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Feed SubscriptionSolar Energy’s Potential Is Hottest In The Planet’s Coldest Regions
Think the best place for solar panels is the desert? Think again. In Antarctica, the sun shines 24 hours a day
Read More »Survive Or Thrive–The Choice Is Yours
This is the quiet before the storm. I just finished off a plate of chicken marsala in an Italian restaurant, enveloped in the gentle clinking of forks and knives on china, plaid tablecloths, and bottles of olive oil. It all feels so warm and civilized, except for the luggage cars racing past the window and flashing lights of airplanes reminding me I am no longer in New York.
Read More »Are You Bad at the Internet?
A Kauffman study released Thursday illuminates how small businesses are struggling with using the Web to convert sales, while a few unlikely industries are finding success. In the world of start-ups, a website is a company's lifeblood.
Read More »Your Next High-Paying Job May Be In An Industry That Was Never On Your Radar
Sit in on any meeting at Reckitt Benckiser in Slough, west of London, and you’ll get some valuable insights on the changing global workplace and the art of finding a job. This rapidly growing consumer products company prides itself on attracting top executives whose instincts are honed for mobility, global adaptation and data-driven rationality.
Read More »Need Funding? Pawn Your Stuff
Pawngo lets entrepreneurs pawn Rolexes, gold coins, and cameras in exchange for quick business loans. And it's blowing up.
Read More »Do You Know Your Suppliers?
As you set your budget for 2012, it's a good time to take a fresh look at your suppliers and see if the relationship still works for you. In February, CEO of Gallaher & Associates Tom Gallaher found his business nearly a million dollars in debt thanks to a crooked accountant.
Read More »A Global Plan For Sustainable Agriculture
Use less land, eat less meat, waste less food.
Read More »Cities Will Feel Brunt as Global Population Passes 7 Billion
NEW YORK -- What would the world look like with 7 billion human beings in the mix, vying for resources? Pretty much what it looks like now. That's because the planet is about to pass the 7 billion mark any day now.
Read More »The Mainstreaming Of Fair Trade
If you didn't know what Fair Trade was five years ago, you certainly do now. As the label becomes ubiquitous, CEO Paul Rice is taking the standard into new industries and to new heights.
Read More »Infographic: People Are Starving, But There Is Enough Food To Go Around
One in seven people in the world is malnourished. But the solution isn't producing more food
Read More »PlayStation Vita Launch Date Announced, Google And Samsung Unveil Galaxy Nexus, RIM Shows Off BBX, Google To Encrypt Search
Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. PlayStation Vita Launching February 22, 2012 .
Read More »China Wind Power Capacity Could Reach 1,000 GW by 2050
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's wind power generating capacity, already the world's largest, could reach 1,000 gigawatts by 2050, a study prepared by a think tank of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) showed on Wednesday. China had more than 41 GW of wind power capacity at the end of 2010
Read More »Head Not in the Clouds: Demanding More from Tech Innovation
The 11th annual M.I.T.
Read More »Kinect TV And Sesame Street Hack The Next Generation Of TV
Xbox Kinect TV plans to bring interactive, immersive experiences to live action television and children's books with the help of National Geographic and Sesame Street's Workshop. Xbox is unveiling a sharp idea for the next generation of television: interactive, live-action content, produced in partnership Sesame Workshop and National Geographic
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