Here is a brief list of some of the interesting sustainability news articles from this week: A Moore’s Law for Renewable Energy City Makes Recycling Compulsory for Businesses Rebuilding America: Why We Need a Smart Infrastructure Bank Lessons Learned: Italy’s Solar Rise and the Path Ahead And you’ll find more headlines at CEILeadership.org! Original post
Information warfare is thought to be a product of what, broadly speaking, is considered the ”information” era. However, if we correctly understand what information war is, we can see that it stretches back to the dawn of organized conflict itself. Dorothy Denning defines information warfare (IW) as “operations that target or exploit information resources.” InformationRead… Read more »
September 15, 2011 Instead of creating good jobs, Tea Party Republicans are wasting time and playing partisan politics. H.R. 2587 is an over-reaching, special interest bill that advances the interests of corporate donors while attacking working people, their rights and their jobs. It’s one more example of an anti-worker agenda that’s bad for America andRead… Read more »
Join me and other GovLooper’s at this uniquely fun celebration. A networking event not to miss as GovLoop and the Washington City Paper bring together Federal employees and more than 30 charities to build upon the successful launch of this year’s Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA), the workplace giving campaign forRead… Read more »
Whether you are attending the ICMA conference or not, we want to make sure you have access to the vital tech-related information being covered at this event for City/County Managers all over the globe. Today, Granicus revealed this ICMA News Portal to keep you connected. Check out our schedule and get involved in the discussionRead… Read more »
If any city knows about transit issues, it has to be Los Angeles. But it seems as though some clever people are thinking about ways to increase public transit use in the city, and they’ve put together a nice video … Continue reading → Original post
My friends at LGIU, The Hansard Society and Networked Neighbourhoods are running a free event next month in London that looks dead good: Wednesday 19 October, 18.30 – 20.00 Thatcher Room, Portculis house, Westminster LGiU, Networked Neighbourhoods and the Hansard Society are putting on a free event in Parliament on Weds 19th Oct. We willRead… Read more »
Michigan is taking new steps to understand how transportation issues impact the state. Yesterday, the Michigan Municipal League held its first ever twitter event with local officials and researchers to examine the reality of transportation statewide and how to plan for the future. The event was held in advance of Governor Rick Snyder’s planned transportationRead… Read more »
Guest post by Charles Huang (@1CharlesH), mentor at DDD and Blueprint Health. It is an exciting time to be an entrepreneur these days. President Obama earlier this year launched a Startup America initiative to promote entrepreneurship in America, citing the need for the US to maintain its competitiveness in international business through tech innovation andRead… Read more »
Also, be on the lookout for a full report from a DOE task force on hydraulic fracturing, due out this November. In the mean time, read about the findings of a preliminary report at Bloomberg. Original post