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Global Military Dominance Through Health Care And Solar Panels

Two prominent advisers to the Joint Chiefs of Staff think adopting social and environmental change is the best path to maintaining America's global hegemony. READ»

RIM's Woes Deepen: Saudi Arabia Bans BlackBerrys Too [Update: U.S. Authorities Can Spy on Emails]

RIM's highly-promoted 9800 Torch "iPhone killing" BlackBerry hit the scene yesterday, to a mixed reception. But whatever shine the event added to RIM was quickly taken away as Saudia Arabia banned BlackBerrys outright.READ»

UAE's BlackBerry Services and Porn Ban a Boon to Steve's iPhone

BlackBerrys have no future in the United Arab Emirates: It's emerged that special requests to ban porn have been made, and the upcoming service ban will affect visiting BlackBerry owners, too. It's all good news for Steve Jobs.READ»

UAE Government Frets About BlackBerrys, Threatens Ban

Chalk this one up under "worrying governmental attitudes to tech": The authorities in the UAE are making very public noises about RIM's BlackBerry smartphones. Apparently they're a threat to national security. Late yesterday the ...READ»

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Climate Change and Security: the Missing Marketing Link?

Over dinner at Kronborg castle-- apparently the inspiration for Elsinore, the setting for Hamlet and scene for a special conference of the Copenhagen Climate Council during the UN Climate Summit--two comments struck me. Both of them ...READ»

Will Obama be the Sustainability President?

IN the midst of President <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/us/politics/20text-obama.html">Barack Obama's inaugural address</a> some very promising statements on energy.First, he recognized both the environmental ...READ»