The anecdotal evidence that social scientists can collect from the local populations is also evidence ... http://dawn.com/2012/04/29/climate-science-needs-greater-social-science-input/ Add Comment China is making huge strides in Green technology ... but it is still lagging behind in human rights. Green without a rising tide of Human Rights is in the long run not sustainable. China only needs to look next door at North Korea for the extreme example of this. Unable to feed itself despite its Juche philosophy North Korea relies on nuclear belligerence like a local street mugger to survive by obtaining food aid as appeasement. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9233857/Chinas-crisis-poses-huge-challenge-for-Hillary-Clinton.html "Even in these slower economic times, Philippe Starck’s designs are doing well with companies and buyers. The secret to his continued success, he says, is his philosophy of “democratic design”. Starck’s definition of democratic design is design that provides quality pieces at accessible prices." http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/design-architecture/philippe-starck-on-democratic-design/5962?tag=nl.e660 The more affluent are returning to the inner city ... this may manifest in Greener inner city areas ... http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/cities/q-a-urbanist-alan-ehrenhalt-on-the-8220the-great-inversion-8221/2910?tag=nl.e660 Almost a perpetual energy concept - as you drive you cause wind flow through the turbine and you recharge ... http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/thinking-tech/chinese-farmer-builds-his-own-wind-powered-car/11411?tag=nl.e660 Creative innovation ... twice as effective as tower borne turbines! Designed to operate up to 1000 feet high ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsHUALU--Wc&feature=player_embedded#! They started the process about seven years ago ... if they are successful they will have made a significant contribution. There is always a catch ... greater vigilance will be necessary. http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2012/0423/Carbon-trading-Why-good-companies-embrace-bad-credits From "Silent Spring" to "An Inconvenient Truth": http://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-gore/earth-day_b_1443266.html |
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