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Mutual credit in Africa: interview with Will Ruddick of Grassroots Economics

Low Impact

And some schemes in South Africa too? There was a sensational newspaper article, saying that we were part of Al-Shabab, and we were secessionists. That article got picked up by the central bank – they sent in riot squads to kick doors down and put us in jail. Is that right? I think we’re up to 48,000 households registered.

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Salesforce, Microsoft get creative with clean energy procurement

Business Green

Under an agreement, San Francisco-based Salesforce will buy 280,000 megawatt-hours of clean power over the next eight years from small projects in Brazil, India, Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, developed by aggregator Powertrust , headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. This article first appeared at GreenBiz.com.

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The Bitcoin Blockchain Helps Hold A Botnet From Being Taken Down

Mearth

The Bitcoin Blockchain Helps Hold A Botnet From Being Taken Down. A strategist’s guide to blockchain examines the potential advantages of this essential innovation—and also suggests a way forward for financial institutions. Blockchain also has potential functions far beyond bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Gox in 2011.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

He also worked with Nestlé while at McCann Enterprise to develop a low-technology platform for communicating nutrition and health information to low-literate consumers in equatorial Africa. Africa counts more entrepreneurs than any other continent. I think [the COVID-19 crisis] will just help accelerate that," he says.

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The Story of Sustainability in 2018: “We Have About 12 Years Left”

Andrew Winston

Incredible heat blanketed four continents this summer, with records falling across Europe and Asia. Finally, Capetown, South Africa, is essentially out of water due in part to drought — the city nearly shut off all the taps this year, but has held off “Day Zero” through ongoing restrictions and aggressive citizen action.