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The debate continues on the merger of XM (XMSR ) and Sirius (SIRI ) Satellite Radio as the case again comes before the Senate Committee on Commerce for round four since its original proposition in February. Opponents argue that the merger will create a monopoly, leaving a sole provider for satellite service to consumers. This, they argue, will lead to increased prices and decreased content. Advocates argue that the merger is necessary in order to compete against other technologies, including terrestrial radio, MP3 players, CD/DVD etc. The inference is that the battle between the two small companies for the limited audience is splitting the market and preventing its advance against the other technologies.

 

 

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Food, Inc.
Written by ThePanelist   
Monday, 21 December 2009 19:08


Are you curious about where your food comes from?


MANOHLA DARGIS of the NY Times writes: "Forget buckets of blood. Nothing says horror like one of those tubs of artificially buttered, nonorganic popcorn at the concession stand. That, at least, is one of the unappetizing lessons to draw from one of the scariest movies of the year, “Food, Inc.,” an informative, often infuriating activist documentary about the big business of feeding or, more to the political point, force-feeding, Americans all the junk that multinational corporate money can buy."
Last Updated on Monday, 21 December 2009 21:37
 
The Oil in Your Backyard
Written by Jeanne Roberts   
Tuesday, 21 October 2008 09:00


The Oil in Your Backyard
Photo: SchultzLabs, Creative Commons, Flickr

Oil runs the world, fueling industrial processes that make everything from computers to plastic containers. Without it, vehicles, airplanes, trucks that bring food to grocer’s shelves, and ships that bring steel from China wouldn't run. The modern world would grind to a halt.

Last Updated on Sunday, 23 August 2009 18:11
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[SPONSOR AD] Personalized Halloween Party Supplies
Written by ThePanelist   
Sunday, 23 August 2009 11:59

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Set up a haunted halloween awards pre-show red carpet scene in the front yard or entryway to welcome Spookies "nominees". Unfurl our plastic red carpet and bedeck it with lifelike black crows and tombstones. Go all out with a large cardboard coffin with the lid slightly ajar to reveal a bloody appendage. Use a metallic paint pen to scrawl on the coffin in large block letters, "Guest Who Arrived without a Costume, R.I.P." Snap Polaroid pictures of each guest's grand entrance and tack them to a corkboard.


Last Updated on Friday, 25 September 2009 22:35
 
Cleaning Up Oil Spills with Microbes: A Really Great Idea
Written by Jeanne Roberts   
Tuesday, 21 October 2008 09:05


Cleaning Up Oil Spills with Microbes: A Really Great Idea
Photo: gari.baldi, Creative Commons, Flickr

Microbes are a class of living organisms that include bacteria, viruses and fungi.

Last Updated on Sunday, 23 August 2009 12:20
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Segway Inventor Dean Kamen Set to Turn Cow Pies into Electricity
Written by Miranda Marquit   
Wednesday, 22 October 2008 13:08


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Photo: Skinnyde, Creative Commons, Flickr

In developing countries there are serious challenges to providing cheap and environmentally-friendly sources of electricity and clean drinking water. But Dean Kamen, the inventor of the Segway, wants to try to overcome them. Recently he unveiled two of his latest projects at the Lux Executive Summit: an electricity generator that runs on cow waste and a water filtration system. Green Tech reports on the reasoning behind Kamen's efforts:

Last Updated on Sunday, 23 August 2009 12:36
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