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Archive for July 25th, 2006

The One-Click Protest

How-to use Apple’s Automator program as a protest tool:
Using Automator I’ve created an email that will be sent almost automatically to the Canadian Prime Minister about Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan. Using iCal, this email will automatically present itself for sending in front of the user when scheduled. All the user has to do is click [...]

July 25th, 2006
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Slumming it

In India a fantastic social experiment is literally paying off. Sick of being ignored by their government, some slum residents in India have taken matters in their own hands. They used cunning and unrelenting determination to improve their slum with some good self-directed improvements. Change Makers has the story.
“Three citizen organizations in India have joined [...]

July 25th, 2006
Topic: Equality, Good Fact Tags: , , ,

Soaring Solar

It seems that every year solar power efficiency improves and that this increased energy production allows for more and more uses. People also figure out other ways to use the sun’s heat. And what’s technological innovation without a competition? Well, we all know there are solar-powered competitions around the world like the classic [...]

July 25th, 2006
Topic: Energy, Transportation Tags: , , , , ,