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Follow up to key idea from the Environmental Defense Unconference: Corporate Collaboration on Sustainability

Posted in External Resources, sustainability, tagged , , , , , on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

On this blog, my summer colleague, Lenora Deslandes, discussed her observations on the Environmental Defense Unconference in Boston.  One of the main ideas she highlighted was the need for companies to share best practices in sustainability in order to advance our common good. Therefore, I was excited to read in the New York Times this [...]

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A must read – Al Gore’s NYTimes column (11/9/2008)

Posted in External Resources, Renewable Energy, tagged , , , , on November 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Al Gore wrote an excellent column in the New York Times on Sunday, 11/9, in which he lays out a very clear and sensible five-part plan to get America to produce 100 percent of its electricity from carbon-free sources within 10 years.  Although he has launched the We Campaign which has pushed this goal, this [...]

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Alternative energy: striking a balance between caution and execution

Posted in External Resources, Renewable Energy, sustainability, tagged , , , , , on August 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »

There has been increasing news coverage of alternative energy, most notably due to the explosion in energy prices over the last couple years.  I saw two interesting articles over the last day, one from the conservative editorial pages of The Wall Street Journal, and the other from The New York Times. Please note – photo [...]

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“Texas to Tel Aviv”: Excellent op-ed piece by Tom Friedman in the NYTimes

Posted in Data/Report, Renewable Energy, sustainability, tagged , , , , , on July 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I had the chance to read Tom Friedman’s most recent op-ed piece, “Texas To Tel Aviv” in the New York Times today, and felt compelled to share it with the folks who read Sustainable Ink. The article focuses on two people: T. Boone Pickens and Shai Agassi.  Pickens, who made his fortune in the oil [...]

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NYTimes article on wind power

Posted in Renewable Energy, tagged , on February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The New York Times published an interesting article on the growth of the wind power industry. Definitely a good read for people who are interested in renewable energy. Please note – photo courtesy of The New York Times (photographer: Brian Harkin). **** February 23, 2008 The Energy Challenge Move Over, Oil, There’s Money in Texas [...]

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