It goes without saying that the results of this year’s Election Day will determine the course of history in a big way. However, also on the ballot this November 4 in California will be a proposal that could very well influence the future of transportation in the US for years to come. Voters in California will be asked to decide on Proposition 1A, a $10 billion bond measure for high-speed rail in California. The biggest single infrastructure project ever built in the U...

"Daddy the cat is out...you didn't start the mower did you?" "Has anybody seen the automatic lawnmower?" Just one of many questions people will have about a solar powered lawnmower that toodles about the yard like an escaped Roomba vacuum. Husqvarna's website describes the product this way:

Being the worlds first fully automatic, robotic lawn mower, the Auto Mower is the ultimate user friendly mower. You don’t have to lift a finger to get a perfect lawn.

What they are forgetting is that lawn-mowing on the weekend is a male hominid ritual that will no...

Image from Thomas Roche "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again," seems to be the Bush administration's running mantra -- especially as it relates to environmental issues. After seeing its previous attempt to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list thwarted by the last minute interjection of a Montanan federal judge, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided to push back by ...

You can't make up stuff this good. Mortgage derivatives are down the tubes, making easy money scarce. Not to worry. US and Canadian coal mines are a hot commodity for Indian buyers who might benefit from the guidance of skilled bankers and investment analysts.

Faced with an imminent coal shortage of around 200 million tonnes by the end of the 11th Plan, International Coal Ventures Limited (ICVL) - the 5 PSU member SPV- is now scouting for coal assets, properties and mine takeovers in US, Canada and Indonesia. A delegation consisting of the Union minister of state for coal, Santosh Bagrodia and Coal India chairman, Partha S. Bhattacharya wa...

Wholesome Sweeteners Since 2005, when Wholesome Sweeteners helped develop Fair Trade Certification for sugar products, the company has raised over $1 million in certification premiums for the sugar cane farmers and beekeepers it works with in Malawi, Costa Rica, Paraguay and Mexico. The company announced the milestone this October, in conjunction with Fair Trade Month. ...