On “Chronocentrism” and our times…

This is a great post from the people at Collaborative Society on grasping with long range concerns…

Kyoto: Who’s On Target

Here we have a very neat visualization, courtesy of the Information is Beautiful blog, which gets at who’s doing what they said they’d do in Kyoto in a nifty way… Kyoto: Who’s On Target: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/kyoto-whos-on-target/

Food Insecurity Debategraph

dg_food Our second map on Food Insecurity has been promoted by Debategraph and can be found in their gallery of great work… It gives you an opportunity to view more . . .

Bill McKibben: Will Civil Action Produce Political Will?

Global warming was dead last among public priorities according to a Pew poll released January 2009. Granted the poll was conducted during the initial madness of the economic crisis however the results are very telling. more . . .

Cultivating Strategic Foresight for Energy and Environmental Security

Our article, “Cultivating Strategic Foresight for Energy and Environmental Security”, by the great team of David A. Bray, Sean Costigan, Keith A. Daum, Helene Lavoix, Elizabeth L. Malone, and Chris Pallaris, has just been published in the Cambridge University Press more . . .

Tom O’Donnell: Political Economy of the Global Oil Order

Dr. Tom O’Donnell has recently completed a Fulbright Fellowship at the Centro de Estudios del Desarrolla, at the Central University in Caracas Venezuela. I first met O’Donnell about two years ago when he presented on the Political Economy of more . . .

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Considering the Municipal Climate Change Model

Watch out world leaders (or G-20), local environmental initiatives may be outpacing the nation state on climate change response. Municipalities are connected, they’re talking and, yes, a number have managed to significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions in their respective area. more . . .

“Global Climate Disruption”: Accentuating the Significance of the Debate

Lack of integration, mitigation, adaptation and implementation is the overwhelming core message delivered by three panel discussions on climate change at the recent 2009 American Political Science Association’s meeting held in Toronto, Canada. Three of the many theme more . . .

Interactive LMP Alternative Energy Debategraph

dgraphCheck out our interactive alternative energy scenario using the MIT debategraph tool. This conceptual development follows possible outcomes of energy policies into other areas like politics and the environment. more . . .

Your Predictions: Security, Energy, & Environment

tmrwshotFrom cable news to the internet to the corner cafe, people love to predict the future. Do you know better? As the Lower Manhattan Project enters its second year, we more . . .