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28 Mar 2018
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Fueling the Future

said yes and immediately asked to also build an energy practice. “Oil prices were soaring, silicon prices were fluctuating, and solar and wind were huge topics at that time. I saw that as an opportunity,” she notes. “So I quickly got... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

15 Jun 2018
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Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life

if he got lucky, maybe there was a gust of wind that stopped them, maybe things weren't as injured as they thought it was when it was in the air. He will tell you that the only decision he made that he is certain of is that he decided to... View Details

01 Apr 1996
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Stewards of the Seventh Generation

split the difference. Several other states subsequently adopted similar incentive programs. Currently, the fourth version of "NEESPLAN," the company's resource management plan, includes a wide array of conservation projects, including using renewable energy sources... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso, Garry Emmons, Linda Goodspeed, and Elaine Gottlieb

01 Mar 2006
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The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could

magnate is as filled with plot twists as a good adventure novel. Engineer to Entrepreneur Rogers took a winding road to entrepreneurship. A self-described “geeky” kid, he graduated with an engineering degree from the University of... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2008
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Back to the Future

shocks. He is currently conducting a study of wind power worldwide. “I’ve been involved in climate-change issues since the early 1980s,” Vietor says. “It’s very discouraging the United States has done so little as a nation despite decades... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

06 Feb 2025
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How to Judge Your Next Job

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Clay Christensen was a legendary professor and thinker and his “Jobs to Be Done” theory—this idea that customers buy products to solve problems—was one of his iconic intellectual contributions.... View Details

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

(Routledge) This textbook examines the key energy sources—both fossil fuels and renewables, including oil, coal, solar, and wind power—and summarizes how the current economics of energy evolved. Later chapters explore issues concerning... View Details

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