The passing scene: Links 11/25/13

Switzerland votes against a cap on executive pay by The Guardian.

Voters in Switzerland voted, by a 2 to 1 ratio, to reject a proposed law that would have limited executive pay in a corporation to 12 times that of the lowest-paid employee.

Foxconn invests $40M in Pennsylvania to tap research, talent by Michael Kan for Computerworld.

China-based Foxconn, the world’s largest manufacturing employer, plans operations in the United States.   Presumably, there won’t be nets around the buildings to catch suicidal employees.

Toxic Lakes From Tar-Sands Projects Planned for Alberta by Jeremy Van Loon for Bloomberg News.

Some day the bitumen in Alberta will be exhausted, but the toxic wastes in artificial lakes will be there indefinitely.

 

Tags: Executive pay, Foxconn, Switzerland, Tar Sands