Steve Jobs is one of the most pivotal figures in American business, and his contributions to technology testify to the resilient entrepreneurial spirit of America.
On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 al-Qaeda operatives launched a series of coordinated suicide attacks involving four hijacked commercial passenger jet airliners. The images of the carnage flickered across screens around a stunned nation and the voices of hollowed journalists echoed throughout homes around the world.
Three months and 4.9 million barrels of oil later, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill had finally been resolved after devastating the Gulf of Mexico and causing what White House energy adviser Carol Browner called “the worst environmental disaster the U.S. has faced.” Yet early last week, Transocean Ltd., owner of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, submitted a clumsily worded filing to the SEC calling 2010 its “best year in safety performance” as justification for awarding executive bonuses and raising base salaries as much as 22.2 percent.
The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to begin establishing greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution standards for factories and power plants in 2011 as mandated by the landmark Clean Air Act of 2011 and the Supreme Court ruling in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency in 2007. However, concerns have arisen over the consequences of a showdown between the Obama administration and a new Republican majority in the House of Representatives over the EPA’s new responsibilities. Will the Clean Air Act of 2011 and its empowerment of the EPA achieve its intended aim of reducing greenhouse gases?
The pervasive influence of ignorance extends its tendrils through every corner of our country, and the lack of knowledge concerning the food you consume...
Don’t be evil. Google has recently committed itself to fully following this motto. After a sophisticated cyber-attack originating from China on the possible e-mail...
