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- 01 Sep 2007
- News
How to Take a Stand On UBS and Climate Change
the less government involvement there is, the better,” says Oberholzer-Gee. “In fact, a number of the competitive advantages enjoyed by companies have come from the regulations that governments impose on markets.” In the course’s last... View Details
- 17 Nov 2015
- News
Carbon Neutral
Eacho, left, and Minnick (Getty Images) Congress is at a standstill over carbon. One side wants to regulate emissions as a pollutant; the other fears that any move to regulate oil and gas will impede growth... View Details
Keywords: Michael Blanding
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Who Are We?
books and articles, went to seminars on the weekend, and learned everything he could about being a grass farmer. Grass—and grass alone—was the key, he learned, to producing beef that is delicious, environmentally sustainable, and healthy.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
little envious” when he compares the cost structure of his son’s operation with his own. “I’m a card-carrying member of the Sierra Club,” he stresses, “but I have to acknowledge that some regulations create a disincentive to manufacturing... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Books
While Enron made the headlines, Mills says, these other actors were culpable as well. The title of Mills' book derives from a comment made by former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt regarding the actions of teenager Jonathan Lebed who broke federal View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Short Takes
to ensure that environmental resources are replenished for future generations - as there are people discussing the issue. But with increased pressure on businesses to consider the costs of their actions to society and the environment... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Middle Way
This process was different from the process between the environmental groups and the logging companies: Here, Eamer had to explain the parameters and regulations of the first agreement to the First Nations... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Batteries Included
modern container shipping, the ship is really a relatively small part of costs,” observes McCown. “Everything ship-related might only be 30 percent of the carrier’s total cost. The biggest cost is fuel.” Both economics and environmental... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
A Boomtown's Echo
regulation of natural gas, nuclear power, and hazardous wastes. A Global Solution Professor Joe Lassiter The flame from a natural gas flare dances in the shadow of an oil pump jack near Keene, North Dakota. “Natural gas is not an economic... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- News
Finding Common Ground
Death Star,’” recalls Crespin, the founder of CollaborateUp, a consulting firm that specializes in tackling big societal problems and bridging difficult, cross-sector relationships. He adds, “The environmental people had their arms... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
WATER Ltd.
for-profit, or “investor-owned,” entities, with the remaining 85 percent operated by municipalities themselves, the Environmental Protection Agency says that the U.S. water industry needs $500 billion of infrastructure investment over the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Road Less Traveled
Most cars in the United States weigh more than 4,000 pounds, and new models are trending larger, even in countries where people drive less. And the larger the vehicle, the more fuel required to power it, which means more greenhouse-gas emissions that contribute to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
word for it: Numerous sources over the past several years have documented the actual costs of the new generation of nuclear plants, including testimony to regulators by many of the utilities proposing to build them. According to these... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
Franklin H. Coursen (PMD 25, 1973) Harwich Port, MA Regulation Works I am glad that HBS faculty members favor improved regulation to avoid future financial meltdowns. View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?
fact is that in many parts of the world, firms are not privately owned, and markets are regulated in various ways in all countries. Still, we found that most people we talked to understood the differences between the system we find in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Navigating the Populism Phenomenon
environmental regulations that the United States has seen recently. Has populism shaped responses to the coronavirus and calls to reopen the economy? VP: We’re studying that now. I’ve been working with... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Business of Biotech
BioDevastation 2000. Obviously, advances in biotechnology are not viewed with confidence by all. Although much of the debate focuses on the possible health hazards posed by genetically engineered crops, as well as their potential for causing View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Back to the Future
next twenty years than it was for the past twenty. World demand for energy is only going to grow. And whether the market price rises or falls, the costs of environmental degradation and national security, two critical externalities, will... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Inside Out
Boston's Faneuil Hall Marketplace. When he and his siblings sold it in 2006, Macomber started teaching at HBS, where he began some revelatory research into the Indian real estate market and its regulatory and environmental issues. “It... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Curing Health Care
start-up approach applicable to the health care sector? For heavily regulated drugs, diagnostics, and devices, a 'launch early and often' strategy simply isn't possible, although entrepreneurs can still run lean tests to gauge the level... View Details