http://newdataagency.com Just another Newdataagency.com weblog Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:21:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week an oil platform off the coast of Louisiana caught fire and tipped over into the ocean. Immediately concerns were voiced about both the cost of oil and the environmental impact of such a larger oil spill. Now it seems the Coast Guard is considering an interesting option to ... http://newdataagency.com/oil-in-the-water-burn-it/ Walmart's CEO, Mike Duke, is the leader of one of the largest and most successful companies in the world. No pressure, right? The good news is, he gets compensated accordingly. Although his salary plummeted by 34% this year, he still made out alright. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. CEO Mike Duke received compensation ... http://newdataagency.com/walmart-ceos-pay/ First Toyota announced a massive recall of vehicles over malfunctioning, "sticky", accelerators.  Now Honda is announcing a rather large recall too. Lingering concerns about malfunctioning airbags has forced them to recall a total of 800,000 vehicles. The cars are all 2001 or 2002 models, all sold in the United States. While ... http://newdataagency.com/hondas-recall/ PG&E is a very successful utility company, their full name being Pacific Gas & Electric Co. They announced today that they intend to purchase a large wind-generating farm in Southern California. Since PG&E is based in San Francisco, the wind-generating farm is located nearby. PG&E bought the company from the U.S. ... http://newdataagency.com/pge-invests-in-wind/