Category: Industry
04/07/11
Nuclear power plants have the potential to quench much of our thirst for energy, but as we have seen in instances such as Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and most recently, Japan, they have the deadly potential to harm people and the environment if t… more »
03/12/11
By Lance Legel, About: Global Economy, Energy, Climate Change, United States, Science and Technology, Domestic Law, Industry, Finance, Economic Development, Information Technology, Smart Grid Systems, Net Neutrality
Internet "neutrality" regulation restricts innovation in our energy systems, and our fight against climate change. Here's why. more »
02/23/11
By Lance Legel, About: Global Economy, Corporations, Health Care, United States, Education, Science and Technology, Law, Industry, Finance, International Development, Intelligence, Equal Justice, Economic Development, Defense & Diplomacy, Energy & Environment, Information Technology
PEOPLE & MACHINES are increasingly connecting, via information technologies. It is happening in ways that almost no one predicted or currently understands. What does it all mean? Maybe I can help a bit. First, let me try to give some insight… more »
09/16/10
By Lance Legel, About: Global Economy, Corporations, United States, Science and Technology, National Governance, Industry, Finance, Economic Development
I am respectfully questioning the economic intelligence of the commercial spaceflight investment strategies being designed and advocated by the U.S. House of Representatives Science and Technology Committee. I was reading a report in the New York Times… more »
11/19/09
By Lance Legel, About: Energy, Corporations, Climate Change, United States, Science and Technology, Industry
SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA -- Over 200 corporate executives, government officials, and academic experts from around the world have gathered here to confer on smart-grid technologies and policies. Articulating business rewards and obstacles, GreenBeat 2009 co… more »
11/05/09
By Lance Legel, About: The Dynamo, Global Economy, Energy, Climate Change, Science and Technology, Industry
*Seating is limited and speakers subject to change. Event to be broadcast online. more »
10/28/09
By John Rausch, About: United States, Science and Technology, Industry , Tags: ansari x-prize, nasa, space privatization, spaceshipone, ted
I was reminded recently of a TED talk I had watched a while back describing the Ansari X-Prize, a $10 million prize awarded five years ago. To win the prize, teams had to create a vehicle capable of sending three passengers to a height of 100 km twice w… more »
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