Did a Betrayal from Inside the White House Kill the Senate Climate Bill?
October 14, 2010 No Comment
Photo: WN , Creative Commons In the months that have passed since the ignominious death of the Senate climate bill , there’s been speculation abound as to what, exactly, caused its demise. Some argued that oil and coal interests were just too strong, or that public opinion was never strong enough, or that health care reform drained Congress’ will. Many have also focused on the role of the White House, and how the … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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We’d been wondering if the Droid 2 Global was just a beautiful figment of our imagination after the Droid Pro came out of left field, but it looks like the world-phone edition of Verizon’s slider Droid is still coming — it just appeared in the VZLearn employee training system. No idea when it’ll actually hit, but we’re guessing it’ll be sometime soon — and then the decision between global Droids with QWERTY keyboards will be as agonizing as possible. Droid 2 Global appears in Verizon employee training system originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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President Barack Obama says the military’s ban on gays serving openly in the military will end on his watch. (Oct. 14)
Continue reading …Probably not completely realistic, but it may not be that far off:
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Henry Gifford, photo by Travis Roozee Henry Gifford has been a thorn in the side of the US Green Building Council for a couple of years, since he wrote an article claiming that LEED rated buildings used 29% more energy than conventional buildings . LEED has changed a lot since then, but not enough for Henry; He’s launched a $100 million class action lawsuit against the USGBC, going after them for Sherman Act Monopolization through fraud, unfair competition, deceptive trade practices, false advertising, wire fraud and unjust enri… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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It seems like we’re getting closer and closer to the arrival of the Palm Pre 2 and webOS 2.0 , and it looks like Verizon will be in the mix — we were just sent this image of Big Red’s internal VZLearn portal showing Pre 2 device training. We still don’t know when it’ll actually hit or what pricing will be like, and we don’t know if it’ll hit Sprint and AT&T as well like the OG Pre, but we’re guessing we’ll find out soon enough — keep a sharp eye, we’ll let you know. [Thanks, Anonymous] Palm Pre 2 coming to Verizon? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Walmart’s Newest Sustainability Initiative Focuses on Local Produce, Small Farmers
October 14, 2010 No Comment
Image: Flickr via mjb84 Walmart announced the next steps it will take toward sustainability today, with a series of changes focused on increasing local produce in its stores and improving relationships with small- and medium-size farmers. The chain has divided the latest goals into three main categories: supporting farmers and their communities, producing more food with fewer resources and less waste, and sustainably-sourcing key agriculture products…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Investors are running up the price of Yahoo shares after a report saying AOL Inc. and a group of private equity firms may bid for the Web company. (Oct. 14)
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Excerpt from: Today on Planet 100: Combating Prostitution with Deforestation (Video)
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Senate candidate and tea party favorite Christine O’Donnell has done her darnedest to lose the whole “witch” label as she makes her play to join Delaware’s ranks in Congress, but she was more than ready to brand opponent Chris Coons with her own scary term in their debate on Wednesday.
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