Global Wind Day – Tuesday, June 15 THE FIVE WIND FACTS 1. Wind works by creating  jobs. Currently the wind industry employs 85,000 people, including 18,500 in the manufacturing sector alone. According to a recent study from Navigant Consulting, a 25% national renewable electricity standard (RES) would result in some 274,000 renewable energy jobs. And there […]

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Urgent: Project 25 Certified, But Still Not Working May 27, 2010 – “Today the House Committee on Science and Technology’s Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation held a hearing to review the status of interoperability for public safety communications systems that enable first responders from multiple agencies and jurisdictions to communicate. Specifically, the hearing discussed the status […]

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World’s Largest Concentrated Solar Power Plant In UAE  Shams 1, the first part out of three solar plants, will cost $600 million, and will have the capacity of 100-125 megawatts. Concentrated solar power (CSP) systems use lenses or mirrors to focus a large area of sunlight onto a small area. These systems use the sun’s rays […]

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Here Are Your Webby Winners NEWS 1. Webby Award Winner: The New York Times 2. People’s Voice Winner: BBC News SOCIAL NETWORKING 1. Webby Award Winner: Twitter 2. People’s Voice Winner: Twitter MAGAZINE 1. Webby Award Winner: NewYorker.com 2. People’s Voice Winner: National Geographic RADIO/PODCASTS 1. Webby Award Winner: TED.com 2. People’s Voice Winner: NPR TELEVISION […]

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Top 10 Most Visited Cities MOST VISITED CITIES – Estimated International Visitors (Millions) * 1. Paris, France (14.8) 2. London, United Kingdom  (14.1) 3. Bangkok, Thailand  (10.21) 4. Singapore, Singapore  (9.7) 5. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  (8.94) 6. New York, United States  (8.7) 7. Dubai, United Arab Emirates  (7.58) 8. Istanbul, Turkey  (7.51) 9. Hong Kong, […]

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Aramais Nazarov Becomes Dad For The Fourth Time Aramais Nazarov, an 89-year-old World War II veteran from Russia, welcomed home his newborn son called Artem. Artem is his fourth child and weighed in at 8 lb. 2 oz. The ages of his other children are 61, 50, and 12. Mr. Nazarov served in Stalin’s Red Army and is […]

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No Deal Over Retail Chain Acquisition Just Yet International Chief Doug McMillon said in an interview: “One of the things that has been a hindrance in Russia is just an agreement on price”. Retail giant Wal-Mart has made attempts to buy out retail chains instead of opening its own shops. “Buying a retail chain would give […]

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The Information SuperHighway Goes To The Highway Traditional radio has been with us forever it seems. I confess that I do listen to talk radio occasionally while mobile. You know, the NPR type of programming usually offered on AM radio. Remember AM radio? I think that radio as we know it is definitely going to go […]

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The Big Picture: Another Plant Closing In A City Near You The new job numbers are out. The employment situation seems to be improving in May of 2010. The unemployment rate edged down to 9.7 percent. Manufacturing employment increased by 29,000 over the month. Factory employment has risen by 126,000 over the past 5 months. […]

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Hemp Plastic Material Ten Times Stronger Than Steel Amongst the thousands of products made from hemp, one of the most extraordinary is Henry Ford’s Plastic Hemp Car. Built in 1941, it contained cellulose fibers derived from hemp, sisal, and wheat straw. The hemp plastic was lighter than steel, yet could withstand ten times the impact […]

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