Floating Cities
March 18, 2011
Whether one believes that climate change is accelerated by human activity or not, the fact that the earth’s climate has changed (and continues to change) is undeniable. Some of the more dire
Category: Environment
In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
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Shipping Industry Update: Going Big and Going Green
February 28, 2011
Because part of Enterra Solutions’ business involves port and harbor operations and security and because shipping is an integral part of the supply chain, I watch what is going on in the
The Washing Machine and Water
March 31, 2010
On the American television reality series Survivor, the host, Jeff Probst, reminds participants that in the game “fire represents life.” To prove his point, he dramatically extinguishes the torch of the contestant
Updates on Alternative Energy Sources, Part 7: Electric Vehicles
March 19, 2010
This post is a little different than the previous posts in this series about alternative energy sources. As with all of the other posts, my starting point is an article by Michael
Updates on Alternative Energy Sources, Part 6: Solar
March 18, 2010
This is the sixth in a series of posts on alternative energy sources using as a starting point an article by Michael Totty [“The Long Road to an Alternative-Energy Future,” Wall Street
Updates on Alternative Energy Sources, Part 5: Wind
March 17, 2010
This is the fifth in a series of posts on alternative energy sources using as a starting point an article by Michael Totty [“The Long Road to an Alternative-Energy Future,” Wall Street
Updates on Alternative Energy Sources, Part 4: Carbon Capture and Storage
March 16, 2010
This is the fourth in a series of posts on alternative energy sources that uses as a starting point an article by Michael Totty [“The Long Road to an Alternative-Energy Future,” Wall
Updates on Alternative Energy Sources, Part 3: Biofuels
March 15, 2010
For this series on alternative energy sources, I’m using an article by Michael Totty as the stepping off point for further discussion [“The Long Road to an Alternative-Energy Future,” Wall Street Journal,
Updates on Alternative Energy Sources, Part 2: Nuclear Power
March 12, 2010
I introduced this series on alternative energy sources with an article by Michael Totty [“The Long Road to an Alternative-Energy Future,” Wall Street Journal, 22 February 2010]. Totty concludes his article by
Turning Trash into Treasure
March 1, 2010
If there is one thing that humankind has mastered, it’s the seemingly unlimited ability to create waste. Even in places that would seem remote from human touch, you can find mankind’s rubbish
