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 Article reprinted from Counselors to America's Small Business's website.
http://www.score.org/
Web sites are popular.
Are Web sites good business? I think so. A Web site can help
you establish a brand identity, describe your product or service, sell
your product or service online and create a home for your company—be it
a firm with you as the solo entrepreneur or a small business with 100
or more employees. First, don’t invest in a Web site without thinking about
business strategy, the purpose of the Web site, maintaining the site
and cost. Treat a web site as a component of how you will succeed in
business. If a Web site makes sense to help you grow your business,
then and only then take action.
Second, if you decide to launch a Web site, establish business
goals and a Web site outline. Set clear expectations for the site and
define the scope of the project. Your Web site can be effective without
becoming a monumental project with a lot of complex features. Choose
what’s best for your business and keep the focus on building awareness,
marketing products or services and giving customers/potential customers
access to your company
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 Reva an Indian company has released an all electric car for sale directly from their website. The four seater has a top speed of 65 miles per hour and can travel 100 miles without a new charge. This latest model has two recharge options. A full recharge which takes six hours or a fifteen minute quick charge that will take you 45 miles. Reva also has a support and service policy.
If you get stuck on the road the car features a call in support line where there is a back up battery that can be remotely activated. This car also has full air conditoning with controls at each seat and gps navigation on the dashboard. The car is set for purchase at around 16,000 us dollars. Click on the image to the right to visit their website.
The car is also created using minimal amount of carbon emissions renewable energy and post consumer waste. Since the United States is now the primary stock owner for GM Chrysler do you think we can take a lesson from Reva's playbook?
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 By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the earth's population will reside in urban
centers. Applying the most conservative estimates to current demographic trends,
the human population will increase by about 3 billion people during the interim.
An estimated 10 9 hectares of new land (about 20% more land than is
represented by the country of Brazil) will be needed to grow enough food to feed
them, if traditional farming practices continue as they are practiced today.
At
present, throughout the world, over 80% of the land that is suitable for raising
crops is in use (sources: FAO and NASA). Historically, some 15% of that has been
laid waste by poor management practices. What can be done to avoid this
impending disaster?
The concept of indoor farming is not new, since hothouse production of tomatoes,
a wide variety of herbs, and other produce has been in vogue for some time. What
is new is the urgent need to scale up this technology to accommodate another 3
billion people. An entirely new approach to indoor farming must be invented,
employing cutting edge technologies. The Vertical Farm must be efficient (cheap
to construct and safe to operate). Vertical farms, many stories high, will be
situated in the heart of the world's urban centers. If successfully implemented,
they offer the promise of urban renewal, sustainable production of a safe and
varied food supply (year-round crop production), and the eventual repair of
ecosystems that have been sacrificed for horizontal farming.
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By Loz Blain
Reprinted from Gizmag 22:48 March 6, 2009 PST 
Compressed air cars are well and truly on their way to mass production in India and America,
among other places - although they seem to be taking their time. But
the cheap, environmentally-neutral compressed air engine also lends
itself to other interesting urban and industrial transport concepts
like the AIRPod.
Intended both as a personal 3-4 seater city commuter
and as a getabout for airport, train station and municipal workers, the
AIRPod is cute and easy to drive with a joystick instead of a steering
wheel and pedals. The three-wheel transport weighs around the same as a
touring motorcycle at 220kg, so it only needs 5 1/2 horsepower from its
lightweight air engine to reach top speeds a little over 40mph.
Best of
all, cheap compressed air refilling will take as little as 90 seconds
and cost about EU1.10 for the AIRPod's expected 220km range. To read more follow this link .
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