It was 72 years ago on this date that a group of teenagers came across the now-famous cave paintings in Lascaux, France. I’ve always regarded this discovery as integral to the path on which Homo sapiens finds itself: gradually coming …
Category: Sustainability
September's Webinar – Eco-Capitalism
I’d like to invite you to our September webinar, featuring my friend and colleague Andy Lower, Executive Director of The Eleos Foundation. Eleos is a dynamic non-profit, that, through its for-profit subsidiaries, invests in and partners with social entrepreneurs who …
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A Sustainable Energy Policy Looks at Externalities
I just sat down over lunch with a printed publication to which I subscribe called the “Green Money Journal.” Fantastic stuff. I loved the lead article, “From Growth Capitalism to Sustainable Capitalism,” by Joe Keefe, President and CEO of Pax …
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Tagged with: coal-fired power plants, cost of lung disease, environmental damage, From Growth Capitalism to Sustainable Capitalism, global climate change, global warming, Green Money Journal, Harvard Medical School, internalizing the externalities, Joe Keefe, Pax World Management, resource depletion, socially responsible investing, solar panels, SRI, sustainable investing, thermal insulation
The Notion of Sustainability Transcends Energy Policy
Given the focus of the discussion here, we tend to look at the concept of sustainability through the lens of the ways in which we generate and consume energy. But occasionally, it’s a good idea to look around us at …
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Graduate Programs in Sustainability
A reader asks: I’ve been wondering if going to business school with a focus on sustainability would be a good idea in the near future. Are educational programs developed enough to gain meaningful credentials and a wholesome learning experience? I’m …
Clean Energy Actually DOES Lie In Our Future — It's Only a Question of Time
Here’s an article that does a good job discussing voter suppression – to be sure, off-topic for a clean energy blog by a long shot. I bring it up only because it ends with words that resonate with me: “It’s …
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Heralding Corporate Sustainability Initiatives
I just got off the phone with Stephan Williams, the guest blogger I wrote about a week or so back. I’m thrilled to announce that Stephan’s going to be the driving force behind the “corporate role models” blog that I’ve …
Tagged with: Biomimicry, Carbon Footprint, Citizens United, corporate role models, corporate sustainability initiatives, corruption, ecologic impact, General Motors Ventures, guest blogging, IPCC, LCA, lifecycle analysis, oil companies, philanthropy in the “green” space, Raj Pachauri, Stephan Williams, sustainability
Is Environmentalism Nearing "The Tipping Point?"
It’s the birthday of best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell, for my money, among the very brightest people on the planet. His first book, The Tipping Point – How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, was published in 2000, based on the …
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Renewable Energy Crusaders Are "Knights in Armor Bent on Chivalry"
By the time I’ve driven my rental car off the Avis lot in any particular city, I’ve usually found a radio station that I think will speak to me. During the day, it’s normally the local NPR affiliate, but after …
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Reduce, Re-use, Recycle
I’m writing this on a US Airways flight, kicking off my trip to interview Dr. Raj Pachauri. Everything’s running right on time so far. To their credit, the airline has an active recycling program. But might they be overzealous? For …
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