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- Doerr: Obama's tech focus and how tech companies can ride the storm
- Venture Capitalist John Doerr, appearing at the Web 2.0 Summit, said that there are thing that the incoming Obama administration can do to help the tech industry, starting with a focus on energy, basic research and higher education - the recipe that started the Internet. "We need...
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- It's official gasoline now over $4 per gallon average in U.S.
- And that can only mean more interest and investment in clean tech. The AAA gas price survey topped $4 per gallon for the first time today. Morgan Stanley analysts have already said crude oil futures should hit $150 per barrel by July 4th. And you...
- Blog posts 2008-06-08
- Alternative energy folks should be smiling as gas expected to soar in cost
- The U.S. government is preparing American drivers for $4 gasoline this spring. Meanwhile crude oil prices seem to be settled into a range just above $100/barrel. As long as the U.S. dollar stays weak and demand for oil doesn't drop considerably, there's no reason to expect lower oil prices....
- Blog posts 2008-04-09
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- Science boycotts over envirnomental issues?
- bad ideaSo, like, back in 1933, boycott Einstein and other scientists in Germany because you didn't like Nazi laws as of 1933?Probably not a good idea.Let's just boycott all other countries because they are all full of foreigners.Eco-worshippers are a bunch of crybabiesSure... let's boycott everyone that doesn't agree with...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Copenhagen may not see any real agreement on greenhouse gases
- That's the conclusion of Britain's lead environmental official. He thinks the barriers to reaching agreement on how to pay for reduction of emissions is too high a hurdle to overcome in less than fifty days. The British Prime Minister already tried scolding fellow heads of state. That got...
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Energy prices are about to permanently alter world history
- You think you pay too much for gasoline? How about $10 per gallon in Britain? If you're an American taxpayer you're buying fuel for a helluva lot more than a mere $10 per gallon. How about $400 per gallon in Afghanistan. That's...
- Blog posts 2009-10-15
- Gute Nacht, Herr Edison
- The European Union is phasing out the incandescent bulb. As of today the 100 watter can no longer be imported or made within the members of the E.U. By 2012 all incandescent bulbs will be illegal although those on stores shelves can be sold, and hoarded according to...
- Blog posts 2009-09-01
- The next oil crisis: is your state immune or addicted?
- You want a planned commune? or Liberty?"The political issues these rankings bring to mind? Sprawl and zoning, or lack thereof. Government regulation of housing and development. Lack of urban concentration of population. Mass transit or not. Trains. Buses. Bicycles. Sidewalks, which have become a sign of downscale housing in some...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
- Clean Energy Summit
- This conference just concluded in Las Vegas, home of year-round air conditioning, irrigated golf courses and 24/7 elevator banks. Boy, could that city use some clean energy. Renewable energy execs want to see the U.S. move faster into alternative energy. Gee. Example: the CEO of...
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- McKinsey: Saving energy could have huge economic impact
- Forget carbon footprint measures for a moment. How much money could be poured back into the U.S. economy if people spent more time worrying about wasted energy consumption? McKinsey & Company has come up with a number in a new report about "unlocking energy efficiency in the...
- Blog posts 2009-07-31
- Green shoots
- I would not hazard a guess about what's happening to the storied "green shoots" in the American or global economies. There are many economists and financial "experts" hazarding widely divergent guesses already. I will guess that green technology continues to have appeal in many nations. Green shoots...
- Blog posts 2009-07-23
- Microsoft goes Hohm with energy-tracking application
- Software giant Microsoft is beta-testing an application called Microsoft Hohm that consumers can use to track energy usage and figure out ways that their household can conserve. To make the case that this is something we all need, the company is holding up figures from a May...
- Blog posts 2009-07-22
- Life or death struggle in the Senate
- This week the 100 members of the U.S. Senate, their staffs and legions of lobbyists swing into action on the Waxman-Markey bill. Not since the stimulus bill promised a cash payment to millions of Americans has there been a proposed law with such far-reaching ramifications. Energy supply. ...
- Blog posts 2009-07-06
- Nuclear power has political meltdowns
- Nuclear power has political meltdownsNo surprises.It was a government run entity. Of course it was overrunning costs. That's what government entities do.Nuclear waste is way less toxic than your current nemesis: coal ash heaps. It's just that people have been successfully indoctrinated to think that nuclear radiation is the most...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- News to know: Vizio; Apple-Psystar; Buffett; Facebook status; Palm Pre; AT&T
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sean Portnoy: Vizio spills the beans on its Internet TV plans Sam Diaz: Court allows Apple-Psystar case to resume...
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- Climate change driven IT spend: are we being hoodwinked?
- Climate change driven IT spend: are we being hoodwinked?Green Y2KDennis, needed questions...I asked a similar question couple of weeks ago - are we headed towards a green Y2K?http://dealarchitect.typepad.com/deal_architect/2009/05/the-green-y2k.htmlI was at Gartner then and we were warning the world about Y2K. The bigger the total remediation cost we projected the more...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- List celebrates 12 of America's greenest cities
- Congratulations Californians. Your cities dominate a new list of the Top 12 greenest cities in the United States, published by Greentech Media. OK, I get that San Jose and its neighbors are doing a lot that warrant their green credentials, but, actually, I'm more interested in the...
- Blog posts 2009-05-20
- Global warming heating up Washington D.C.
- There are many billions of dollars at stake. Not since the Wall Street meltdown have we seen such high stakes in the lobbyist-WhiteHouse-Congress axis. From oil to transportation to electricity to corn to solar to your very kitchen and office air conditioning--everything is in play. Costs may...
- Blog posts 2009-05-10
- White House probes NASA, as Europeans launch two advanced telescopes
- White House probes NASA, as Europeans launch two advanced telescopesWhen you quit...reading them.RE: White House probes NASA, as Europeans launch two advanced telescopesThe Webb telescope that will be launched after Hubble is decomissioned will be able to measure infrared just as well as the Planck and Herschel. The upgrades that...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-10
- Here comes some R and D: nanotech in carville
- Some brave Angelenos will be working on nano-tech for combatting global warming. Yes, right there amid freeways and palpable smog and all the gas-burning cars in Los Angeles, some engineers will be using federal money to find nano-ways to more efficiently capture solar energy. Also, they're looking for...
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
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