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I'll be away for the next week, so posting will be down to the bare minimum. In the meantime, here are a number of stories to keep you're eyes on:

*Germany looks to do an about face on coal-fired power plants, Locking the country into high carbon fuels for years.

*So much for the agrarian communist revolution ... 45% of the population of Vietnam will live in cities by 2020.

*Want to know what wood products you're building with are certified? Find out more here.

*Last month, China received $30 million in loans for economic reforms from the World Bank. Maybe they could help free Hao Wu while they're at it.

*The $100 laptop gets more expensive ...

*And lastly, something I'd been meaning to post for a while ... thoughts on the Skoll Social Forum from Thomas Neal.

*Speaking of scaling (mentioned in Tom's post), there's a more on the topic at the Center for Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship.