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Introducing Auden Schendler: Part I
On those quotes in Businessweek's 'Little Green Lies' |
Joseph Romm |
30 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| This post is by guest blogger Auden Schendler, executive director for Community and Environmental Responsibility at the Aspen Skiing Company. Named a 'Climate Crusader' in Time magazine's 2006 special issue on climate change, Auden once worked for Amory Lovins at the Rocky Mountain Institute. You can read his full bio here. Auden has unique insights into the difficulties of corporate sustainability in the absence of government leadership and a price for carbon. - ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, greening biz operations (all these topics) |
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Ecomagination and coal
As long as GE funds coal, its net impact is far from green |
David Roberts |
17 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Let me pull a few excerpts from a recent WSJ story on the progress of GE's much-touted "ecomagination" campaign: 'I don't want to change the economic flow of the company,' [CEO Jeffrey] Immelt says. So GE continues to sell coal-fired steam turbines and is delving deeper into oil-and-gas production. Meanwhile, its finance unit seeks out coal-related investments including power plants, which are a leading cause of carbon-dioxide emissions in the U.S. ... ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, coal, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, greening biz operations (all these topics) |
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In Good Company
Cutting emissions to raise profits |
Amanda Griscom |
31 Jul 2002 |
Powers That Be |
| As the epidemic of accounting scandals continues to spread and the term Corporate Responsibility rings with the oppressive severity of an 11th Commandment, it's nice to catch a little glimpse of the brighter side: A growing number of U.S. companies have been making voluntary pledges to reform their internal operations in order to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that fuel global warming. And surprisingly -- or mayb ... |
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