Eric Schmidt, the chief executive of Google believes that newspaper executives should create a “new format” for online journalism, including delivery methods that give consumers personalized content they want to read.
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Bailout funds to fix the economy come at a higher cost to U.S. taxpayers. Originally, the Congressional Budget Office had projected that last year’s $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) would cost taxpayers $189 billion. With the new budget thrown in for 2009 and 2010, this figure has risen to $356 billion. (Reuters) The
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Earlier this week, General Electric (GE), announced a huge step in towards transforming the electric grid in Houston, Texas — one of the largest grids in the United States.
GE will work with CenterPoint Energy to implement a smart grid system called Advanced Metering System (AMS) that is designed to provide Houston-based consumers with the ability to better monitor and manage electric use and cost in near real-time.
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Fifteen months ago, U.S. negotiators were booed at at Bali, Indonesia, that U.S. when they threatened to veto an accord laying down a two-year negotiating process to replace the Kyoto Protocol. Yesterday, the U.S.A was applauded at a 175-nation U.N. meeting in Bonn as Todd Stern pledged to “make up for lost time” in reaching
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/1CRs-7lRlPo&hl=en&fs=1] How much can just one hour of energy savings do for hour planet? – 284 Canadian cities and municipalities participating – 3249 cities and towns in 84 countries across all seven continents prepare to unite for Earth Hour – 829 icons and landmarks around the world to switch off lights in support of climate
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China may have surpassed the U.S. as the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases but almost half of the emission increase in China is due to production of exports, most of it to western countries. (CICERO)
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A “persistent” President Obama addressed the nation last night, defending his plan to create jobs, boost the housing market and energize the credit markets. In a primetime address, Obama asked the American people and Congress to support his proposed $3.6 trillion budget, and his ambitious spending and tax proposals one day before the plan begins to move in Congress.
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The banks have been paid after all as have massive bonuses for the very AIG employees that dragged the company down. All this with bailout money!
The Walt Disney Company claims to have a long history of environmental stewardship. But for years the company has been the very antithesis of of anything related to environmental awareness. The very fact that it razed down acres of orange groves in Anaheim to build its first theme park filled with “plastic” fairy tales should
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The word is that Van Jones is soon to be appointed as the Green Czar of the Obama administration. The rumor has been floating around the blogosphere for the last twenty-four hours and although it is yet to be confirmed, here is a summary of what blogs are saying.
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CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta chooses family and a lucrative media career over becoming the US Surgeon General. Gupta, 39, a CNN’s celebrity neurosurgeon was President Barack Obama’s first pick for the job back in January. Apparently he took himself out of the running because he wants to focus on his medical career and
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AT & T has partnered with One Economy and Meraki to bring free WI-FI internet to low income communities Sunnydale Housing Authority, San Francisco’s largest low income housing project. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom gathered with the leaders of the three partnership companies who have successfully helped better San Franciso’s low income communities by providing
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While President Obama makes strides towards dealing with the issue of climate change, many prefer that he focus on fixing the recession first. Republicans like Rush Limbaugh have been quite vocal about it but other political figures like Tony Blair say that climate change must not fall victim to the recession. Can President Obama realistically
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Environmentalists, politicians and eco-minded individuals everywhere have begun to view President Obama as a new Green Messiah. In just a few weeks the President has elevated the fight against global warming to higher levels of seriousness.
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At approximately 7:00 AM PST tomorrow, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will announce the development of a large scale wave power project off the coast of San Francisco. The project promises to bring wave energy and jobs to the Bay Area.
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Starting on Friday, February 27th, 10,000 students and other young people from across the country will converge upon Washington D.C. to demand immediate action on green jobs and climate change.
The Power Shift ’09 (www.powershift09.org) summit kicks off on Friday, February 27 and culminates on Monday, March 2, when the youth and their families will don green hard hats and gather on the steps of the Capitol.
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President Obama estimates a deficit of $1.75 trillion, equal to 12.3 percent of U.S. gross domestic product. He also delivered a $3.6 Trillion Budget Blueprint.
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President Barack Obama gathered politicians and public last night to talk about how to avert the worst economic disaster in since the depression through his plan to improve health care, schools and the environment.
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The bailout plan is not working. This morning’s New York Times has reported that the U.S. government is facing mounting pressure to add to the bailout kitty. Should the government continue to plug the hole?
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The ‘green’ aspect of President Obama’s recovery plan has fallen short of expectations.
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And the Oscar goes to…..Slumdog Millionaire!
Every once so often a wonderful movie about India wins a series of Oscars promising to finally put the face of this massive culture on the map. Gandhi, A Passage to India, Slumdog Millionaire. But after the initial euphoria, the world eventually goes back to life as they know it. This time, after sweeping the Oscars with eight awards, India’s slumdogs are headed back to the slums.
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As ‘nationalization’ appears to be the U.S. government’s answer to saving the banking industry, the banks themselves are doing all that they can to boost shareholder confidence.
The latest news from Citibank is that they have approached the US government to agree on a new capital injection that would increase their stake in the troubled bank to about 40 per cent but prevent an outright nationalization.
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Despite the dire state of the economy, 34 percent of American consumers indicate they are more likely to buy environmentally responsible products today, and another 44 percent indicate their environmental shopping habits have not changed as a result of the economy. Fewer than one-in-10 say they are less likely to buy. This is according to the results of the 2009 Cone Consumer Environmental Survey.
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Good news for homeowners? Those with loans guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac could be eligible to refinance — even if they owe more than their home is worth.
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