sensing and tapping the economic advantage of going remote
Discover "the untold story of this dot in the middle of the Pacific and its involvement in the bankrupting of the Russian economy, global terrorism, North Korean defectors, the end of the world, and the late 1980s theatrical flop of a London musical based on the life of Leonardo da Vinci called Leonardo, A Portrait of Love."
Listen to Chicago Public Radio's: This American Life, "The Middle of Nowhere" #253
Read the U.S. State Department on Nauru
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In 2005, photographer Edward Burtynsky spoke at TED. Watch as he presents his photographs, "which show vividly how industrial development is altering the Earth's natural landscape. From mountains of tires to rivers of bright orange waste from a nickel mine, his images are simultaneously beautiful and horrifying" (TED).
"Manufactured Landscapes tracks the beauty and the horror of industry's imprint on the earth."
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Meet the YES Men
"The Yes Men agree their way into the fortified compounds of commerce, ask questions, and then smuggle out the stories of their hijinks to provide a public glimpse at the behind-the-scenes world of business. In other words, the Yes Men are team players... but they play for the opposing team."
Watch the Yes Men's "hijink" in which the Haliburton executives are invited to "go remote" in the face of climate disaster ... via SurvivaBalls.
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