If you think the changes in TV in the past five years--TiVo, digital cable and satellite, and video on demand--are radical, you haven't seen anything.READ»
Last week I mentioned that a perfect storm is about to change the game on our energy future and, therefore, our environment and economy (the elements in this case being climate change; fossil fuel shortages; and epic world-wide ...READ»
In hindsight, the cover line of Fast Company's "The Fast 50" issue (March) says it all. California Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Green Ultimatum Will Create Huge New Markets Across California".
Key word: across
California is ...READ»
Living in California, I have grown used to the idea of keeping an "emergency kit" in the event of an earthquake. It makes sense to have water, canned food, flashlights, spare clothes and cash on hand to carry you through a ...READ»
Last night, as is usual on Monday night, I could not wait to see 24. I've followed this series through thick and thin since the start. It's actually gotten a good story line reboot and is quite entertaining this year.
As I was ...READ»
Tea or coffee? It must be the former, because everyone I know is trying to read his tea leaves, especially when it comes to energy and environment policy.
Crystal balls and beverage dregs may be reliable methods of forecasting some ...READ»
I have been paying more attention to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 than to most legislation, largely because it is the focus of my latest book, Great Jobs in the President’s Stimulus Plan. As the title ...READ»
It's hard to keep that New Year's resolution to eat sustainable seafood with so many tasty endangered species on restaurant menus. But the Environmental Defense Fund's (EDF) California Fisheries Fund (CFF) could be the push that ...READ»
California passed the country's first low-carbon fuel standard law yesterday, with a goal of cutting carbon emissions 10% by 2020. The allowable carbon intensity of fuels will lower incrementally beginning in 2011. As a result, ...READ»
Gene L. Osofsky, of the law firm Osofsky & Osofsky, explains how being regarded as a "care custodian" may disqualify a person from being a beneficiary of a testamentary distribution.READ»
I always feel more creative in California. I'm not sure if it's the weather, the entrepreneurial buzz, friendlier people or just the warm mythology I've internalized from decades of listening to the Beach Boys. But whenever I touch ...READ»
Every state has sexual harassment laws on the books, but very few states, California being one of them, mandate sexual harassment training for supervisors.READ»
Talk about economic indicators: Solar panels are growing in popularity, but thanks to the shrinking economy, the pricey electricity generators have become a popular target for thieves in California. Wait, it gets even more surreal: ...READ»
Last week, an embattled Governor Schwarzenegger gave an exasperated thanks to his Twitter followers for suggesting ways California could squeeze revenue into the state budget. As government waste stacks more zeros onto California’s ...READ»
It was a long time coming, but now that the 90-day delay period is in play to forestall foreclosures, California homeowners may see light at the end of the tunnel.
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New July unemployment figures show that 15 states have already reached 10% unemployment, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Many economists and pundits have focused like vultures on the national jobless rate rising to 10% ...READ»
