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Carbon dioxide is natural so what's the problem?

Well, there's a publication coming from a Stanford scientist that says the problem is: CO2 can kill you. That explains why the E.P.A. is so anitpathetic to all those states trying to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The E.P.A. is about protecting the ENVIRONMENT, they could give a crap...

Tags: Carbon Dioxide, E.P.A., Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-01-23

E.P.A. the Environmental Pollution Agency?

E.P.A. the Environmental Pollution Agency?It is embarassing to have such a stupid president. We shame ourselves infont of the world. We should be the leaders in this, NOT the lagers. And, in the end, our auto industry would be the better for it. This will just let them remain in...

Tags: Strategy, Environmental Pollution Agency, E.P.A.

Discussion threads 2007-12-20

EPA, CO2, coal and mercury

The E.P.A. is embroiled in several crucial green tech issues right now. The newest alarm has been sounded by forces wanting the Environmental Procrastination Agency to do something about CO2 emissions from airplanes. Who are they kidding? Do something? It's a serious-enough issue, and...

Tags: Carbon Dioxide, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, E.P.A., Airline Industry, Mercury, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2007-12-07

Fuming over fumes: Bush's E.P.A. versus California, New York and Co.

Fuming over fumes: Bush's E.P.A. versus California, New York and Co.The electric companies wont be the ones paying..."Gov. Eliot Spitzer's administration is to issue regulations requiring power plants to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions, part of a broader plan among 10 Northeastern states, known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas...

Tags: E.P.A.

Discussion threads 2007-10-24

Additional Resources

MobileTechRoundup show #189; Verizon DROID choices, Moblin 2.1 for netbooks

have u seen the iphone ssucks video?you guys should check out this video about the iphone, it?s funny but sad at the same time.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggD3Hr1rVyAWhat would really be nice is if a phone company would provide a truly awesome smart phone and not deliberately overcharge them for buying one i.e. charging...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, netbook, Verizon Communications Inc., phone, Apple iPhone, MobileTechRoundup

Discussion threads 2009-11-07

HTC Droid Eris (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' note: Portions of this review were taken from our review of the HTC Hero. The two devices share similar features. The HTC Droid Eris is the second Verizon Wireless' Google Android phone after the Motorola Droid. Where the Droid was flashy and high-end, the Droid Eris offers a simpler,...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Verizon Wireless, DROID ERIS, High Tech Computer Corp., phone, HTC Droid Eris

Product reviews 2009-11-06

High-risk flaw dings Google Chrome

no NoScript..No Google Chromethis is one of the reasons i don't want to get near this browser. Till Google wakes up and builds an add-on support for Adblock and NoScript, then and only then i might give it a try.Chrome wont even give me the Option to manually disable Scripting....

Tags: Scripting languages, Web browsers, Chrome, Google Inc., JavaScript, NoScript, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

It's public versus private in dispute over electronics recycling laws

Kinda like the business yokels that want an educated workforce ....but don't want to pay their share of school taxes (supposedly because business can't get pregnant).Another fall flat on it's face waste of money and courts unless of course if you are a lawyer.putting the cart before the horse, should...

Tags: e-waste law

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Thunderbird 3: Near-final version due next week

Thunderbird 3It's about time. Thunderbird, to date, has been a disappointment when compared to its place in the email client sector, compared with Firefox's place in the browser sector.I haven't seen it or read the features yet, but I hope they have made real progress as I would be delighted...

Tags: E-mail clients, Mozilla Thunderbird, Thunderbird 3, Microsoft Outlook, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Microsoft cuts BPOS price to squeeze Lotus

Not for Smaller businessesA nice new angle to look at Microsoft's price cut. Microsoft is undoubtedly targeting the enterprise segment with BPOS, since in spite of the price cut, BPOS is complex and needs implementation support, and costs more from a total cost point of view. (Varguy reported a reseller...

Tags: Enterprise software, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., BPOS price

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Open source needs successful champions

Open Source powers the Internet period!Open_Source powers the ENTIRE Internet withrouters/switches/servers you name it like Microsoft sitting behind caching Linux distroname servers.Now you tell me what does it need now???It is the FUTURE of smart devices, appliancedriven infrastructure, just like VMware using a Linux derived kernel and it is #1...

Tags: Linux, software cost, Linux Distro, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700It's been about a year since the original RIM BlackBerry Bold made its debut, and while it remains a very solid device, it's about time that a flashier, faster model took over the reigns. And that device would be the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700. Not only...

Tags: Handhelds, BlackBerry Bold 9700, RIM BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry Bold, RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700, Research In Motion Ltd., T-Mobile, Bold 9700

Product reviews 2009-11-05

News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN

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.: Sam Diaz: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft...

Tags: Layoff, MSN, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Storage, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-11-05

Google Maps and the mystery of the non-existent town

anagram softwareDid you get the words "not real" out of it? With an extra "G" left over?Brilliant!Good find! If that isn't the solution, then it sure is one heck of a coincidence.It wouldn't surprise me at all if that is it. Similar things -- adding a fictional item...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Network technology, Zack, Yahoo Maps, Google Inc., Google Maps, Argleton

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Ramji delivers a CodePlex process

this Ramji guy is a M$ agent...that is paid by M$ through the 'foundation'.This foundation is a sham designed by M$ to spread confusion and drive interest away from real foundations like FSF.You should like M$They're big GOP contributors. Ballmer goes Galt. A real trollSo this is a troll?It has:Unnuanced...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Ramji, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Oracle giving EU a hard time over Sun buy

Oh my, must not up set the crazy EU.Pfttt....A small question why EU can stop or affect a deal inside usa ..... or is the deal is global ....Also we EU dont fork MYSQL into something purely EU ... and tell Oracle to go to hell. If the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Xobni expands to include enterprise but where are Web, Mobile and even Mac versions

Search tools more than important!!!Good that mostly everbody knows that in business life nothing works without e-mail and even that important is a reliable and fast search tool for Outlook! One of those is Lookeen It has so many features which lighten your work that is amazing. It works with...

Tags: Groupware, Microsoft Office, Mail.app, Entourage, Web, Xobni, Microsoft Outlook, Apple Macintosh, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

U.S. Ethics Committee staffer file-shares sensitive document

So the answer will be change the technology, right??...I certainly hope not. The person responsible should be fired immediately, if this group is supposed to be so secretive and protective of their data. Putting ANY work-related material on your personal computer is not only a bad idea, it may be...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), U.S. Ethics Committee staffer, U.S. Ethics Committee, sensitive document, staffer, file-sharing

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Are iPhone users really as vacuous as this study reveals?

IM BreakupI broke up with someone once via IM. And I've been dumped through e-mail.It ain't like the good ol' days.Hey Annie...my iPhone's broken. If you're reading this, it's off for tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after that... Maybe I've found someone better...RE: Are iPhone users really...

Tags: Smart phones, Instant messaging, Apple iPhone, iPhone Users, Retreevo

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over Alex, Nook

I kind of want to see barnes and noble win this one...The whole concept of a sliding image preview isn't exactly revolutionary, and it does look decidedly different from the bulky, 2003-esque block interface of the alex.On a personal note, I think the alex looks like some children's toy out...

Tags: Sales channel, E-books, NDA, Barnes & Noble Inc., B&N, credit card, patent, Nook, password

Discussion threads 2009-11-03