It Keeps Getting Cheaper To Install Solar Panels In The U.S. | ThinkProgress: The cost of solar is dropping and the install capacity is quietly on the rise. Prices are down to $.30 to $.90 per watt. Plus the market is starting to be healthier. China is no longer allowed to dump their (artificially cheap) over capacity on the US and EU. Even the White House is jumping onto sun power. Very cool. ‘via Blog…
Why the World Bank Is Taking On Climate Change – NationalJournal.com: “www.KEP2.com” Caral Davenport of the National Journal spoke with Rachel Kyte, the World Bank’s vice president of sustainable development, about the economic impact of climate change. The world bank is taking some rather aggressive action. (Also watch the debate on global warming that follows. Hmmm?.) Some of us would argue, that if you don’t want governments to take more active roles in sustainability, then we…
Holding back the ocean (via The Cost of Energy) The inevitability of sea level rise (emphasis added): Small numbers can imply big things. Global sea level rose by a little less than 0.2 metres during the 20th century – mainly in response to the 0.8 °C of warming humans have caused through greenhouse…
The Intellectual Property Landscape: USPTO to Update Patent Bar Exam Again Reports Wysebridge Patent Bar Review: Raising the BAR on the IP Bar. The exam would change because of all the new laws. As well, the backdrop in the courts is very fluid. Some of the problems, of course, is that a lot of the changes are just starting to filter into the books and web sources. With 1/3 of the Patent Bar exam new,…
The Costco Connection – July 2013 – Page 47: Really cool about Chia. We knew about the tea and the drinks, but who knew about all the other uses of Chia. Substitute for eggs. Even tells a little history. Short article is jam-packed as is the little Chia seed. ‘via Blog this’
The Rise of the Intangible Economy: U.S. GDP Counts R&D, Artistic Creation – Businessweek: WOW. GDP is going to be re-calibrated to include Intangible assets. They hadn’t been included because, well, they were kinda hard to measure. ? Huh ? So expenses on a bridge or a factory becomes part of GDP and part of the “capital” of a working economy, but investment in R&D is simply an expense, with no intrinsic value for the…
