This video clip shows us what was going on about a day after a devastating explosion led to the Gulf oil leak. It’s absolutely terrifying. More »
Oil spill – Environment – Energy – Petroleum in the Environment – BP
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After BP’s many failures, Obama and his Energy Secretary Steven Chu have assembled a team of five “extraordinarily intelligent” scientists, whose specialties range from bomb design to Mars mining, to clean up the Gulf spill. Here’s the all star team: More »
Oil spill – Environment – Energy – Petroleum in the Environment – Spill Containment and Remediation
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We’ve seen pictures from far, far away, but now we’ve got some footage of the Gulf oil spill up close and personal. What a freakin’ mess! More »
Oil spill – Environment – Energy – Petroleum in the Environment – Business
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German scientists, working in a controlled lab environment, have successfully used a laser to create clouds. The next step is a simple one: Use his technology to create clouds and rain on demand in the skies over Germany. More »
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There has been no shortage of aerial views of the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, but this natural color, high resolution satellite shot reinforces the fact that this spill introduced something very unnatural to this natural habitat. More »
Oil spill – Gulf of Mexico – Environment – Energy – Petroleum in the Environment
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We live in an Apple-dominated application development environment and it doesn’t need to be that way. Carriers can stay relevant by making application enablement more open and agile. Network operators have been offering app stores for a lot longer than Apple, but none of their “walled gardens” have been nearly as successful as Apple’s in such a short period of time.
Alcatel-Lucent’s strategic white paper “Driving the Application Explosion: Implications for network providers – challenges and recommendations” (PDF) offers up this great app store development advice:
Build a holistic financial case: Direct revenues must also be combined with indirect benefits such as application delivery, cost-cutting and brand loyalty.
Explore new business models: It recommends five different models (Operator Led, Aggregator, Mass Wholesale, Enterprise Customer and Trusted Partner), all of which are currently used by carriers. They vary in terms of control and alignment of relationships in the mobile ecosystem.
Industrialize processes: When you get a dramatic increase in application enablement, simply standardize processes and support systems (e.g., business process management, catalogs, automated testing, governance,and monitoring) to streamline costs.
Lessen fragmentation to achieve scale: The more standardization across network providers for application development, the greater opportunity for all to bring aboard more users.
The current “everybody’s got their own rules” carrier environment can no longer work. Developers don’t have the bandwidth to mine through all the complicated relationships. Success requires adopting new business models and embracing open development. Make sure you read the full article. There’s some fantastic advice.
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The new Bill Gates, the one with time on his hands and billions in his pockets, is busy fighting for the environment. His latest salvo, outlined in a Washington Post editorial, includes the creation of the American Energy Innovation Council. More »
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Mt. Eyjafjallajökull is wreaking havoc on European travel right now, but what about the continent’s environment? That’s a lot of CO2 in the air, after all, but you’d be surprised to learn the airplanes it’s grounded are much, much worse. More »
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Combining a sink with a toilet in the interest of the environment isn’t a new idea, but remember the disastrous results from last time? More »
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