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Australia Faces Collapse as Climate Change Kicks in — By Joseph Romm
January 14, 2014 | HPD
Australia is the canary in the coal mine for climate-driven desertification.
Australia has been suffering its worst heatwave on record, the first time temperatures exceeded 110 F for 3 days running. It’s been so hot that on Thursday, the low … Read More
Lifestyle Trends Affecting Global Business
January 14, 2014 | HPD
Foresight and consulting firm Social Technologies analyzes the business implications of 20 major trends shaping the lives of global consumers.
The size and structure of families are changing all around the world, and a new wave of middle-class growth is … Read More
Pickled Heads, Mud Cakes, Rivers of Babylon: First the revelation, then the revolution. — By Richard Neville
January 14, 2014 | HPD
It has long been known by alert sections of the public that growth has its limits and overuse of natural resources leads to collapse. The first evidence of this is provided by the world’s oldest written records. These come from … Read More
NI students at Republic of Ireland colleges to pay fees from 2013
October 3, 2013 | Vinay Patel
From next year, Stormont will no longer pick up the bill for students from Northern Ireland who choose to study at colleges in the Republic of Ireland.
The Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) currently pays €2,250 euros (£1,810) … Read More
50 dynamic tensions changing the face of our cities
November 15, 2010 | HPD
It is very difficult to think creatively and constructively about the future of cities when everything around us is in a state of flux. Transport; food technology; geopolitical stability; peak oil; climate change; our economies; disease pandemics; trust; social equity; … Read More
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