In 2007 IBM surveyed 1,900 households in six countries to “assess consumer behavior and trends in energy consumption and expectations for utility companies.” The survey found that a majority of consumers in these nations are […]
According to a recent US survey conducted by researchers at George Mason and Yale Universities of 2,164 Americans, a large majorities of respondents support climate change and renewable energy policies including “92 percent supported more […]
According to the EWEA the energy committee (ITRE) of the European Parliament has voted on the Energy Recovery Plan which includes €3.98 billion for energy projects through 2010, including a new power supergrid. €565 million is […]
MapGuide Open Source 2.1 is just around the corner. Jackie Ng, Jason Birch and Kenneth Skovhede have developed a new wix-based installer that they need some help with testing. They would like you to download […]
The G-20 has announced a $5 trillion stimulus package to be delivered by the end of 2010. They also agreed on more regulation of financial institutions. The G-20 is comprised of 19 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, […]
As reported in Barron’s of the approximately US$600 billion that China is planning to spend as part of its economic stimulus program, US$30 billion or about 5% of the stimulus could be allocated to renewable […]
There is an interesting report in the Globe and Mail showing the fiscal stimulus plans of selected G-20 countries as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP). In terms of absolute amount, the US […]
According to the Web analytics firm StatCounter as reported on ars technica, Firefox 3 market share has surpassed IE7 in Europe. According to Market Share, in March 2009 Firefox exceeded 22% worldwide market share. As reported in Computerworld, gains […]