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...homes and 50,000 small businesses in the U.K. have used SmartWater. But having built its "umbrella" of technology, police enforcement and brand awareness on a not-for-profit basis, the Telford, western England, company is now courting larger firms for tailored approaches that it says will double its 2008 turnover to more than $9 million. While home coding kits retail at only $90, commercial coverage, which comes with a license to badge a company's products and premises with the SmartWater logo, can range from $4,000 up to six figures a year. Big-name clients include insurers Allianz...
Lost America Regarding America's lost leadership role: America could probably regain a measure of moral authority if only it showed an inclination toward accountability [Nov. 3]. Taking a country to war, motivated by imperialism and profit, with a casus belli of fabricated evidence and lies is a monstrous crime. It is naive to think that Bush would ever stand trial, but Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz and others could. This would show the world that America does not, in fact, always act with impunity. However, in reality, we have yet to hear any kind of admission or apology from the Administration...
...Nekton that ran aground and caused the reef damage in Broward County, sending a crew out on Tuesday for an assessment. "We have a lot of broken corals there that need to be removed," said Chantal Collier, manager of the state's Coral Reef Conservation Program. Meanwhile, the non-profit volunteer group Palm Beach County Reef Rescue on Tuesday announced a $2,500 reward for any information leading to the culprits who caused the latest damage in the Breakers...
...South America organization, In the Running donated $10,000 to A Drop in the Ocean, a Harvard non-profit organization that supports grassroots microfinance institutions in developing Latin American communities. The transaction will be formalized within the next few weeks, Sprague said...
...when I spoke with SEKAB, a Swedish biofuel company, they told me production would be mechanized, requiring fewer workers. If they truly want to meet “development” goals, biofuel companies would have to make choices that may not reduce green house gas emissions or generate profit, choices these companies are unlikely to make...