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Biodiesel's future

I recently spoke with Innovation Fuels CEO John Fox. His firm already makes biodiesel at plants in Milwaukee and New York Harbor. He says next year will see a growth in bodiesel production in the U.S. The 2010 federal requirement calls for all diesel oil--heating and vehicles--to...

Tags: Biodiesel, Innovation Fuels, John Fox, Soy, Diesel, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-13

California becomes official dry state

California becomes official dry stateThere is plenty of waterit is simply not clean, fresh water. The Pacific Ocean is very near. There is, however, a process to desalinate the water, proven over the years, called reverse osmosis. It is very reliable, and once the startup costs are taken care of,...

Tags: Pacific Ocean

Discussion threads 2009-02-27

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Ding Dong, The Vista's DEAD!

Vista is still alive here..."Vista definitely improved"Vista-preinstalled SP1/SP2 Just Works, so I have no immediate plans to upgrade to Windows 7. Right now, I don't want to tempt fate.I don't see why people get all emo over Vista's UAC. It doesn't bother me.Yes, everyone says that Windows 7 is better...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-10-24

Biodiesel's future

The bio-scam ...What is so great about destroying food sources to feed an engine that gets less millage than a regular gas guzzler??Funny thing about soyIt is one of the most prevalent food allergies.Don't believe me? Just do a search on "soy allergy" and read the results.

Tags: Food & Beverage, biodiesel

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Ford says its greening paint, regardless of the paint's color

Putting paint onto new cars entails off-gassing, heating, drying, some intensive engergy-use. At least that's how it used to be. Ford says it is now converting plants to a new process that applies three layers one after the other. Simplifies, shortens and fredcues energy needs of the...

Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Ford Motor Co., Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-06

Samsung Reclaim SPH-M560 (Sprint)

Photo gallery:Samsung Reclaim SPH-M560With green living very much in the public consciousness, green gadgets are becoming more popular. Exactly what that concept means can vary--for some it's as simple as a device that uses less power--but manufacturers are applying the label to everything from televisions to cameras. For cell phones,...

Tags: Keyboards, Sprint Communications, Samsung Reclaim, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-08-06

China's not backing down but Green Dam Girl fights back

Green Dam Girl is the manifestation of Chinese youth's anger over Youth Escort. There was a glimmer of hope that China would take an honorable retreat on Green Dam-Youth Escort and only require PC makers to ship the software on CD or with an install...

Tags: China, Government, Vertical Industries, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Cisco's random acts of green-ness

Two disclosures before I get to the body of this entry: First, an apology to the Linksys executive that I spoke with several weeks (maybe, ahem, two months ago) about their sustainability issues. Sorry it has taken so long to actually WRITE this post. Sorry for having...

Tags: Sustainability, Supply Chain, Cisco Systems Inc., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-04-29

Readers share some advice for Starbucks

Readers share some advice for StarbucksCoffee is about relationships . . .I know it sounds old fashioned, but I know in blue-collar America my own experiences, many relationships still revolve around the all-mighty coffee pot. From the tendency to congregate in the kitchen with friends after a meal, to...

Tags: Starbucks Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-06

Palm Treo Pro (Sprint)

Recently, Sprint confirmed the rumors and announced that it will add the Palm Treo Pro to its smartphone lineup starting March 15. Unfortunately, the news received lukewarm response given that most people's attention is focused on another Palm smartphone coming to the carrier (that'd be the Palm Pre, of course)....

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Keyboards, Handhelds, Palm Treo, Palm Inc., Palm Treo Pro, smart phone, keyboard, Sprint Communications

Product reviews 2009-03-10

Motorola Renew W233 (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:Motorola Renew W233The story of T-Mobile'sMotorola Renew W233 lies not in what it offers--its features are quite minimal--but rather in what it is. Billed as the world's first carbon neutral cell phone, the Renew is made entirely of recycled water bottles at least the plastic parts and it comes...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Motorola Inc., T-Mobile, Moto, Motorola Renew

Product reviews 2009-02-04

A quick Thanksgiving digression

A quick Thanksgiving digressionVegetarian ThanksgivingI'm a vegetarian, and I love thanksgiving because I've pretty much taken it over in my family and am allowed to cook entirely vegetarian meals for thanksgiving dinner (though usually someone ends up bringing a small turkey for those who can't do without).The centerpiece of my...

Tags: year-I

Discussion threads 2008-11-26

Join my hypertensive club

Join my hypertensive clubThe greater majority don't need drugs...at least for long term if they change their diet, exercise and lose weight. Realistically only a small percentage of people really need to take a pill regimen to control their blood pressure and cholesterol. As always consult more than one physician......

Tags: HEALTHCARE, hypertension, blood pressure, deficiency, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

Have we all become a bunch of anxious, depressed, sleep-deprived irritable stress-heads?

Have we all become a bunch of anxious, depressed, sleep-deprived irritable stress-heads?To answer your question, yes.I'd write more, but I'm too busy.ChrisBusy IT LifestyleIt's true - the IT world is very hectic and requires lots of work as well as time to research and respond to messages in many forms....

Tags: Food & Beverage, Sleep Apnea, Eating Well

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

I... B... Wha?

The following is a true story, and happened to me today. I'm on a business trip visiting Richmond, Virginia --  which for those of you kids reading this piece, is the state capital, has a population of over 200,000, and is home to...

Tags: Computer, IBM Corp., Productivity, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-09-30

HP ditches the box for Walmart notebook promotion

Which notebook would you rather buy as a consumer, one that comes home with oodles of styrofoam and cardboard and plastic. Or one that ditches the cardboard altogether and even comes with its own messenger bag for you to carry it home in? Both Hewlett-Packard and...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Linksys Inc., Notebooks, Home Networking, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Networking, Personal Technology, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Palm Treo Pro (unlocked)

Photo gallery:Palm Treo ProWhile not the best-kept secret in the technology world, with leaked photos and videos all over the Net, we were still amped over Palm's official unveiling of the Palm Treo Pro. And why wouldn't we be? The smartphone looked pretty sharp, both inside and out. However, now...

Tags: Cellular phones, Handhelds, Palm Treo, Palm Inc., Treo Pro, Palm Treo Pro

Product reviews 2008-08-27

Linksys WRT610N Wi-Fi router delivers dual bands, simultaneously

If you’re the type who likes to wirelessly stream HD video from your PC to your TV, or if you live in a densely populated environment that’s packed with interference in the 2.4GHz range, listen up. Linksys has unveiled a dual-band Draft N Wi-Fi...

Tags: Router, Network, Wi-Fi Router, Linksys Inc., Linksys WRT610N Wi-Fi Router, WRT610N, Home Networking, Networking, Personal Technology, Rik Fairlie

Blog posts 2008-07-02

VC Supports Next, Greener Generation of Biotech

Using, not losing, all the carbon. Courtesy Zeachem and Mohr Davidow. Click on diagram for full view. We've had several blogs here recently reflecting the building political anxiety around the current generation of biofuels, esp. those based on using food products. You...

Tags: Food, Biofuel, Biodiesel, Clean Technology, Zeahcem, OPX, Genomatica, Biotechnology, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-04-29

New data center facilities company finds green home on the range

New data center facilities company finds green home on the rangeGreen is GoodI would really like to see the business model as to how the ROI's will work. Green is a great thing to do however it can be costly when trying to create and maintain a facility that runs...

Tags: Data centers, Storage, Desktops, data center facilities company, New data center facilities company, data center

Discussion threads 2008-02-19