More Snippets! 25/26 Jan 2011

Media
Social media change the landscape for politicians
Examples of important Canadians riding the social media tidal wave. Notice the witty and entertaining writing style.
o The benefit to politicians of using new media is obvious -they can get their message out for free, and unfiltered by the mainstream media
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Social+media+change+landscape+politicians+reporters/4167723/story.html#ixzz1C8KJnpHa

Google and Mozilla Announce New Privacy Features
o Mozilla and Google announced features that would allow users of the Firefox and Chrome browsers to opt out of being tracked online by third-party advertisers.
o It recognizes that consumers want a choice about who is tracking their movements online, and it’s a first step toward giving consumers choice about who will have access to their data.
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/google-and-mozilla-announce-new-privacy-features/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Poverty
Poverty's success story
Latest Stats and Research on global property. Download and digest!
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2011/01_global_poverty_chandy/01_global_poverty_chandy.pdf

A brilliantly enlightening article. A must-read for all!
oWe know that growth lies at the heart of poverty reduction. As the growth of developing countries took off in the new millennium, epitomized by the rise of emerging markets, a massive drop in poverty was only to be expected.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/25/AR2011012506906.html

World needs global food system overhaul
o it is unsustainable, with resources being used faster than they can be naturally replenished.. Secondly, a billion people are going hungry with another billion people suffering from 'hidden hunger,' whilst a billion people are over-consuming.
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20110125-316460/World-needs-global-food-system-overhaulreport

Website - UN: We can end Poverty by 2015
http://www.un.org/en/mdg/summit2010/
http://un.org//millenniumgoals/pdf/MDG_FS_1_EN.pdf
http://un.org//millenniumgoals/pdf/MDG_FS_4_EN.pdf
http://un.org//millenniumgoals/pdf/MDG_FS_8_EN.pdf

Environment
A win for environment and for energy
Useful article with some insights on Biomass energy
o States now have a legal and scientific basis for concluding that biomass for energy is the “best available control technology’’ to curb greenhouse gases.
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/01/26/a_win_for_environment_and_for_energy/

Globalization
Singapore government fund to take stake in Georgia power plants
o Singapore’s GIC continues to diversify and expand its asset base internationally
http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/ElectricPower/6773189