Social Issues

Magazine articles on social issues such as crime, the environment, abortion, wealth distribution, drugs, etc.

Old Articles: <Older 1711-1720 Newer>

Geotimes August 2005 John A. Turner	The Sustainable Hydrogen Economy The major issue facing United States and most other countries in the world is how to supply transportation fuel. Hydrogen, as part of a sustainable energy supply, can meet the challenge of a domestically produced energy carrier that can replace gasoline, and can additionally address carbon dioxide and other emissions.
Geotimes August 2005 Katie Donnelly	The State of Nuclear Nonproliferation Several nuclear-related topics not only are important to the nation's security, but also are scientifically interesting.
Insurance & Technology July 25, 2005 Wendy Toth	Balanced Legislation Recent security breaches at ChoicePoint and LexisNexis, among others, have prompted public policy makers to address the collection and use of customer data.
Financial Advisor August 2005 Alan Lavine	Socially Conscious Investing Gets Results Broad acceptance follows solid performance by socially responsible investment indexes and funds.
Financial Advisor August 2005 Richard B. Wagner	"00" Interior Skills Movie villains are obvious. In real life, with real money, villains parade as really, really nice guys. When fiduciary advisors can generate trust and confidence and have superior knowledge, they have genuine power over others--whether or not they deserve it.
Science News July 30, 2005 Janet Raloff	How 'Green' Is Home Cooking? When researchers made calculations including economies of scale in food companies' mass preparation of meals, they found no big difference between the environmental footprints of home-cooked versus ready-to-eat fare.
InternetNews July 29, 2005 David Needle	DHS Chief Calls for Reverse Manhattan Project Cyber terror can be perpetrated not only by formal groups, but also angry teenagers. This danger can be countered with technology.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2005 Bennett Voyles	It Pays to Be Green Though the commercial real estate industry has been traditionally slow to adopt technological change, more owners and developers are investing in electronic controls that monitor energy consumption and information systems that improve maintenance procedures.
BusinessWeek August 1, 2005	The Evangelist Of Smart Energy International Rectifier's Alex Lidow is on a mission to cut global power consumption.
InternetNews July 25, 2005 David Needle	The Weird Web And Other Safety Concerns Bill Joy talks up future tech and inter-connectivity between devices. The panelists at the AlwaysOn Innovation conference also discussed the effect of technology on our safety and on the environment.
<Older 1711-1720 Newer> Return to current articles.