By Ian Mylchreest
The push for greenhouse gas control has sparked hopes for the nuclear industry, but it’s all talk and very little action at the moment, reports the New York Times. The problem is that nuclear still costs a whole heap more than coal, even if you have fancy pollution-control technologies thrown into the equation.
President George W. [...]
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Friday, March 3, 2006
Marketers turn to blogs
By Ian Mylchreest
The chatter in the blogosphere is very public and that’s making it accessible to marketers who are using it an early warning system for new trends, reports the Washington Post. It cites the example of ConAgra, which detected the fading of the low-carb craze quicker than most because of Internet chatter.
And this is done with [...]
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Friday, March 3, 2006
Stars no more
By Ian Mylchreest
The age of the rock star CFO is over, reports the Washington Post. The main evidence seems to be that some of the biggest names are now in jail or fighting serious criminal charges.
The headliners who landed in jail were WorldCom’s Scott Sullivan, Tyco’s Mark Schwartz and Enron’s Andy Fastow. CFO magazine gave all [...]
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