Interview with Retired Vice Admiral Dennis V. McGinn, President, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) To listen to the podcast, visit: http://www.ceileadership.org In Episode 22 of the Green Government Podcast we with Retired VIce Admiral Dennis V. McGin,, the president of ACORE, about renewable energy, renewable energy in the military, and how the U.S. governmentRead… Read more »
This article was originally published on opensource.com. It’s HOT in Haiti, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, and other nations around the world. Why? Because Kate Chapman, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), and many volunteers are improving local economies and creating an open map of the world. At SouthEast LinuxFest, held earlier this year, I learned about HumanitarianRead… Read more »
The Public Health Informatics 2011 Virtual Conference (PHIVC), August 21-24 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Project Contact Person: Adam Arthur E-mail: [email protected] Link: Public Health Informatics 2011 Virtual Conference (PHIVC) Quick Project Overview: CDC, in partnership with the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), is spearheading the first federally developedRead… Read more »
After two men attacked a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority bus with semiautomatic weapons, video from the on-board security cameras helped Philadelphia police arrest seven suspects. No one was hurt in the June attack, which allegedly targeted a passenger for a perceived insult. Link to full story in Philly.com. Original post
t’s the summer and you may be wondering what to do. In yesterday’s post, showed you how a developer had created a heat map of where to park when you’re on your bike. We know there’s much more to do in Kent than cycling, so today we’re releasing the API here to all the eventsRead… Read more »
The mayor of the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius had a cool idea. Make a promo vide of a tank running over illegally parked car. Any other creative uses of video a municipality has used to make a point? Read the original story on CNN.
I love getting my fruit and veggies from my local Farmer’ Market. Unfortunately, as a recent SF transplant I wasn’t sure how to find my local Farmers’ Market. A quick search led me to a USDA website which seemed to contain most of the markets in the country. Being an open data geek, I lookedRead… Read more »
In operation since April, a personal rapid transit system transports passengers between Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport (UK) and the business parking lot. New York Times writer Jim Witkin took the pods for a test spin: Quiet and comfortable were my first impressions of the five-minute ride between the terminal and parking lot. Onboard, theRead… Read more »
Rachel Sterne is Chief Digital Officer for the City of New York, where she focuses on the City’s digital media strategy. You can follow her on Twitter @RachelSterne or follow the City @nycgov Today is the last day to sign up for Reinvent NYC.GOV, the City’s first-ever hackathon. Civic-minded designers and developers who want toRead… Read more »
The second in my series of articles on the Virginia State Parks Youth Conservation Corps – an example of government at its best, preparing youth for the future. Year after year we tell park staff – the Youth Conservation Corps crew will get more done than you expect. Even parks that have had crews yearRead… Read more »