John Carey

Recent Articles by John Carey

February 24, 2010

InZero: Closing the Gate on Cyber Crime

When even Google (GOOG) falls victim to hackers, it's clear that traditional security software isn't getting the job done. Hackers, criminals, and spies have broken ...

January 20, 2010

Making Personalized Medicine Pay

The dirty little secret about drugs is that they only work in about half of the people who take them. So says an educational nonprofit called the Personalized Medicine...

January 13, 2010

Emissions Rules are On the Way

The Copenhagen summit aimed at limiting greenhouse gases ended with a whimper. Climate legislation in Congress is stumbling. But curbs on U.S. emissions from power ...

December 29, 2009

Greenhouse Gases: Who's Cheating?

As the world gets serious about fighting climate change, a huge question looms: Are countries and companies really reducing their greenhouse gas emissions as much as ...

December 3, 2009

Why Copenhagen Will Be Good for Business

When the delegates at the climate summit in Copenhagen need to call home, they can do so in style. Cisco Systems (CSCO) is outfitting four rooms in the city's Bella ...

November 24, 2009

Getting to the Bottom of Plastic Bottle Risks

As founder and CEO of baby goods retailer Giggle, Ali Wing does her best to ensure that the strollers, toys, and other gear she sells are as safe as possible. From the...

October 27, 2009

Obama's Smart-Grid Game Plan

Think back to the age of telecom before the breakup of AT&T, before the Internet, before Facebook or Twitter. That's about how antiquated America's system for ...

October 26, 2009

Wiring America Up to Green Power

The wind howling over the Great Plains and the unrelenting Southwestern sun pack enough energy to power the entire U.S. with clean, renewable electricity. Trouble is, ...

October 1, 2009

The Clash Over Clean Power

Power companies used to have one simple task: providing inexpensive, reliable electricity to light up cities, power factories, and keep the economy humming. No longer....

September 24, 2009

Carbon Curbs: It's Business vs. Business

Even as the health-care fight rages, another fraught issue is back in the headlines: What to do about climate change. While the debate includes the familiar partisan ...