An interesting USA Today article(As colleges add green studies, classes fill-12-28-09) today on the increase in the number of “Green” majors in American colleges and universities. To recap:-“more than 100 majors, minors or certificates were created this year in energy … Continued
The following tips for your Florida yard or garden from jacksonville.com on 12-26-09: Now is the time to set New Year’s resolutions, so why not include some landscape changes to make our communities more Florida-friendly? With cooler weather and adequate … Continued
The great Southwest Air commercials about the fact they do not charge for luggage and many other traditional carriers do came to light for me recently when booking a flight on Delta/NW which charges $20 for the first checked bag. … Continued
A small little article in USA Today recently brings up an interesting question. Where should the UN or any governmental entity spend it’s $’s to get the biggest return. Should the money be spent for humans only or for all … Continued
The totality of the UN Climate Change Conferences in Copenhagen in December 2009 is getting mixed reviews. Let’s concentrate on what items were accomplished: 1.An Accord, named the Copenhagen Accord, “a 12 paragraph document” was agreed to but no “legally … Continued
Day 10 of the Copenhagen Climate Conference was in many ways like the other days. There were protests outside the Bella Ctr where the conference is being held, and there was a lot of discussion but no real progress as … Continued
On Day 9 of the UN Copenhagen Climate Summit the World Political leaders began to show up.The British PM arrived and US Secretary Clinton will arrive on Thursday and Barack on Friday. The UN Secretary-General Moon said the final days … Continued
The biggest news from the Day 8 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference activities was the short term walk out of some of the “Poor” countries in complaint over being forced to pay for years of pollution by the “Rich” countries-Poor countries … Continued
We do not want to beat up on bankers or attorneys or any one segment of the employment industry but the “Societal Benefit” of a given job as discussed in this Financial Times article(Top bankers destroy value, study claims By … Continued
Looks like the biggest development on Saturday at the Copenhagen Climate Conference was the large march of upwards of 50,000 persons, mostly peaceful protesters, although there were around 1000 persons arrested for less peaceful protests. Here’s more:-968 detained in Copenhagen … Continued
