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The Mesh Explains Why the Present and Future of Business is Sharing (Book Review)

Photo credit: The Mesh by Lisa Gansky. Lisa Gansky sees a new emerging business model emerging. One she has dubbed, The Mesh . “… one in which consumers have more choices, more tools, more information, and more power to guide those choices.” A model “based on network-enabled sharing—on access rather than ownership.” In her book, Lisa notes the primary benefit to business is that they can “sell” the same product multiple times and in doing so build up a profile of customer needs and actions to further refine the business. The upside for customers is that they get use stuff without all the hassles of own… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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GM Cotton Fails – Insect Pests Thriving on Indian Plants When They Should Be Dead

photo: Beau / Creative Commons An article in the latest issue of the journal Current Science raises serious questions about the long-term viability of genetically-modified Bt cotton to actually do what it’s intended to do, increase pest resistance. Scientists have found for the first time b… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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GM Cotton Fails – Insect Pests Thriving on Indian Plants When They Should Be Dead