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On Looking ahead to 2009
Dan, does China have a goal for nuclear power contribution to consolidated power production?On The South is Different
Speaking as a Southerner, let me also assure you that air conditioning helped, too.On Poznan: What about Africa
Marc, there's an excellent conference going on right now in Delhi, hosted by the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children: @beyondfirewood. The conference is looking at the ways that climate change at the most basic level threatens the security of women and families who are forced into refugee settings, and is looking at solutions that would address not only security but also climate (air quality) concerns. You can follow the conference on twitter @beyondfirewood.On Obama Picks Stephen Chu to Lead Energy Department
The National Labs have been under-utilized for years... this could be a great change.On Too Big To Fail? Too Big, Period.
Last night, SAP and Social Media Today hosted a panel discussion about the economy and small business. Albert Wenger, Managing Director at Union Square Ventures, which has backed companies like Deli-ici.ous and twitter, talked about how it just may be that the kinds of massive corporations that have dominated American industry may be obsolete, in general, and that are made less necessary because of the rise of digital networking and more nimble manufacturing, distribution and marketing.
So should American taxpayers both bail out the Big 3 and insist on their dissolution?
On AskNature.org: A Peek Into Mother Nature's R&D Lab
Joel, Janine spoke last week at Greenbuild and yes, the website is fantastic. I was fortunate enough on the way to Boston to sit next to Bryony Schwan who is their COO and she took me on a tour of the site, which combines excellent content with social features for users.
If nothing else, biomimicry gives us a framework for appreciation of nature that is not only scientific but supports significantly valuable (in real dollars and cents) innovation.
On Behind IBM's Quest for a 'Smarter Planet'
Like you, Joel, I've long been fascinated by corporate "image" advertising and spent the better part of my career selling to people who created these ads and believed them to be effective. Hell, I believed them to be effective as well. Now I am not so sure... in fact, I think the most likely conversation that will be created by this campaign will be along the lines of "did you see how much money IBM is spending on green advertising?" Particularly since the thinking here, by definition since it is advertising, and follows many of the rules set down long ago by the late, great David Ogilvy and others, is simplistic and one-directional, not conversational. In the connected world, the guy you're selling your ideas to is now insisting to be able to sell you back. If anything was proven by the recent election it is that the old campaign-based ways of selling your ideas are over. But I'm sure IBM will make the traditional media outlets happy ... and no doubt got a lot of placement bargains.