Aug 6th 2010 4:33PM
"Spillionaire" is a term coined during the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989 to describe those who make bank after an oil-related environmental disaster. Corporations, small businesses and individuals can profit when they seize opportunity from crisis. That's capitalism. So it's no surprise that spillionaires are at the ready... Continue Reading »
Jul 20th 2010 2:39PM
The Gulf oil spill may be plugged for the time being, but the effects on the local real estate market are just beginning to trickle in. The value of property along 600 miles of coast between Louisiana and Clearwater, Fla., may decline a minimum of 10 percent over the next seven years, according to one economist. Even now,... Continue Reading »
Jun 16th 2010 12:00PM
It sounds sci-fi, but, you could have a living, breathing lamp in your apartment. Latro, which is Latin for "thief," is a bionic lamp (left) designed by Netherlands-based designer Mike Thompson. It was inspired by a photosynthesis experiment sponsored by Stanford University and Yonsei University in Japan, and, operates... Continue Reading »
Jun 2nd 2010 12:00PM
Let's call the incident playing out in the Gulf of Mexico what it is: an oil explosion. An "oil spill" is just too polite a way to put it. And normally, when something spills, it quickly empties of its contents. Meanwhile, things seem to be actually getting worse in the Gulf as BP and others try in vain to cauterize the... Continue Reading »
May 28th 2010 12:00PM
As BP tries to stop and mop up the worst oil spill in U.S. history, the Gulf coast is about to face it's busiest holiday weekend of the year: Memorial Day. Thus far, the white-quartz beaches of Florida's Emerald Coast are pristine and the water is crystal clear. Schools of fish dance just offshore. But homeowners,... Continue Reading »
