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Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

Cars That Think

Corporate Cash The idea of private digital currencies goes back to at least 1994, when the late Edward de Bono wrote of the “IBM dollar.” In de Bono’s vision, “large manufacturing corporations” should create their own currencies, which could be used to buy their products.

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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In a new study, KPMG International has identified 10 “megaforces” that will significantly affect corporate growth globally over the next two decades. The advantages many companies experienced in the last two decades from “cheap labor” in developing nations are likely to be eroded by the growth and power of the global middle class.

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Nissan’s Killer EV App, the Plug-In Car That Puts the Nail in GM’s Coffin

Creative Greenius

Too bad for America our corporations long ago outsourced that kind of effort and heart. But at least Ford didn’t just shamelessly stiff all their creditors through the scam of corporate bankruptcy like the FAIL crews at GM and Chrysler did. And the Greenius says this looks like the smart money bet to me.

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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Green-technology corporations dominate the Fortune 500 by 2030. Petro-states are compensated to transition smoothly to a sustainable economy, avoiding a last-ditch attempt to flood the world with cheap oil and gas. Financial markets divest fossil-fuel assets and reallocate capital to low-carbon firms. Technology leaders hold the power.

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Greenius Shredding & Recycling Dream Come True!

Creative Greenius

For years now I’ve been wanting to have a shredder truck come to my house so I could get rid of all but the last 7 years worth of records, but I’ve been too cheap to actually make the call and dig into my wallet to pay for the truck to show up at my door and securely shred then recycle all that shredded paper.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

Green Car Congress

As one example in the opening plenary panel session, Peter Darbee, Chairman and CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation described the opportunity and challenges from his utility’s point of view. Electricity is a cheap entity—not a commodity, but is its fundamentally very cheap. John Patten, Ph.D.,

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Failed Local Paper Put Out Of Its Misery - By Creative Greenius!

Creative Greenius

They never worked very hard and they spent way too much time making personal phone calls and just goofing off. It’s not even cheap at twenty five cents an issue. Sorry Stan, it’s nothing personal, I’m just plumb filled up in the lunatic category right now and we’ve got to let you go.