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Can Carbon Credits Slow Global Warming?

Legal limits on greenhouse-gas emissions are coming fast, with a $1 trillion carbon market emerging. At the core: A cadre of young, idealistic Yale forestry grads. But will carbon offsets do anything to slow global warming?

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Big Wind from Texas

Fast Interview: Jerry Patterson, Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, on how Texas became the leader in wind power development.

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Question: Given that digital medical records have been proven to improve care, what's the real reason doctors aren't rushing to use them?

Answer: Digital medical records may provide a better recorded history of the patient but I seriously disagree that they improve the delivery of care. The... | posted by Jay Tatum

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Question: Will Twitter ever rival Paypal, with money transferred via tweets?

Answer: I think that Paypal will never have its own mobile payment system that will dominate the market. Its much more likely that people will use their... | posted by Charles Baker

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You will sign up for a higher interest loan on purpose.

In reading Sway by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman, I found a study that was compelling enough to share.  As a sales and marketing...

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Back to the Future - Helloooooo, McFly?!

 Is it time that we turned back the clock, figure out what made the web tick, combine it with recent innovative strategies, and then apply it to...

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Micro Venture Capitalists - Filling the Funding Gap

It used to be that venture capitalists either went big or went home. If the investment wasn’t $1.5 million or more, the deal just wasn’t...

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Vumber - Your Disposable Phone Number

Vumber does one thing and does it well. Provide a cheap and easy to use, disposable phone number and voicemail product. Vumber...

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Apple Sues Clone-Maker Psystar

Since Apple [NASDAQ:AAPL] moved its computers to Intel chips, they've had to rebuild OS X to run on x86 -- aka, PC -- hardware. That's obviously...

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Amazon Now Supplying "On Demand"

Yesterday, Amazon introduced its new on-demand, online store for movies and TV shows, called “Amazon Video on Demand.” Supposedly, Amazon’s new...

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Article: The Why Revolution

Comment: My Four Favorite Questions have been the guiding force of my life. They have gotten me expelled, detained, and otherwise harrassed for showing too... | posted by member Carel Two-Eagle

Article: Design Brief vs. Business Brief

Comment: Yes, indeed. I'd go further to say that unless the designer (of any kind) is as immersed in the business as customer as production/technology... | posted by member uxdesign -com