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Karl Burkart
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Bp lobbied against the valve regulation
Tue, May 04 2010 at 10:25 PM
Enter your comments hereIt's important to note that BP, Exxon and Haliburton all lobbied heavily to curtail regulations on offshore oil rig construction. While Countries like Norway required remote shut off valves by law. It seems astonishing to think that the platform operators wouldn't want a shot off valve that could be operated remotely (a technology widely available in the 80's) but the rest as they say is history.
Great line up!
Mon, Jan 18 2010 at 1:59 AM
Wow Planet Green is stepping up the game.. they actually have really great programming this year. The Yes Men too!
I miss maple syrup!
Mon, Apr 20 2009 at 1:23 AM
I grew up in upstate New York and the same thing is happening there. We used to tap our own trees and my mom would boil that intoxicating maple soup very hours..one of the most amazing smells in the world.
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Karl Burkart
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After receiving a masters in architecture, Karl earned a LEED certification and created one of the green building industry's first web-based design tools, the GreenMatrix, later adopted in California by the county of Alameda. Realizing the power of the web to illuminate the complex world of "green" he helped launch several websites including EVO.com, developed a variety of social network widgets, and lectured internationally on the subject of digital media, technology and the environment. Karl has his own blog called Greendig: real dirt on the environment, and he consults with both nonprofits and corporations. His goal -- to leverage the power of the internet to bring about a new age of solar-powered enlightenment, one in which people and nature happily coexist.
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