smartdesignworldwide.com - 3/18/2009
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businesswire.com - 3/18/2009
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businesswire.com —
NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Vice President Al Gore
recognized Spain as one of the world’s top innovators...
of renewable energy and high-speed rail transportation. Speaking at the Spain-U.S. Business Sustainability Conference on March 17, Gore cited ...
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Vice President Al Gore Touts Spain’s Leadership in ...
alternative-energy-news.info - 3/13/2009
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By generating 40% of the energy required by
wind Spain set a world record last week. When...
high winds blew through north-west Spain on Thursday, a massive 11,180 MW was generated. Of course the wind energy farms were helped by one of the strongest ...
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Spain Sets Wind Power Generation Record
noimpactman.typepad.com - 3/12/2009
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OK, those are strong words for a headline,
and I'll explain, but first, let me beg you...
to forward this email to every New York State resident you know. If you are a NYS resident, please URGENTLY phone your State Senator (instructions below) in ...
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Five New York State Senators who oppose the well-being ...
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Objectified: A Film Premiere at SXSW
Apartment Therapy —
... are also the underlying themes in the movie. It will definitely make you think about objects that you own and use everyday. The relationship that we have with things that surround us, but also how rarely we think of the actual process of design that went into making them.
I also got a chance to attend some great panels at SXSW that included Gary Hustwit as well as a few of the people featured in the movie like Tim Brown (CEO/Pres, IDEO), Davin Stowell (CEO & Founder, Smart Design), and Rob Walker (Buying In, Consumed Column – The New York Times). Being ...
Design Green Now: Vote To Help Win A $20,000 Grant (Voting Ends March 31st); Sustainable Materials Panel At Pratt (April 1)
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Design Green Now is taking on trash in the streets, smog in the air, coal power plants, oil industry, and deforestation! This is all possible through education. Live and online the best minds behind sustainability will empower communities, business leaders, and designers to build a sustainable future now!
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Design Green Now is in the finals to win a $20,000 grant on ideablob.com. Check out our video!
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