel 4 News (Updated on 07 April 2009): Related articles by Zemanta Hybrid Car Future Hinges on Bolivia’s …
EPEAT: Green Electronics Made Easy
EPEAT is a system to help purchasers evaluate, compare and select electronic products based on their environmental attributes. The system currently covers desktop and laptop computers, workstations and computer monitors.
ScreenToaster is a handy tool to record screencasts, tutorials, demos, training, lectures and more
Sometimes we want to create a quick demonstration of how to do something on the web. ScreenToaster makes that easy. Perhaps you know of other tools which will ease our efforts. Free Online Screen Recorder Register & use it anywhere, anytime No download. Compatible with Windows, Mac OS X, Linux. Capture videos of onscreen action …