Environmental Defense Fund president Fred Krupp suggested that the best way for George H.W. Bush to make good on his pledge to become the “environmental president” was to fix the acid rain problem.
USGCC Chairman Peter Zahn visited Rio de Janeiro as preparations were under way for next week’s conference, and filed this report: USGCC Chair Peter Zahn with Greenpeace International Chair Ana Toni in Rio de Janeiro This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first Earth Summit, which took place in Rio de Janeiro. The 1992…
Pressure from customers, shareholders, governments and the general public pushes firms to improve their environmental performance — but what about a firm’s competitors? What role does competition between companies play in influencing environmental practices? Christian Hofer (University of Arkansas), David E. Cantor (Iowa State University) and Jing Dai (Iowa State University) asked the same…
What do dive-bombing wasps and devil’s worms have in common? On May 23rd, the International Institute for Species Exploration (IISE) published its 5th annual list of new species discovered during the previous year. Based out of Arizona State University, IISE’s scientists collaborate with a committee of taxonomists across the globe to describe and classify new…
What is oil sands mining? Crude oil deposits lie beneath the earth among layers of rock, water, and sand in the form of bitumen, a heavy, viscous type of crude oil that mixes with the geological strata like cold molasses. Mining these oil sands deposits takes place in the Athabasca region of northern Alberta, Canada,…
In just a few short weeks, the world’s leading thinkers and practitioners of sustainability and social innovation will descend on San Diego for the 6th Annual Sustainable Brands Conference. Growing environmental and social pressures, compounded by consumer activism worldwide, is alerting more and more businesses of the importance of joining in on the sustainability conversation…
What’s practical, runs on electricity, and lasts 20 years? The answer is “almost nothing.” In 20 years our current cell phones, iPads, GPS locators, routers, computers, laptops, stereo receivers, and their cordless cousins will all have given up the digital ghost just a few years hence. The lucky ones will live again, reincarnated by emerging…
When profits ruled corporate policy As baby boomers, we grew up in an era that celebrated our pioneer heritage and revered the naive view of America as a boundless land of plenty. Major industries like manufacturing, mining, logging, and agriculture reaped big profits through generations of minimal regulation under limited state, regional, and federal oversight.…
Former G.O.P. Senator for the State of Florida, Lee Constantine, recently accepted a vital post as President of the Southeast Region for the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce. USGCC’s southeast regional office opened its doors in Lake Mary on July 14, 2011 to a LEED Gold certified building. In 2009, only two years before this…
Hybrid owners place loyalty on short term savings when shopping for their next car. Recently pundits for NPR’s Marketplace Sustainability Desk announced a marked downtrend in hybrid vehicle purchases among green car owners who opt to return to standard combustion cars. Citing a survey from auto consultants, R.L. Polk, Marketplace’s discussion focused on findings demonstrating…