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Open Government Innovation Gallery
The Innovations Gallery celebrates the innovators and innovations who are championing the President’s vision of more effective and open government. In the Innovations Gallery, the public can browse examples of new ways in which agencies across the Executive branch are using transparency, participation, and collaboration to achieve their mission.
Nextgov - GSA signs deals for agencies to use social networking sites
VS sluit centrale service agreements met Flickr, Vimeo, blip.tv en YouTube. Onderhandelt nog met Facebook en MySpace
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Agencies can now engage with citizens through popular media technologies such as video-sharing service YouTube, using pre-negotiated service agreements that comply with federal terms and conditions.
Government 2.0 Meets Catch 22 - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
Hoe ga je om met web 2.0 en bestaande richtlijnen? Die kunnen elkaar gelukkig heerlijk in de weg zitten ...
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Officials at the session said they feel urgent pressure to get hip to social networks, Wikis and such because of the open government agenda of the Obama administration. But clearly there are a lot of rules and regulations that need to be adjusted for this to work.
Environmental Economics: The challenge facing new technologies
While automakers lay off staff and shut down plants in response to the economic downturn, one automaker announced Thursday that it will open a manufacturing plant in the United States, potentially creating hundreds of jobs in the area eventually chosen.
Dare to DREAM! - Double Renewable Energy in AMerica | ACORE: American Council On Renewable Energy
Leuk initiatief om burgers mee te laten denken over het vergroten van het aandeel duurzame energie in de VS
Web Ink Now: The US Air Force: Armed with social media
Recently I was checking out a bunch of people on Twitter who began to follow my updates @dmscott. When I went to @AFPAA I was surprised to see the Twitter ID belonged to the US Air Force. There were less than 200 people following the Air Force, indicating someone new to Twitter.
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I particularly like the detailed Air Force blog assessment flowchart that Capt. Faggard shared with me. It provides, in simple to understand, but in a detailed and specific way, how to react to blog posts. Everyone should take a look at this and consider applying something similar in your own organization.
Big Brands Form Climate Change Business Coalition · Environmental Leader · Green Business, Sustainable Business, and Green Strategy News for Corporate Sustainability Executives
Five major U.S. companies are calling for congressional action on climate change and clean energy. Nike, Levi Strauss, Starbucks, Sun Microsystems, and Timberland launched a new business coalition called Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy.
Green Building Could Hit $140 Billion By 2013 · Environmental Leader · Green Business, Sustainable Business, and Green Strategy News for Corporate Sustainability Executives
The value of green building construction starts was up from $10 billion in 2005 to $36-$49 billion in 2008, and could triple by 2013, reaching $96-$140 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction's Green Outlook 2009: Trends Driving Change report.
Would-be Obama aides must disclose Web posts, Facebook profiles - CNET News
If you want to work for Obama, prepare to disclose every blog post or comment you've ever written. Also requested: personal Web sites, including Facebook pages and Match.com profiles.
Execs Say U.S. Needs Way to Curb Emissions · Environmental Leader · Green Business, Sustainable Business, and Green Strategy News for Corporate Sustainability Executives
Two U.S executives told a congressional panel that the country should encourage investment in efficiency and address climate change, perhaps by assigning a dollar cost to carbon emissions, Reuters reports.
iCrete Cementing Its Place in NY High-Rises · Environmental Leader · Green Business, Sustainable Business, and Green Strategy News for Corporate Sustainability Executives
iCrete concreet is gaining traction in Manhattan, it touts a 40 percent reduction in GHG emissions, advanced mix designs, and higher performance and quality control; branding itself as the highest strength concrete ever poured in the history of New York.
News - Clean Edge - The Clean-Tech Market Authority
General Motors recently announced that it will collaborate with the nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) - more than 30 of the top electric utilities in the US and Canada - to accelerate the introduction of plug-in electric vehicles.
Retailers Get Strict on Green Standards for Suppliers · Environmental Leader · Green Business, Sustainable Business, and Green Strategy News for Corporate Sustainability Executives
Wal-Mart and Whole Foods made announcements this week requiring that suppliers meet the company’s sustainability standards.
FOXNews.com - House Atwitter Over Rules Governing Video, Blog Posts - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum
In de VS is discussie over het gebruik van Twitter door parlementsleden. Ik vraag me af of er al Nederlandse parlementariers zijn die het gebruiken? Ik ken wel een paar gemeenteraadsleden, maar het parlement?
Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : Washington Whammy: With $4 Gas, Should Congress Make Stronger CAFE?
Gasoline demand is retrenching like it hasn’t in years. General Motors is mulling its umpteenth corporate makeover so that it can build cars people actually want to buy. Rental car firms are parking the Blazers and scrambling for Hyundais.
Ingreep in de VS om paniek te beteugelen
IndyMac is opgeheven en Fannie Mae en Freddie Mac hangen aan het noodinfuus. What's next?
Wie ontketende de vechthonden? | NRC Boeken
De Amerikaanse journalist Philip Gourevitch vertelt hoe en waarom de Amerikanen in de War on Terror overgingen tot marteling. Gruwelijke verhalen van de werkvloer die Abu Ghraib heet.
Political Radar: Schwarzenegger Blasts Bush on Global Warming
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, R-Calif., spoke out against President Bush this morning attacking his administration for its failure to counter global warming emissions.
"This administration did not believe in global warming," Schwarzenegger told ABC N
GE Earnings: Appliances Out, Energy In
Climate change and clean energy or fight poverty with old energy. GE has the luxury of cheering on both camps — it can sell wind turbines to Texans and coal plants to India. That helps explain the conglomerate’s makeover toward new energy sources.
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