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In part I, I made the general case for cap and trade as an unserious policy framework that inserts extraneous elements into pricing carbon that threaten the whole enterprise. I generated general...
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The latest WikiLeaks revelation that much of the American government's secret diplomatic cables read like entries in a mean girls'burn book has got politicians and pundits blathering about how it might...
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The idea of how effective a national design policy is came up a few times this week during casual conversations with my friends in the design world. I am generally unimpressed with these activities...
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A bill introduced in California’s state Senate last week holds enormous potential to give sustainable business a push by making it — well, legal.Under current law in California and most other states,...
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OK, there’s not really a buy button in the brain waiting to be discovered. But the U.S. government is, in fact, launching a major project to create a detailed map of the human brain.Much like the...
View ArticleCopenhagen's Business (As Usual) Day
Friday was dubbed "Business Day" here in Copenhagen — a chance for the corporate community to come together to discuss their considerable role in addressing climate change.Significantly, business has...
View ArticleCap and Trade: An Unserious Policy Framework for Humanity’s Most Serious...
In a few days in Copenhagen, world leaders will debate and, we hope, agree upon aggressive targets for humanity’s greatest challenge to date: to avert devastating man-made climate change by...
View ArticleCap and Trade: An Unserious Policy Framework..Towards a Serious Climate...
In part I, I made the general case for cap and trade as an unserious policy framework that inserts extraneous elements into pricing carbon that threaten the whole enterprise. I generated general...
View Article“Transparency Is Not Enough”
At Gov2.0 this week, I gave a talk on the importance of information literacy when addressing transparency of government data:“Transparency is Not Enough”I address everything from registered sex...
View ArticleTwo Additional Hurdles to Oil Independence: Fear of Inconveniences and Tax...
A couple weeks ago, I sketched out an Oil Independence Plan for the United States that was based on a combined move to more efficient uses of petroleum as well as a much more aggressive move to oil-...
View ArticleIs Transparency a Good Thing?
The latest WikiLeaks revelation that much of the American government's secret diplomatic cables read like entries in a mean girls'burn book has got politicians and pundits blathering about how it might...
View ArticleDoes a National Design Policy Make Sense? Most Activities Are Purely Academic...
The idea of how effective a national design policy is came up a few times this week during casual conversations with my friends in the design world. I am generally unimpressed with these activities...
View ArticleCase Study: Data.gov.uk
Guest Post by: Ed ThompsonYesterday I went to a Social Media Week event hosted by the Central Office of Information (COI) that focused on data.gov.uk.Data.gov.uk is a programme that was initiated under...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Bold Move to Legitimize Sustainable Business
A bill introduced in California’s state Senate last week holds enormous potential to give sustainable business a push by making it — well, legal.Under current law in California and most other states,...
View ArticleGovernment to Search for Brain’s Buy Button?
OK, there’s not really a buy button in the brain waiting to be discovered. But the U.S. government is, in fact, launching a major project to create a detailed map of the human brain.Much like the...
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