The topic of the day is moral ambiguity.      Yes, I’m writing about France, which brings us the Tour de France.      The race that lives up my definition of why it&rsqu... Read more

  This whole "Second Life" craze continues to bother and annoy me.  So imagine my suprise when I heard an otherwise seemingly brilliant marketer expound on it as the end all.   "It is like p... Read more

 A passing reference in a recent newspaper story said something about bikes in Houston, and what constitutes a shovel-ready infrastructure project in bailout America. The item near the top of a front page story in the Houston Chronicle said the... Read more

  This great read in the New Yorker about the Dogfish Brewery mixes a tale of an says a lot about the changing definition of beer in America, which may someday actually change what's sold. .   The newcomers to the U.S. brewing business h... Read more

One of my favorite sites, WebEcoist, recently ran an awesome article about architectural designs incorporating biomass and thermal energy systems. Check out these images and click through to see the WebEcoist page for them:   San Francisco B... Read more

  Paradigm President and CEO to Speak at IMAGINE '09: Ideas at WorkJohn W. Gibson, Jr. to discuss the value of open innovation at the 2009 American Astronautical Society conference (HOUSTON, Texas: November 18, 2009) ParadigmTM (www.pdgm.com),... Read more

 North Slope oil prices are down, which is also a negative for the stock of Sarah Palin.  For those who wonder about the future of the country when they hear her name, there's some hope in this report that shows production from Alaska's No... Read more

  I am pretty excited about a session at the Women's Global Leadership Conference in November.  It promises a high level look at the basics of the hydrocarbon stream then helps people understand how to talk about the industry.  Sounds... Read more

  This morning I am faced with a desk full of open jobs and the age old question of how to find people to fill them. Two days ago I received the Energy People Connect newsletter and it dawned on me that I am not working my network as often or a... Read more

Suddenly it seems Belgian breweries loom large in the world of beer drinkers.And I assume this relates to Energy People Connect because like oil, beer is a highly, refined product produced by big, international companies. Alter the chemistry a bit an... Read more

The energy industry is facing one of the largest challenges in the world’s history - how to meet the needs of a growing global population clamoring for resources necessary to fuel lives. It should be all-hands-on-deck when it comes to developi... Read more