Saturday, October 29, 2011

The World's Largest Lithium-Ion Battery Farm Comes Online - Forbes

The World's Largest Lithium-Ion Battery Farm Comes Online - Forbes: "Wind and solar can’t produce power around the clock, and the amount they do produce isn’t predicable. Energy storage systems help to smooth over any quick infusion of power into the grid"

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Making Millions

Chris Paine on facebook: "Email of the Day: "There is no one in this country who got rich on his own. You built a factory out there—good for you! But remember, you moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for and other generations built. You hired workers we all paid to educate.

Your factory was safe because of police and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn’t worry that maurauding bands would seize everything and hire someone to protect against this.

You built a factory or an idea and it turned into something terrific—God bless. Keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along."

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Monday, September 19, 2011

Leadership Lessons From Burning Man | Fast Company

Leadership Lessons From Burning Man | Fast Company: "All of which comes down to a fundamental principle of human nature: People want to be inspired, not lectured. They tend to respond better to humor and gentle reminders than they do to dictates or presumptions of guilt before innocence."

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