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Deal to Save Everglades May Help Sugar Firm
Florida’s plan to reclaim the wetlands is instead on track to rescue the fortunes of United States Sugar.
Serious About Sustainability in 2010
Over three quarters (78%) of 515 responding business professionals projected there would be more "green" business initiatives in companies this year.
The Geezers’ Crusade
It now seems clear that the only way the U.S. is going to avoid an economic crisis is if the older generation takes it upon themselves to arise and force change.
Playing to Learn
If the Obama administration wants to reform education, it should overhaul the current curriculum, which is completely at odds with the way a child’s mind develops.
Climate Change and the S.E.C.
Companies should disclose whether a new law or treaty limiting greenhouse gas emissions is likely to require new investments or increase operating costs.
In Portland, Going Green and Growing Vertical in a Bid for Energy Savings
The federal government plans to plant a bold vertical garden with “vegetative fins” that will grow more than 200 feet high on the western façade of the main federal building.
China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy
A shift to sustainable energy could leave the West reliant on China, much as the world now depends on Mideast oil.
COCA-COLA COMMITS TO CLIMATE-FRIENDLY REFRIGERATIONTHROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH GREENPEACE
Investments in supply chain to enable transition to 100 percent HFC-free equipment by 2015
Inventing a Better Patent System
Congress should add five amendments to existing statutes that would improve patent processing, reduce lawsuits and speed up the arrival of innovations on the market.
Paying Extra for Green Power, and Getting Ads Instead
It is proving difficult to say exactly how customers’ voluntary payments for wind and solar power are actually used.
You Don’t Want to Be Downwind
Now that the House has passed a bill to shore up security at chemical plants, the Senate should pass a parallel bill and the president should sign it.
Should Al Gore Profit From Global Warming? Should Any of Us?
Al Gore, who barely lost (or won) the US Presidential election in November 2000, and vowed never to return to US political life, appears to have come out a winner for not doing so.
Experts Worry as Population and Hunger Grow
The number of hungry people in the world rose to 1.02 billion this year, according to the United Nations, despite a 12-year concentrated effort to cut the number.
Mayor’s Environmental Record: Grand Plans and Small Steps Forward
By MIREYA NAVARRO Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has brought attention to environmental concerns, but the biggest pieces of his agenda have either failed to win approval or are still awaiting action.
To Cut Global Warming, Swedes Study Their Plates
New labels listing the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the production of foods are appearing on some grocery items and restaurant menus around the country.
It’s Brand New, but Make It Sound Familiar
By MARY TRIPSAS When companies develop innovative products that don’t obviously fit within established categories, managers need to help people understand what they are.
Google to Revise a Book Pact by Nov. 9
By MOTOKO RICH The agreement is being renegotiated after the federal government said it seemed the existing settlement would violate antitrust laws.
U.S. Begins Antitrust Inquiry of I.B.M.
By ASHLEE VANCE and STEVE LOHR The Justice Department is investigating whether I.B.M. abused its monopoly position in a vital computing market.
E.P.A. Moves to Curtail Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency plan, long anticipated and highly controversial, would regulate emissions from thousands of power plants.
Deal to Save Everglades May Help Sugar Firm
