Topic: Alaska

iFive: Footie Farewell, BP Spill, Google's Interactive Ads, U.S. and U.K. Govt. Broadband Plans, Barefoot Bandit Banged Up

While you were slumbering in your bed, innovación was dancing a pasa doble with the Jules Rimet trophy on its head, crying tears of alegría, and wibbling about in a state of what can only described as benevolent inebriation. Way to ...READ»

Best of TreeHugger: A Business Model Built on Saving Endangered Species, Green Walls in Portland, and Apple's Smart Grid Venture

This week in TreeHugger: a small Scottish island has found a way to make $3 million a year by protecting an endangered eagle. Plus, a 230 foot green wall in downtown Portland, and Apple looks to cut home energy use.READ»

In the Works: Shipping Supertankers of Alaskan Drinking Water to India

Talk about capitalizing on the resource shortages of the future: Texas-based S2C Global Systems plans to ship water from Sitka, a tiny water-rich town off Alaska's southeast coast, to India's west coast. Alaska Resource Management, ...READ»

Researchers Make Fish Feed Out of Gruesome Fish Byproducts

The USDA and scientists at the Oceanic Institute in Hawaii are developing fish feed from fish byproducts--including heads, tails, bones, skins, and internal organs.READ»

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The Iceman Melteth

Just how tough is it to sell ice cubes to Eskimos? The CDU goes polar in search of the cold, hard truth.READ»

Futures Thinking: Scanning the World

Looking for the distant early warnings of tomorrow.READ»

Hustle & Flow

Alaska Airlines' Airport of the Future makes quick work of getting passengers through check-in.READ»

Drill: The U.S. Oil Industry Turns 150

Before 1859, America had no oil business. August 28 marks the 150th anniversary of its first commercial well. Today, the U.S. is the world's third-biggest oil producer and largest consumer. Join us for a tour of this gas-guzzling nation.READ»

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Alaska's Career Ladders Project

Last week I was at the annual meeting of the Association of Computer-based Systems for Career Information. This year, for the first time, the meeting was held jointly with America’s Career Resource Network Association, and the two ...READ»

Waiting for Green Energy

Recently I’ve been working on a book about green careers, which will be part of a four-volume set called Progressive Careers, to be published by JIST next fall. As I noted in a previous blog, much of the information about green ...READ»

Anglo American’s Bristol Bay Controversy: Wildlife vs. Mineral Riches

The first woman CEO of one of the world's biggest mining companies is pushing a wildly controversial project. At stake: a half-trillion dollars' worth of minerals, millions of wild salmon, and a new corporate strategy for a tarnished industry.READ»

Convention on Biological Diversity

Feeling all fuzzy? As this convention kicks off its 10th edition (this year in Nagoya, Japan), here’s a look at six critters worth saving—and the industries threatening to put them under.READ»

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Row 44's In-Flight Wi-Fi Poised For U.S. Take-Off, Europe Next

In-Flight Wi-Fi services have had come and gone, with Boeing abandoning its Connexion programtwo years ago, but at least one company is on the brink of bringing its system to a wide U.S. audience: Row 44. It's recently been trialing ...READ»

Target Steps Up for Sustainable Seafood

Greenpeace's Carting Away the Oceans seafood sustainability scorecard has lauded Target in the past for its green seafood policies. Now the chain is getting even more kudos for its announcement that it replace farmed salmon with the ...READ»

Seven Mysteries Online This Week

Weird things happen, yes--but when technology is the cause, everything seems more confusing. Didn't we build these things? Don't we know how they work? Here are seven quiddities topping the social news sites this week. Amazon Steals ...READ»

Candidates Turn to YouTube for Geo-Specific Ad Campaigns for Mid-term Elections

Google has seen adoption rates for online political ads increase by 800%. Will YouTube's campaign service impact the mid-term elections?READ»

Dog Bites Consultant! Now That's News

It's a favorite consulting aphorism: "If you're not the lead dog, the view doesn't change." To which we say: "Mush!"READ»

How the Gulf Oil Spill Will Extend Far Beyond the Gulf

The recent BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast is shaping up to be a disaster of historical proportions--bigger, even, than the legendary 1989 Exxon Valdez incident, which saw 11 million gallons of oil dumped off the Alaska coast. And ...READ»

Smooth Landing For New Plane Guidance Technology

GE has launched a flight path program aimed at reducing delays, cutting carbon emissions, and saving airlines billions. READ»

60 Seconds on Doing the Impossible

SpaceShipOne took the $10 million Ansari X Prize for shuttling into suborbital space twice in two weeks. But it was Peter Diamandis, aerospace engineer and medical doctor, who created the competition. Now, Diamandis, 42, has moved onto smaller things -- a new prize for nanotechnology. He spoke to Fast Company about his uncharted worlds.READ»

Advice to BP: Forget Your Brand Image and Concentrate on Your Brand's Soul

Jamey Boiter thinks BP should change its name again: From "beyond petroleum" to "better pray."READ»

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Crowdsourcing Innovation: Q&A with Dwayne Spradlin of InnoCentive

Can open innovation revolutionize doing good? In this Q&A, InnoCentive president and CEO Dwayne Spradlin explains why crowdsourcing is becoming a powerful tool for doing good.READ»

Masterpiece Investments: The Make a Wish Foundation

Masterpiece Investments donates sculptures to a large number of American non-profit organizations, including such life-changing operations as the Make a Wish Foundation. The Foundation has been improving the lives of children ...READ»