‘Fast 10’ sustainability leadership tips | GreenBiz: There are great tips. I really like the “building a business case” tip. If you can’t build a pretty good business case for something, then it makes a case for change that is usually hard, nearly impossible. Getting ahead means that you can play offense, not defense. Langert is from McDonald’s so he has had his work cut out for him. When McD has tried to introduce more…
Inside the war on coal: Wow, this is a very thoughtful and well presented article on Coal. The real demise of coal is too fold: raising costs of trying to make coal a little cleaner (less dirty); and the increase of cheaper alternatives. Number 1 in all of this is the dirty cheap costs of NatGas which is a by-product of much oil production. We in the US flair about half of the NatGas we…
Here it is the United Nations water report for 2015: http://www.sustainablebrands.com/digital_learning/research_report/leadership/united_nations_world_water_development_report_2015?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=schtweets&utm_campaign=social As California suffer through water shortage, imagine what the rest of the world looks like. Now, imagine what the rest of the world will look like in the year 2050? By that time we should have moved to a population of 9 to 11 billion! The first chapter is on non-sustainable uses of water. The trends, including use of water, that are not sustainable,…
Don’t Confuse Sustainability with CSR | Ivey Business Journal: Definition of sustainability — essentially not imposing additional costs on the future — is quite different from Corporate Social Responsibility, which looks at balancing the needs of all current constituents. This is a very cool article that addresses the key issues that differentiate sustainability from CSR. Even though sustainability is overused and frequently missuses, it is a better term to use and a better utopia to aim for. “It is time…
Falling Chinese Coal Consumption and Output Undermine Global Market – WSJ: Finally, Finally, Finally… China has finally started to cut back on it’s production and use of dirty coal. China now consumes far more than half of the world’s coal. It’s a perfect time for them to do so, with all energy prices so low, the Chinese economy growing slow(er) and the costs/consequences of pollution from coal becoming more and more conspicuous. It is also…
Why science is so hard to believe – The Washington Post: Joel Achenbach hit the nail on the head with this article. Ever wonder why you can talk with otherwise intelligent people and you suddenly drop into the twilight zone. They suddenly are totally convinced that the earth is flat, and there’s no arguing with them.Or they are totally convinced the fluoride in water is a horrible government conspiracy to … It is in the water. Or the Kool-Aid. Each group, tribe if you will, is drinking…
