July 31, 2008
In a speech to the House of Representatives Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, George David, chairman of United Technologies Corp. said, "we need to say to our world that we are going to have a cost of carbon, whether it's cap-and-trade or a carbon tax.” He added that the cost of energy will be high for a long time.
July 30, 2008
If John McCain becomes president, he proposes having 45 new nuclear reactors built in the United States by 2030. He doesn't really see renewable energy happening without nuclear power.
July 29, 2008
Is health a private matter? Since the release of the new iPhone, Apple shareholders have been asking about Steve Job’s health. He looked gaunt at the announcement, which brought up initial concern. Do the shareholders have a right to know the status of his health?
July 28, 2008
Why study interruption?
I became interested in it from my own personal experience. I moved here from Europe back in 2000. I was stunned by the amount of multitasking that I was doing here in the U.S. and I was wondering if other people were experiencing it as well. Anecdotally, people were reporting they were crushed by all of these different projects. People's lives as information workers involve different kinds of technologies, and they create even more of a force for interruption and different places where we can focus our attention.
July 26, 2008
In the recent issue of Fast Company, Linda Tischler writes in, "The Eco-Home of Tomorrow," "Forward-thinking architects and real-estate developers are already envisioning the post-bust cycle of home building. And smaller is better."
