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- Following the money
- It's time to follow the money, and there may be a lot of it to follow as it flows from China, Saudi Arabia and Japan to Washington and then is recycled into states and cities across America. Last week Departrment of Housing and Urban Development HUD started doling out...
- Tags: Energy Efficiency, Insulation, Money, HUD Website, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-03-03
- Don't insulate, Nansulate, says Florida cleantech company
- Thermal testing. Courtesy Industrial Nanotech. Energy costs are now serious business for industries, office managers, and home owners across the world. Buildings account for over half of the energy use in the U.S. and a fair portion of that is for heating and...
- Tags: Insulation, Clean Technology, European Union, Nansulate, Energy Cost, Nanotechnology, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Photos: Shuttle suffers gouge out of heat shield
- NASA says the damage to the space shuttle Endeavour is minor, but are examining its ceramic tiles to determine a plan of action.NASA discovered a 3.5-inch gouge out of the space shuttle Endeavour''s heat shield and are deciding whether to send astronauts on a space walk to repair it. Teacher-turned-astronaut...
- Tags: Shuttle, photograph, shuttle, tile, NASA, walk, inspection, truss, insulation, shield, ice, scanner, Earth, scientist, handheld
- Image galleries 2007-08-13
- Can nanotechnology be good for climate?
- The UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Defra has recently released a long report stating that nanotechnology might offer hope for climate change. This study has focused on 5 specific areas: fuel additives, solar cells, the hydrogen economy, batteries and insulation. The conclusion of this report is that...
- Tags: Energy &, Environment, Health &, Medicine, Nanotechnology, Science &, Nature
- Blog posts 2007-05-23
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- Carbon Wars in the U.S. Senate
- Carbon Wars in the U.S. SenateWhy is this on ZDNet?I mean, don't you guys have your own websites to post this BS?RE: Carbon Wars in the U.S. SenateThe Cap and SCAM system is the biggest load of horse manure I have ever witnessed. I can't even believe people were...
- Tags: Construction, Personal finance, window, U.S. Senate, tax credit, tax
- Discussion threads 2009-06-27
- Green boom busted?
- Green boom busted?Silly thing about investorsThey want a guarantee of a return. And unfortunately this alternative energy thing is a tough nut to crack. The only forms of energy that seem to work reliably and cheaply other than burning things are wind, which is still not so reliable because the...
- Tags: Taxes, Personal finance, Right Now IT, alternative energy, tax
- Discussion threads 2009-06-04
- Is Steve Jobs too frail for even a Town Hall fight?
- Is Steve Jobs too frail for even a Town Hall fight?Hell, I wouldn't want to be be there till 1am either,regardless of my health.Balanced article. Couple of thoughts...I think this article is quite balanced.----Steve Jobs could be too ill or there might be gawkers or even press there and the...
- Tags: Stock options, Benefits, Investment, Personal finance, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., STEVE JOBS IS
- Discussion threads 2009-04-29
- 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid
- Since we last saw it as a 2007 model, the 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid (and its Mercury-badged sibling, the Mariner Hybrid) has undergone a few changes. Externally, the look has been refined--particularly in the Limited trim level, with its chrome trim--and in the cabin, the old CD-based navigation and...
- Tags: Storage, Ford Motor Co., gasoline engine, Ford Escape, Escape Hybrid, Ford Escape Hybrid
- Product reviews 2009-04-20
- Beware of the "premium" netbook cash grab
- Beware of the "premium" netbook cash grab1.6GHz, 1GB RAM, and 160GB hard drive... Meh!I got that for $300...RE: Beware of the A premium Netbook or a entry level notebook? This line is starting to only be defined by the Atom and a smaller keyboard.Charging for styleA couple of years ago,...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), netbook
- Discussion threads 2009-03-24
- Juror Tweet: "I just gave away TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS of somebody else's money"
- Twittering from the jury he was serving on as it was awarding a massive settlement against a building materials company by Jonathon Powell of Fayetteville Arkansas has resulted in defense motions for a mistrial. Powell "was predisposed toward giving a verdict that would impress his audience." by...
- Tags: Verdict, Twitter, E-mail, Blogging, Online Communications, Internet, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-03-13
- Ashampoo 3D CAD Professional 1.09 (Windows)
- Ashampoo 3D CAD Professional is a completely new german development, based on up-to-date technology (e.g. .NET, c#) with numerous new features. With the aid of 2D-DXF / DWG import as well as 2D DXF export features even the exchange of floor plans with other project members or clients presents no...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Feature, Ashampoo, Ashampoo 3D CAD Professional, Virtual Reality, C#, .Net, Scripting Languages, Construction, Emerging Technologies, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2009-03-09
- Where's American energy policy headed?
- I blogged some about the apparent content of the "stimulus" spending bill. There's money in it for a number of energy-related matters from insulation to better battery tech. Now comes some clarification on policy intentions from one of the Obadmin execs on what he sees as...
- Tags: Battery, Exec, Salazar, National Forest Land, Engineering, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-02-13
- Green stimuli?
- How much green for greentech in the "stimulus" bill that looks to be headed to law? I have not read the whole 1400 pages and I will not use the energy it would take to do so. But here's some of what I've gleaned. $20 bn for...
- Tags: Renewable Energy, Battery, Taxes, Telecom & Utilities, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-02-12
- Forget red or blue, is Washington turning green?
- More tax breaks for alternative energy could be in the offing. And one of the largest wind farms in planning stage awaits a Presidential yay or nay. A House committee has just approved a $20 billion dollar alternative energy package. Much of that money would go for...
- Tags: Turbine, Tax Credit, House Committee, Taxes, Personal Finance, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-01-26
- Obama's push for alternative energy
- Today President-elect Obama was specific in his call for more spending on energy conservation and on production of alternative, not-fossil-fuel-based, energy. Some items on the Obama wish list for his hoped-for stimulus plan: double alternative energy production in three years, construct a smarter electric grid to reduce waste,...
- Tags: Alternative Energy, Barack Obama, Obama, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-01-08
- Next year: science and greentech in Washington D.C.
- As always, money will dominate American poilitics next year. But it appears science may play a larger role that it has in recent years. The Obama Adnministration wants a scientist at the head of the Energy Department. It would be the first time a Nobel Prize winning scientist...
- Tags: Scientist, Obama Adnministration, Transportation, Advertising & Promotion, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Federal Government, Marketing, Finance, Government, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-12-21
- The Green Enterprise: Foam finds new life [video]
- At the AlwaysOn Venture Summit in Half Moon Bay, Calif., J. Brian Hennessy, chief marketing officer of Mobius Technologies, explains how the company has found a way to turn industrial waste--things like old insulation and the foam from car seats--into resins and glues. These glues are strong enough to be...
- Tags: Car, Video, Manufacturing, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-10
- Foam finds new life
- At the AlwaysOn Venture Summit in Half Moon Bay, Calif., J. Brian Hennessy, chief marketing officer of Mobius Technologies, explains how the company has found a way to turn industrial waste--things like old insulation and the foam from car seats--into resins and glues. These glues are strong enough to be...
- Tags: Car, Manufacturing, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, green, recycling, waste, industrial, chemical, glue, foam, building
- Videos 2008-12-05
- H2O + C = cool idea
- H2O + C = cool ideaGreat PostPosts like this one help restore confidence in a world where confidence is in short supply.RE: H2O C = cool ideaThis is an innovation, and as such it is good for progress in the air conditioning area. Therefore the biggest money loss...
- Tags: C/C++, Programming languages, Strategy, isolation technique, H2O, C, H2O C
- Discussion threads 2008-11-24
- Green tech an integral part of new California Academy of Sciences building
- When I still lived in the San Francisco Bay area, I would often wander up to Golden Gate Park and the museums and exhibits nearby. One of my favorite “historic†buildings in the city was the California Academy of Sciences, which now has been completely overhauled with a green bent....
- Tags: Green Technology, Museum, Construction, Collaboration, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-19
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