Pat Mooney is the author and co-author of several books on the politics of biotechnology and biodiversity, and the award-winning director of the ETC Group. This week he spoke about whether we should trust the system that broke our planet to fix it.

RIM’s BlackBerry is losing its corporate sway and getting it back is as much about marketing as technology, experts say. How challenging? One expert likened it to the listeriosis crisis that once chal…

Elderly patients are responsible for only a tiny fraction of healthcare spending increases

This hand operated gramophone is as simple as it gets.

Pasteurization Technology Group has come up with a way to clean up wastewater without the use of chemicals and generate renewable energy at the same time.

On the same day that protesters delivered petitions for better working conditions at Apple suppliers to Apple stores, hackers breached Foxconn security.

A Tennessee couple who “defriended” a woman on Facebook were murdered in their home by the jilted woman’s father and another man, police said on Thursday.

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The Australian government plans to buy two new satellites worth A$620 million to provide the country’s most remote areas with high-speed broadband services.
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It’s the beginning of the end for Internet throttling, and our newest campaign is coming into play as the hotly contested Bill C-11 moves through the House of Commons.
 

Soraa, a lighting and laser startup, has unveiled its new LED technology that is 75 percent more efficient than a halogen lamp and lasts 10 times longer.

Cable-free lamps for outdoor use from Ikea are charged via wind and solar power.

Non profits and governments… this is how open source works: If someone is doing something that is of value to you, help make it better. There have been two great examples of this type of behaviour on this blog over the past week. On Monday, I blogged about Represent, a project by OpenNorth that seeks [...]

Google leads the pack in Greenpeace’s annual ranking of IT companies based on their efforts to use clean energy and reduce their environmental impact.

Hotel comparison sites are pretty much a dime a dozen these days. Hotel and airline websites seem to come and go faster than you can review. Some succeed, others flop. Some emulate, others innovate. The goal of a hotel comparison is to ultimately make sales, but also provide a unique and intuitive user experience for [...]

Travel Website Review: EasyToBook.com – Compare hotels and save! [Sponsored] is a post from: I Backpack Canada

An outdoor enthusiast shows us how to convert drinks cans into an ultra-lightweight cookstove.

The Supreme Court of Canada’s Chief Justice, Beverly McLachlan, raised many virtual eyebrows on January 31 when she expressed concern about the impacts of social media on Canada’s justice system. Her worry is that people using social media as their mai…

The weekend-long CleanWeb Hackathon brought together eco-minded developers who churned out 15 new apps for helping individuals and businesses reduce their energy use.

Communicating wirelessly, paint made of nanoparticles can warn when bridges, wind turbines and other structures need repair.

Friday, December 2 saw the final day of debate in Parliament on the Cons’ omnibus crime bill. And for at least a moment, the proceedings took a perhaps surprising turn.The Big IssueAs debate wound down on C-10, Irene Mathyssen questioned why the Cons i…