Green Business Columns
Consider the tuna… The late American writer, David Foster Wallace, in his characteristically probing style, once asked, in an essay titled “Consider the Lobster”, if it was “all right to boil a sentient creature alive just for gustatory pleasure.” His intent was to pose an admittedly unsettling challenge to the way many of ... Columns | Rob Abbott | January 20, 2010 Read more |
The American public is losing interest in climate change; are Canadians following in their footsteps? Climate change has been around as an environmental issue since the late 1980s and finally emerged to capture the spotlight in 2007, helped by a combination of climatic, political and media events (including Al Gore’s award-winning documentary, An Inconvenient Truth). Polls showed the public in most parts of the world ... Columns | Keith Neuman, Ph.D. | December 2, 2009 Read more |
BC continues the renewable energy momentum British Columbia is aggressive in its determination to remain a global leader in clean and renewable energy. This is not surprising, given that a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers study predicts that BC’s independent power sector could inject $26.1 billion into the provincial economy by 2020. Determined to maximize this economic potential, the ... Columns | Cheryl Slusarchuk | December 2, 2009 Read more |
Time to upgrade - time to tap the power of placeCities are among humanity’s most durable artifacts, and they are more than the sum of their buildings — they are tapestries of human lives and social networks that, at their best, tap the power of place and evoke the heart and soul of a particular geography. Too often, we have ... Columns | Rob Abbott | November 18, 2009 Read more |
BC renewable energy regains momentumThe British Columbian renewable energy sector is back on the straight-away after a few tight corners over the past few months. First, there was the economic downturn. Then, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) decided that it wouldn’t endorse BC Hydro’s 2008 Clean Power Call. Despite these setbacks, the provincial ... Columns | Cheryl Slusarchuk | October 26, 2009 Read more |
The Road to Copenhagen: What does the Canadian public expect? The COP 15 international summit on climate change will be convening in Copenhagen in less than two months. While few would confidently predict the outcome, almost everyone agrees this will be a critical event in determining whether or not it is possible to reach a multi-lateral agreement on a problem ... Columns | Keith Neuman, Ph.D. | October 16, 2009 Read more |
21st Century plans need 21st Century institutionsOver the summer I have been reminded, again, of the perilous state of the world’s environment and the need for perhaps less planning and more institutional reform. On July 2, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reported that governments worldwide are failing to stem a frightening drop-off ... Columns | Rob Abbott | September 8, 2009 Read more |
Manufacturers are shutting themselves out of future growth opportunities Many manufacturers are struggling to keep the lights on and convince shareholders they are still relevant. Because of this, they too often avoid talking to their customers about what they want. It’s too bad. When it comes to your company’s green strategy, if you wait for your customers to “force you” ... Columns | Todd Phillips | September 8, 2009 Read more |
Turnabout: Are Canadians ready to follow the U.S. lead on climate change action? How times have changed. Just a few years ago, Canada was viewed as a leader on the climate change front (Chretien signing the Kyoto Accord, Dion hosting an international conference in Montreal), while the United States was widely castigated as the principal villain in the piece. Now in 2009, U... Columns | Keith Neuman, Ph.D. | June 12, 2009 Read more |
Sustainability in tough economic times: 7 questions to spur your efforts In a recent Calgary Herald article on the challenges facing Alberta’s coal-fired generating stations in a carbon-constrained future, TransAlta President and CEO, Steve Snyder said "we have to solve the carbon dioxide issue, but we can’t bankrupt the province to solve the problem." ("Alberta in CO2 firing line", May 2... Columns | Rob Abbott | May 19, 2009 Read more |
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- The Green Workplace: Sustainable strategies that benefit employees, the environment, and the bottom line
- Review: CSR Trends 3
- Review and excerpt - Conscious Endeavors: Essays on business, society and the journey to sustainability
- Review - The Sustainability Champion’s Guidebook
- Review - Why your world is about to get a whole lot smaller: oil and the end of globalization
