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CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/ttstam/1860612991/">Terence T. S. <br>Tam</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

APR 22, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Rising Sun for Electric Cars

Southern New Hampshire University is experimenting with parking lot solar to charge electric cars and feed renewable energy back into the grid.

Natural gas. Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/mattsabo17/381002081/">Matthew Sabo</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

APR 17, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Russia Switches on Gas

As Europe moves to burn cleaner energy, Russia is switching to coal for its domestic market.

Will the Internet make newsprint obsolete?<bR>CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/ytwhitelight/50142786/">Amanda Graham</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

APR 10, 2008 Article

Cyberethics: The Emerging Codes of Online Conduct

The Internet presents a paradigm shift in the domain of human communication, with special consequences for media and publishing.

The Lorax by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel. CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/missrogue/496947597/">Tara Hunt</a>.

APR 10, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: More Loraxes, Less Axes

Deforestation accounts for about 20 percent of global warming emissions, making innovative conservation a key factor in any climate strategy.

U.S.-Russia Relations

APR 9, 2008 Article

U.S.-Russia Relations: Under Stress, and in Need of Care

There are two essential truths concerning the current state of the U.S.-Russia relationship: it is bad, as bad as at any time since ...

Life on the Mekong, Cambodia, by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tharum/135866909/" target=_blank">Tharum Bun</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en" target=_blank">(CC)</a>

APR 4, 2008 Article

Damming Public Opinion: The Risks of China's Economic Diplomacy in Cambodia

From Africa to Southeast Asia, China's economic diplomacy carries risks. A case in point is Cambodia, where many believe that China's projects are harming the ...

"One World One Dream" is the official <br>slogan for the 2008 Olympic Games in <br>Beijing. Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/xiaming/207664986/">Ming Xia</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

APR 4, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: One World, Many Slogans

Just as China is using the Olympic Games to improve its image, some companies are using the Games to improve their corporate responsibility profiles.

Tibetan painting is believed to incorporate Chinese traditions. CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/simeon_barkas/2353252311/">Akbar Simonse</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

APR 3, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: A Wolf in Monk's Clothing?

He has reverent followers around the world, but inside China the Dalai Lama is not universally loved. I sat down recently with a number of ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/kgradinger/2210575059/">Kyle Gradinger</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

APR 2, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Beijing Serves Up Sports Etiquette

Sports fans train in cheering and manners to help China shine during the Summer Olympics.

APR 1, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Moral Medals

With violence in Darfur and Tibet, competition at the Olympics this summer will be political as well as athletic.