… After picking up the part he needed for his mother, he went home and tapped into the open source ecology community and the open source electronics community . Like the more widely known open source software movement, open source ecology is a network of hundreds of online volunteers …
… Senator Blumenthal started the evening with a powerful assertion that “our world is changing” as evidenced by recent climactic events seen here in Connecticut, … climate change. These extreme events may be the best hope to make Americans aware of the impacts of climate change on their lives. According to Dr. Unger, the global warming signal … about climate change, with upwards of 70% of Americans believing that such events are worsening. Senator Blumenthal cautioned that, as he has seen in his two years in the …
… “ The Entrepreneurial Approach to Environmental Problem Solving. ” Little did I know, this course happened to be one of the few entrepreneurship courses offered at the school. It provided students with the freedom to brainstorm, develop, … I was impressed and fascinated by the scope, complexity, and broad social and environmental impact of the submitted proposals demonstrated. It is satisfying to see the interest people …
… of time in the car. Whether it was those family road trips around the American West or my hour-long highway commute to high school, I racked up some serious mileage and developed a … my love of cars with my environmental values and determination to improve the quality of our environment? These two forces, seemingly at odds with one another, came together in an … Whereas it still seems to be a novelty to spot a Nissan Leaf or a Chevy Volt (or, of course, a Tesla ) in the United States, EVs are just another regular feature of their …
… expands, and consumer behavior evolves, we grow much closer to meeting 100% of our mobility needs through domestically produced electricity. The BMW Technology Office also … an EV, as they more viscerally experienced their electricity use, thought more about the source of their “fuel,” and could easily see how much power they were using. This kind of … quite interconnected, as driving an EV seems to increase a consumer’s appetite for clean sources of electricity - whether from home solar or from the local utility. The potential …
… Have you ever thought about the magnitude of the associated environmental and social impacts of these companies? No one set of metrics yet quantifies these impacts, but clearly they are material. Here’s a quick financial history lesson. In response … important financial information. Now, what about reporting environmental and social impacts? Given that many corporations have deeper pockets than some countries, it seems …
… network. Every time Roberts needed to understand a business approach or an environmental impact, she had SOM and FES alums to lean on Big thank you to Jackie for sharing her … network. Every time Roberts needed to understand a business approach or an environmental impact, she had SOM and FES alums to lean on Big thank you to Jackie for sharing her … network. Every time Roberts needed to understand a business approach or an environmental impact, she had SOM and FES alums to lean on Big thank you to Jackie for sharing her …
… and performance in ranking the world’s top brands for sustainability. As a follow-up to our article, What is a Meaningful Brand? I sat down with Emma Hrustic, Interbrand’s Global … creators of Interbrand’s Best Global Green Brands Report, to talk about the insights and impacts from this three year-old sustainable brand ranking system. Interbrand’s methodology … conversation with Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies faculty Brad Gentry and our conversation below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NrhC_xeOUY Q: How have reactions to …
… speaking as a guest lecturer in “Natural Capital: Risks and Opportunities in Global Resource Systems,” offered by the Yale School of Management. The class is taught within Yale’s … in the automobile market. The metal has edged its way into car manufacturing over the past four decades, through substitution with steel in heat exchangers, wheels, engines, and hoods. … all the fat out of its supply chain. There may be only a few days between the time we ship our materials to the time they’re actually formed into a car or component,” said Scheps. …
… down with Edgerton and Siddiqui, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to discuss the impact of the Fellowship and Years of Living Dangerously on Edgerton and Office Depot. … down with Edgerton and Siddiqui, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to discuss the impact of the Fellowship and Years of Living Dangerously on Edgerton and Office Depot. … down with Edgerton and Siddiqui, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to discuss the impact of the Fellowship and Years of Living Dangerously on Edgerton and Office Depot. …