[From Houston Chronicle] Some fearful computer codes are vulnerable By ALAN BERNSTEIN Johnnie German admitted he was nervous as he used high-security codes to tap into the Harris County elections computer system last week and change some of the results manually. The system was in good hands as the votes were counted from the sprawling [...]
Archive For November, 2007
Google expands into alternative energy
[From: telecomasia.net] (Associated Press via NewsEdge) Google is expanding into alternative energy in its most ambitious effort yet to ease the environmental strain caused by the company’s voracious appetite for power to run its massive computing centers. As part of a project, the internet search leader and its philanthropic arm will pour hundreds of millions [...]
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Okla.: Costs Make Nuclear Power Unlikely! Finance
[From: Yahoo ] Costs, Risks Make Nuclear Power Unlikely in Oklahoma By Tim Talley, Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma power producers said Tuesday the high cost and lengthy construction time for a nuclear power plant make it unlikely they will turn to nuclear energy to meet rising consumer demand for power in [...]
The great Green leadership debate
[From: BBC NEWS] By Chris Mason BBC Radio 4′s Westminster Hour Environmental issues have moved to the top of the political agenda What’s the best way for a political party – or indeed any organisation – to be led? The Liberal Democrats appear to be faring better in the polls now, without a proper leader, [...]
Environmental Researchers Propose Radical ‘Human-Centric’ Map Of The World
[From: Lockergnome] Ecologists pay too much attention to increasingly rare “pristine” ecosystems while ignoring the overwhelming influence of humans on the environment, say researchers from McGill University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Prof. Erle Ellis of UMBC and Prof. Navin Ramankutty of McGill assert that the current system of classifying ecosystems into [...]
Emblems from the Pentagon’s Black World
[From: Cool Tools] CIA paparazzo Trevor Paglen is a thorn in Uncle Sam’s side. Known for snapping telephoto candids of CIA planes and Area 51, the artist also gathers “patch intel,” which he’s collected in this provocative book (main title: “I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have To Be Destroyed By Me”). The [...]
Tasers a form of torture, says UN
[From The Daily Telegraph] From correspondents in Geneva TASER electronic stun guns are a form of torture that can kill, a UN committee has declared after several recent deaths in North America. “The use of these weapons causes acute pain, constituting a form of torture,” the UN’s Committee against Torture said. “In certain cases, they [...]
Renewable Lubricant
This from the Renewable Lubricant web site: Renewable Lubricants, Inc. (RLI) offers ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE lubricant products that are formulated from renewable agricultural plant resources. Our full-line of proven biobased lubricants gives our customers enhanced vegetable lubricant performance from soy, corn, canola, sunflower and other bio-materials produced by our farmers in North America. RLI’s patented biobased [...]
eBay Opens Developing World Microfinance Site
[From: Read/Write Web] In May 2006, eBay quietly acquired a microfinance company called MicroPlace, which it said was part of an “ongoing initiative … focused on maximizing our corporate resources to continue to drive social good through a variety of innovative programs.” A year and a half later, MicroPlace has finally officially opened its doors [...]