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Units of Inquiry. Algae streetlights ‘eat’ CO2 from the air. Integrated Sustainability. We provide a full range of sustainability and innovation services for organizations, cities, and industry.

Integrated Sustainability

We consult, research, design, and manage. Our team includes a wide range of disciplines to thoroughly synchronize with our client's ambitions and reality. Airpod concept car that runs on compressed air. Tata Motors has been showing off a new concept car that runs on compressed air and will give you 125 miles per full tank of…well, air.

Airpod concept car that runs on compressed air

The three-wheeler is controlled via a joystick rather than a steering wheel and utilises pneumatic motors, which use pressurised air to drive the car’s pistons. Tata Motors says the Airpod concept car can reach a top speed of 50 miles per hour. MEGATRENDS: The 6 Gamechangers That Will Change The World In The Next Decades. Jefferies: Seven China Megatrends. The year 2000 as envisioned in the year 1910. Bio-Hackers, Get Ready. IMEC and UGent unveil breakthrough in augmented reality contact lens.

Technology - Tomorrow’s world: A guide to the next 150 years. Future Timeline. Google Tips, Tricks & Hacks. Search Engines. Jonathan Franzen is confused about climate change, but then, lots of people are. COMMIT (COMMIT_nl) SUPERMAX PRISONS. ACTIVISM. India. Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines. Mind mapping. Pirate Bay. SecurityReason.com - Our Reason is Security. Fear of Repression Spurs Scholars and Activists to Build Alternate Internets - Technology. By Jeffrey R.

Fear of Repression Spurs Scholars and Activists to Build Alternate Internets - Technology

Young Washington Computer networks proved their organizing power during the recent uprisings in the Middle East, in which Facebook pages amplified street protests that toppled dictators. But those same networks showed their weaknesses as well, such as when the Egyptian government walled off most of its citizens from the Internet in an attempt to silence protesters. That has led scholars and activists increasingly to consider the Internet's wiring as a disputed political frontier.

Centre for Research on Globalization. North Korea. Diasporial. Whether you just started using Diaspora or whether you have been using it for months, there’s always something to learn.

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Here are some tips and tricks that aren’t neccesarily part of the feature set but may come in very handy. #language. Regime forces attack Bahraini mourners. Regime forces attack Bahraini mourners.

Regime forces attack Bahraini mourners

News On Japan. Electricity & Energy. Double Feature. Cloudfront.crimethinc.com/images/occupy/dearoccupiers.pdf. Che Guevara’s legacy & world revolution. By Abayomi Azikiwe Editor, Pan-African News Wire Published Oct 5, 2011 8:20 PM This year represents the 44th anniversary of the martyrdom of Ernesto Che Guevera, the Argentine-Cuban revolutionary who made monumental contributions to the anti-imperialist and world socialist movements.

Che Guevara’s legacy & world revolution

His political determination and theoretical reflections provide tremendous lessons for workers, farmers and youth today, who face similar challenges building societies devoid of class exploitation, racism and national oppression. NATO. Alter-Globalization.

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Days of Infamy. Blogs. Letter to the Chilean Government « Latin American Solidarity Network (LASNET) To: Chilean Government 19 August, 2011 Mr.

Letter to the Chilean Government « Latin American Solidarity Network (LASNET)

Sebastian Piñera President of Chile Palacio de la Moneda Santiago- Chile c/- Diego Velasco von Pilgrimm Minister Counselor, Consul General of Chile in Melbourne, Australia>Level 13, 390 St. Fukushima... Protest Watch. WIKILEAKS PHENOMENA. Israeli flag torn down at Cairo embassy. Protest.Net: A calendar of protest, meetings, and conferences. ‘A Child’s View From Gaza’ — art the Israel lobby doesn’t want you to see. Oct. 6, Freedom Plaza May Feel a Bit Like Tahrir Square. Prison shouldn't be a death penalty - The Drum Opinion. Find More Stories Prison shouldn't be a death penalty Sam Biondo The Ombudsman's report released last week into the state of health care for Victorian prisoners ought to serve as a wake-up call to the State Government. The picture painted by the report tells of overcrowded prisons, where mental health issues such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression are rife; along with alcohol and drug issues, sexually transmitted diseases and hepatitis C.

The report's findings back up what the sector has known and observed for many years. There are a range of evidence-based programs and treatment systems such as needle-and-syringe programs and opioid substitution programs that would serve to reduce the death toll seen in our prisons. Rejoice! And hail to the true victors of Libya's revolution - The Drum Opinion. Find More Stories Rejoice! And hail to the true victors of Libya's revolution John Pilger On September 13, one of the world's biggest arms fairs opens in London, backed by the British government. On September 8, the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a preview entitled "Middle East: A vast market for UK defence and security companies". Minustah's filthy record in Haiti. How much is a Haitian life worth to the UN?

Minustah's filthy record in Haiti

Apparently, not even an apology. On 6 August, a unit of the 12,000 member United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (Minustah) based in the central plateau city of Hinche was caught dumping faeces and other waste in holes a few feet from a river where people bathe and drink. After complaints by locals and an investigation by journalists, city officials burned the waste near the Guayamouc river.