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  • The world is round after all

    I asked my boss two years ago what were his favourite business books. His list included The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century by Thomas Friedman. Of course I rushed out and bought the book. It has sold by the truck load and was quoted by Mohamed Al-Mady of SABIC during his speech at...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-16-2008
  • Lost polar bears

    Sometimes the way to get to your pocket is to tug your heart strings and this advertising about polar bears almost worked on mine. According to WWF , several polar bears are way miles away from home and swimming more in open waters to find food and shelter. "While these bears are swimming around...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-25-2008
  • Even the goldfish will get it

    Another great article in The New Scientist talks about a new system for mapping much more precisely the impact of climate change on eco-systems. Designed by The Nature Conservancy , the system - linked with Google Maps - will enable conservationists to work out expected changes in precipitation and sea...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-19-2008
  • China's growth conundrum

    I couldn't let today pass without including a picture of the Olympic Stadium in Beijing where the opening ceremony is about to take place. The purpose of this redefined blog is not to look at the short term, though. For expert commentaey on the effects of the Olympics and other macroeconomic factors...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-08-2008
  • GHG is up says weathermen

    If melting polar ice caps and increasing hurricanes and tornadoes do not convince skeptics of earth's rising temperature, maybe the high tech gadgets and scientific views of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NAOOA) could do the trick. According to NOAA scientists, the global levels...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-15-2008
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