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Prototyping a Social Movement with a 3D Printer

Gared Jones Points Of Light
July 29, 2014
I arrived in Lagos a few weeks ago as part of Points of Light’s partnership to support GE Garages Nigeria, an initiative through which GE is using the leading edge of its business—principles of open innovation and technologies in advanced manufacturing—to spur job growth and build entrepreneurship in Nigeria.
The launch platform in which I participated was a pop-up, three-week innovation and manufacturing center where aspiring makers, entrepreneurs, and students could go to develop new skills and learn about advanced manufacturing technologies.
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Fracking Industry Looks for Ways to Vanquish its Water Habit

Bennett Resnik Vermont Law School
July 28, 2014
The hydraulic fracturing industry remains a high growth sector. But its use of water pre- and post-production has come under scrutiny as the world edges closer toward a global water crisis.
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Ex-Im Reauthorization is About American Jobs

Jay Timmons National Association Of Manufacturers
July 25, 2014
Manufacturers are overwhelmingly focused on the need to create jobs and grow the U.S. economy. It is incumbent upon policymakers in Washington to stay focused on this critical mission and ensure policies emanating from inside the Beltway are consistent with this goal.
In the case of the reauthorization of the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, however, thousands of businesses of all sizes in congressional districts across the nation can’t understand why Washington is threatening to let Ex-Im’s charter expire. Frankly, I don’t either.
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Empowering Low-Income Youth to Code

July 24, 2014

For low-income teens in Oakland, California, success across the bay in Silicon Valley seems impossibly far when gang violence and tussles with the police are daily happenings at home.

Silicon Valley is home to the some of the world’s top coders and developers, whose apps—like ride-sharing and travel deal platforms—often aren’t relevant to low-opportunity teens from the inner city. How can these teens get a shot at participating in the ever-growing app economy?


Empower them to code on their own.

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Middle Market Executives Remain Bullish About Upcoming Year

National Center For The Middle Market Staff
July 23, 2014
Middle-market executives are projecting new levels of optimism about economic growth, suggesting they are shrugging off the shocking Q1 GDP numbers—which indicated the economy shrunk by 2.9 percent—and charging forward despite these figures.
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U.S. Slips Behind Other Nations in Energy Efficiency Ranking

July 22, 2014
The U.S. lags behind three-fourths of the world’s 16 largest economies in measures of energy efficiency, clocking in at No. 13 behind Australia, India, and South Korea, according to a new international scorecard.
Countries at the top of the list, such as No. 1 Germany, are positioned with stronger, more competitive economies that use less energy to achieve the same or better results than other nations, according to the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, which released the scorecard last week.
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Let’s Stop Equating Environmental Reforms With Economic Stagnation

Deep Patel Gigawatt Inc
July 21, 2014
President Barack Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency recently unveiled its highly anticipated proposal to curb power plant emissions.
Meanwhile, some people remain thoroughly convinced that climate change has no connection with power plant emissions. As the cornerstone of Obama’s climate change policy, this proposal is now met with adamant opposition.
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5 Ways Teleservices Will Shake Up the Healthcare Workforce

Jared Rhoads Csc
John Ainge Csc
July 18, 2014
Healthcare technologies are rapidly changing how healthcare is delivered — and who is delivering it. As the world copes with a shortage of healthcare workers, teleservices in particular have the potential to revolutionize the field and bring care to those who need it.
The World Health Organization estimates that the world is experiencing a shortage of about 7.2 million healthcare workers and recently warned that number could balloon to 12.9 million by 2035.
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India’s Most Promising Energy Source is Free and Found Nearly Everywhere

Quartz Bulletin
July 17, 2014
[Editor’s Note: This article is part of a six-month BULLETIN series exploring GE’s innovation, technology, and manufacturing initiatives in India.]
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Aviation Proves Newest Territory for 3D Printing

July 16, 2014
3D printing has for years been applied to small scale manufacturing processes, tackling anything from creating small-scale industrial parts to assembling entire automobile frames.  Most recently, 3D printing has been introduced into the personal consumer market, with affordable printers that allow everyday people to manufacture and replicate mechanical designs of their own.
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