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North America contains just five per cent of the world’s population, yet we consume 33 per cent of the world’s resources. If every person on the planet consumed as much as us, we would require at least four more planets to feed the demand. At the heart of our unsustainable North American lifestyle is the waste of materials and energy.
Read more in my latest Backbone column at http://bit.ly/9uK57f
Oil and gas subsidies total $500 billion a year globally!!
Why are global governments subsidizing the most profitable corporations in the world?
Seven of the top 20 most profitable companies worldwide were oil companies in 2008 – and their cumulative profit roughly equaled the other 13 companies added together.
Subsidies to green energy sources are only 6-9 cents on the dollar compared to oil and gas subsidies.
In this special presentation on Corporate Knights web site learn all the details at http://bit.ly/8XsLau
Hands-free driving laws are now in effect in B.C., Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Drivers can only use a mobile phone with headset or an in-car speaker kit. These allow drivers to keep their hands on the wheel and eyes (mostly) on the road. The laws also typically regulate other digital devices such as iPods and GPS units. These rules kicked in most recently in Ontario in October 2009 and in B.C. on Jan. 1.
Read the rest of my Backbone column at http://bit.ly/9MSPUZ
In the movie National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Chevy Chase plays Clark “Sparky” Griswold, who decorates his home with 25,000 Christmas lights. Comedy ensues as he tirelessly works to find the one burnt out bulb that’s prohibiting any of lights from coming on. The lights go live, he’s electrocuted (but survives) and the local power station has to kick into high gear to supply the power. The 1989 classic comedy is good fun and airs at this time of year.
Running vehicles in an enclosed parking garage produces a build-up of carbon monoxide (CO). At levels of 3,200 parts per million (ppm), carbon monoxide causes death within 30 minutes, so the air has to be vented to avoid a CO build-up.
So far, I have focused on why companies should go green; the compelling economic and marketing forces driving organizations to adopt sustainability initiatives. This is one strategy on how to go green.
Oil and gas subsidies worldwide total $250 billion. Peak oil is upon us. Why companies need to become energy and fuel efficient now. See my National Post column at http://bit.ly/8FU5fH
I was one of six live bloggers at the Munk Debate on climate change on Tuesday. The topic, “Climate change is humankind’s defining crisis and demands a commensurate response,” pitted Elizabeth May and George Monbiot on the pro side v. Bjørn Lomborg and Lord Nigel Lawson on the con side.
A small minority of environmentalists believe profit and sustainability should never appear in the same sentence. Once in a while I get an email from an environmentalist, criticizing my focus in these columns on how going green is the best thing ever for the bottom line.
Join me for a live online chat on tomorrow — Tues, Nov 24 from noon to 1 pm (EST) on how going green drives profitability. The event is hosted by the National Post on its web site. See http://bit.ly/8uLfzT
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