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USA, The OverConsumer of Paradise

ByBizMan

Despite comprising just 4.3% of the global population, the U.S. accounts for a staggering 32% of worldwide personal consumption. This statistic highlights the significant economic weight of American consumers, who drive demand both at home and abroad. However, it also underscores a profound social responsibility: as a dominant force in global consumption, U.S. consumers have the power to influence market trends, sustainability practices, and social equity. The choices made by American shoppers not only shape…

Innovative Countries — Global Innovation Index
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Innovative Countries — Global Innovation Index

BySustainMe

This is a great summary of innovation by country from Visual Capitalist. See the Global Innovation Index (GII) map here:https://www.visualcapitalist.com/most-innovative-countries-2022/ First Published on IntellZine.com. Note the sustainability implications from innovation, and the lack of innovation. We, at Strategic Business Planning Company, www.SBP.com, are always interesting in all aspects of innovation. Sometimes we hear from a layperson or an executive that the most innovative country in the work is …   Israel and Ireland were mentioned in…

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Misery Index (and Pain Index)

ByBizMan

The Misery Index hasn’t been talked about much since the 1970s when unemployment was really high and inflation was double digit. The argument is that high unemployment is painful, and high inflation is painful, so when you add the two together you get a good measure of the misery throughout the economy. Both presidents Ford and Carter had average Misery indexes of 16, but Carter when out of office in 1980 leaving a Misery Index…

OZ, by any other Name, could be a Profitable Opportunity!
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OZ, by any other Name, could be a Profitable Opportunity!

ByBizMan

Opportunity Zones present a hidden opportunity for Real Estate (RE) investment that should be widely utilized across the US. Why not? (View Interactive HUD Map here.) There’s a spectacular investment tool that was associated with tax cuts of 2017 by the Trump administration. Along with the massive tax cuts, there was a non-partisan tax break to funnel private investments into underdeveloped communities around the nation. It took a couple years for the census tracts in…

World Water Day 2021 Quiz

BySustainMe

World Water Day 2021 (March 22) Quiz    Name/Team: ____________  (See SustainZine blog post related to this quiz and World Water Day.) 1.      Approximately what percentage of the adult human body is water (H2O)? a.       10-15% b.      20-30% c.       40-50% d.      55-65% 2.      All of the following are primary water-related causes of death world-wide except: a.       Diarrheab.      Malariac.       Dehydration d.      Driving into bodies of water while texting 3.      A gallon of DeLand city tap water costs…

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Population is a killer for Global Warming. Good news, Kinda.

BySustainMe

The world’s out of control human population growth is something that few people want to talk about loudly because it sounds so very insensitive. But the increase in world population at nearly exponential levels is non-sustainable and multiplies all issues of sustainability: exhausting natural resources, pollution, etc. Estimates are that world population will grow to between 9m and 11m by mid century and then slowly decline. Source: OurWorldInData The problem with increased population is a…