Monthly Archives: March 2009

Thinking alternatives: From “Mobile” to “Mobility”

By Oliver Wrede | Published: March 26, 2009
Shai Agassi is the CEO of The Better Place to get rid of oil dependency (especially for running vehicles). The idea: Give away electric cars for free (like mobile phones) and make the batteries part of the electric grid system (instead of a costly component of the car). You basically pay for miles, thus the [...]
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100 months to desaster

By Oliver Wrede | Published: March 13, 2009
Scientists and celebrities raise the alarm regard global warming. Prince Charles for example claims that there’re only 100 months left to act. On the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit 2009 the economist Nicholas Stern confronts politicians and scientists with a dire outlook of the future if politicians fail to act swiftly on carbondioxide emissions. Obviously there [...]
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