Browsing articles from "December, 2010"
A feminine response to Iceland’s financial crash – Tomasdottir
Financier Halla Tomasdottir helped rescue Iceland’s financial system after the crash — by applying 5 traditionally “feminine” values to financial risk. At TEDWomen, she talks about these values and how to balance them.
Halla Tomasdottir, co-founder of Audur Capital financial services, has been instrumental in rebuilding Iceland’s economy since its collapse in 2008.
Renewable Energy News
- Temporary microgrids provide a blueprint for a flexible, resilient power grid
- Avista and Heddian look to rewrite the utility communications playbook
- DOE to help TVA fund 2.5 GW of capacity across 84 grid projects
- Distributed energy is the fastest fix for AI’s power crunch
- Moving from reactive repairs to proactive grid management with Don Reeves from Itron
Sustainable Business News
- Beyond the Next Herbicide: Why Public Money Should Back Alternative Weed Control That Already Works
- GMO Cotton Genes Are Spreading on Their Own Through Wild Cotton in Mexico, New Study Finds
- New Pesticide Safety Bill of Rights Demands Cancer Warnings, Spray Alerts and Protection for Children
- Agrarius Tech Delivers Blockbuster Potato Yield Gains in Brazilian Field Trials
- Glyphosate Found Trapped in Womb Tissue — And It’s Highest in the Most Aggressive Cancers