It's been a hot, hot summer: Temperatures are consistently hitting 90 here in western Maryland, occasionally topping triple digits. But my power has suffered only a couple of flickers, what…
Power
Monthly Issue | September 1, 2011
In Japan, the famous "onsens" or hot springs resorts so popular among pleasure-seeking Japanese are being eyed for their geothermal energy potential, according to the online magazine InventorSpot. In mid-July,…
Rules, money, and people dominate the agenda of North America's electric and gas utility leaders, according to the latest annual survey by Platts and Capgemini. The energy information publisher and…
China several years ago lobbied hard to be allowed to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). It saw membership as recognition of the emergence of China as a major world…
It's finally happened. One of your employees has come to you, or your HR department, complaining of harassment or discrimination. (If it hasn't happened yet, congratulations; stay in business awhile,…
Training is a rite of passage for many employees and required for the certifications and knowledge needed to progress in their careers. While organizations may take the time to prepare…
How healthy are your assets? That sounds like an obvious question to ask of managers who supervise plants and equipment worth many millions of dollars, but its prompts a salutary…
The rapid expansion of shale gas production in the United States as a result of improved hydraulic fracturing technologies has fundamentally—and likely permanently—changed the North American natural gas sector. A…
Last summer, an international group of scientists and policy analysts under the auspices of the London School of Economics launched an ambitious effort to reshape the debate over global warming…
Easy victories are the innovator's worst enemy, since they lead us to use the same solutions over and over again. Adversity and difficult situations break us out of that rut…