|
Written by Casson Rosenblatt
|
|
Tuesday, 17 July 2007 |
|
After reading “Message in a Bottle” by Charles Fishman in the July issue of Fast Company, I questioned whether the article would be widely discussed by bloggers and other people interested in the environment. Even though bottled water is ubiquitous, particularly on these scorching July days, is an article that questions the validity of both the industry and its consumers an appealing draw for a mass audience? I'm unsure. But I will say the issue has certainly spread to more quarters. Recently San Francisco banned city government offices from buying bottled water, and New York City announced an ad campaign to entice people back to drinking NYC tap water. The New York Times ran an article on the issue this past Sunday. And just yesterday while at the gym, I saw a piece on bottled water on one of those business shows (they all blend together for me). This story is certainly not new, but the convergence of all this media at once has definitely brought the issue to more prominence. |
|
Last Updated ( Saturday, 28 July 2007 )
|
|
|
Written by Mark Bershatsky
|
|
Monday, 02 July 2007 |
While we focus more on sea level investment opportunities through a socially responsible lens here at The Panelist, one cannot ignore the macro trends above sea level that are driving these opportunities. Less than two weeks ago, the U.S. Senate came out with their version of this year's Clean Energy Act, and just last week, the House Education and Labor Committee approved the Green Jobs Act of 2007.
Drawn up by Reps. Hilda Solis (D-CA) and John Tierney (D-MA), this bill authorizes up to $125 million in federal funding to provide job training for green industries, such as energy efficient buildings and construction, renewable electric power, energy efficient vehicles and biofuels development. |
|
Last Updated ( Monday, 02 July 2007 )
|
|
|
Written by Casson Rosenblatt
|
|
Monday, 25 June 2007 |
|
Somewhere along the way, an industry becomes defined by the terms used to describe it. And then sprouts a descent saying that the original terms are somehow skewing the real meaning of what the industry does, or perhaps, unfairly paints another industry as not being what the new industry says it is. Such is the case with socially responsible investing (SRI). |
|
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 July 2007 )
|
|
|
Written by David Neubert
|
|
Tuesday, 19 June 2007 |
 We, at The Panelist, are planning to endorse a Republican, Democrat and "Other Party" candidates before the primaries kick off. We've been watching John Edwards, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama with interest. Today another candidate popped onto our radar, Dal LaMagna. He is a very progressive candidate for the Democratic nomination and doens't seem to be getting the press or recognition of even last place runner Dennis Kucinich. I was directed to LaMagna's site by a friend who met him with me in 2004. While he may not have any a bio full of government experience or much of a chance to win the nomination candidate like Mr. LaMagna deserve our attention because they make the rest of us think. Outside candidates also tend to add items to the platforms of the full time fund raisers (um, I mean front runners). Of all the candidates he is the first I've seen to actually have a platform on Corporate Social Responsibility - we have to admire him for that.So you don't have our endorsement at this time, but The Panelist will be watching you Dal LaMagna. |
|
Last Updated ( Sunday, 24 June 2007 )
|
|
|
Written by Mark Bershatsky
|
|
Tuesday, 19 June 2007 |
|
So Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG), the stodgy, 139-year old lawn chemicals company that has annual revenues of $2.7 billion and an approximate 59% share in the plant food market, has decided it needs to place a lawsuit against TerraCycle, a three-year old, $1.5-million start-up that is not even profitable. Cited reasons include that TerraCycle's packaging is too similar and that TerraCycle is falsely claiming that its products are superior to its competitors, including Scotts. |
|
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 19 June 2007 )
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 21 22 Next > End >>
|
| Results 181 - 189 of 198 |
ThePanelist Latest Postings
