Environmental Movement

Environmental Movement

"Chief Sustainability Officers:' The New Corporate Stewards of the Environment

Robyn Beavers
Robyn Beavers
Eliot Abel
Eliot Abel
Rachel Webber
Rachel Webber
As corporations around the world implement sustainability practices, they have restructured their operational flow chart to make space for the increasingly popular position of “Chief Sustainability Officer.”

Robyn Beavers

Seattle Mayor Nickels's Leadership Inspires U.S. Mayors to Adopt Kyoto Protocol

Mayor Nickels
Mayor Nickels
Many of the largest cities in the United States are competing to be the "greenest" city in the country. While the implementation of many of these efforts remains in development, the race never would have started without the leadership of Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, who forged the way for the first cities to ratify the Kyoto Protocol in the face of federal indifference.

Mayor Nickels

Wind-Win Advances Wind Turbine Design: From Propeller to Jet Engine Technology

Brad Sorensen
Brad Sorensen
Experts and investors alike agree that wind power is currently the most viable form of renewable energy available for mass production. Yet despite recent improvements in efficiency and cost, wind power has a long way to go.

Brad Sorensen

ILWU Accepts New Role: A Greener Partner to Shippers, Ports, Local Communities

Peter Peyton
Peter Peyton
By their nature, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles apply constant pressure to the often conflicting intersection of environmental mitigation and business development. No green goals will be possible, however, without the partnership of unions, such as the ILWU.

Peter Peyton

Florida Governor Hosts Climate Change Summit; Signs Plan to Cut State Emissions 80 Percent by 2050

Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
Excerpts from the speech given by Florida Governor Charlie Crist at the Florida Climate Summit.

Charlie Crist

G.E. CEO Immelt Is Bullish On Profitability of Ecomagination

Jeffrey Immelt
Jeffrey Immelt
With the launch of its "Ecomagination" initiative, G.E. was one of the first companies to recognize the broad scope of applications available to green tech innovation.

Jeffrey Immelt

Electronics Recycling Is a Solution-Based Environmental Growth Industry

John Shegerian
John Shegerian
John Shegerian, founder and CEO of Electronic Recyclers, explains how focused legislation and committed entrepreneurial leadership has helped spread the practice of electronics recycling to the rest of the globe.

John Shegerian

TreePeople Advocates for Practical and Holistic Solutions to Los Angeles’ Environmental Crisis

Andy Lipkis
Andy Lipkis
Andy Lipkis, president and founder of TreePeople, speaks about Los Angeles’ ability to overcome its ongoing environmental crisis as a community.

Andy Lipkis

‘Green L.A.’ Plan Announced by L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa, Endorsed by City Council and Environmental Leaders

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Los Angeles city officials make it clear that L.A.’s green agenda will lead California and the nation.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Google’s Corporate Campus Profits from Solar Array, Green Building Practices

Robyn Beavers
Robyn Beavers
Google’s Director of Corporate Environmental Programs Robyn Beavers discusses Google’s initiatives to transform its campus into a greener workplace and the future model of corporate environmentalism.

Robyn Beavers

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