Betting Against Climate Change Legislation and the Most Important Week Ever

On September 17, 2009

Betting Against Climate Change Legislation and the Most Important Week Ever

While global investors -- and their $14 trillion -- pen their support for climate change legislation, there are still plenty of folks out there betting against the bill. American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard is one of those ready to toss his chips into the pot. Valero Energy CEO Bill Klesse, whose refining company quite possibly has the most to lose, has already placed his bet. Both are convinced the Waxman-Markey bill, which passed the House earlier this summer, will not be approved by the U.S. Senate. Gerard said earlier this week that popular opposition to the bill is growing and noted an increasing number of senators are wary of the House measure. Gerard is basing the "popular opposition" on attendance at 20 public...
On September 17, 2009

R U Crazy? Click Here

No, The Corner Office hasn't gone mental. But it's fascinated by a TechCrunch50 entrepreneur with a unique business plan that targets 57 million Americans with a diagnosed mental illness. But is BreakThrough's telepsychiatry just feeding America's growing appetite for quick fixes? And this is further evidence of our ever-expanding appetite for "quick fixes" - take a pill, go on a diet, buy a self-help book, join a health club, get an MBA - that sort of thing. TechCrunch50 is a Bay Area conference


On September 17, 2009

Yahoo Has New Tool for Local Businesses

There is a new tab in Yahoo Local that went live earlier this month, but Yahoo hasn't really made any significant announcements about it, so there is a good chance you have not even realized it's there. Matt McGee, writing for Search Engine Land, points out that this could become a very useful tool for small businesses.

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On September 17, 2009

Meet the Wheego Whip: A New EV for 2010

Meet the new star in the EV firmament, the Wheego Whip. That’s a fairly fanciful name for a remarkably capable vehicle build by Wheego Electric Cars, headed by former EarthLink President Mike McQuary (just one of many former Internet players now involved in plug-in cars). According to McQuary, Wheego raised $1.2 million in August from existing investors and is expecting $1.3 million more from “new pockets.” It needs the money to get its Wheego car through crash testing and certified as a road-going EV. In current form, it is licensed as a neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV), meaning that, in most states, it’s limited to 25 mph and roads with speed limits not above 35 mph. Even as a NEV, the...


On September 17, 2009

The Big Brain Business Book Club

Business books are created to make us think and help us solve problems. Some books are for logical, analytical thinkers interested in leadership and books like Blue Ocean Strategy. Other books are for abstract, non-linear thinkers interested in entrepreneurship and books like Made To Stick. While different in their approach, both sides [...]


On September 17, 2009

ValueClick and WPP Are Winners in Adobe’s Omniture Acquisition

WPP more than doubled its money in Adobe's acquisition of Omniture. WPP invested $25 million at $8.76 back in January in the web analytics firm, and Adobe paid $21.50. ValueClick also saw its stock rise on the hopes that someone else might see the company as a takeout target.


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