Saturday, April 13, 2013

Energy: Global Initiative, Bitcoins, Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein

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Bottom line: On the vast scale of environmental disasters, Bitcoin barely registers. And, in the grand scheme of things, the Internet is still relatively green (that’s particularly true if it cuts into other activities, like driving). But it’s also true that our computing infrastructure is becoming an increasingly significant part of the world’s energy demand. 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/04/12/what-bitcoin-teaches-us-about-the-internets-energy-use/?tid=pm_business_pop 

Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein’s pay drops 18 percent to $13.3 million in 2012

Mark Lennihan, File/Associated Press - FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 file photo

Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, attends the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. Blankfein’s total compensation fell 18 percent last year to $13.3 million as the value of his stock awards fell by half. But Blankfein’s cash bonus rose 90 percent, to $5.7 million, as the bank’s profits soared, according to a regulatory >>http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/goldman-sachs-ceo-lloyd-blankfeins-pay-drops-18-percent-to-133-million-in-2012/2013/04/12/95767b1a-a3a4-11e2-bd52-614156372695_story.html

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