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Written by Jeanne Roberts
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Wednesday, 28 May 2008 |
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Here in the upper Midwest temperatures have remained low, and nighttime temperatures are still falling into the frost range, a weather pattern that seems ominously persistent as spring approaches with slowly greening trees, and the absence of sunshine and fallow cornfields. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 01 June 2008 )
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Written by Miranda Marquit
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Wednesday, 28 May 2008 |
Right now, there's an Exxon Mobil (XOM) shareholder meeting going on in Texas. If you have proxy votes to cast due to XOM stock, you should be doing so today. And there are some serious fights going on right now.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 May 2008 )
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Written by Michelle Haimoff
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Wednesday, 28 May 2008 |
Photo: ReefRaff, Creative Commons, Flickr<
I attended the NetSquared Year 3 Conference on May 27-28, 2008 in San Jose, CA, right after Memorial Day weekend. I had spent the weekend in Berkeley, CA at my friend Sammy's wedding so I was a little shaky for the meet and greet on Monday night, but Jean Russell from Nurture Girl stepped in as my unofficial political adviser and helped me network within minutes.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 24 June 2008 )
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Written by Eben Esterhuizen
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Wednesday, 28 May 2008 |
"In the U.S., the Euro Area and the U.K., the track record of inflation during the past few years has deteriorated to the point that a material loss of credibility may well be imminent for all three central banks involved - the Fed, the ECB and the Bank of England," wrote Willem Buiter in a recent piece published by the Financial Times.
"Not surprisingly, mean inflation expectation one year ahead (according to the University of Michigan survey) now stand at 5.7 percent. Mean inflation expectations 5 to 10 years ahead are 3.5 percent. Loss of credibility in the Fed’s willingness and/or ability to maintain price stability is a fact - not surprising, given the institution’s willingness to cut rates massively and swiftly when the real economy turned down, despite continuing high inflation."
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 May 2008 )
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Written by Michelle Haimoff
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Tuesday, 27 May 2008 |
The N2Y3 2008 Mashup Challenge featured 21 teams competing for funding for initiatives ranging from saving endangered languages to ending genocide. On the first day of the conference each team was permitted two minutes to describe their projects, many of which focused on themes like government transparency and corporate accountability, and all of which rely very heavily on websites and social networking platforms. Mapping proved to be a very popular tool for organizing information.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 24 June 2008 )
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Written by Jeanne Roberts
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Tuesday, 27 May 2008 |
Photo:kables, Creative Commons, Flickr
A Canadian teen, working in his spare time, has discovered bacteria that will biodegrade plastic. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 01 June 2008 )
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Written by Miranda Marquit
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Tuesday, 27 May 2008 |
For the most part, Big Oil is hesitant to embrace alternative energy, preferring instead to push for more drilling. For some, however, it appears that the industry is seeing the writing on the wall. Even Big Oil execs know that the days of fossil fuels may be numbered. As a result, Exxon (XOM) is heading into the business of hybrid car batteries, BP (BP) is investing in jatropha and Chevron (CVX) is looking into solar energy.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 01 June 2008 )
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Written by Jeanne Roberts
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Monday, 26 May 2008 |
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Last week, a rumor that the highly regarded, Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) was planning to lower its long-term forecast for worldwide oil supplies spiked oil prices over $135 per barrel, an historic high. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 01 June 2008 )
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Written by Miranda Marquit
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Monday, 26 May 2008 |
Photo:mandj98, Creative Commons, Flickr
Could Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon see oil wells? |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 27 May 2008 )
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Written by Jeanne Roberts
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Sunday, 25 May 2008 |
It’s an appalling story and indicative of the level to which America's internal security forces have sunk.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 27 May 2008 )
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