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How The Oil Spill And Other Environmental Crises Create Jobs In Other Industries

By stephen_hinton on June 18, 2010 7 Comments Alabama Oil Jobs, AOL, BP, BP Oil spill, BP oil spill jobs, economics, green jobs, Gulf, Hinton Human Capital, Hot Job Tips, hot jobs, jobs, Louisiana oil jobs, oil spill, Oil spill Florida, oil spill jobs, oil spill response initiatives, retail, Stephen Hinton

The purpose of this article is to point out the hundreds (possibly thousands) of job opportunities that will be created in other industries because of the Oil Spill and other unfortunate crises. Hinton Human Capital stands in firm support of the thousands of people who have lost their businesses and jobs due to this disaster.

British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in The Loop Current – Florida Next

By Chris de Morsella on May 20, 2010 2 Comments ASAR, Bertrand Chapron, BP, British Petroleum, coral reef marine ecosystem, Deepwater Horizon, Envisat radar satellite, ERS-2, ESA, European Space Agency, Fabrice Collard, Florida, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea, Gulf Loop Current, Gulf of Mexico, Ifremer, oil spill

Scientists monitoring the massive BP oil spill with the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Envisat radar satellite say that it has entered the Loop Current, a powerful oceanic conveyor belt that flows clockwise around the Gulf of Mexico towards Florida. It is expected to begin impacting FLorida in six days time.

The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: An Accident Waiting to Happen

By Yale Environment 360 on May 18, 2010 7 Comments and Mother Jones, Andrew Hopkins, Associated Press, Australian National University, Berkeley, blowout preventer, BP, CA, Deepwater Horizon, department of interior, drill rigs, drilling platform, energy companies, environmental impact statement, environmental law, Failure to Learn, fossil fuels, Gulf of Mexico, Halliburton, Holly Doremus, hydrocarbon resources, John McQuaid, ken salazar, lmoratorium, Louisiana, marshes, Minerals Management Service, MMS, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Obama, ocean surface, offshore drilling, offshore oil and gas drilling, oil field services, oil slick, Outer Continental Shelf, Outer Continental Shelf Oversight Board, Path of Destruction: The Devastation of New Orleans and the Coming Age of Superstorms, Pulitzer Prize, Robert Bea, Santa Barbara, sea floor, slate, Smithsonian, Transocean, U.S. News, University of California, Washington Post, Wired

The oil slick spreading across the Gulf of Mexico has shattered the notion that offshore drilling had become safe. A close look at the accident shows that lax federal oversight, complacency by BP and the other companies involved, and the complexities of drilling a mile deep all combined to create the perfect environmental storm.

The Four Best Practice Strategies Needed for Successful Carbon Management

By Tracey de Morsella on March 10, 2010 1 Comment BAE Systems, Best Practices Carbon Management, BHP Billiton, BP, building management systems, business process changes, carbon issue, carbon management, carbon management strategies, carbon reduction plan, CEOs, Chief Sustainability Officer, cisco, CO2 emissions, CO2 reduction goals, cross-functional strategy, CSR Directors, Dow Chemical Company, electric vehicle fleet trials, energy managers, finance, financial analysis, fuel data, granular energy, HP, Operations, Peter Charville-Mort, Proctor & Gamble, SAP, social responsibility, sustainability programs, Tracey de Morsella, transformational change, unintended consequences, Verdantix, Wal-Mart

A new report released by independent research firm, Verdantix, explains why firms are floundering with carbon management and putting the future of the business at risk due to flawed governance and strained business processes. It warns that unless CEOs take ownership of carbon management as a business transformation challenge their firms will fail to achieve absolute reductions in CO2 emissions.

Five Strategies for Building Your Ethical Brand Without Being Accused of Greenwashing

By Jennifer_Rice on November 6, 2009 5 Comments align brand, Ben & Jerry's, BP, BP Solar, brand, brand building, brand differentiator, brand strategy, Clorox, corporate responsibility, CSR, CSR programs, customer experience, customer experiences, distribution channels, downtur, Ecomagination, ecosystem, Element, environmental initiative, ethical, ethical initiatives, ethical reputation, ethical value proposition, GE, goodwashing, greenwashing, GreenWorks, Heavenly Bed, ingredient brand, loyalty, managing perceptions, marketing, Marks & Spencer’s Plan A, McDonald’s, parent brand, philanthropy programs, PR, product brand, Reposition the Brand, reputation, Starwood, Target, triple bottom line, Unilever, Wal-Mart, Westin

There’s been a lot of discussion about elevating corporate responsibility to become a strategic driver of your business. Most companies would like to benefit from their ethical efforts in the form of increased customer attraction and loyalty, yet few have figured out how to do it successfully. When marketing and PR are relied on, it can often backfire in accusations of greenwashing. The secret is to apply brand-strategy principles to build your ethical reputation.

Who Are The Ten Top Greenwashing Companies in America

By Tracey de Morsella on April 8, 2009 3 Comments 24/7 Wall St, American Electric Power, Archer Daniels Midland, BP, Dow Chemical, DuPont, ExxonMobil, General Electric, General Motors, green washing, Inc., International Paper, Waste Management

Increased public awareness of environmental issues has forced American industry to address these issues. However, many of these companies resort to greenwashing. Greenwashing is the act of misleading the public regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product, service, or business line. 24/7 Wall St. has put together a list of the Top Ten Greenwashers in America.