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08:34 am | I am going to be honest with you, I have been sitting on some LEEDigation-related stories. I sat on these stories because I wanted to understand the implications before writing about them....
August 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »
08:08 am | Our buildings are central to our lives, and we put a tremendous amount of our wealth and skills into making them. The modern green building movement is a highly tuned, intensive, and measured...
July 30 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
08:44 am | There has been an increase in senior-level corporate positions—those with VP and Director titles in the CSR and sustainability sector. Companies are placing an increased value on CSR as a component of corporate...
July 29 2010 / 4 comments / Read More »
08:44 am | Social media has begun to play a key role in how companies shape their corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies and present themselves as good corporate citizens. The standard for CSR is being redefined...
July 28 2010 / 4 comments / Read More »
07:56 am | The federal government is making sustainability a priority. Under the Energy Independence and Security Act, all federal managers are required to cut their fossil fuel use and are directed to acquire recycled...
July 27 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
08:02 am | The stimulus has had an underwhelming impact on the cleantech sector. Very little of the $36.7b of The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) allocated $36.7b to the Department of Energy (DOE)...
July 26 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »
08:46 am | The wave of green litigation has arrived. This means more third party challenges, mushrooming building interest group litigation, and private litigation with a green tinge. These suits will involve not only knowledge...
July 25 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
08:13 am | Robbie Vitrano, Co-Founder, NakedPizza, and Eric Quick, SVP Operations, Revolution Foods, presented at the 2010 Sustainable Brands Conference in June, not only bringing attention to the growing harmful consequences of fast food, but...
July 23 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
08:13 am | Many energy experts contend natural gas is the ideal fuel as the world makes the transition to renewable energy. But since much of that gas will come from underground shale, potentially at high...
July 22 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
08:13 am | The implementation of de-risking by consumers (and potentially voters) is a growing force for restoring the economy, environment and jobs. There is emerging market research that point to consumers embracing de-risking as a...
July 20 2010 / 5 comments / Read More »
Policy
Beyond Petroleum »
08:31 am | Can we really ever move beyond petroleum? Traditional fossil fuels like coal and petroleum are so ingrained in our culture and way of life that eradicating them as...
Natural Gas as Panacea: Dubious Path to a Green Future »
08:13 am | Many energy experts contend natural gas is the ideal fuel as the world makes the transition to renewable energy. But since much of that gas will come from...
The Nuclear Power Resurgence: How Safe Are the New Reactors? »
06:47 am | As utilities seek to build new nuclear power plants in the U.S. and around the world, the latest generation of reactors feature improvements over older technologies. But even...
Global Warming Deniers and Their Proven Strategy of Doubt »
07:17 am | For years, free-market fundamentalists opposed to government regulation have sought to create doubt in the public’s mind about the dangers of smoking, acid rain, and ozone depletion. Now...
Business Sustainabilty
Greener Board Meetings – Get On Board! »
08:23 am | There are a number of ways in which you can make sure that your board meetings are...
August 5 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »Choose the Right Flavor: Ice-Cream, Sustainability & Business Innovation »
08:32 am | The keys to unlocking value through implementing sustainability initiatives require positioning through: identifying marketplace trends that...
August 4 2010 / 3 comments / Read More »The Washington Post Equates CSR with Charity: #FAIL »
08:43 am | Was Corporate Social Responsibility responsible for the BP spill? Absolutely! CSR? Don't quit your day job! (so...
August 2 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »The Food Revolution: Rethinking Fast Food »
08:13 am | Robbie Vitrano, Co-Founder, NakedPizza, and Eric Quick, SVP Operations, Revolution Foods, presented at the 2010 Sustainable Brands...
July 23 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »Sustainability: What’s In It for Me? Creating a Cycle of Employee Engagement with Incentives »
08:32 am | Companies are attempting to motivate employees to do the “right,” or sustainable, thing when at work by...
July 21 2010 / 5 comments / Read More »Green Project Management: Supporting ISO 14000 Standards Through Project Management Processes »
08:23 am | An introduction to the International Organization for Standardization’s ISO 14000 family of standards that have been...
July 19 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
