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Commons: For A New Policy Beyond Market and State

Commons: For a New Policy Beyond Market and State will be released in German in April by Transcript Publishers. David Bollier and Silke Helfrich plan on presenting the book at the McPlanet Conference in Berlin on April 21st. The formal German book launch will be on Monday May 7th in the heart of Berlin at the Heinrich Boll Foundation. The English edition, will be published in September by Levellers Press. Both books will be published under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.

Submitted by DRT on Fri, 2012-05-04 19:29

The Patent Pollution Problem: Its Causes, Effects and Solutions

The following is a Huffington Post Blog Article written by Daniel B. Ravicher, Executive Director of the Public Patent Foundation. The Public Patent Foundation is a not-for-profit legal services organization whose mission is to protect freedom int he patent system.

Submitted by DRT on Wed, 2012-05-02 18:33

Waste Management Added To The Global Innovation Commons

Submitted by DRT on Tue, 2012-05-01 16:28

Highland County Felter Partners with Mongolian Small Business Incubator

Lisa Jacenich has been producing textured art since 1997 and has become well known for her felting. Her work has shown up in private collections, fashion shows, and boutiques around the world. In 2011, Jacenich met up with Ken Dabkowski, M-CAM team member focusing on innovation literacy, which resulted in the connection between Jacenich and Tsend Enkhtuya through the Heritable Innovation Trust program.

Submitted by DRT on Sun, 2012-03-18 23:47

M·CAM Teams Up With Model Village To Create The First Private Water Utility in Papua New Guinea

<b>CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA & FAREA MODEL VILLAGE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA- One week ago a team from M·CAM Inc. returned back to Charlottesville, Virginia having launched another example of humanity’s untapped potential. They successfully helped a team in Papua New Guinea to create the first privately owned community water utility project in the country. The following is a recap of the adventure by team member, Katie Martin.</b>

Submitted by DRT on Wed, 2012-03-14 10:35

First Greenhouses in Mongolia, Now Water In Papua New Guinea: The Integral Trade Team Does It Again!

The following is taken from Inverted Alchemy blog post entitled "Songs of Farea". Read more HERE

Submitted by DRT on Wed, 2012-03-07 20:43

Global Innovation Commons Adds Erosion Control Technology Sets

The Global Innovation Commons has added Erosion Control technology sets today. Erosion control and earth stabilization are used to prevent environmental damage and personal loss. There are a variety of technologies available to manage natural and human derived erosion. This set includes documents related to the following: berms, retaining walls, terracing, soil anchors, meshes, and blankets.

Submitted by DRT on Tue, 2012-02-28 12:23

Papua New Guinea Windmill & Water Project

Submitted by DRT on Sun, 2012-02-26 11:10

Our Partner's Mission Continues To Develop And Grow

Behind every amazing foundation is a mission and set of values that helps them to achieve their fullest potential. Recently, after a couple of years already working hard following a certain mission and instilling their values on everyone they interact with, our partner, Krishna Gurung, of the Kevin Rohan Memorial Eco Foundation, sat down to fully develop the written description of their mission and values.

KREMEF MISSION STATEMENT:

Submitted by DRT on Wed, 2012-02-15 05:14

Frugal Dad's The Problem With Patents

Frugal Dad is a blogger focusing on helping the average family find financial resources with a conservative (towards money, not poltiics) slant. Below is his take on patents, after listening to the episode of This American Life called "When Patents Attack".

Submitted by DRT on Mon, 2012-01-30 21:11