JUL 27, 2011 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: States Find New Ways to Encourage Energy Efficiency
Instead of mandating a minimum investment in energy-efficiency programs, policymakers are designing incentives that reward utilities with new revenue for meeting or exceeding conservation goals.
JUL 22, 2011 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Privacy, Ethics, and "News of the World"
Outrage over "News of the World's" use of phone hacking raises the question: when is hacking acceptable? Phone surveillance is a common tool for national ...
JUL 5, 2011 • Podcast
In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
For two years, Levy was given an opportunity to observe Google's operations, development, culture, and advertising model from within the infrastructure, with full managerial cooperation. ...
JUN 16, 2011 • Podcast
What Is Happening to News: The Information Explosion and the Crisis in Journalism
Drawing on neuroscience, Jack Fuller explains why the information overload of contemporary life makes us dramatically more receptive to sensational news, while rendering the objective ...
JUN 15, 2011 • Podcast
Mindy S. Lubber: Working with Companies to Address Sustainability Challenges
Even though U.S. public policies are often lagging behind, pressures from shareholders and investors, greater transparency, and heightened risk awareness are all contributing to ...
JUN 3, 2011 • Podcast
They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers
Child soldiers are a weapons system that is effective, cheap, and complete. How do we counter that? How do we make the use of children ...
APR 29, 2011 • Podcast
Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technologies
Author Alexis Madrigal examines the history of green technologies in America and shows how they have been entangled with culture, ethics, and government policies.
APR 5, 2011 • Podcast
One Nation Under Surveillance: A New Social Contract to Defend Freedom Without Sacrificing Liberty
The boundaries between public and private are crumbling fast, often with the active or passive consent of those whose privacy is breached. What limits, if ...