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Entries from September 2008

The PowerPoint Pitch on Water Scarcity: Thirst is a Winner

September 2nd, 2008 by Max Gladwell · 1 Comment

Water scarcity tops the presentations in the SlideShare World’s Best Presentation Contest. SlideShare is YouTube for PowerPoint presentations. It’s a fantastic social tool for sharing presentations, discussing them, voting on them, and ultimately learning from them. Of course, we’re actually Keynote users because it’s a superior product, but that’s beside the point. In the 2008 [...]

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Tags: Water

Consumer Reports Shows That Six Out of 12 Hybrids Save Money

September 2nd, 2008 by Max Gladwell · 1 Comment

Toyota Prius and hybrid versions of Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford Escape, Saturn Vue, and Toyota Camry pay back price premium after one year. YONKERS, NY — With gas prices soaring, Consumer Reports’ latest analysis of owner costs shows that drivers can save anywhere from $500 to $4,250 over a five year ownership period by [...]

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Tags: Automotive

Indecision 2008: Experience, Economy, and Environment

September 2nd, 2008 by Max Gladwell · 13 Comments

Opinions and observations about the 2008 presidential campaign. Now that the Democratic and Republican tickets are complete, we’re prepared to offer our humble opinions about this most historic presidential contest between Obama-Biden and McCain-Palin. Though most of our political writings are in the context of social media and sustainability, this is the rare exception. We’re [...]

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Tags: Politics

7 Questions for Eco-Libris CEO and Founder Raz Godelnik

September 1st, 2008 by Max Gladwell · No Comments

Raz Godelnik provides salvation to an industry that wastes as much as it enlightens. Books, trees, and a blog to tie it all together. Eco-Libris is the best kind of idea: simple. Offset every book by planting a tree, thus restoring harmony to the forests and publishing industry. We sat down with founder Raz Godelnik [...]

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Tags: Entrepreneurs · Green Living