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August 2010

France Injects $1.7B Into Renewables, Green Chemistry, Carbon Capture

France’s Environment and Energy Management Agency has launched a program to pump €1.35 billion (.71 billion) into green chemistry, solar and other renewable power, biofuel and carbon capture and storage research.

On Our Radar: A Biofuels Land Grab

The European Union’s biofuels targets are driving an extensive “land grab” in Africa, a conservation group claims.

Ford settles lawsuit over employee stock losses

Ford Motor Co. has settled a lawsuit over losses suffered by nonunion employees and retirees who held company stock in retirement accounts.

Sigma-Delta ADC offers working insulation voltage up to 1,140 V.

Suited for current and voltage sensing in motor control and power generation applications, Model ACPL-C797 features -40 to +105°C operating temperature, 5 and 3.3 V compatible digital outputs, gain accuracy of ±1%, and ±10% accurate clock frequency. By implementing digital filter in FPGA, ASIC, or DSP, serial output is decoded to 12-bit effective resolution. In [...]

Updated car stickers to include environmental info

Will your new car get an A in fuel efficiency? A government proposal may add letter grades to showroom window stickers on new cars and trucks to reflect a vehicle’s overall fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions.

Makeover for EPA Stickers (8/30/10)

EPA sticker overhaul; ‘Blue sky’ rocketing; Mazda’s new look

Movie Monday: Taking the Last Exorcism

Box office boasting rights were too close to call Monday morning, what with two new PG-13 films, The Last Exorcism and Takers, separated by a mere 0,000. That’s less than the cast of Jersey Shore spends on tanners.   According to boxofficemojo.com’s early estimates, The Last Exorcism wound up on top, scaring up .3 million. [...]

Picking Out An Appropriate Internet Marketer Program – Learn More Today

Numerous associate marketers are either unsuccessful or only partially effective due to the fact they tend to lack focus. They go from a person tactic to yet another with no truly taking the time to master something. Most affiliate marketer software supply info on the best way to market the item and they will give [...]

Creating a Culture of Collaborative Leadership

The world financial slump has contributed to a reality that economic and business are noticeably having to adjust to. The economic structures have collapsed and the world is trying to adapt to change. Previous leadership styles are now proving to be ineffective, and even inappropriate for the present generation.. In the Industrial age, leadership was [...]

Chrysler Dealers’ Fiat Pitch (8/30/10)

A crash course in Fiat; Mercury cash extended; Turning up HD Radio