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Recent Featured ArticlesFeatured Articles August 25, 2010 The Gates Path to an Energy Revolution
Source:NY Times
Jason Pontin, the editor in chief of Technology Review, recently spoke with Bill Gates about everything from software entrepreneurship to promoting polio vaccination in northern Nigeria. But the heart of the conversation,... August 25, 2010 Frank plans hearing on Wall St. pay
Source:Washington Post
Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said Tuesday that he will hold a hearing this fall to examine whether regulators are being tough enough in curbing pay practices at Wall Street firms that can... August 25, 2010 Oil-Gobbling Bug Raises Gulf Hopes ... for Now
Source:Reuters
A week after a high-profile paper suggested that the vast Deepwater Horizon oil plume could linger for months, another study claims bacteria are breaking the oil down quickly, and that the plume is likely gone. The conflict... August 25, 2010 Ousted Agriculture official spurns new federal job offer
Source:LA Times
Former federal official Shirley Sherrod, ousted from her job after a racial remark she made during a speech was taken out of context, turned down an offer to return full time to the Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, but said... August 24, 2010 Food safety bill still stuck in Senate
Source:Politico
The Senate’s yearlong failure to pass a food safety overhaul has hampered the ability of Obama administration to quickly recall the 600 million eggs connected to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 2,000 people,... August 24, 2010 World stock markets fall as economy worries linger
Source:AP
BANGKOK — World stock markets retreated Tuesday as the strong yen knocked Japanese shares and investors anticipated more bad news from U.S. economic reports this week.Markets have spent most of August in the red as economic... August 24, 2010 Five years after Katrina, New Orleans' charm calls again - video
Source:CNN
New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- I'm standing in a land of culinary legends with steaming bowls of turtle soup, plates of deliciously seasoned Louisiana blue crabs, Creole cochon de lait, and too many delectable desserts to... August 24, 2010 Pennsylvania leads the way in egg safety
Source:Philly.com
As Rocky, Sylvester Stallone downed raw eggs as he trained for boxing matches. In Cabaret, Liza Minnelli mixed them with Tabasco and Worcestershire sauce in the classically unappetizing hangover cure, the Prairie Oyster August 23, 2010 The Green Economy: Fact or Fiction
Source:Richard Barr – G&A Institute Featured Commentator
I’m a little confused even I thought I am supposed to be your resident expert on certain topics. But my confusion stems from my venturing into a field that is complex to say the least: politics. For instance, I read Tom...[more] August 23, 2010 FDA chief says more eggs may be recalled - video
Source:MSNBC
WASHINGTON — There may be more recalls of eggs in the salmonella outbreak, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said Monday. "We may see some additional sort of sub-recalls over the next couple of days,... August 23, 2010 Former USDA employee Shirley Sherrod says she will meet Tuesday with agriculture secretary
Source:The Birmingham News, AL
Shirley Sherrod, the former USDA rural development director for Georgia, said today she plans to meet Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to discuss a new job offer. August 23, 2010 Americans confused about healthcare reform -poll
Source:Reuters
A Thomson Reuters poll of consumer confidence released on Monday shows Americans' confidence in their ability to pay for and access healthcare has fallen by 5 percent since December 2009. August 23, 2010 Feinberg Says BP Gulf Oil Spill Victims May Be Able to Sue Some Companies
Source:Bloomberg
Kenneth Feinberg, who today will start drawing from a $20 billion escrow fund for Gulf oil spill victims, hasn’t decided whether they must waive their right to sue companies involved if they accept final reimbursement. “The... August 23, 2010 Egg salmonella cases spark lawsuits
Source:USA Today
The companies at the center of a widening recall of eggs that may be contaminated with salmonella head into this week facing new lawsuits and more scrutiny over a reported history of legal and regulatory violations. August 20, 2010 Where Are We Going In Afghanistan?
Source:Robert R. McMillan
This piece is not about the replacement of General McCrystal by General Petraeus after McCrystal’s sad interview with Rolling Stone magazine. It is about what is at stake for the United States and our allies in Afghanistan. [more] August 20, 2010 Stimulus and tax cuts now, smaller economy later, CBO report says
Source:Christian Science Monitor
The Congressional Budget Office released an improved outlook for the federal budget deficit this year, but the report also amounted to a warning to President Obama and Congress about the limits of policies designed to stimulate... August 20, 2010 Gulf Oil Plume Is Not Breaking Down Fast, Research Says
Source:NY Times
New research confirms the existence of a huge plume of dispersed oil deep in the Gulf of Mexico and suggests that it has not broken down rapidly, raising the possibility that it might pose a threat to wildlife for months or even... August 20, 2010 CalPERS investment staff receive luxury travel, gifts from financial firms
Source:LA Times
The state's embattled public pension fund for years allowed its top investment staff to accept private jet trips around the world and other luxury travel from financial firms with whom they were doing business — without... August 19, 2010 Scientists dispute White House claim that spilled BP oil has vanished
Source:Guardian.co.uk
The White House is facing a growing challenge over its claim that most of the oil from the Deepwater disaster has disappeared from the Gulf of Mexico, as at least three independent teams of scientists reported new evidence of oil... August 19, 2010 What Makes a Firm a Good Bet for Socially Responsible Investors?
Source:Marc Gunther, GreenBiz
Recently, after posting a column about BP and socially responsible mutual funds (See Social Funds and BP: How embarrassing!) I heard from Adam Kanzer, who is managing director and general counsel at Domini Social Investments.... August 19, 2010 SEC Charges State of New Jersey for Fraudulent Municipal Bond Offerings
Source:Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.— The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the State of New Jersey with securities fraud for misrepresenting and failing to disclose to investors in billions of dollars worth of municipal bond offerings...[more] August 19, 2010 Egg Recall Is Expanded After Salmonella Outbreak
Source:NY Times
An Iowa company on Wednesday broadened a nationwide recall of its eggs to 380 million after some of its facilities were linked to an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened hundreds of people across the country August 18, 2010 Cape Cod Waterways Face Pollution Crisis
Source:NY Times
ORLEANS, Mass. — Rising nitrogen levels are suffocating the vegetation and marine life in saltwater ponds and estuaries on Cape Cod, creating an environmental and infrastructure problem that, if left unchecked, will threaten the... August 18, 2010 Farms, Forks and Feuds on the Road to Sustainable Agriculture
Source:Greenbiz.com
Food is precious and perishable. There are specialty crops that generate exorbitant profits and commodities with razor-thin margins. Farmers are squeezed on one side while subsidies lead to surplus on the other. August 18, 2010 What the Heck is a Sustainable Supply Network Anyway?
Source:Reuters
The first thing you will notice is that I am bringing the concept of a supply chain into the 21st Century by calling it what it actually is...a Supply Network. A chain is linear, and has links above and below, while a network is... |
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