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Could Solar Power The Next Industrial Revolution?

The Horizons Tracker

In a recent article , I charted the way in which Sweden utilized the possibilities presented by the widespread adoption of electrical energy to transform its economy and itself as a country. Indeed, such a relationship between energy consumption and economic growth has been observed in numerous countries over the course of the 20th century.

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4 Ways to Change the Energy Conversation!

Great Leadership By Dan

Sandy Pentland and Daniel Olguin at MIT’s Human Dynamics Lab outfitted five executives with devices that recorded data on their social signals – not what they said, but their tone of voice, gesticulation, proximity to others, personal energy, and more. And yet, we tend to avoid a deeper conversation about the energy experience.

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What matters in 2010?

Lead on Purpose

What matters in 2010? His purpose: “Now, more than ever, we need a different way of thinking, a useful way to focus and the energy to turn the game around.&# Seth Godin , marketing guru and thought leader, did a cool project where he brought together more than seventy “big thinkers&# to write the ebook What Matters Now.

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Glamorous Celebrity Deaths and Minimal Taxes in 2010 :: Women on.

Women on Business

As we read year-end and best-of 2010 articles and watch the tribute shows, take a moment to try to add up the cumulative wealth of those being remembered. Houston energy magnate Dan Duncan who died earlier this year had an estimated net worth of $9 billion, and television industry mogul John Kluge died with a $6.5 billion estate.

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Pack Some Energy into Your Lunch :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Makes Commitment to Renewable Energy by Becoming a Member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership. PRESS RELEASE Pleasant Prairie, WI – November 22, 2010 – Do You Feel As If You Are Swimming Upstream? We tend to blame it on everything around us except the thing that makes the most sense – the food in our lunch!

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Corporations: Lessons from a College Football Halftime

Michael Lee Stallard

Enthusiasm and energy will be on full display this Saturday as the #6 TCU Horned Frogs football team host the #7 Kansas State Wildcats at 6:30 pm EDT on Fox. First created in 2010, the video combined inspirational music and footage of hundreds of survivors and supporters. Click here to view the embedded video.

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Making The Cloud Sustainable

The Horizons Tracker

At the height of the mania surrounding cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, a common statistic was that processing these digital currencies required more energy than Denmark used on its own. The sector has made considerable strides in recent years to become more energy efficient.

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