Lynne Kiesling Sometimes the juxtaposition of two items highlights important themes. Today the Wall Street Journal published an article (sub. req.) describing some state efforts to curb retail electricity rate increases. Typically, these efforts take the form of lobbying for political and legislative action to “control” rates; no mention is made in the article of … More Doe Report on Demand Response … More Doe Report on Demand Response

Lynne Kiesling Interesting little conversation going on Truth on the Market … Geoff Manne posts an excerpt from a question to NYT ethicist Randy Cohen from a boy who, seeing a perpetual line for pizza at a recurring school event, goes out and buys a pizza and offers slices to kids at the back of … More Does the Ethicist Understand Market Processes? … More Does the Ethicist Understand Market Processes?

Lynne Kiesling I think it depends on how you measure productivity (yeah, I know that’s a bit of a copout). In a recent Wired article: Sixty percent of workers say they always or frequently feel rushed, but those who feel extremely or very productive dropped to 51 percent from 83 percent in 1994, the research … More Does More Technology Make Us Less Productive? … More Does More Technology Make Us Less Productive?

Lynne Kiesling Reason has a good article on corporate environmentalism from Katherine Mangu-Ward. She highlights lots of very interesting voluntary environmental programs at companies in various types of industries, including fast food and oil. A good read. … More Voluntary Corporate Environmentalism