Unintended ConsequencesDoug Simpson's weblog of research on the collision of law, networks and disruptive technologies.NYT OpEd Warns about levee weaknesses- February 27, 2008 In "There Will Be Floods," Alex Prud'homme warns of the crumbling, inadequate infrastructure that holds back rivers and estuaries across the U.S. Levees in Texas City protecting oil refining capacity; levees in the Sacramento River Valley protecting homes and farmland....http://www.dougsimpson.com/blog/archives/000631.html Green Collar Vets- February 26, 2008 Green Collar Vets (www.greencollarvets.org) is looking for a few good veterans to link with green collar jobs. The non-profit was founded in 2007 by Jyl DeHaven, a real estate developer in Fort Worth, TX. Its goals are to foster a...http://www.dougsimpson.com/blog/archives/000630.html Insurance Industry Response to Climate Change- February 22, 2008 In an October 2007 report commissioned by Ceres, author Even Mills, Ph.D., of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, identified several hundred innovations to address climate change that have been implemented by insurance companies and brokers world-wide. These include insurance products...http://www.dougsimpson.com/blog/archives/000629.html |