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Valeo is inviting engineering students to take part in the global Valeo Innovation Challenge. The goal is to design equipment that, between now and 2030, will make the car more intelligent and intuitive. Participants can signup now For the initial selection rounds, engineering students are to develop bold, revolutionary ... keep reading
Written by Celsias yesterday, about Design, Innovation, Transport
New Zealand’s Urban Design Forum (UDF) says this year’s 2013 World Habitat Day - taking place today & tomorrow, Monday 7 October, around the world - is a timely reminder of the kinds of urban issues that have been in the spotlight during this year’s Local Government Election campaigning - now ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this week, about Corporate Citizenship, Design, Lifestyle & Behavior
Harvard University, the world’s richest school, has refused to sell its investments in fossil-fuel companies despite pressure from students to do so. President Drew Faust of the University has released a letter that says “I do not believe, nor do my colleagues on the Corporation, that university divestment from ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this week, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Education, Finance & Money
On Friday evening, 60 Brown University students and community members joined Brown Divest Coal to hear ethical arguments for Brown to divest its funds from the coal industry. The event came two weeks in advance of the expected vote on divestment by Brown’s Board of Trustees. At the event ... keep reading
Written by Racel B this week, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Corporate Social Responsibility, Education, Finance & Money
Airport security has become ever tighter over the years, which is good for safety but can cause irritation for travelers. Nowadays customers can’t take bottles of liquid on board and are asked to relinquish them at security checks, which is annoying and also bad for the environment when they ... keep reading
Written by Springwise this month, about Corporate Citizenship, Design, Recycling
In the lead up to its annual smart energy expo, new data from the Sustainable Electricity Association of New Zealand shows more and more Kiwis are embracing solar technology, with on and off grid capacity surpassing 8,231 Kilowatts in the past two years, equivalent to bi-annual growth of 370 ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Emissions, Green energy, Solar
Before the last assessment by the IPCC scientists were 90% agreed that humans were behind global warming but following the research for the latest report> That has now risen to 95% certain. They have said that warming of the climate system is "unequivocal", and that since the 1950s, many of ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change
Limiting climate change will require “substantial and sustained” GHG reductions says a new report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Global warming, it states , is “unequivocal” and humans are turning up the heat — but somewhat more slowly since 1998, according to a released today. Each of the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Climate Change, Sustainability, Weather
Financial bubbles can wreak havoc on industries (think dot com ) or commodities (like gold ). Investor excitement builds, asset prices skyrocket, and eventually enthusiasm gives way to a crash, wiping out huge amounts of value practically overnight. In short, the bubble bursts. It’s time we extended this framework to a ... keep reading
Written by Solar Mosaic /Alex Colman last month, about Clean Tech, Climate Change, Finance & Money, Solar (2 comments)
Bloomberg New Energy Finance reports that solar power capacity installed around the world this year will beat wind for the first time driven by stronger policy support in key markets "Photovoltaic plants will add about 36.7 gigawatts globally in 2013 and wind farms 35.5 gigawatts, or almost 25 ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Clean Tech, Design, Economics, Solar
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A FISCHE° project in Mexico City, Oaxaca, Mexico 
Sociedades Del Futuro aims to work with leading social change agencies to train 180 young Mexican change makers to facilitate ... more »
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