Month May 2008

Found On Road Dead

Ford continues its downward spiral, slashing production as they, duh, realize that gas hog SUVs and trucks are no longer selling well. Check this piece of PR fluff and evasion. Ford now expects to be about break-even companywide in 2009…

Why eBay is broken

It’s impossible to sell a laptop on Ebay. Not hard – impossible. Nigerian scammers and abysmal customer support are among the reasons why.

Wired calls for Death of Environmentalism

But today, one ecological problem outweighs all others: global warming. Restoring the Everglades, protecting the Headwaters redwoods, or saving the Illinois mud turtle won’t matter if climate change plunges the planet into chaos. It’s high time for greens to unite…

Electricity from trash

Waste Management is creating electricity from rotting garbage at 100 of its landfills, and plans more such projects. This is a double win, as the methane gas produced by the garbage has a 21 times worse greenhouse gas effect than…