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Issue of January 30, 2006 |     |
Intermediate PositionAs much as we may embrace technology and the benefits it can provide at home and in the workplace, there’s no question we also remain a bit leery of the changes it brings. Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” among the earliest manifestations of this phenomenon, remains one of the most memorable. An Opportunity for Success By Hubert Murray We know the issues: We are running out of fish, the earth is warming up, water is running out, oil and gas prices are going up and whole cities are underwater. If you really want to give yourself a scare you could visit www.architecture2030.com and get an excellent overview of what awaits us unless we sharpen up. This is the Web site of respected environmentalist Ed Mazria, who warns us that unless we reduce the fossil fuel consumption of our buildings in the United States by 70 percent by 2015 and we are carbon-neutral (that is, using no fossil fuels at all) by 2030, we are all toast. Assessing the State of Bank Regulatory Compliance By Rocco A. Magnotta It’s no surprise that community banks are finding bank regulatory compliance both costly and burdensome. The banking industry’s annual bill for compliance is now estimated at $25 billion. Katrina-Type Response Needed in Hub By Thomas M. Menino Last week, I joined members of the city’s Emergency Shelter Commission to release the results of the city’s annual Homeless Census, which was conducted on Dec. 19, 2005. The results are sobering and show an overall increase in the number of homeless men, women and children living in Boston by 9 percent, from 5,819 last year to 6,365. Check and Balance Banker and Tradesman's political cartoon. |
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