200 workers fired by Google company

The economic recession exists, and unfortunately even the most profitable companies are feeling the effects. Comcast announces that almost 200 workers from Google are in danger to loose their jobs. Even if Google’s earnings are tied to ad spending that’s dwindling as both...

The Age of Stupid: New Climate Change Movie

NO ONE likes being preached to, which doesn’t bode well for any film on climate change. The latest offering is the part sci-fi movie, part-documentary The Age of Stupid. Set in 2055 on a flooded, damaged, inhospitable Earth, a lone man, played by Pete Postlethwaite, guards...

An Inconvenient Truth exaggerated sea level rise

Al Gore’s Oscar-winning environmental documentary exaggerated the likely effects of global warming on sea levels, a new study shows. The film, An Inconvenient Truth, suggested that the sea would rise up to 20ft "in the near future" as the ice in Greenland or Western...

AlGore speaking:Not Evil just wrong!

The new documentary Not Evil Just Wrong challenges so-called "global warming hysteria." The Irish filmmakers behind the project believe the effort to save the planet only hurts the poor, and they hope the film will discredit "alarmists" like Al Gore. Watch video

Biofuels do far more harm than good

Yesterday the EU imposed temporary tariffs on US biodiesel because subsidies over there distort trade - but that shouldn’t be the only reason to stop the biofuels juggernaut. Is there any trade crazier than the liquid biofuel business? Apart from a handful of cars and vans...

Twitter Gets Brand-Tracking Tool

Omniture says its SiteCatalyst program provides analysis of what Twitterers are saying about brands. Does Twitter have business value? Those who think so may have a new weapon in the ongoing debate, thanks to Omniture. The Web analytics firm released a new feature service for...

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