This column highlights the top economic stories of the week. While the Obamas and the Sarkozys have been celebrating the anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, this past weekend, Chrysler has its own D-Day to deal with. Indiana pension funds and consumer groups asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Sunday to stop the sale of bankrupt [...]
“Green” Calculators Help Bank Go Green—Twice
June 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’ve been seeing a lot of “green calculators” around these days. I love the concept because they accomplish two goals in one swoop: 1) they encourage businesses or consumers to take more environmentally responsible actions that 2) coincidentally also happen to help the marketer’s bottom line. The latest green calculator I saw was on my [...]
DuPont’s Solution to Fragile Solar Cells
June 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
One of the biggest problems with solar cells currently on the market is that they are extremely easy to break. Companies intent on manufacturing any sort of solar powered products have to find solutions, and few have yet been perfect. Hoping to change this trend, DuPont recently announced the launch of two new lines of [...]
Sustainability: the signs of a maturing industry
June 4, 2009 By 3 Comments
….the sustainable movement is showing signs that the love-fest of warmth and do-gooder intent is now shifting into the drudgery of the hard work phase. This is fantastic news for the sustainable movement.
