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GM seeks new pastures in Pakistan 26 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
As India moves to indefinitely suspend GM crop trials, multinational biotechnology companies are seeking to exploit new land in Pakistan. GM seeks new pastures in Pakistan is a post from: OurWorld 2....
Facebook game Fraxinus targeted at beating ash dieback 23 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
Players who match on-screen patterns will be speeding the process of breeding trees resistant to the disease. Facebook game Fraxinus targeted at beating ash dieback is a post from: OurWorld 2.0
Waste CO2 could be source of power 21 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
Dutch scientists have thought up a new use for all the carbon dioxide that pours from the chimneys of fossil fuel-burning power stations: harvest it for even more electricity. Waste CO2 could be sour...
Data working for us, not against us 19 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
GovHack invited developers and data enthusiasts to “play” with Australian government data and “create unique solutions and services”. Data working for us, not against us is a post from: OurWorld 2.0
Analysis: Aid worker job specs in the network age 16 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
A changing humanitarian world is reshaping aid workers’ roles. Analysis: Aid worker job specs in the network age is a post from: OurWorld 2.0
New technologies boost renewable energy 14 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
Finnish researchers have discovered how to produce cheap biofuel and a US team claims it can make hydrogen from water for less than standard methods. New technologies boost renewable energy is a post...
A Texan tragedy: Ample oil, no water 12 Aug 2013 | 06:55 am
The fracking industry's insatiable demand for water is compounding water shortages in the US south-west, leaving wells, farms and faucets bone-dry. A Texan tragedy: Ample oil, no water is a post from...
Building a green economy before the oceans turn green(er) 9 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
Increasingly graphic examples of human ecological impact spotlight that governments must and can prioritize a forward-looking green economy. Building a green economy before the oceans turn green(er) ...
When the African elephant takes the place of Yuka, the mammoth 7 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
A UNU-IAS Fellow shows how ecocentrism and anthropocentrism hinder effective conservation policy. When the African elephant takes the place of Yuka, the mammoth is a post from: OurWorld 2.0
Is Seoul the next great sharing city? 5 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
With the help of a new city-funded project, Seoul is positioning itself to be a model sharing economy. Is Seoul the next great sharing city? is a post from: OurWorld 2.0
