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20 slides that keep your cleantech entrepreneur motivated

Tom Schulz — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:18:19 +0000

These classic facts from science, economics and cleantech explain why more and more people get engaged in clean technology. Oil crisis, CO2 emissions, falling prices of photovoltaics .. it’s all here: 20 Powerpoint Slides That Shook the Earth

Join me in San Francisco for the Singularity Summit 2010

Tom Schulz — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:30:46 +0000

The Singularity Summit 2010

I just registered for the Singularity Summit 2010. Join me in San Francisco, August 14-15th!

The Singularity Summit is the premier dialog on the Singularity.

The first Singularity Summit was held at Stanford in 2006 to further understanding and discussion about the Singularity concept and the future of human technological progress. It was founded as a venue for leading thinkers to explore the subject, whether scientist, enthusiast, or skeptic.

Since 2006, the scope of this dialog has expanded dramatically. In 2008, the Singularity entered mainstream consideration. IEEE Spectrum, a sober and mainstream technology publication, issued a special report on the Singularity, and Intel CTO Justin Rattner remarked that “we’re making steady progress toward the Singularity” during his keynote to 2,000 people at the Intel Developer Forum. What was once a relatively unknown concept is now being discussed in corporate board rooms.

We invite you to join our extraordinary group of visionaries in business, science, technology, design, and the arts, as our community explores this exciting topic. Your participation offers a world of powerful ideas, a unique networking opportunity, and access to an exclusive directory of your peers.

See you in San Francisco!

How and Why the Media Fails Reporting on Climate Change

Tom Schulz — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:31:46 +0000

How is it possible that the media is not reporting on one of the most important “stories”? Andrew Revkin’s blog in the New York Times, “The Greatest Story Rarely Told”, shows just how bad the media misinforms, and gives excellent links to background reading.

We’ve been knowing about Global Warming for 50 years…

Tom Schulz — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:29:04 +0000

Robert Rubinstein showed this clip at his recent TBLI Salon in Munich…and our jaws dropped. It is from a TV educational documentary produced in 1958 by Frank Capra. Greenhouse gases, temperatures rising, glaciers melting, … all is there, 50 years ago.

In a world of accelerating developments (“Singularity”), of rapid communication, this is a wake-up call. It’s not important to just know of issues, but it’s important how quickly we act.