Articles Tagged with the word ‘state’
New Report Showcases Agricultural Innovations
North America / Agriculture, Innovation
12 Jan 2011
A new report is being launched, highlighting successful agricultural innovations and unearthing major successes in preventing food waste, building resilience to climate change, and strengthening farming in cities
Eyes on Stalks
24 Nov 2009
This great book written by their artistic director givesinstruction on how to devise events, lantern parades naming ceremoniesand a whole heap of other events.
And… Finally… on Stage
Greening the Cosmetic Industry
20 Dec 2005
A company is showing it is possible to produce cosmetics and toiletries without using damaging chemicals. Charlotte V¯htz, founder, says: 'Manmade chemicals are found everywhere and, combined with our changing dietary habits, profoundly affect us all.'
Taco Burrito Goes Solar
02 Dec 2005
Thanks to a government funding initiative Salvador Lamas has revolutionised the latest edition to his Chicago restaurant chain Taco Burrito King. Paying close to $2000 a month to heat the 500 gallons of water that needed boiling daily to cook and clean within the restaurant Salvador looked for new ways to acquire electricity at a reduced price.
Students Breed Mussels
29 Sep 2005
Camarones is a small town of 1,000 inhabitants in Argentinaπs Patagonian Chubut province. It used to depend almost entirely on a small state subsidy. As there were few jobs after the demise of the wool industry, the town's youth were disenchanted and saw schooling as a waste of time. Concerned by this, Dario Funes, headmaster of the Caleta Horno...
The Happiness Project
29 Jun 2005
Happiness is our basic state of being according to psychologist, Robert Holden, founder of The Happiness Project.
Pensions Could Fund Local Hospitals
28 Feb 2003
A new People's Pension Fund' is the way out of the potentially disastrous pensions crisis that is plaguing Britain today. It would mean linking all pensions with local investments in public services.
War: A Crime Against Humanity
28 Feb 2003
The time has come for the world community to recognise that war, rather than an instrument for the elimination of terrorists and aggressors, is a crime against humanity.
Ownership Matters: Mutualism is the third way
30 Sep 2001
A new think tank, Mutuo, has been set up to promote mutualism with backing from mutual insurers, building societies and consumer co-operatives including the Co-op.