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What are your environmental resolutions for the New Year? As an environmental writer, I have a very important one I want to share. It’s to invest the time to always check the facts. Last week, I was writing a post based on some terrific comparison figures on print vs. e-media. Everything was going along fabulously [...]
In a year where most mainstream media outlets have proclaimed the BP oil spill to be the country’s largest story, it was a relief to receive yesterday’s news from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation that the Bay’s Blue Crab population is up modestly. The 2010 State of the Bay Report tracks environmental quality in America’s largest [...]
Julie Urlaub’s guest post on Opportunities for CEOs in 2011 made me wonder where the public stands on their trust in business after this difficult economic year. Turning to the 2010 Edelman Trust Barometer I was surprised to find that global trust in business was up modestly from 2009, especially in the United States where it jumped 18 [...]
In the guest post below, Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company, discusses the importance of consumer trust. The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action. – Frank Herbert Studies show there is a growing disconnect between company perception and reality. [...]
Quick! Which of the following three industries uses the least amount of forest land per year? Don’t look it up. Just pick one off the top of your head. A. Lumber Industry B. Paper Industry C. Energy Industry Many people would pick the energy industry because the product is invisible. You can’t see, hear, or [...]
