February 09, 2010 at 12:13 Permalink ∞
(Bad) Food Underground Network
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Understanding food stamps means understanding the food networks that the…
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February 09, 2010 at 12:13 Permalink∞
Catastrophic Sociology
Over at Sociology and Criminology at Keele, Mark Featherstone applies Virilio’s theory of catastrophe to Haiti’s recent earthquake. First he summarizes Virilio’s theory in a clear fashion:
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February 09, 2010 at 11:17 Permalink∞
ASRecruiting a Programme Associate – closing date 28 February 2010
ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins is a global partnership of more than 80 research institutes, non-governmental organizations, universities, community organizations, farmers’ groups,…
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February 09, 2010 at 11:17 Permalink∞
Forestry Carbon Markets & REDD – Washington DC, USA: 10-11, June 2010
| 10 June 2010 | to | 11 June 2010 |
Despite recent uncertainty, the forest carbon market has grown nearly fivefold since 2006.
The market was worth million in the first half of 2009, .1 million in…
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February 09, 2010 at 11:17 Permalink∞
The financial costs of REDD : Evidence from Brazil and Indonesia
This study reviews the financial costs of abating greenhouse gas emissions through reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). It is written from the perspective of an…
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February 09, 2010 at 10:32 Permalink∞
How to expose the corrupt: Peter Eigen on TED.com
Some of the world’s most baffling social problems, says Peter Eigen, can be traced to systematic, pervasive government corruption, hand-in-glove with global companies. At TEDxBerlin, Eigen…
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February 09, 2010 at 10:32 Permalink∞
Sri Lanka Presidential Elections: Sarath Fonseka arrested
General Sarath Fonseka in a press conference. Image from Flickr by Indi.ca - used under a Creative Commons License
News is just coming in that Sarath Fonseka, the opposition…
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February 09, 2010 at 10:32 Permalink∞
Picking Energy Winners and Losers
A common argument against government incentives for renewable energy is that the government shouldn’t be in the business of picking winners and losers: solar or wind or geothermal? As one…
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February 09, 2010 at 10:32 Permalink∞
Senior Manager, Business Development, Global Business Division
Organization: Intuit
Location: Bangalore, IN
About Intuit
Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) is the world’s leading provider of software and web-based services for consumers and small businesses. Our…
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February 09, 2010 at 10:32 Permalink∞
Taiwan: Dark Marketing on Facebook
Mr. Friday on mmdays.com discusses how some people create fraudulent facebook fan page using photos of beautiful girls or logos of famous companies like MSN and Google(zh). The amount of fans…
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February 09, 2010 at 10:32 Permalink∞
[Podcast] Interview with Fabiano Angelico of Transparência Brasil
Fabiano Angélico is projects coordinator at Transparência Brasil. His post-graduate research includes “Transparency, Accountability and Fight against Corruption” at the University…
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February 09, 2010 at 10:32 Permalink∞
Costa Rica: Laura Chinchilla Elected First Woman President
On Sunday, February 7, 2010 the people of Costa Rica went to the polls and elected the first woman president in its history, Laura Chinchilla, of the ruling National Liberation Party (PLN, for…
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February 09, 2010 at 10:32 Permalink∞
Sri Lanka: On Fonseka's Arrest
Libertad blog reacts to the hammering of “the final nail in the coffin of democracy” of Sri Lanka - the arrest of General Sarath Fonseka: “adieu Socialist Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka and…
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February 09, 2010 at 10:32 Permalink∞
Venezuela: The Interrupted Hunger Strike of Franklin Brito
Franklin Brito, a farmer from the state of Bolívar in southeastern Venezuela had been on a hunger strike since July 2009 outside of the offices of the Organization of American States (OAS) in…
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February 09, 2010 at 10:32 Permalink∞
Bangladesh: How To Minimize Risk In Stock Trading
Kabir Ahmed at Bangladesh Corporate Blog discusses how to minimize risk in investing in the stock market.
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