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After years of fighting for stronger, more consistent state and federal support, the renewable-energy industry couldn’t have asked for a better 2008. Although supplying just a sliver—barely 3%—of the nation’s electricity, nonpolluting renewables such as wind, solar, and geothermal are the fastest-growing type of power being added to the grid. New installations of solar and […]

Labor is not just a meaningful experience – it’s also a marketable one. When instant cake mixes were introduced, in the HBR List 2009 logo1950s, housewives were initially resistant: The mixes were too easy, suggesting that their labor was undervalued. When manufacturers changed the recipe to require the addition of an egg, adoption rose dramatically. […]

The head of the Congressional Black Caucus and a group representing Latino government officials raised questions about Sen. Judd Gregg ’s fitness to lead the Commerce Department on the day President Obama nominated him for the post.

The governing centrist Kadima party and the opposition right-wing Likud party are the frontrunners in a tight race for the country’s February 10 parliamentary election, which takes place just three weeks after the end of the Jewish state’s 22-day onslaught in the Gaza Strip.