Archive for September 2018

Event - Net Impact Conference 2018

September 30, 2018 Add Comment Edit

This year's edition of the Net Impact conference will take place on October 25-27, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona. NI18 will address the trends and challenges head on as we move toward creative and innovative solutions. As part of their effort to make a positive impact on the world NI18 is mobilizing...

Event - Security and Sustainability Forum: Sustainable Infrastructure and Resilience

September 30, 2018 Add Comment Edit

Sustainable Infrastructure & Resilience is a three-part webinar series exploring science-based decision-making for local government, finance and business. Actionable Science Solutions for Local Resilience October 10, 2018, 1:15pm - 2:45pm ET. Lauren Keeler, Assistant Research Professor in ASU's...

Women are Powering Solar in the Developing World: Five Success Stories

September 28, 2018 Add Comment Edit

Women are a central part of projects that are making a difference in the developing world. Women have distinguished themselves as sustainability leaders on the world stage, but there are other unsung heroines who are quietly engaged on the front lines of the clean energy revolution. These women are...

Empowering Women may be the Key to Paul Polman's Success

September 26, 2018 Add Comment Edit

Paul Polman is a sustainability titan who has been at the helm of Unilever for almost a decade. Polman has made the economic argument and the business case for ecological responsibility and social justice. He believes that businesses must contribute to the betterment of society. Polman has...

Christiana Figueres: Climate Leader and Champion of Mulitilateralism

September 24, 2018 Add Comment Edit

There have been many capable women who have contributed to the growth of sustainability, however no one has been a more important figure in recent history than the former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Christina Figueres. Figueres...

Event - Conference Sustainable Infrastructure & Resilience

September 23, 2018 Add Comment Edit

NCSE 2019 Annual Conference Sustainable Infrastructure & Resilience will take place on January 7-10, 2019 at the Omni Shoreham in Washington, DC.The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) works with scientists, educators, policymakers, business leaders, and officials at all levels...

Event - The 21st Century Company Conference

September 22, 2018 Add Comment Edit

The 21st Century Company Conference will take place on November 7, 2018 in New York, NY. This event is billed as "A Holistic View of the 21st Century Company", it is brought to you by a strategic partnership between Skytop Strategies, a leading conference and media company, and Fortune Empire...

Trump is Bad at Business and Bad for Business

September 21, 2018 Add Comment Edit

Trump has a track record of failed ventures and the tax cuts cannot hide the fact that this president has shown himself to be bad for business. Part of the reason people voted for Trump is because he described himself as a great business leader. A review of his business dealings and his almost two...

Climate Change Education is on the Front Lines of the Battle for Truth

September 19, 2018 Add Comment Edit

Climate change education is ground zero in the battle between scientific truth and the lies told by politicians and industry. The forces conspiring to prevent children from having access to the facts are being countered by concerned parents, teachers and scientists. A Yale study indicates that...

Sustainability Leaders' Spartacus Moment

September 17, 2018 Add Comment Edit

Pundits warn that corporate leaders undermine their brand reputations by commenting on the conduct of Donald Trump. Despite these warnings some of the world's most successful corporations are opposing the commander and chief and rebuffing the leadership in Washington. With the nation teetering on the...

September 16, 2018 Add Comment Edit

The 4th Annual Environmental Leader & Energy Manager Conference (ELEMCON) will take place on May 13 - 15, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. ELEMCON offers real-life case studies that help you and your business with the ever-increasing interaction among energy, sustainability, and environmental professionals...

10 Women at the Forefront of Environmentalism and Sustainability

September 14, 2018 Add Comment Edit

Women are leading a social movement that is demanding accountability. The #MeToo movement and the historic Women's March are defining features of a rapidly changing landscape. We are seeing a growing number women speaking truth to power. More women than ever have taken to the streets to make...

Heartland Institute Targets Kids with Climate Disinformation

September 13, 2018 Add Comment Edit

Children are being targeted by climate disinformation campaigns from the Heartland Institute. This fossil fuel funded group is at the forefront of efforts to confuse the public and thanks to the deep pockets of the dirty energy industry they have a lot of money to play with (the organization's budget...

Remembering the Environmental and Health Impacts of 9/11

September 11, 2018 Add Comment Edit

This is an updated version of an article that was originally published by The Green Market Oracle in 2012. It covers the environmental impacts and the related toll on health stemming from the terrorist attacks that brought down the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. In addition to the horrific death...