All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

Wednesday Night #1416
April 22, 2009, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1416

An unexpected visit from Maureen Farrow stimulated a lively exchange about the role of banks and financial institutions ...

Chatham House Food Supply Project
April 22, 2009, Comments Off on Chatham House Food Supply Project

Thinking About the Future of Food The Chatham House Food Supply Scenarios * Demand for food is increasing because the gl ...

Earth Day 2009
April 22, 2009, Comments Off on Earth Day 2009

22 April 2009 In The Air Reflections on Earth Day and state of American environmentalism (The New Yorker) The first cele ...

Cuba
April 20, 2009, Comments Off on Cuba

Cuba, Obama elbow economic crisis off summit stage (WaPost) PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — Millions of Latin Americans ...

Wednesday Night #1415
April 14, 2009, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1415

Markets, the economy and banks Hypotheses abound explaining the cause, effect and future of stock market indices, hence ...

David Jones: Following Mark Twain and the Mississippi River
April 9, 2009, Comments Off on David Jones: Following Mark Twain and the Mississippi River

The following was published on April 9, 2009, in Metropolitain. It is a bit of political travelogue but if you havenR ...

Wednesday Night #1414
April 8, 2009, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1414

T H E  R E P O R T John Mavridis introduced his friend Jean  Lalonde, CEO of Pleio Health Support Systems, Inc.—whic ...

West Wing Wednesday Night #13
April 8, 2009, Comments Off on West Wing Wednesday Night #13

CONGRATULATIONS ALEXANDRA AND JAMES In addition to items circulated or that come up, one of Barbara Arneil’s colle ...

The greening of Canada
April 8, 2009, Comments Off on The greening of Canada

More on Tar Sands Although principally addressed to the UK, George Monbiot’s  Why are plastic bags treated as the ...

Demand for and dependency on oil – solutions
April 7, 2009, Comments Off on Demand for and dependency on oil – solutions

Oil Companies Loath to Follow Obama’s Green Lead Surprise! The Obama administration wants to reduce oil consumption, i ...

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