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- For coal and cows we ignore the polluted water
- And This has what to do.......with IT, Computer Tech, etc? Just another political screed by a Left Wing Nut Job who has no business with a blog on ZD Net.Maybe it was just...to get under your skin. If so, it succeeded beyond the authors wildest dreams. If...
- Tags: Blogging, polluted water
- Discussion threads 2009-09-13
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- News to know: Scareware; HP; SAP; Cloud computing
- 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. Dancho Danchev: The ultimate guide to scareware protection Gallery: The ultimate guide to scareware protection 9/11...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Andrew Nusca, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-14
- Windmills stir up opposition
- In many parts of the U.S. you can't simply put up a windmill to generate electricity for your own use. Grandpa may have used one to pump water out on the farm, but now it's NIMBY time. After all, one of them might topple over and kill the...
- Tags: Turbine, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-09-13
- For coal and cows we ignore the polluted water
- Our American system often reflects the basic values of the nation, and it's clear that money trumps public health. I'm not talking about the medical industry. Not in the purview of this blog. Today there's an expose of how much dangerous crud is in drinking water around...
- Tags: Industry, Food & Beverage, Strategy, Manufacturing, Management, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-09-13
- Weed killer in American drinking water, Part II
- Profit is king.Once enough of that is deemed to be made on a secure repeatable basis, you may then tackle issues such as this.Drinking water is too low tech, anyway...When I talked to a guy who works for our local water company, it made me realize just how low-tech the...
- Tags: Drinking Water, ivy
- Discussion threads 2009-08-24
- Is there a green fossil fuel?
- The natural gas interests are interested in the being the first choice fuel in the American future. A report just issued from the Potential Gas Committee sure makes natural gas look like the best potential fuel for generating electricity in coming decades. The U.S. is actually adding to...
- Tags: Coal, Natural Gas, Fossil Fuel, Natural Gas Interest, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-06-18
- Teflon: is it safe?
- A comment to one of my recent posts said: "Hey you wanna do a story? Try researching Teflon and what the FDA's special group studying it has been up to and what the manufacturer has been doing. Then think about all the teflon coating in fast food, popcorn and cooking...
- Tags: FDA, DuPont Co., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Teflon, Federal Government, Food & Beverage, Government, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-05-14
- Computers make the case for globalization
- Computers make the case for globalizationlol - What planet are you on?Essentially, your whole blog amounts to: globalization is good because a company can plug into a global supply chain and keep costs down. Did you go to school to learn that?Globalization is only possible because we can rape the...
- Tags: Operational accounting, computer, globalization, coffee maker, free trade, government
- Discussion threads 2008-11-14
- Chilling data from the Arctic
- Chilling data from the ArcticSo much hyperbole, so little factPolar bear populations are on the rise. It's stupid to think that the polar bear is so unadaptable that it can't handle a decrease in ice floes. They'll just hunt from shore. Life adapts.BTW, the sea ice is the SECOND lowest...
- Tags: Polar Bear population, Arctic, bear, lake, ice
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- Sure, energy tech is sexy and could be profitable. But think real green, as in chlorophyll and growing plants. That's the most crucial green tech now.
- There's a lot of interest in alternative energy tech and ways to utilize fossil fuels more efficiently. There's considerable push now for more nuclear power. And all that makes economic and ecological sense: energy is at the base of the economic pyramid, less energy means less of everything for...
- Tags: Agriculture, Green Technology, Africa, Tech, Green Revolution, Leadership, Management, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-06-22
- Nanoparticles used to trap oil drops
- Rice University researchers have found a new way to spontaneously assemble nanoparticles into bag-like sacs. Their 'nanobatons' could be used to clean up oil spills by trapping oil droplets in polluted waters. These nanoparticles could even be more useful for delivering drugs. The researchers found that 'ultraviolet light and magnetic...
- Tags: Rice University, Nanotube, Researcher, Nanoparticle, Nanotechnology, Semiconductors, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-05-31
- That Florida beach isn't just sand, it could be a lot of crap
- Now that you've read the headline, here's the brutal research result: fecal bacteria are likely lurking in that sunny beach where you've lain in the sun. Seems those micro-organisms can find the damp sand about as comfortable a medium as, say, some human's lower intestine.The research also indicates that...
- Tags: Bacteria, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Canada caught on its own tar baby. Tar sand investments now a dead duck?
- As one Canadian newspaper put it. Ducks in Alberta died a crude death. One of the species of ducks that died on a pond filled with crude oil polluted water: Bufflehead. Here's a picture of a gorgeous male Bufflehead in fine fettle. ...
- Tags: Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-05-01
- Nuclear waste, cheaper than Iraq, more expensive than a new laptop
- Seems you and I and all the American taxpayers are paying big-time for nuclear waste. Now I realize the costs are paltry compared to occupying countries in Asia, the costs of nuclear waste storage running only into tens of billions, not trillions. But it is irksome to this...
- Tags: Laptop Computer, Waste, Government, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- Water, water everywhere, but only 2% to drink
- GoingGreen, Davis CA: where'll we get the water? The panel: Dennis Merens, Director North America, Dow Venture Capital group. John Sylvia, Partner, Texas Pacific Group. A. Judson Hill, Managine Director, Halifax Group. ------ The moderator begins by reminding us that water...
- Tags: Pipe, China, America, Beverage, Pricing Strategy, Water, AJH, DM, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2007-09-11
- New tech offers hydrogen fuel on demand
- New tech offers hydrogen fuel on demandWhat's the mileage?Okay, you want us to pay $18/gallon to run this tech. Tell me, what kind of MPG do you get for that money? At 155 miles to a tank, it doesn't sound remotely likely that ANYONE would use this. ...
- Tags: carbon dioxide, hydrogen
- Discussion threads 2007-03-27
- Oxfam: Innovating to deliver humanitarian relief
- Oxfam: Innovating to deliver humanitarian reliefAre Large Foreign NGOs Always Best?Although some large aid projects can be delivered only via governments or foreign NGOs like Oxfam; small local organisations which work through groups of local people, respecting local cultures, are often more effective at delivering sustainable development.Several decades of large-scale...
- Tags: Leadership, Strategy, NGO, local people, foreign NGO, Oxfam
- Discussion threads 2006-12-11
- Intel takes back lead in U.S. retail
- Intel takes back lead in U.S. retailAMD Not Doing Well? Oh No...C'mon AMD...Don't let Intel take advantage of market share from you...Yeah, Intel had to use Fire Sale pricing to do it.And their 10Q results show it.Say what? When did AMD have these numbers.Where did you come up with...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Processors, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Takes
- Discussion threads 2006-07-10
- By 2020, kiss the snows of Kilimanjaro goodbye
- By 2020, kiss the snows of Kilimanjaro goodbyeGlobal warming is inconveniantI was amazed this morning that on Good Morning America a Shell spokesman actually conceded that global warming is happening. Of course Exxon still funds huge amounts of cash in special "research" groups that say global warming is a...
- Tags: Planet Earth, hemisphere, global warming
- Discussion threads 2006-05-23
- Are you feeling angry? Log on the Net!
- This is not a knock on old media. Really. Even if the supreme irony of David Ignatius' column, From 'Connectedness' to Conflict, is that it is being delivered to most of the world electronically, it is fundamentally flawed in its thinking. Here are a few bits:...
- Tags: elite, David Ignatius
- Blog posts 2006-02-22
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