First world atlas on renewable energy launched
The International Renewable Energy Agency on Sunday launched the world’s first atlas on clean energy which will offer open-access information on countries’ renewable energy potential. story at Phys.org
View ArticleIntroducing Open States
Open States is a collection of tools that make it possible for citizens to track what is happening in their state’s capital by aggregating information from all fifty states, Washington, D.C., and...
View ArticleUS And Europe Move On To TAFTA: Yet Another Chance To Push Through ACTA/SOPA...
ACTA and SOPA flopped, but that won’t stop the entertainment and pharmaceutical industries looking to use international treaties to ratchet up laws concerning copyright, patents and trademarks. story...
View ArticleAaron Swartz Prosecutors Weighed ‘Guerilla’ Manifesto, Justice Official Tells...
Swartz’s “Guerilla Open Access Manifesto” played a role in his prosecution. The manifesto called for civil disobedience against copyright laws that led to privatization of knowledge. story at...
View ArticleStealing Back The Commons: Citizen Economics Beyond Capitalism (Part One)
Why might we have to consider alternatives to capitalism and what might an alternative look like? story at Citizen Renaissance
View ArticlePublic Spaces Encourage Healthy Communities
A ten-year study has found that parks, beaches and even shopping areas increase the health of communities by increasing walkability. story at Shareable
View ArticleShareable: unMonasteries: Collaborating for the (G)local Good
The collaborative movement has extended into monastic life, at least an updated, social enterprise version of it. story at Shareable
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