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John Dodge

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A journalist for 30 years, John Dodge has been editor-in-chief of Design News since early November, 2006.

Most of his career was spend at IT newsweekly PC Week, now eWeek. He has also been regular business and technology columnist for both the Wall Street Journal and the Boston Globe.

Prior to Design News, John was editor-in-chief at Electronic Business magazine and prior to that, EDN.

Title: Editor-in-Chief, Design News

Email: john.dodge@reedbusiness.com

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Google, Harvard's Wissner-Gross debate CO2 from Web Search

Harvard graduate student Alex Wissner-Gross created quite a stir with his claim that every web search creates between 5-10 grams of CO2 from the power required to keep those massive server farms going. Google officials apparently thought he was singling it out, but he later said he was speaking about generally about web searches and had no axe to grind with Google.But who does not equate web... More

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Gasoline's Dismal Future

I’ve been wondering about the long and short term prospects for gasoline. We’ve seen prices plunge and if the Detroit Auto Show is any indication, one might think we’ll all be driving hybrids and pure electrics within 5-10 years. What’s more, a green-friendly president moves into the White House next Tuesday to work with a Congressional majority which feels the same... More

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LG Chem's Win over A123 Raises Questions

GM’s selection of LG Chem to supply battery cells for the Chevy Volt and other electric vehicles has all the intrigue of a spy thriller. GM enlisted two teams to vie for potentially lucrative contract to supply battery technology for the Chevy Volt. One was a partnership between A123 Systems of Watertown, Mass. and German concern Continental Automotive while the other... More

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Natural Gas Emits Ultra-Fine Particulate: Study

A new study promises to debunk the belief that natural gas is a completely clean-burning hydrocarbon. The study , published in the Environmental Engineering Science journal , contends natural gas used in home appliances such as cook top burners emits ultra-fine particulate that damage the lungs and brain. The study bolsters the notion that there is ALWAYS a cost to producing energy or... More

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Shadow Flicker and Wind Turbine Noise Wars

Two posts ago, I mentioned a dispute between abutters and a wind energy project where shadow flicker and noise were cited as potential problem. The tower started going up this week. So I wondered what shadow flicker is (I chose a link to a power company site with a seemingly credible technical explanation) and how loud wind turbines can be.Look no further than Youtube to appreciate... More
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