Bridges to Italy and ITWIIN Launch Annual Awards Program; Grand Prize Includes Trip to Italy and Honors at 2009 ITWIIN Conference.

Italian female scientists working in North America (US, Canada and Mexico) with at least one US patent, entered the inaugural The… Continue

I'd like to announce my new venture to beat the recession. I now have several years' experience contributing to conservation publications and materials not just through cartoons (see other blog post or ) but also with editing, proofreading, translations, layout and design. I've decided to front this professionally as a specialised, freelance editorial service targeting professionals, organisations and projects actively working for the natural environment.… Continue

Imagine a system that has been conducting research and design not for tens, hundreds or even thousands, but billions of years. What if you took these time-tested principles, and applied them to other systems? From a systems perspective, mother nature is a design expert, and has been the greatest frontier for innovation.

One could argue that everything in the natural world is done with purpose, with a universal goal to protect and preserve all life. You will find the same design principles repli… Continue

The "Snonit" group has set up collection points in Israel for useed and discarded equipment. See their site: http://www.snunit-recycling.com/ for full info. Let's give them our wholehearted support.

Cartoon panel produced for Go Ape! and the Global Canopy Programme, UK, 2007.
© www.alanhesse.co.uk, 2008
The aim of this cartoon is to draw attention to the importance of recycling aluminium cans: aluminium does not come

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