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The oil and gas industry hardly innovates! They just dig up oil! Who cares? Actually, I care and I believe that you should, too. I’m so interested in this that I’ve been interviewing innovative professionals in the oil and gas industry.

Natural gas might burn much cleaner than coal, but getting it has its problems: leaky pipes. And those leaks spray gasses that are worse for the climate than carbon. Natural gas is a hot energy commodity right now, with new drilling techniques, low prices, a big domestic supply in the U.S., and the support of people like T

People are far more likely to kill themselves in some states than in others

The luxury electric car maker follows in Tesla's footsteps--with a Los Angeles storefront EV education center. You can't buy a car there, but you can get excited about one. Electric vehicles aren't yet a common sight in most cities.

Responding to Peter Brabeck-Letmathe's critique of organic food--that it's too expensive and downright dangerous--author and educator Anna Lappé says that he's wrong, and scared of an organic future.

Advisory panel recommends approval of drug for common heart rhythm disturbance known as atrial fibrillation

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. Apple Pushes New Charity Scheme . Tim Cook has made one of the first noticeable changes to Apple policy since the resignation of Steve Jobs: In an email to Apple staff Cook revealed that if employees donate money to non-profit 501©(3) organizations, Apple will match the totals up to $10,000 annually

We crunched the numbers to learn the most common names found among the CEOs of the fastest-growing private companies in America.

IBM's Commuter Pain study calculates the places where getting to work causes the most mental anguish. Traffic is down because of high gas prices, but the pain is still there.

Stacey Lewis might have the home-course advantage this week, but that doesn't guarantee anything against a loaded field at the LPGA's P&G NW Arkansas Championship.

Fresh rumors from a source in Korea say that a new tablet computer, built by Samsung and sporting Microsoft's upcoming tablet-centric OS Windows 8, will be revealed at MS's BUILD developer conference next week. Bill Gates championed the idea a decade ago, but it never took off. With Samsung embroiled in a patent war with Apple over its Android tablets, perhaps this time MS's persistant innovation may pay off.

How one Inc. 5,000 CEO coped with losing his largest customer, and why it helped his company grow Losing a big client can spell disaster for a start-up. For Tiempo Development , it spelled opportunity

England's Simon Dyson shot an opening round 5-under 65 Thursday to tie for the lead with Marcel Siem on a day marred by vandals and torrential rainfall.

What makes a product magnetic--irresistible to customers of many stripes, and preferred over its closest competitor by 5:1, 7:1 or 10:1?

Do your employees know when to throw out the rule book and let your philosophy guide their responses to the unexpected? Recently I saw a "pop-up" concert performed by my friend Lenni Jabour at a big-box book retailer named Indigo in downtown Toronto. A pop-up show is an unannounced event in a public space, and in Lenni's case, she has chosen to commandeer pianos lying dormant in public places–without permission.