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Nine Out of Ten Top Climate Deniers Linked to ExxonMobil

Today’s story probably won’t come as a big surprise to anyone, but in an era where unsubstantiated assertions fly through […]

RP Siegel

May 9, 2011

Finance

The Importance of Staying Strong on the Dollar

This post is part of a blogging series by economics students at the Presidio Graduate School’s MBA program. You can […]

Presidio Economics

May 6, 2011

Finance

A Genuine Measure: GDP vs Genuine Progress

The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA […]

CCA LiveE

May 6, 2011

Finance

The Sufficiency Economy: A Thai Solution to Economic Sustainability

This post is part of a blogging series by economics students at the Presidio Graduate School’s MBA program. You can […]

Presidio Economics

May 5, 2011

Finance

Are you a Green Designer?

The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA […]

CCA LiveE

May 5, 2011

Finance

Sound Energy Policy Should Consider Rebounds

This post is part of a blogging series by economics students at the Presidio Graduate School’s MBA program. You can […]

Presidio Economics

May 4, 2011

Finance

Step One, Population Control

Generally, healthier people are able to work more productively and may even be able to get better jobs given a healthy persons relatively greater ability to perform well at any given job. Controlling populations is typically accomplished by simple, low cost solutions such as education and contraceptive services. 

Presidio Economics

May 3, 2011

Finance

Canada Votes in First Green MP

By Boyd Cohen, CO2 IMPACT Elizabeth May, Canada’s Leader of the Green Party, won an historic election on May 2nd.  […]

boyd

May 3, 2011

Finance

Electric Vehicles and Demand Response: A Marriage of Efficiency?

By Matthew Madden Will two technology trends converge to create a more energy efficient future? The long-awaited future is now […]

TriplePundit

May 2, 2011

Finance

American Budgetary Politics: Taxes, Deficits, and the Notorious "Laffer Curve"

This post is part of a blogging series by economics students at the Presidio Graduate School’s MBA program. You can […]

Presidio Economics

May 2, 2011

Finance

BP Files Blame-Sharing Lawsuit Against Gulf Partners

April 21st marked the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. BP used the occasion […]

RP Siegel

April 29, 2011

Finance

Shareholders Pressure Coca-Cola to Scrutinize BPA

Yesterday over one-quarter of Coca-Cola shareholders voted for a resolution that requested the beverage giant to address consumers’ concerns over […]

Leon Kaye

April 29, 2011

Finance

Is Sustainability Stimulus Funding Sustainable?

Yesterday, a mock hip hop battle video was released describing two opposing economic solutions to the recent “great recession.” On one […]

Jonathan Mariano

April 29, 2011

Finance

Tendril Networks Demand Response Solution for the Smart Grid

By Matthew Madden By definition, disruptive technology usually results in a variety of unintended consequences. When considering the ancillary effects […]

TriplePundit

April 29, 2011

Finance

Zipcar Golden IPO's Dark Lining: a $50 Million Blunder by Underwriters

On April 13th, Zipcar, the well-known, and wildly popular, car-sharing company, was celebrating a key milestone in every start-up’s growth: […]

spuma

April 28, 2011

Finance

BP Denies Gulf Coast Residents Access to Annual Shareholders Meeting

Just days after BP published their recalcitrant 2010 Sustainability Report, saying how eager they were to win back the public’s […]

RP Siegel

April 27, 2011

Finance

Company Bonuses Determined By Green Actions

As companies race to catch-up to greenhouse gas emissions reporting and reductions, technologies to ease the process are flourishing. CloudApps […]

Tiffany Finley

April 26, 2011

Finance

The Mission-Profit Continuum: A Lesson from Executive Shadowing

By Stephen Huie This past Friday, I visited Community Wealth Ventures and Share Our Strength as part of the Smith Net Impact Club’s Executive […]

Maryland

April 25, 2011

Finance

A Response to "The Sustainability Fraud"

Is sustainability a big hoax?  Are folks who frequent websites like TriplePundit being duped by all the sustainability related articles […]

Jonathan Mariano

April 25, 2011

Finance

Beauty Company Avon Shifts to Sustainable Palm Oil

Just a few weeks ago we wrote about sustainable palm oil in the food business. It seems that with growing […]

Kara DiCamillo

April 22, 2011

Finance

Seventh Generation's New Packaging Misses the Mark: What Needs to Be Done

I had an intriguing collision with reality this week. Ecologic, a company whose early test products I covered in early […]

Paul S

April 22, 2011

Finance

Washington Start-Up Promises Cheaper, More Efficient Biofuel Generation

Biofuels continue to attract the attention of entrepreneurs and scientists (often they are impressively one and the same!). With the […]

Leon Kaye

April 22, 2011

Finance

ESG Ratings via Financial Times and London Stock Exchange

With 2,300 public companies rated, the FTSE’s ESG ratings are gaining respect in the responsible investment realm. Portfolio managers are […]

Tiffany Finley

April 21, 2011

Finance

Clean-Technology Trends 2011: Shaping Clean Energy Markets for the Next Decade

By Tracy Taylor According to Clean Energy Trends 2011, a new report by Clean Edge, the growth of clean technology […]

Denver

April 21, 2011

Finance

Why the US Today is Like the South Before the Civil War

I happened to catch an interview on NPR’s Fresh Air the other day with Adam Goodheart, the author of a […]

RP Siegel

April 20, 2011

Finance

The 5th Annual Lincoln Park Music Festival: More Than Just a Concert

On July 29th through August 1st this summer, Newark, New Jersey’s Lincoln Park will host its 5th Annual Music Festival.  […]

Denver

April 19, 2011

Finance

To Frack or Not to Frack? The U.S. Department of Defense Has an Answer

Though natural gas has been promoted as a low-emission alternative to other fossil fuels, not all natural gas is created […]

Tina Casey

April 18, 2011

Finance

Walmart – A Sustainability Enabler this Earth Day

By Matt Courtland In the spring of 2009 it happened. The Green Committee I founded and currently chair decided to […]

TriplePundit

April 14, 2011

Finance

SEC Considering Crowdsourced Funding

Let’s say you want to invest in the latest and greatest sustainable start-up.  You can only afford to invest $100. […]

Jonathan Mariano

April 13, 2011

Finance

A Common Language for Impact Investing

The following open letter is a part of the Presidio Graduate School’s Capital Markets course. For one of the course […]

Presidio Capital Markets

April 13, 2011

Finance

Top 10 Climate Capitalists of the 21st Century

By Boyd Cohen, Ph.D., Co-Author, Climate Capitalism One lucky 3p reader who retweets this article will receive receive a signed, […]

boyd

April 12, 2011

Finance

Banking the Unbanked: How Savings Circles Can Help the Poor Build Affordable Access to Capital

The following open letter is a part of the Presidio Graduate School’s Capital Markets course. For one of the course […]

Presidio Capital Markets

April 11, 2011

Finance

Are Beverage Companies Doing Enough? A Challenge To Do A Drop More

A considerable portion of this series has been devoted to discussions with and about the beverage industry and their efforts […]

RP Siegel

April 8, 2011

Finance

Answering the President's Call on Both Sides of the Energy Equation

By: Dylan Hedrick, Ignite Solar, 2010 EDF Climate Corps fellow at ServiceMaster, Rice University MBA This article is part of […]

TriplePundit

April 8, 2011

Finance

Why Small Business is Beautiful

by: Ronald C. Weston, AIA, LEED AP In his seminal 1973 book titled “Small is Beautiful,” the late economist and […]

TriplePundit

April 8, 2011

Finance

Evil Corporations: Shareholders Pull Strings for Sustainability

By Derrick Mains, Principal of Your3BL Advisors and Host of Your3BL Radio We all know that there is a rising […]

TriplePundit

April 7, 2011

Finance

Taking the Entrepreneurial Plunge: Stories from the Social Venture Field

By Sara Herald One of the sessions at the Social Enterprise Symposium held at the University of Maryland last Thursday […]

Maryland

April 7, 2011

Finance

Find a Career that Gives You Passion in Six Easy Steps

By Zachary Olson Everyone’s been lured into those seminars that are supposed to teach you THE SECRET to something, like […]

Maryland

April 7, 2011

Finance

Confessions of a Climate Capitalist: 5 Lessons for Green Entrepreneurs

By Boyd Cohen, Ph.D.  CO2 IMPACT I have been writing a weekly post in Triple Pundit since December 2010 about […]

boyd

April 6, 2011

Finance

Growing Profit by Protecting Forests

Trees and forests are an important part of our ecosystem.  They also play a vital role as a part of […]

Jonathan Mariano

April 6, 2011

Finance

Water For People: Innovative Solutions for Global Water Scarcity

By Ned Breslin Millions of dollars are wasted every year on thousands of water projects around the world that break, […]

TriplePundit

April 6, 2011

Finance

What Makes A (Social) Entrepreneur?

By Mike Levitsky Simply seeing the panel “Social Entrepreneurs: Stories from the Field” at the UMDs Social Enterprise Symposium recently, […]

Maryland

April 6, 2011

Finance

Calling All Female Would-Be Entrepreneurs

By Sara Herald Although rates of entrepreneurship among women in the United States have been growing steadily, 60% of new […]

Maryland

April 5, 2011

Finance

Energy Efficiency at Genzyme

By Eva Zlotnicka, 2010 Climate Corps fellow at Genzyme, Joint degree MBA/MESc candidate at Yale School of Management and Yale […]

TriplePundit

April 5, 2011

Finance

Keeping Things Local: Local Currency Could Benefit San Francisco

The following open letter is a part of the Presidio Graduate School’s Capital Markets course. For one of the course […]

Presidio Capital Markets

April 2, 2011

Finance

Toxins Impact on Fertility Rise on Agendas

The American Fertility Association (AFA) joins the ranks of numerous organizations that are attributing infertility to environmental toxins in some […]

Tiffany Finley

March 31, 2011

Finance

U.S. NGOs that Are Moving the Needle on Climate Change

The past few weeks I have been openly critical of Earth Hour (from WWF) and even 350.org because I believe […]

boyd

March 31, 2011

Finance

Are NGOs Like 350.org and WWF Failing to Move the Needle?

Boyd Cohen, Ph.D., CO2 IMPACT A few weeks ago I was pretty critical of the potential impact of events like […]

boyd

March 30, 2011

Finance

Hydropower Expansion: The Hydropower Improvement Act of 2011

On March 17, 2011, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), introduced bipartisan legislation to accelerate hydropower projects and development across the country.  […]

Denver

March 30, 2011

Finance

Udall Wants Credit Unions to Lend More to Small Business

The following open letter is a part of the Presidio Graduate School’s Capital Markets course. For one of the course […]

Presidio Capital Markets

March 30, 2011

Finance

Communicating With Your Blinders Off

by Donna Montgomery, Ph. D. In working with hundreds of clients & students over several decades, it never ceases to […]

TriplePundit

March 29, 2011

Finance

Growing Profits in Marshes; Can Foundations Help Spur Mitigation Banking Markets?

The following open letter is a part of the Presidio Graduate School’s Capital Markets course. For one of the course […]

Presidio Capital Markets

March 29, 2011

Finance

Transparency: Promoting or Diminishing Competitive Advantage?

In 2009’s Strategy for Sustainability, Adam Werbach promoted what he called the TEN cycle (transparency, employee engagement and outside networking) […]

Leslie Back

March 28, 2011

Finance

Sustainability's Influence on Stock Value

Political discourse over sustainability, in the USA, always seems to debate this single notion: that implementing sustainability initiatives – whether […]

Phil Covington

March 28, 2011

Finance

Woman-to-Woman Aid through Microfinance

The number of women within lending institution’s higher management has decreased over the past eight years, while the number of […]

Tiffany Finley

March 28, 2011

Finance

Don’t Know Your Audience? Cover Their Values

by Donna Montgomery, Ph. D. We’re often told by the experts that the first rule of engagement is this: Know […]

TriplePundit

March 28, 2011

Finance

What's Really 'Green'? A Look at Mattresses, Part II

By Jonathan L. Gelbard, Ph.D. In my previous post, I took a look at examples of greenwashing that just about […]

TriplePundit

March 25, 2011

Finance

Lack of GHG Regulation Leadership Leads to Multi State Lawsuit

The American Electric Power Co. Inc (AEP) is facing a lawsuit from six states and the City of New York […]

Tiffany Finley

March 24, 2011

Finance

CA Proposition 23 and the National Clean Energy Dialogue

By Lee Barken, CPA, LEED-AP Tom Steyer has a vision for a national dialogue about energy production and consumption.  At […]

TriplePundit

March 24, 2011

Finance

Pension Funds Are Key to Growing Impact Investing

The following open letter is a part of the Presidio Graduate School’s Capital Markets course. For one of the course […]

Presidio Capital Markets

March 24, 2011

Finance

Community Empowerment: Improve City of Emeryville

The following open letter is a part of the Presidio Graduate School’s Capital Markets course. For one of the course […]

Presidio Capital Markets

March 24, 2011

Finance

HR 910 Would Threaten California's Clean Energy Economy and More

In the battle to rebuild California’s economy and create jobs, we certainly do not have a friend in Fred Upton […]

GreenChamber

March 23, 2011

Finance

Coke Leads Water Accessibility and Sanitation Efforts in Africa

What better way to celebrate World Water Day yesterday than the announcement of a $6 million dollar commitment toward water […]

Tiffany Finley

March 23, 2011

Finance

Socially Responsible Investment Firm Divests Chesapeake Energy

In times when oil prices are on the brink of huge increases and radiation leaks from Japanese nuclear reactors seem […]

Dale Wannen

March 23, 2011

Finance

3 Keys to the Success of a Public/Private Partnership

At the 20th Annual Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute Conference this March, David O’Neal, Managing Partner of real estate development […]

Denver

March 22, 2011

Finance

What's Really 'Green' in the Confusing World of Mattresses? Part I

Jonathan L. Gelbard, Ph.D. Last fall, I began work for my first client in the “green” mattress industry, Spaldin Sleep […]

TriplePundit

March 22, 2011

Finance

Pressing Starbucks to Follow Through on Recycling Commitments

By Conrad MacKerron, Senior Program Director, As You Sow How would you feel if a company publicly promised to reduce […]

TriplePundit

March 21, 2011

Finance

Top 10 Climate Change Strategy Consultancies

Despite the weak regulatory environment at the federal level in both the U.S. and Canada, there is growing demand for […]

boyd

March 21, 2011

Finance

New Online Sustainable MBA on the Scene

Antioch University New England’s Sustainable MBA is a proud sponsor of Triple Pundit Thinking about pursuing an MBA in sustainable […]

jennifer boynton

March 17, 2011

Finance

GDP: The Right Measure? More of the Human Element Please!

Gross Domestic Product, the venerable and most-favored benchmark of national economic health and output – on the part of most […]

Bill DiBenedetto

March 16, 2011

Finance

Seeking Traction with Investors? You've Got Two Minutes

Last week, Triple Pundit enjoyed fly-on-the-wall status at a pitch session between cleantech entrepreneurs and a panel of cleantech investors […]

mcoconnor

March 15, 2011

Finance

Campbell's Continues to Invest in Employees with its CEO Institute

In recent weeks Campbell’s has enjoyed a slew of good press and praise on several fronts. Corporate Responsibility Magazine gave Campbell’s […]

Andrea Newell

March 15, 2011