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Despite Critics, Gore ‘Proud’ to Invest in Green Firms

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/11/2009

Responding to criticism that his investments profited richly from the stimulus package, Al Gore defended himself Nov. 3.“I am proud to put my money where my mouth is for the past 30 years,” Gore said during an interview on ABC Morning News, reports UPI. He also appeared later that day ...

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The collaboration economy

Posted by Jeff Jarvis on 16/10/2009

Two events of recent days underscore for me how old-media executives are not comprehending the collaboration economy: how it adds value, how it creates efficiency, how it operates under new currencies. Add this to the other blind spots these old media powers have about the new economic reality: the ...

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CRO Awards Eight CEOs for Corporate Sustainability

Posted by Environmental Leader on 07/10/2009

Corporate Responsibility Officer (CRO) magazine has released the winners of its third annual Responsible CEO of the Year Awards. Organizations represented include Hess Oil, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Climate Change PLC, Silver Spring Networks, Carbon Disclosure Project, American Council on R ...

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IBM, OASIS Advance Smart Grid Initiatives

Posted by Environmental Leader on 31/08/2009

Smart-grid initiatives are taking the form of many different partnerships including product improvements, standards development and demonstration projects that are designed to improve reliability and efficiency, and ease the integration of network capabilities into smart-grid networks.As an examp ...

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Put on a Happy Face

Posted by Marc Maxson on 30/08/2009

Recently, Science Magazine (August 21, 2009) described the findings of a recent survey by Richard Wiseman, who who asks what is the most potent trigger for happiness? Science Mag writes:“[Richard Wiseman] divided his 26,000 [online] respondents - mostly young adults - into five groups. One was ...

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