Amid a national debate over offshore oil drilling, the U.S. federal government is preparing to unleash development of another offshore energy source: wind. The Interior Department, the agency that handles oil-and-gas leases in U.S. waters, is preparing to lease swaths of the outer continental shelf to companies that want to erect massive wind turbines. Competition is heating up to develop wind projects on the shelf, the same underwater formation largely covered by an oil-drilling ban that has become a contentious issue in the presidential race. More
Business Meetings Could Get Smaller If Economy Falters
from ABC News
Meetings, conferences and conventions in the coming months may get smaller and less lavish as airlines slash domestic flights, travel costs rise and the economy drags. More
Energy Innovators: Four Creative Solutions to Energy Problems
from USA Today
The U.S. is turning to alternative energy as never before amid concerns about global warming and runaway fossil-fuel prices. Wind and solar power, for example, each grew 45 percent last year, while the U.S. consumed 633,000 barrels of ethanol a day in June, up 43 percent from a year earlier. More
Occupational Disease in China
from CSR Asia
Occupational health and the prevention and treatment of occupational disease are important but sometimes overlooked aspects of workplace health and safety. This is perhaps true more so in China given the prevalence in some sectors of life threatening occupational disease and the numbers involved. This brief outlines some of the major statistics relating to occupational disease in China and serves as a backgrounder for companies to assist in developing policies and strategies for dealing with what is rapidly becoming one of the country’s major health issues. More
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Product Showcase: LogiSon Acoustic Network
 More than 70 percent of employees say they would be more productive if their workplace was quieter. The LogiSon Acoustic Network increases speech privacy and reduces disruptions by introducing a masking sound that makes conversations and noises more difficult, or impossible, to hear. It’s a cost-effective method of improving overall acoustic comfort. More info
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Looking Past the Hype for DR in Building Automation
from AutomatedBuildings.com
Although demand response (DR) has received its fair share of hype, the constricting energy supply should make home-automation experts take a second look. Automated DR can take signals from energy suppliers and adjust building energy consumption accordingly. Many building-automation systems are incorporating DR into their latest controls. More
British Bosses Ban “Social Networking”
from BizReport
Social networking while at work is becoming increasingly frowned upon in Europe and nowhere more so than in the U.K. A recent report found that 35 percent of U.K employers have an official policy in place to prohibit such activity. More
Is Big Business Finally Waking Up to the Need for Diversity?
from Seattle Post Intelligencer
There are many studies that have demonstrated the positive benefits of increasing the diversity of workforces and boards of management / directors. Catalyst, an independent research and advisory company conducted a survey of U.S. companies from 2001-2004 and found that companies with the highest representation of women board directors attained significantly higher financial performance than those with the lowest representation. More
Assessing the Value of Small Wind Turbines
from The New York Times
Fascination with wind turbines small enough to mount on a roof is spreading from coast to coast. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York last month proposed dotting the city with them. These tiny turbines generate so little electricity that some energy experts are not sure the economics will ever make sense. More
Falling Back to Work
from Forbes
With Labor Day come and gone, the lazy days of summer are over, and it's time to get back to the serious business of work. Finding it hard to get motivated? That's natural, says Gail Golden, a career consultant with RHR International, a company that focuses on organizational development. "It's the start of the new school year and even for those people who are not parents of school children, that rhythm does affect us," says Golden. "This is a very appropriate time to take stock, think about new initiatives and focus energy on where we want to go."More
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Flexible Working on the Increase in the U.K.
from Abeceder
The number of people 'teleworking' from home has risen dramatically over the past few years as employers offer more work flexibility than ever, a survey has revealed. Bosses believe that staff may be trying to cut their carbon footprint or are avoiding a troublesome commute and poor transport infrastructure. And employers also understand that productivity need not suffer if staff is not in the office. Other strands of flexible working have also shot up, particularly term-time working, and job sharing. Over the past five years employers have also become increasingly supportive of staff looking to take career breaks or sabbaticals. More
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Amid a national debate over offshore oil drilling, the U.S. federal government is preparing to unleash development of another offshore energy source: wind. The Interior Department, the agency that handles oil-and-gas leases in U.S. waters, is preparing to lease swaths of the outer continental shelf to companies that want to erect massive wind turbines. Competition is heating up to develop wind projects on the shelf, the same underwater formation largely covered by an oil-drilling ban that has become a contentious issue in the presidential race. More
