The global energy challenge: Awash with carbon : Nature News & Comment:
Happy days, all you can eat at the energy banquet.
Or would that be happy daze.:-(
This is a great visual summary from the article in 2-page brochure and graphics of our fuel consumption ways.
Note how much China has passed the USA and how much of Chinese energy is from coal.
Ouch!
Everything You Need to Know About Google Glass – IGN: Here’s everything you need to know about Google Glass (Glasses really). This article discusses if the Glass is half empty or half full. I think it will work in the same way as bluetooth. Once you have used it, it is hard to go back…
By Dr. Elmer B. Hall Today, Dec. 10, 2025, we release of The Refractive Thinker® Vol. XXVI: Dynamics of Power—Unveiling the Social Forces That Shape Us at a launch promo price of $1.99. This edition marks another milestone in the award-winning series founded and led by Dr. Cheryl Lentz, the Chief Refractive Thinker®. This volume…
The United States faces what we describe as a “Fiscal Scissors” dynamic — a widening structural gap between the growth rate of federal U.S. debt 2026 and the growth rate of the productive economy. This divergence does not emerge from a single fiscal year anomaly; it reflects a compounding trajectory that shapes long-term policy constraints….
IBM is again the leader in patents issued. That’s 28 years and running. IBM had 9,130 patents issued in 2020, compared to the next highest, Samsung with 6,416. There’s about 15 electronic and manufacturing companies with 2,000 to 3,000 patents issued. Note that all the top 10 are electronics and/or chip makers. Forbes has a…
— Article 2 of 2: The Intergenerational Betrayal — With COP30 now concluded in Belém, the global consensus on climate action faces a moment of reckoning. The final outcome—while preserving multilateral cooperation—fell short of transformational commitments, most notably by omitting any agreement to phase out fossil fuels. As Article 1 established, collective efforts remain aligned…
Check out the Corporate Responsibility Report by Walmart for 2012. http://www.walmartstores.com/sites/responsibility-report/2012/pdf/wmt_2012_grr.pdf This is very impressive. It not only includes such things as Energy and Carbon Footprint from all of Walmart’s stores, it also addresses the impact of the products and foods from suppliers and how sustainable they are. Walmart’s goals of renewable energy are pretty impressive,…
