Bill Gates on giving, batteries, tablets, and more
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, speaking to CNET reporter Ina Fried after his talk at the Techonomy conference last week. (Credit: Ina Fried/CNET) NEAR LAKE TAHOE, Calif.–Bill Gates says it’s gratifying to see the computer industry that he helped start turn some of its attention to broader societal challenges. “I think there’s increased awareness of using innovation to help in more than just profit making,” Gates told CNET in an interview on Friday, following his speech at the Techonomy conference .
Insurance company proposed 39% rate hike as executives got bonuses
Source of Article // Naples Homeowners Insurance WASHINGTON — Whilst Anthem Blue Cross proposed a 39 percent rate increase on numerous its California consumers, its parent business gave 39 of its executives additional than $1 million every single and invested much more than $27 million on 103 lavish executive retreats, congressional investigators stated Wednesday. “One [...]
Is it time to panic?
PANIC!!! Why Democrats need to take a deep, deep breath. Maybe two. “Democrats across the country are starting to wonder aloud if they misjudged the electorate over the last year, with profound ramifications for the midterm elections this year and, potentially, for Mr. Obama’s presidency,” writes Adam Nagourney in the Sunday New York Times. A [...]
As if we didn't know this already lady
Head of California's Cap and Trade Offsets Program: Cap and Trade Won't Work for Climate, It's a Scam Paul Krugman argues that cap and trade worked to reduce sulfur dioxide and stop acid rain, and so it will work to reduce C02. However, two EPA lawyers with more than 40 years of cumulative experience [...]