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ZDNet Author Biography: Harry Fuller is a media veteran, having spent decades in TV news in the San Francisco Bay Area. As GeneralManager of KPIX-TV CBS he founded one of the nation's first TV station websites in early 1995. He was News Direcor at TechTV when it was founded in 1998. ...; more about Harry Fuller »

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Greentech Investing: Not So Fast: There's an inevitable slowdown in venture capital investing and that's not good news for Silicon Valley nor the Cleantech start-ups. Last quarter VC activity was about one-third of the same quarter last year. While economists claim there's plenty of capital around, the investments being made are more cautious....; Tags: Bank, Alternative Energy, American Media, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-10-02
Drill, baby, drill: cheap gasoline, oil a-plenty! Whoopee!: While the banking community chews its nails, and worries about golfing fees, there are some corporations licking their chops. And sharpening those drill bits. The American offshore oil drilling moratorium expires at the end of this month. There'll be no attempt to revive any part of it....; Tags: Offshore, Gasoline, Outsourcing, Banking, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Financial Services, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-09-24
Chilling data from the Arctic: Less ice, more water. More swimming, fewer polar bears. That seems to be the conclusion from some recent Arctic data. Oh, and the ARctic is belching methane, a greenhouse gas far worse at warming the atmosphere than mere CO2. The loss of...; Tags: Polar Bear, Ice, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-09-23
If you ordered a GM Volt, you may be disappointed...: The Detroit auto makers have a problem. Like BearStearns, MerrillLynch, Lehman Brothers, etc. etc. etc. They need to borrow cash from U.S. government, meaning taxpayers like you and me. And suddenly the U.S. Congress is balking on the 25-billion dollar loans. Course, maybe the Federal Reserve...; Tags: General Motors Corp., Document Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-09-18
Arctic Class of '08: less ice, but not the least: Above phjoto taken last week by NASA satellite. The Arctic ice cap is relatively small this year, but it ranks as only second smallest. The Ice Class of '07 still reigns. That's the latest word from the National Snow and Ice Data Center which...; Tags: Greenland, Glacier, Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-09-17

Drill, baby, drill--revisited: Despite the House having approved a new bill on ofshore oil drilling, it now appears unlikely there will be a change in the law. That means the current offshore moratorium on driling expires at the end of this month. Then it is presumed the government will...; Tags: Offshore, Oil, Petroleum, Telecom & Utilities, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-09-17
One, long unbroken string of weather records--what do they tell us?: For over 41,000 days running, daily weather stats and observations of the natural cycles have been made at exactly the same place in New Paltz, New York. And this remarkable record is giving hints of how climate has changed in this one spot since 1896. These records are...; Tags: Record, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-09-16
The real life cost of trying to ignore nature: Down along the Texas Gulf Coast this week, man's arrogance has been hard hit by Ike. Even the Texas land commissioner is now muttering about things like zoning and building restrictions. I hope that guy has secret service level protection. Them's fightin' words down in the Lone...; Tags: Texas, Beach, State Legislature, Land Guy, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-09-16
Drill, baby, drill...but will the sun shine as well?: I'm betting the offshore oil drilling moratorium in the United States is toast. It expires on September 30th. And the rush among Congressional Democrats to pass a new moratorium bill is not likely to find much support in the White House. Today the Democrats will...; Tags: Offshore, Republican, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-09-16
Cheap oil signal end of greentech bubble?: Oil futures are dropping to depths not seen for months. Even Hurricane Ike was not able to hike up the oil futures. That devastating hurricane was trumped by the downward spin of the world's stock markets and a slew of other unencouraging economic stats. So...; Tags: Private Equity, Stock, Stock Market, Investment, IPO, Finance, Financial Services, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-09-15
Feds to continue highway money flow. But mass transit?: I recently blogged about the lower gasoline sales and lower federal revenue leading to a nearly broke Highway Trust Fund. The US government now finds that Trust Fund worthy of a bail-out, paltry next to the debts of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, tiny compared to the fed guarantees...; Tags: Job, Green Technology, Detroit, Money, Government, Taxes, Recruitment & Selection, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-09-12
What are we breathing now? Let me guess...: There may be a partial answer at a newly created section of the EPA website. It lists all admitted toxic emissions from factories, government operations and other facilities around the U.S. Here's where you can go search your own zip code, or the one for your kid's school....; Tags: Food, ZIP Code, Refinery, Chevron Corp., Food & Beverage, Web Site Development, Financial Statements, Web Technology, Manufacturing, Internet, Financial Accounting, Finance, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-09-10
Lawns getting greener: The Environmental Protection Agency is moving up the restrictions on emissions fron many small engines. This will include outboard motors lawnmowers. Those new, small conbustion engines will have to get cleaner over the next few years. Perhaps they can couple that move with a little...; Tags: Lawn, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-09-09
Coal's outspoken enemy and his uphill battle: NASA climate scientist James Hansen is anti-coal. And he states his case firmly wherever he goes. He cites coal-burning as a major contributor to greenhouse gas in the atmosphere and a spur to global warming. Hansen was in Britain to testify on behalf of protestors there...; Tags: Coal, James Hansen, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-09-09
Cities poised as leaders in a globally warmed world: Here's the results of a report by the folks at ethisphere. Their pick for the top urban sustainability centers by 2020: Toronto Singapore Hyderabad Cape Town Abu Dhabi New York City London Melbourne Curitiba Frankfurt ...; Tags: City, Leader, Leadership, Management, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-09-08
The pain moves up the chain: You hate the price of gasoline if you drive a car in America. Many of us are driving less. Some are even buying more efficient cars. Waiting lists for Smartcar and hybrids are old news. I recently blogged about the mini-fad for golf carts on the...; Tags: Car, Gasoline, Sales Strategy, Taxes, Sales, Financial Planning, Finance, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-09-06
What's up, what's down on our warming planet?: Glaciers are down, the ocean is up. Here are some details: Europe is losing its Alpine snowmass. Glaciers in Europe have lost 25% of their snowmass since 1980. It's more than agony for skiers. Huge sections of rock and rubble are leaving...; Tags: Meter, Glacier, Business Ethics, Government, Leadership, Management, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-09-06
Hybrids v. Pickensplan? You do the pickin': Some of the folks touting hybrid cars--standard fuel plus electric--think their favored technology runs against the plans of T. Boone Pickens. I recently blogged Pickens' pick of CNG as a great new transit fuel for American drivers. Over at Hybridowners they're saying electric hybrids and eventually plug-ins will...; Tags: Car, Hybrid, Folk, Hybridowners Site, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-09-03
What's hot, what's not, in energy land: What's hot? Wind says the MSM and all the ads being sponsored by former oilman T. Boone Pickens. Pickens is going to get lots of play because he can spend lots of money. You may have seen some of his ads. Pickens...; Tags: U.S., Clean Technology, Natural Gas, Pickens, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-09-02
Clean-tech gets political while China moves into first place: Clean-tech is getting more and more political. With so much money and government subsidy, or not, at stake, it was inevitable. A leading greentech venture capitalist spoke at the Democratic Convention. And the governor of Montana spoke about declaring energy independence for America, and added we Americans...; Tags: China, Medal, Clean Technology, Montana, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-08-27