A recent study shows how long-term focus pays off. This study concentrated on switching the CEO compensation to longer-term. From that point forward, what happened, on average to several things related to the performance over time. Great study was by Flammer and Bansal (2016) and summarized in the WSJ, CEOs should focus on the long term, a study says. Although the study is coming out soon in the Strategic Management Journal, you can find it…
When you eat, and as you eat today, give thanks to the soil that made it all possible. USDA on Soil Day. December 5th. Today is World Soil Day, and the the truth is in the soil. Neglect the soil long enough and all you have is depleted crops. AND no, it does not come in the usual 6-6-6 fertilizers that concentrate on only 3 components in the fertilizer while neglecting how the soil got…
Good news corporations are reporting on sustainability-related issues, especially those risks associated with operating a business that does not account or consider the areas where they are not sustainable. Operations in the UnSustainable Zone have lots of risks such as, for example, the company may not really be profitable. Cheap coal, is not nearly so cheap when you figure in all the negative externalities: pollution, health, CO2, coal ash… Check out this WSJ article about…
You’ve heard that there ain’t no such thing as “Clean” Coal. Maybe scrubbing some of the sulpher and removing some of the heavly metals. But certainly not clean. And then there’s the dirty little secret of Coal Ash!. But this article sums up the current research related to fracking. Ouch. Evidense keeps mounting about the down-side of oil fracking. This article really sums it up. Link to the Ecologist article on Fracking. Of course, our…
ipZine: The world’s first super light folding electric bike | YikeBike: This posted over at ipZine. ( The world’s first super light folding electric bike | YikeBike: ) Even cooler than the Segway, and multiple times as functional. Give a look at this YikeBike. When you see this bike, you will say Yikes! It is reminisce of the old High Wheeler bikes with the monster wheel in front, and no gears (1-speed). But with a twist. The question to ask…
BAMS State of the Climate | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) formerly known as National Climatic Data Center (NCDC): State of the Climate: Earth fails another annual physical. Or, maybe better stated, human activity resulted in another horrible annual reading of Earths temps. Beyond time to move Earth from a Private room to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Unfortunately, 2015 blasted past all records set in 2014. The El Nino effect help somewhat, and…
