Archive for 'Environmental'
Energy Efficiency is the Ideal First Step in Going Green
Posted on 08. Jul, 2010 by keith.
When we hear about a company or organization “going green”, it’s easy to draw the impression that it will make itself environmentally friendly in one step. Sometimes, this is the case. But, just as often, going green amounts to a gradual process—a strategic approach of targeting the biggest problem areas first and then addressing smaller ones.
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Drury University Joins the List of Colleges that Are Going Green
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by keith.
In terms of emissions and power reduction, the discussion of “going green” traditionally focuses on large outfits in the industrial and commercial sectors. However, as the green movement expands its public focus, more attention is being paid to the efforts of smaller companies and organizations whose environmental dedication plays a crucial role in reducing the world’s carbon footprint.
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Cap and Trade: Is it Dead or Just Dormant?
Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by keith.
In today’s corporate economy, the need for environmental friendliness regularly butt heads with corporations’ need to keep their shareholders satisfied; that is, despite the urgency of global warming, the urgency of sustaining profits, especially in a down economy, is greater still. But if you know your environmental legislation history, you may remember a concept that was supposed to rectify this scenario by making it profitable for large corporations to take environmental safety measures: cap and trade; a market-driven system that sets a limit on global warming pollution while providing companies with economic incentives to stay under that limit.