A loss of a star, LG begins payment for incorrect energy rating

LG Electronics USA: French Door Refrigerator losing Energy Star   LG Electronics has made an agreement with the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency on the matter of Energy Star rating for its French door bottom mount freezer model...

Foil a Thief, Lose Your Job

Not a good PR mobe by Home Depot, I'm sad to say... If I were the boss, I'd take this employee out for lunch."Dustin Chester is job hunting this week, after The Home Depot fired him and the general manager for thwarting a thief from running away with a pocket full of stolen...

Wanna Compost? 'The Daily Dump' can help

Starting with the not so new idea to "Make Waste Useful', Bangalore (India) based The Daily Dump offers not only Composting Tools but also a lot of practical advice and bits of simple wisdom reminding us that composting turns our waste into something useful, top soil, and as...

Summer of scandal and the death of sport?

"...With each passing day it gets harder and harder to watch sports without feeling the need to take a shower afterwards. If you're a principled, thinking person, you may spend a lot of time, as I do, realizing that your continued attention to the game is helping finance...

Golden Parachutes

"Recently in my posts on CEO's pay, comments have been made to the effect that these fat cats get paid cause they make money for their shareholders.In the world of high finance casino capitalism corporations are paying out golden parachutes to their CEO's whether they...

Cleared FBI Agent Sues Home Depot For Accusation

"A former FBI agent acquitted of shoplifting is suing Home Depot, accusing the company of ruining his career and reputation. Thomas M. Jobes, 52, of Rumson, was detained at the store in May after being accused of failing to pay for a 4-foot-long piece of wire. ""Jobes had...

Gift Cards for Drugs Scheme Unveils by U.S. Police

"In a report by the police on Thursday, they said that they uncovered a scam in which people trade Home Depot gift cards for drugs, that’s right trading those cards for drugs. They are given a credit on the gift card. That turns into drug money. Dealers steal a variety...

Home Depot profit up; to shrink Expo (Reuters)

Reuters - Top U.S. home improvement chain Home Depot Inc. on Tuesday reported a 14 percent rise in first-quarter profit as installation and appliance sales rose, and said it would close nearly a third of its upscale Expo design stores.