What follows is a somewhat lengthy, but extremely interesting, debate panel on sustainability. Representatives from major American corporations get together to discuss sustainability and the role their companies are playing in it. Recently, sustainability debates have popped up in many places; from reputable newspapers…
Sustainable Development & Competitive Advantage
Why a corporate strategy grounded in ecological economics makes good business sense
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Global Sustainability: “We need to work hard to make it less bad”
Professor Jeremy B William started off our Sustainable Development and Competitive Advantage course by stating “Now [after years of abusing our planet], we need to work hard to make it less bad, there is no longer an option of making things comfortable”. While this sounds rather…
Tagged with: Limits to Growth
Posted in climate sceptics, corporate sustainability, ecological footprint, economic development, food, industrial ecology, pollution, Uncategorized
Posted in climate sceptics, corporate sustainability, ecological footprint, economic development, food, industrial ecology, pollution, Uncategorized
man versus mother (nature)
Where would you rather get your water from? Are water treatment plants really a better alternative to what we had? Man made water Mother Nature made water What’s your choice http://goo.gl/CNFDGC
Is China Colonizing Africa?
Today Reuters published an update on China-Africa strategic partnership as President Hu addressed the opening ceremony of Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing. President Hu called China the “good brother” of Africa and offered…
Tagged with: Africa, China, China Safari, colonization, Dragon Gift, geopolitical, good brother, pollution
Posted in economic development, food, pollution, water
Posted in economic development, food, pollution, water
Earth Debt
‘Antique Sunlight’, a term lifted directly from my recent viewing of the 11th hour resonated with me more than any other concept in Leonardo Di Caprio’s ecological wake up plea. We, as a race, are cashing in on previous generations…
Tagged with: 11th Hour, Antique sunlight, climate change, coal, earth debt, environmental sustainability, Leonardo Di Caprio, oil, renewable energy, solar, sustainability, sustainable, sustainable development, sustainable technologies, tidal energy, wind energy
Posted in climate change, ecological degradation, energy, food, sustainable technologies
Posted in climate change, ecological degradation, energy, food, sustainable technologies
Ethanol Fuels – Conceptually correct, practically flawed…
Ethanol, for those that are unaware, is pure alcohol that can be derived through a number of processes and a number of primary sources. The one that I will be focusing on today is the most common source used in…
Tagged with: agriculture, Bio-fuels, Bio-methane, Brazil, corn, enviroment, environmentalism, ethanol, Green, renewable energy, United States
Posted in energy, food
Posted in energy, food
Green Practices: Home and Business
Over this past week, we have learned many approaches and frameworks for how to implement green, sustainable practices and policies from a corporate and State level. However, I thought it would be worthwhile to highlight some simple green practices and tidbits…
Tagged with: green consultant, green practice, green tips, National Geographic, sustainable business practices
Posted in corporate sustainability, energy, food, sustainable living, water
Posted in corporate sustainability, energy, food, sustainable living, water
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