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Treehugger: 100+ Solar-Powered Ericsson Cell Phone Base Stations Coming to Africa - 0 views

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Richard Allaway on 25 Feb 09

The idea of using renewable energy to power cell phone base stations in rural areas is nothing new. The latest variation on this comes from Ericsson and Orange Guinea Conakry which plan to deploy more than 100 solar-powered base stations:

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The idea of using renewable energy to power cell phone base stations in rural areas is nothing new. The latest variation on this comes from Ericsson and Orange Guinea Conakry which plan to deploy more than 100 solar-powered base stations:</div>

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solar powered school .... - 0 views

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samsung provides a solar powered educational container for remote African communities.

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Marxist and Geographer David Harvey on Urban Development and Power - SPIEGEL ONLINE - 0 views

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ib_geog2009 Disparities in wealth and development development urban cities rich class Global Interactions landscape

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Shell spending millions of dollars on security in Nigeria, leaked data shows | Business... - 2 views

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shell nigeria ib_geog2009 Environmental change Political outcomes

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Interesting example of: Shift of power from nation states to TNCs with good links to environmental impacts of demand for a natural resource

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Solar Power Brings Computing to Rural Africa : TreeHugger - 0 views

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geographyalltheway.com - AS / A2 / IB Geography - Nation States and TNCs - 1 views

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Aim of this lesson: To be able to discuss [offer a considered and balanced review that includes a range of arguments, factors or hypotheses] the shift of power from nation state to TNCs as a result of their economic size and dominance. To compare [give an account of the similarities between two items or situations, referring to both of them throughout] the wealth of TNCs with that of nation states. Updated Jan 2012

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Aim of this lesson: To be able to discuss [offer a considered and balanced review that includes a range of arguments, factors or hypotheses] the shift of power from nation state to TNCs as a result of their economic size and dominance. To compare [give an account of the similarities between two items or situations, referring to both of them throughout] the wealth of TNCs with that of nation states. Updated Jan 2012</div>

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Computing power: A deeper law than Moore's? | The Economist - 0 views

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ib_geog2009 Global Interactions Shrinking world

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A deeper law than Moore's?

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Joseph Nye on global power shifts | Video on TED.com - 2 views

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ib_geog2009 Global Interactions Economic interactions and flows development power shift

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If these extraordinarily powerful images of a dead Syrian child washed up on a beach do... - 0 views

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| March 2004 - Issue 365 | New Internationalist - 0 views

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Tonnes of artilces in this edition about the power and folly of the WB & IMF

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WTO | 10 misunderstandings - menu - 0 views

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Is it a dictatorial tool of the rich and powerful? Does it destroy jobs? Does it ignore the concerns of health, the environment and development? Emphatically no . Criticisms of the WTO are often based on fundamental misunderstandings of the way the WTO works.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Is it a dictatorial tool of the rich and powerful? Does it destroy jobs? Does it ignore the concerns of health, the environment and development? Emphatically no . Criticisms of the WTO are often based on fundamental misunderstandings of the way the WTO works.</div>

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Gorilla Marketing 101: Nestlé, Palm Oil and the Power of the Internet : TreeH... - 1 views

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Green giants: the eco power list | Environment | The Observer - 1 views

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BBC News - Graduates - the new measure of power - 2 views

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ib_geog2009 A2 Globalisation BRICS power graduates

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Google LatLong: Powerful IT for disaster relief - 3 views

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ib_geog2009 globalization shrinking_world network ict

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Solar has won. Even if coal were free to burn, power stations couldn't compete | Giles ... - 0 views

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Changing importance of alternative energy sources

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