Meet the ‘best for the world’ businesses

Businesses that have won B Corporation certification for their social and environmental impact aren't necessarily the best in the world, but they are among the best for the world, the organization asserts. The B Corporation, which assesses companies on social and environmental performance, has come out with its 2013 list of Best for the World Honorees.…

ByThe Global ViewApril 17, 20130Comments

Policy

Sustainability requires science, tech … and art

Are advances in science and technology the cure to the world's many unsustainable habits? Some people are coming to the conclusion that the answer is no: know-how and hard facts aren't enough to solve our problems. "Narratives, stories, music and images served to warn our early ancestors against predators and natural disasters," says Paul Shrivastava, director…

ByThe Global ViewOctober 19, 20120Comments

Policy

Smart mobility? It’s all about ‘collaborative consumption’

A lot of discussion about low-carbon transport centers on vehicle technology, but that is only part of the solution. Zero-emission cars certainly have a part to play in terms of reducing reliance on fossil fuels and reducing environmental impacts but they don't begin to address the issue of congestion. Here at Carbon Voyage, we have just…

ByThe Global ViewMarch 26, 20121Comment

Energy

Resource collapse stands to ‘wipe out’ successes of fossil fuel age

When it comes to making sense of current energy issues, it seems wise to ask, say, a scientist. And one scientist, physicist Tom Murphy from the University of California, offers some valuable insights that go beyond a 30-second news bite on late-night TV. Speaking during an interview with OilPrice.com, Murphy -- who also writes a blog…

ByThe Global ViewMarch 23, 20120Comments

Investment

Investors tell CEOs: ‘Cut your carbon, or risk losing trillions’

Big investors know that money talks ... and a group of nearly 100 investors with deep pockets hopes it can use money power to send a message to companies that could do more to cut their carbon emissions. It's not just a matter of taking action to minimize climate change. The 92 institutional investors with a…

ByThe Global ViewFebruary 20, 20120Comments

Energy

Why $200 oil is the subprime mortgage of energy

What does an oil price shock have to do with subprime mortgages? Well, consider this: the global economy found itself on the edge of the abyss in 2008 when reality -- in the form of wildly overvalued mortgage securities -- landed hard on the illusion that real estate-related investments were a guaranteed, perpetual cash machine. So…

ByThe Global ViewFebruary 17, 20120Comments

Energy

How NOT to cover energy news

What's the best way to understand developments in the energy world? A Daily Ticker story on Yahoo! Finance provides a glaring example of how not to do so. Serious energy analysts usually find lots to complain about in the mainstream media's coverage of energy issues, and those complaints -- a tendency toward stenography, innumeracy, lack of…

ByThe Global ViewFebruary 7, 20120Comments

Energy

Is the post-cheap-oil, de-globalized future upon us?

President Barack Obama's State of the Union address this week highlighted a lot of issues related to energy and sustainability, sandwiched between opening and closing nods to the military. Which, when you consider the oil-rich hotspots where US armed forces have been engaged lately and how much fuel the military itself consumes, is also an issue…

ByThe Global ViewJanuary 26, 20120Comments

Energy

Could we power the world with just clean energy?

As if the year 2012 doesn't already portend challenges enough, what with all the Mayan prophecy baggage ... now the United Nations wants to saddle it with the responsibility of being the "International Year of Sustainable Energy for All." An admirable goal, sure. But is it possible? A report last year from the International Energy Agency (IEA)…

ByThe Global ViewJanuary 16, 20120Comments

Energy

Saudi Arabia’s domestic thirst for oil threatens world markets

A looming but hidden energy crisis in Saudi Arabia could wreak havoc both at home and internationally, throwing world oil markets into ever-more volatility, a new report warns. "The world's largest exporter of oil is consuming so much energy at home that its ability to play a stabilizing role in world oil markets is at stake,"…

ByThe Global ViewJanuary 3, 20120Comments

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Meet the ‘best for the world’ businesses

Sustainability requires science, tech … and art

Smart mobility? It’s all about ‘collaborative consumption’

Resource collapse stands to ‘wipe out’ successes of fossil fuel age

Investors tell CEOs: ‘Cut your carbon, or risk losing trillions’

Why $200 oil is the subprime mortgage of energy

How NOT to cover energy news

Is the post-cheap-oil, de-globalized future upon us?

Could we power the world with just clean energy?

Saudi Arabia’s domestic thirst for oil threatens world markets

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