Gil Friend’s Blog
Hybrid incentives
[Treehugger]: The Union of Concerned Scientists has updated its Hybrid Center website with a list of all federal and state hybrid vehicle incentives in the US. '[T]here are now hybrid incentives or bills in 31 states (including the District of Columbia) ลก a huge jump...
Variations of the Letter M
? logos of the the world! from MetroBitsAh! (Thank you, Paolo.)
China Unpegs
[Paul Krugman]: Right now America is a superpower living on credit - something I don't think has happened since Philip II ruled Spain. What will happen to our stature if and when China takes away our credit card?... it could be the start of a process that will turn...
Quote of the day
I often muse about 'what enables change.' So I was heartened to find this quote from Paul Tiliich (via Integral Institute): What we call the 'Renaissance' was participated in by about one thousand people.
Africa’s not an issue
[RConversation]: My friend and colleague Ethan Zuckerman, reports Rebecca MacKinnon, has written a beautiful post in response to criticism of his recent posts about Live8. Excerpt from Ethan: Africa's not an issue. It's not a cause or a problem. It's a continent - a...
In Case of Emergency
A good idea from WorldChanging.com It's a simple idea, but a good one: the East Anglian Ambulance service in the UK has launched a campaign for people to add an entry to their mobile phone contacts In Case of Emergency. First responders may have a hard time getting...
Gambling? At RIck’s?
Captain Reynaud was shocked. We shouldn't be. I was just speaking of contingent futures. Here's one: Recent surveys, including one just released by Design Chain Associates, show significant lack of readiness in the tech industry for the EU's directives on WEEE --...
Future ‘shock’ scenario planning and strategic resilience
I closed my recent post, Eye of the Beholder, with this reflection: I spent a few days recently with several dozen CEOs, VPs environment, and risk management executives from a variety of companies, exploring the challenges of "environmental health and safety"...
‘Eye of the Beholder’ – full text
Here's the full text of that Eye of the Beholder article I referenced last week. (No point missing out on blogosphere visibility.) 'Eye of the Beholder' - New Bottom Line 14.5 - June 30, 2005 I've encountered very different perspectives from the world of business in...