Topic: Florida

Suppliers Set Out to Grade Products with Sustainability Scorecards

Procter & Gamble and Kaiser Permanente set out to grade their suppliers' environmental practices with sustainability scorecards.READ»

Virality Bites: The Web's Most Unintentionally Hilarious Campaign Ads

In the age of YouTube, there's a huge potential downside for novice online politicos. Here's why going viral isn't necessarily a good move.READ»

Hydrogen Highway Gains Momentum with SunHydro's First Fueling Station

This past April, we spoke with a startup that had a grand plan for an East Coast hydrogen highway. That plan is now one step closer to reality with this week's news that SunHydro has built its first hydrogen fueling station.READ»

Shock of Gray

The immigrant in Spain who tried to auction her virginity to fund the care of her Alzheimer's-stricken mother. The caregiver in Japan who gives respectful "last baths" to the dying elderly. The Florida doctor arrested for operating ...READ»

Walmart Doubling Sales of Produce From Local Farms

The retail giant last year unveiled an ambitious sustainability index for its suppliers, and now the company has announced that it plans to double the sales of fresh produce sourced from local farms in U.S. locations by the end of 2015.READ»

America Reacts: 6 Campaign Ads That Cross Party Lines

Media coverage of the midterm elections has painted a picture of two parties, irreconcilable in nearly all respects. But are they? We selected a handful of Democratic and Republican campaign ads from across the country, and tested them for the second-to-second, gut reactions of 560 American voters.READ»

Technology Changes the Face of Politicking

Pols cast votes for Gowalla as the next social-media game changer.READ»

Now: October 2010

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• Read: How Did I Get Here?
• Protect: Convention on Biological Diversity
• Veg Out: 100th Anniversary of the Cathode-Ray Tube

Open Thread: Does AT&T's Network Still Suck?

Luke Wilson may claim AT&T's network covers 97% of all Americans, but with billions invested this year alone, has your service noticeably improved? READ»

Five Laws of Conflict – Burning Korans Breaks them All

This Saturday, Florida-based pastor Terry Jones had planned to lead his congregation in a Koran burning, celebrating what they call "International Burn a Koran Day." Although everyone from the Pope to Hillary Clinton has urged him to halt his plans, it seems that only a sign from God can keep him from following through. And I can't decide if Terry is short-sighted or brilliant.READ»

Top Ten Reasons Why BP's Advertising Is a Disaster

BP's PR efforts around the Deepwater Horizon disaster have pitted traditional media (such as TV and newspaper ads) against social media (such as the Boycott BP page on Facebook that has received close to a million "Likes" or the BP logo competition run by Greenpeace).READ»

A Wave of Popularity for Tidal Turbines

The ocean is about to become a lot more important to Gulf Coast residents.READ»

Wendy's Introduces "Natural" French Fries

French fries are not the first thing that comes to mind when you think about "natural" foods. But that isn't stopping Wendy's from testing out its so-called Natural Fries.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»

Eat Fish to Save Fish, Say Conservationists

Can we save the oceans with strategic dieting? Conservationists in Palm Beach think so -- they're encouraging locals to chomp down on an invasive species of lionfish.READ»

iFive: BP Posts $17 Billion Loss, Wikileaks Fallout, Top CEO Remuneration, Tooth-Growing Gel, Lionfish Disturbs Atlantic Waters

While you were sleeping, innovation was rubbing gel on its teeth and marveling at its new saber-toothed look. Fierce!READ»

Volcom Is Giving Your Jeans and the Homeless Another Chance

Volcom launches the 2010 "Give Jeans a Chance" program to collect jeans for the homeless.READ»

BP Oil Disaster Could Cost Gulf Economy $22.7 Billion

There may no longer be oil seeping into the ocean off Louisiana's coast, but the damage is done. And the cleanup process will be expensive, lengthy, and detrimental to the Gulf economy, according to a report (PDF) from Oxford ...READ»

Intel Supercomputer Predicts Gulf Spill Atlantic Bound

BP may not know where oil from the Gulf gusher will go next, but Intel does. The Xeon-powered Encanto supercomputer, located at Intel's Rio Rancho campus, is one of the fastest supercomputers in the world. And all of its 3,500 ...READ»

Why Are Tarball-Filled Florida Beaches Still Open?

The BP oil disaster has finally caught up with Florida, as evidenced by this video of a child with tarballs stuck to her feet on Destin Beach. Florida has already begun to close dangerous areas--Pensacola Beach reportedly became the ...READ»

Children Frolic on Oily Florida Beaches, Time to End BP-Financed Tourism Ads [Video]

Want to bravely defy the BP oil disaster and spend a sunny day on the beach? Think again--at least if you're in Destin, Florida, where thousands of tar balls washed up on the beach this week. As recently as Monday, local beaches ...READ»

Did a Piece of Deepwater Horizon Wash Up on a Florida Beach? [Updated]

Over the past few months, the BP oil disaster has littered Gulf Coast beaches with both dead wildlife and tar balls. Now, in a Lost-like turn of events, a piece of an oil storage tank from the Deepwater Horizon rig may have washed up on Florida's Panama City Beach.READ»

Hold Your Breath and Sell BP

Make sure your mutual fund does not include any BP stockREAD»

The Last Haul: Stalked by Oil, Gulf Coast Fishermen Grab Everything They Can

Oystermen, fishermen, and shrimpers around Apalachicola Bay--where seafood is an $80 million a year business--share thoughts about their drastically altered lives, the reason for their overfishing, and the Faustian bargain that's been struck with BP.READ»

SpaceX Falcon 9 Successfully Launched Into Orbit [video]

Falcon 9 is SpaceX's flagship rocket, and a great leap forward for President Obama's plans to diversify the space industry (video of launch below). The vehicle will help ferry cargo up to the International Space Station in the ...READ»