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  • 20 Jan 2011
  • News

Oil Spill Solution

that has proven effective in pollutant absorption both above and beneath the surface of water. Smith has been working closely with fishermen in the Gulf area to help rid the affected waters of the propylene glycol (a chemical found in... View Details
  • 16 Sep 2019
  • News

Smarter Farming

intensification of land. That means putting more animals on our land than we've ever had before. And for many, it has been successful. But now we've found that our farmland is heavily polluted with chemicals. A lot of the runoff from the... View Details
Keywords: meat; dairy; cattle; Agriculture
  • 16 Apr 2013
  • News

A Walkabout to the Ocean

environmental career that started on the banks of the Rhine River. Merkl grew up in Cologne, Germany in the 1960s—a time when the Rhine was so polluted that anyone even daring to wade into it risked arrest. "It stank, literally," recalls... View Details
Keywords: Ocean; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government
  • 01 Jun 2022
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Research Brief: Weatherproofing Renewables

Tamayo explains. But fossil fuels obviously come with well-known costs, in the form of air pollution and negative effects to human health, and they don’t fit with the picture of a carbon-neutral future. Colombia’s example shows that... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities
  • 01 Jun 1999
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Short Takes

only the costs for capital, labor, and traded goods but also social costs like the effect of air pollution on health or even the value people derive from the continued survival of an endangered species. At the same time, managers are... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
  • 21 Apr 2014
  • News

When you see an opportunity, follow what you believe in

Scott Smith (MBA 1991), CEO of Cellect Technologies, talks about how entrepreneurs see opportunities and follow through on their beliefs. (Published April 2014) View Details
  • 01 Jan 2021
  • News

Avoiding a Plastic Pandemic: The Future of Sustainability in a Post COVID-19 World

Keywords: Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 06 Dec 2021
  • News

The Sparkles in Our Skies

yet been able to do to address them. Other lab-grown diamonds can pollute the environment in two main ways, Hagemann explains. All diamonds are made of carbon, and creating one in a reactor requires electricity. A few producers rely on... View Details
Keywords: April White; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade
  • 01 Mar 2018
  • News

In My Humble Opinion: Urban Renewal

Angeles River. “It’s been polluted and paved, but it’s why the Gabrielino Indians and Mexican Pobladores—who founded Los Angeles—chose the location they did. Now, in a fascinating turn of events, we are restoring the waterfront with parks... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
  • 01 Dec 2014
  • News

Innovation: The Fish-Farming Fix

together a transportable lab that’s immune to the elements. “Weather conditions, power outages—they don’t matter to us anymore,” Kozachenok says. What does matter is advancing aquaculture, an enterprise that, when carried out poorly, can lead to serious coastal View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs; aquaculture; Fishing, Hunting and Trapping; Agriculture
  • 15 Oct 2019
  • News

Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective

opinion and climate policies, and the relative cost of various energy sources. “There is always lively classroom discussion about whether industries that pollute are paying a high enough price for their trans- gressions and whether... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2019
  • News

Making Eco Easy

Blueland cofounders, Sarah Paiji Yoo, John Mascari (MBA 2012), and Gina Pak (MBA 2015) (photo by Chris Taggart) As new mom Sarah Paiji Yoo contemplated the switch from nursing her infant son to making him formula, she was horrified to discover that drinking water... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
  • 01 Sep 2005
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WATER Ltd.

In an age of global scarcity, water has become a valuable commodity in both the industrialized and developing worlds. With governments and communities increasingly unable to manage the complexities and expense of water treatment and delivery, the private sector has... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 14 Oct 2014
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When it comes to climate change, companies must prepare now

Climate change is a fact of life, and it’s playing an increasing role in business competition. Forest L. Reinhardt, the John D. Black Professor of Business Administration, advises companies to adjust and adapt to a carbon-constrained world, not only through “win-win”... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2023
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Action Plan: Net Proceeds

supply chain and certification company, to address the plastic pollution he saw in Haiti and other communities around the world. Goodwin had originally traveled to Haiti under the auspices of Executives Without Borders, which he helped... View Details
Keywords: April White; recycling; corporate social responsibility; waste management; water; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
  • 18 Apr 2014
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Strengthening the bond between the U.S. and China

Former US Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. (MBA 1970) talks about his current work in US-China relations as CEO of the Paulson Institute. (Published April 2014) View Details
  • 17 Nov 2015
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Carbon Neutral

implement a “cap-and-trade” framework—capping the total amount of emissions and allowing companies to trade permits to pollute on the open market—fell apart in the midst of partisan bickering. As Washington fiddles, the world suffers... View Details
Keywords: Michael Blanding
  • 01 Sep 2008
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Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?

contract, and they know this can breed violence and terrorism. Their democracies seem unable to adopt appropriate remedies. In Asia, they are mostly sanguine about economic growth. But there is concern about the environment, particularly the View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 01 Mar 2019
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The Blue-Green Revolution

shipping. In addition, algae can grow in salty or brackish water under extremely harsh conditions; so unlike other biofuel feedstocks such as corn and soy, algae don’t need to compete with agricultural crops for fresh water and arable land. And the oil they produce is... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustration by Eric Nyquist
  • 01 Feb 1997
  • News

Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making

To develop more effective approaches, he is looking at chemical-manufacturing safety disputes, pollution permit-trading, redevelopment of distressed urban areas, hazardous waste site location problems, and intracorporate negotiation over... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
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