Economics and Markets
Economics and Markets; Environment; Water
Desalination Plant Another Step Towards Water Privatization
A recently approved desalination plant near San Diego will be the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The plant will suck in 100 million gallons of ocean water a day, supplying up to 10 percent of San Diego’s... Continue reading summary...
Read the source at Business Week, "Calif. panel approves plan for desalination plant," August 7, 2008..
Commons Strategies; Economics and Markets
Unlikely Ally? The Economist Discovers the Commons
The Economist magazine is a tireless—and globally influential—crusader for the free market. Each week it champions privatization and big business in smart, elegant, well-researched articles.
So it’s... Continue reading summary...
Read the source at The Economist.
Cultural Commons; Economics and Markets; Media and Internet
The Politics of Media, Technology & Culture
by David Bollier Robert McChesney
published Feb 15, 2005
Environment
Economics and Markets; Environment; Water
Desalination Plant Another Step Towards Water Privatization
A recently approved desalination plant near San Diego will be the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The plant will suck in 100 million gallons of ocean water a day, supplying up to 10 percent of San Diego’s... Continue reading summary...
Read the source at Business Week, "Calif. panel approves plan for desalination plant," August 7, 2008..
Environment; Politics and Government
Enclosing the Offshore Commons
Once again, Bush is using fear and deception to dismiss facts and steamroll the opposition. Read more...
Discovering the Commons of the White Mountains
We have all warmed ourselves at fires we did not build. Read more...
Water
Economics and Markets; Environment; Water
Desalination Plant Another Step Towards Water Privatization
A recently approved desalination plant near San Diego will be the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The plant will suck in 100 million gallons of ocean water a day, supplying up to 10 percent of San Diego’s... Continue reading summary...
Read the source at Business Week, "Calif. panel approves plan for desalination plant," August 7, 2008..
What's a Water Reclaimer?
Minneapolis and Saint Paul Minnesota
A diverse crew of activists, businesses and municipal agencies spread the good word about local drinking water. Read more...
Big Water Victory in Maine
Wells, Maine
Poland Spring is thwarted in its attempt to privatize water from a fragile ecosystem. Read more...
Media and Internet
Introducing the Open-Source Cellphone
Phone company Openmoko is making cellphones that are open-source and modifiable. By making the phone's schematics publicly available, anyone has free rein to modify these devices, and add or remove features as they... Continue reading summary...
Read the source at "Openmoko opens up architecture further," Telecoms.com, August 6, 2008..
Mozilla to Designers: Help Us Create the Future Web
Mozilla Labs, the group responsible for the Firefox browser, is asking developers and designers to help them "inspire future design directions for Firefox, the Mozilla project, and the Web as a whole." In the spirit... Continue reading summary...
Read the source at Catone, Josh, "Mozilla to Designers: Help Us Create the Future Web," Sitepoint.com, August 6, 2008..
International; Knowledge Commons; Media and Internet
Free Culture Commoners Converge on Sapporo
A look at a few of the homegrown visionaries building the sharing economy. Read more...
Commons Strategies
Commons Strategies; Economics and Markets
Unlikely Ally? The Economist Discovers the Commons
The Economist magazine is a tireless—and globally influential—crusader for the free market. Each week it champions privatization and big business in smart, elegant, well-researched articles.
So it’s... Continue reading summary...
Read the source at The Economist.
Commons Strategies; Community Life
Changing the World One Block at a Time
The neighborhood is a powerful—but often overlooked—tool for social improvement Read more...
What's a Water Reclaimer?
Minneapolis and Saint Paul Minnesota
A diverse crew of activists, businesses and municipal agencies spread the good word about local drinking water. Read more...
International
International; Knowledge Commons; Media and Internet
Free Culture Commoners Converge on Sapporo
A look at a few of the homegrown visionaries building the sharing economy. Read more...
Indigenous People; International
A Breakthrough for Indigenous People’s Rights
An historic event in the annals of human progress took place last fall with virtually no media attention in the United States.
After 22 years of negotiations, the United Nations voted 143-4 on September 13 to... Continue reading summary...
Read the source at Indian Country.
International; Knowledge Commons; Science and Health
Defending Public-Sector Science
A backlash against the over-commercialization of science seems to be gaining new momentum. Two eminent Nobel prize winners--Sir John Sulston, a British geneticist and American economist Joseph Stiglitz – are... Continue reading summary...
Read the source at University of Manchester (England).
Knowledge Commons
International; Knowledge Commons; Media and Internet
Free Culture Commoners Converge on Sapporo
A look at a few of the homegrown visionaries building the sharing economy. Read more...
Economics and Markets; Knowledge Commons
The Tragedy of the Anticommons
Professor Michael Heller explains how fragmented property rights can lead to underuse and a “gridlock economy.” Read more...
International; Knowledge Commons; Science and Health
Defending Public-Sector Science
A backlash against the over-commercialization of science seems to be gaining new momentum. Two eminent Nobel prize winners--Sir John Sulston, a British geneticist and American economist Joseph Stiglitz – are... Continue reading summary...
Read the source at University of Manchester (England).
Climate Crisis
Cap and Dividend at Netroots Nation (YouTube)
Sam Boykin gives a summary of Cap and Dividend Solution to global warming.
Climate Crisis; Commons Strategies; Politics and Government
Will the Commons Emerge as a 2008 Campaign Issue?
Obama is already embracing climate policies that come close to the Cap-and-Dividend approach. Read more...
Climate Crisis; Food and Agriculture
Can Cattle Save Us From Global Warming?
A small band of activists and scientists believe that farming done the right way can remove carbon from the atmosphere. Read more...
Food and Agriculture
Community Life; Food and Agriculture
Local Food Gets Trendy
The re-localization of agriculture gains new momentum. Read more...
Climate Crisis; Food and Agriculture
Can Cattle Save Us From Global Warming?
A small band of activists and scientists believe that farming done the right way can remove carbon from the atmosphere. Read more...
Environment; Food and Agriculture
Why Are There So Many Floods?
The question on everyone’s minds here in the Upper Midwest is: What’s causing these floods? In 1993, Des Moines and many Mississippi River towns were devastated. Then in 1997, Grand Forks, North Dakota, was... Continue reading summary...
Read the source at Grist.
Politics and Government
Cultural Commons; Media and Internet; Politics and Government
Congressional Entertainment Caucus: Los Angeles Hearing
by Diane Watson, The Norman Lear Center Marty Kaplan
published Aug 6, 2003
Environment; Politics and Government
Enclosing the Offshore Commons
Once again, Bush is using fear and deception to dismiss facts and steamroll the opposition. Read more...
Climate Crisis; Commons Strategies; Politics and Government
Will the Commons Emerge as a 2008 Campaign Issue?
Obama is already embracing climate policies that come close to the Cap-and-Dividend approach. Read more...
Cultural Commons
Cultural Commons; Media and Internet; Politics and Government
Congressional Entertainment Caucus: Los Angeles Hearing
by Diane Watson, The Norman Lear Center Marty Kaplan
published Aug 6, 2003
Cultural Commons; Economics and Markets; Media and Internet
The Politics of Media, Technology & Culture
by David Bollier Robert McChesney
published Feb 15, 2005
Cultural Commons; Economics and Markets; Media and Internet
Lessig vs. Valenti -- A Debate on Creativity, Commerce & Culture
by Lawrence Lessig Jack Valenti
published Nov 29, 2001
Community Life
Commons Strategies; Community Life
Changing the World One Block at a Time
The neighborhood is a powerful—but often overlooked—tool for social improvement Read more...
Community Life; Food and Agriculture
Local Food Gets Trendy
The re-localization of agriculture gains new momentum. Read more...
Everybody Needs a Community Hang-out
But modern zoning laws make it illegal in many places. Read more...
Indigenous People
Indigenous People; International
A Breakthrough for Indigenous People’s Rights
An historic event in the annals of human progress took place last fall with virtually no media attention in the United States.
After 22 years of negotiations, the United Nations voted 143-4 on September 13 to... Continue reading summary...
Read the source at Indian Country.
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Food and Agriculture; Indigenous People; International Jesús León SantosMexico City, Mexico — Commons Champion |
Environment; Indigenous People
Native Americans Buying Lost Land
Casino profits fuel new push to reclaim stolen tribal commons.
White Americans’ lust for money cost Native Americans their land in the 19th Century, as pioneers hungry to make their fortunes out West continually... Continue reading summary...
Read the source at the Star Tribune.
Science and Health
International; Knowledge Commons; Science and Health
Defending Public-Sector Science
A backlash against the over-commercialization of science seems to be gaining new momentum. Two eminent Nobel prize winners--Sir John Sulston, a British geneticist and American economist Joseph Stiglitz – are... Continue reading summary...
Read the source at University of Manchester (England).
Knowledge Commons; Science and Health
Tapping into the Power to Share
Health Commons aspires to build a new ecosystem for research Read more...
Climate Crisis; Science and Health
Paul Revere in a Labcoat
Washington, D.C.
Dr. James E. Hansen's courageous truth-telling about climate change. Read more...
Everyday Life
Commons Strategies; Everyday Life; Water
The 5th of July
A refreshing drink of water on a long bike ride reminds me how much the commons is still part of our lives. Read more...
Everyday Life; Politics and Government
This Guitar Fights Enclosure
David Rovics' musical tribute to the commons. Read more...
A Mini-bus Named Self-Defense
The spirit of the commons thrives on a Caribbean island, and the best way to experience it is riding to town in a van Read more...
Blogroll
Cap and Dividend at Netroots Nation (YouTube)Sam Boykin gives a summary of Cap and Dividend Solution to global warming.
Center for Whole Communities
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