Coworking in North Carolina

One of the biggest reasons this blog has been dormant recently is my work on Carrboro Creative Coworking. You can help workers and entrepreneurs all over the Triangle by filling out this form. Help make more coworking spaces happen. Thanks!
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Exposing the lies of Telco shills

Check out this blog post by Fiona Morgan picking apart a “technical report” by the John Locke Foundation.
John Locke Foundation’s tech analysis: Epic fail
Some choice bits:

In a report bashing a city-owned broadband utility, the conservative John Locke Foundation reveals a stunning level of ignorance about technology.
“Wilson’s Fiber-Optic Boondoggle,” written by research director Michael Sanera [...]

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Carrboro Coworking is moving along

Yesterday I signed a lease for office space in downtown Carrboro! After almost two years of work its FINALLY starting to happen. But this is only the beginning. So much more to do before we open. So much to do to run the space.
Last night I shared with friends and supporters the news.
Via Twitter

Via [...]

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A Tour of BBQ

Brother and Sister Meat lovers! Dig this educational video by Rhet and Link!

Thanks to Paul Jones, Dave Menconi, and most likely countless others for sharing this meat meme. For the record I love North Carolina style BBQ and prefer hushpuppies and local beer with it. When that’s not around, dry county for example, I’ll take [...]

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Green Business in Orange County

I’ve just added a few posts to this blog about Green Business. I’m espcially interested in seeing it grow in Orange County, North Carolina. (That includes Chapel Hill and Carrboro.) So you’ll see on the top right of this blog a link to all the posts in the Green Business category. I hope this becomes [...]

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Is Orange County ready for Renewable Energy?

Al Gore calls for “100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years.” What are our local governments doing to take this challenge and make it a reality locally?

This was originally a comment on a thread at OrangePolitics.org.

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Create Green-Collar Jobs in Orange County

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of seeing Van Jones speak. He co-founded the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and is founder and president of Green For All. He spoke convincingly of a future of increased equality and how one of the roads to this future is green jobs. Green-collar jobs [...]

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My Video on The Uptake

Yah! A video I shot and edited is on the fabulous Citizen Journalism site The Uptake. I love the video they make and have mucho respect for Chuck Olsen. (also of Minnesota Stories and Blogumentary fame) Check this video out!

From the progressive center of North Carolina comes this report from Brian Russell of yesh.com. [...]

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Barack Obama’s Entrance to Dean Dome

Excellent video by abbyladybug

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Barack Obama: Early Voting in NC

Obama mania has taken over North Carolina! I feel like I’ve had it for awhile. Sorta a rock star obsession saved for the likes of the Beatles and stuff. Yet in this case it isn’t so vapid. We have a real chance to elect a president that is not only better that Bush (duh!) but [...]

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