Ken Olsen, the co-founder and Ceo of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), is dead at 84. In so many ways, Ken represented the best of US entrepreneurship. He took on the “nobody gets fired for buying IBM” head on and with a better mousetrap created a valuable business with energetic, talented employees and an extremely loyal…
Category: Energy
Washington’s Crossing
Ok, I have a habit of grabbing an interesting book and then taking a few months, or in some cases a few years, to get to them. That is the case with David Hackett Fischer‘s Washington’s Crossing. I’m certainly glad I finally decided to pick it back up. [openbook booknumber=”0195170342″] I don’t think I’m giving…
BP – What will it be: Face up and Fix it or Cut and Run?
With an oil slick that is 80 miles across and 42 miles north to south just a few dozen miles from the Louisiana Coast, BP certainly has created a mess. Now the only question more important than how to stop the bloody thing from leaking is what will BP do about it. They can take…
SEC seeks to clarify climate change reporting
Surprising no one, the SEC released interpretive guidance on the presentation of global climate change risks last week. Specifically, the SEC’s interpretative guidance highlights the following areas as examples of where climate change may trigger disclosure requirements: Impact of Legislation and Regulation: When assessing potential disclosure obligations, a company should consider whether the impact of…
Starbucks Customers React to Caloric Info
It appears Starbucks customers in New York are able to make intelligent decisions when provided with the information about the calorie content of food on the menu. A new study by Stanford released Jan. 6 examined consumer behavior before and after calorie counts were posted, and determined that when restaurants post calories on menu boards,…
Smart-grid spending to hit $200 billion by 2015 | Green Tech – CNET News
The term “smart grid” is shorthand for a number of technologies intended to automate and digitize management of electrical power. By computerizing the 20th century electrical system, utilities and others in the power industryhope to manage and control electrical output more efficiently and reliably. Though smart grid sounds like it’s a single system, it’s more an…