President Barack Obama does not like to get angry. His equanimity is his pride, and he rarely uses the bully pulpit of the Presidency for explicit criticism.
Tag Archives: energy
Why Japan’s Shift Away from Nuclear Is Good for Business
Seven/Eleven Japan, with over 13,200 stores nationwide, is among the many forward-looking companies helping set the pace for change within the nation’s energy policy. The convenience store chain plans to spend over $123 million to switch to energy efficient LED lighting at about 6000 outlets in Tokyo, and will install solar panels on roofs of 1,000 stores around the country over the next few months.
Nanotechnology could be very big
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In Search of Energy, A Booming Chile Chooses to Dam Its Rivers
Under an azure Patagonia sky, a few dozen conservation-minded citizens and their children took part in a puppet show recently in the town square of Cochrane, a tiny hamlet in southern Chile nestled between ancient forests and winding rivers.
Crack Down
Presidents bedeviled by seemingly intractable problems tend to resort to symbolic gestures.
How to Kick the Oil Habit
If anyone harbored any doubts that hybrid cars are hot, last week the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show put them to rest. Carmakers practically ran over one another promoting their versions in attempts to catch up with Honda and Toyota, the technology’s pioneers.
10 Questions for Michael Dell
As the founder and chairman of his eponymous computer company, Michael Dell changed the way PCs are made and sold.
Greening the Skyline
One of the most ambitious efforts to transform city skylines around the globe is nearly invisible. That’s because the changes, aimed at drastically reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions in tall buildings, are happening in places most people never venture–in subterranean boiler rooms, behind radiators, under desks and inside the massive walls of office towers built decades ago.
The Anti–Red Bull: A Drink to Calm You Down
The success of energy drinks like Red Bull, Monster and Rockstar have proven that consumers are constantly thirsting for a boost. But will they ever want to come back down and reach for a nonalcoholic drink that will help them chill out?
A New Palestinian Movement: Young, Networked, Nonviolent
Fadi Quran is the face of the new Middle East.