Sunday, November 7, 2010

Geo-Engineering: The Ultimate Mask for the Elephant in the Room

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I recall a couple of years ago reading an article in the Globe and Mail that I had originally thought to be a farce because it spoke of thre...
Sunday, October 24, 2010

What is the Investor's Role in Sustainable Business?

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A couple of days ago, my students and I attended a presentation by Bob Walker, Vice President of Ethical Funds Limited, a company that pride...
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Friday, October 22, 2010

Canadian Cosmetics Need a Makeover

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You can't help but use the pun when these stories come up. The David Suzuki Foundation issued a report today saying that Canada needs s...
Thursday, October 7, 2010

PepsiCo Pulls Sunchips

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PepsiCo (aka Frito-Lay) recently pulled the plug on their compostable chip bags, changing back 5 of the 6 sun chips flavors to traditional ...
Friday, October 1, 2010

Rebooting How We See Things, says Hollywood Director James Cameron

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"It's a Complete Reboot of How We See Things", says James Cameron, director of Avatar when commenting on the need to change ho...
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Monday, September 20, 2010

Let's Brand Oil Sands as the Ethical Oil Source!

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That's the argument put forth by Ezra Levant in his new book entitled "Ethical Oil" where he compares Fort McMurray to Saudi A...
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

WSJ Ignores the Growing Complexity of Corporations in Society

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Recently, the Wall Street Journal published an article outlining the “case against corporate social responsibility” . This was well written...
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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Africa's Growth Strategy According to McKinsey

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The 2010 World Cup shifted the world’s gaze to Africa. According to many, Africa is considered the final frontier, the last remaining pocket...
Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Bala Falls Energy Project: Model for Sustainability?

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As a partial resident of Bala, Ontario and admittedly biased, I’ve become familiar with the highly contested Bala Falls Hydro project by Swi...
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Friday, July 23, 2010

Why has the BP gush not scared Canadians off of the oilsands?

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The Toronto Star recently published a rather scathing article on the complacency of Canadians in light of increased US criticism of the oil ...