The Price of Doing Nothing
So why bother? There's a recession on, times are tight, people are cautious. Why not sit it out and deal with all this green stuff...
Japan's Double Jeopardy
Mar 14, 2011
I can't think of a worse situation than the one Japan finds itself in. They have suffered a terrible natural catastrophe, killing thousands and wiping...
Are you prepared for an oil shock?
Feb 23, 2011
Yesterday I was writing a piece on major problems in the oil industry for The Sustainability Forum (it should go up today or tomorrow it's...
Toxic Sludge vs The Oil Spill
Oct 13, 2010
I find it quite incredible that the Hungarian 'toxic sludge' disaster has only had a tiny fraction of the press coverage as, say, the BP...
Green Business Confidential Ep2: It Ain't Easy Being Green
Sep 3, 2010
Here's the second Green Business Confidential podcast, entitled "It Ain't Easy Being Green", for your listening pleasure: Or, you can download it here and listen...
Why "irrational" fear is completely rational
Jul 28, 2010
I'm a engineer by training, and I was taught that: risk = probability of something going wrong x resulting impact of that event There's a...
The True Cost of non-Compliance
Feb 22, 2010
I've long written, lectured and broadcast about the true cost of waste. Most businesses simply measure the cost of disposal, but to have something to...
The risk of oil price rises
Oct 23, 2009
Very interesting speech this week by John B Hess of oil exploration company Hess Corporation at the somewhat unsubtly titled "Oil and Money" conference in...
Weekly Tip #14: Down the drain…
May 12, 2008
This is the fourteenth in a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:To avoid the risk of pollution incidences, map and...
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