US Department of Energy funds MIT related technologies
MIT: An engine of energy innovation — By: Timothy Heidel G and Melanie Kenderdine, MITEI DOE makes awards for transformative energy technologies Question: What do liquid-metal batteries, water-splitting catalysts, wafers from molten silicon, nanotube-enhanced ultracapacitors, and plant cell wall-degrading enzymes have in common? Answer: These novel clean energy technologies were recently deemed to be potentially “transformative” by the U.S.... [Read More...]
Optimistic and social investing – Paul Hawken
I have long talked about the connection between optimism and how we create our reality. How our beliefs craft our feelings and how our feelings create our reality. This interesting inverview of Paul Hawken by Wordchanging.com talks directly to how this way of thinking is being utilized in green investing, social justice, environmentalism and sustainability. Hawken is the author of “Natural Capitalism” “I’d rather fail at something... [Read More...]
You are the future of philantropy – Katherine Fulton
In this uplifting talk, Katherine Fulton sketches the new future of philanthropy — one where collaboration and innovation allow regular people to do big things, even when money is scarce. Giving five practical examples of crowd-driven philanthropy, she calls for a new generation of citizen leaders. Read More →
Post-crash, investing in a better world – Geoff Mulgan
As we reboot the world’s economy, Geoff Mulgan poses a question: Instead of sending bailout money to doomed old industries, why not use stimulus funds to bootstrap some new, socially responsible companies — and make the world a little bit better? The new capitalizm is much more about what we can do together, where business can colaborate and create synergies to be more socially beneficial. Rather than the sole focus on consuming the product. “Take... [Read More...]
