Global Warming
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HR Not Whining About Winemaker's Sustainability Rating
… increased brand recognition. For a joint report on corporate sustainability that was published in 2011, KPMG International's Climate Change & Sustainability Services and the Economist Intelligent Unit surveyed 378 senior executives in a range of industries worldwide …
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Millennials Italiano
… In today’s information age, millennials have a greater awareness than earlier generations of global problems, such as climate change , poverty and AIDS. When I polled the conference attendees about their perceptions of millennials, they most often mentioned …
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The Last Word: Millennials Italiano
… In today's information age, millennials have a greater awareness than earlier generations of global problems, such as climate change , poverty and AIDS. When I polled the conference attendees about their perceptions of millennials, they most often mentioned …
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Both Sides Agree U.S. Needs Jobs for True Economic Recovery
… increases, costly health care mandates, climate change legislation and EPA regulations that could ..... It is Donohueâ s view that neither climate change policy nor the unionsâ efforts to ..... preference is that Congress tackles climate change and greenhouse gases, not the EPA …
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10 Ways to Make Work More Meaningful
… alone is enough to make people cynical. Now throw in a few corporate scandals and such global threats as terrorism and climate change and people start asking serious, existential questions of themselves. Who am I? Why am I here? What should I be doing …
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Specter Tells Audiences What They Want to Hear on EFCA
… formerly known as liberals, are adamant about Democrats exercising their political strength and approving bills like EFCA, climate change legislation and health care reform. They also might be inclined to support Specter's Democratic primary opponent, Rep …
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Unions Warm To Environmental Issues, Alliances
… embraced the Climate Protection Agreement, a movement of mayors who have vowed to take action to support the Kyoto Treaty on global warming . The alliance expects to reach out to other unions in the manufacturing space to join its cause, Foster says. "We expect …
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Linn State Technical College iOptimas Award-I Winner for Vision
A s the U.S. tries to reduce its dependence on carbon-based fuels to combat global warming , the 20 percent of the nation’s electricity that is provided by nuclear power plants has become all the more important. There …
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Death to Payroll Taxes!
… consumption. "This wouldn't be just a tax adjustment," Hertzberg writes. "It would be an environmental program, an anti- global - warming program, a youth-employment (and anti-crime) program, and an energy program." Advocacy group Get America Working …
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Ubuntu-nomics, or What the Boston Celtics Teach Us About Success
… individuals triumphing alone against tough odds. But perhaps this myth is wearing thin. The recent financial crisis and ongoing global warming threat remind us that we live in an interdependent, connected world. A study published last year by the Pew Research Center …
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Hes Sold on Green Technology
… years to meet surging demand for energy-efficient buildings, growth driven by high energy costs and a rising awareness of global warming . “So many regular jobs are being recast through retraining,” says Kevin Doyle, a Boston consultant who advises companies …
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Obama Labor Appointee Vows to Bolster Unions, Enforcement, Training
… serves on the House Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources committees. She is also on the Select Energy Independence and Global Warming Committee. In the last session of Congress, she voted with her party 98.4 percent of the time. A skeptic of trade …
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Congress Determines ‘Green Job’ Definition; Stimulus Seeks to Boost Sector
… generation of renewable energy sourcesâ wind, solar, geothermalâ spur development of alternatives and help to combat climate change by reducing our use of carbon-emitting fuels,â said Sen. Max Baucus, D-Montana, in a floor speech Monday. One of …
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Seven Commuter-Friendly Companies
… Not only does that make commuting easier, but it eliminates 3,800 tons of carbon emissions annually—a big plus to climate change -conscious techies. Safeco: The Seattle insurer has more than 2,000 employees in the Puget Sound area, 90 percent …
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Risk, Reward, and How Angel Yu Got to the 32nd Floor
… handling complexity could be a key strength as the entire world grapples with tricky issues such as economic inequality and climate change . Angel Yu may be an example of a new generation of Chinese leaders prepared for an ever-more integrated globe. She …
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China to the Rescue?
… that is China today could well produce leaders capable of tackling some of the world's most vexing problems, including climate change and social inequality. "As its leadership capacity increases, it will be able to choose a path that is different from …
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Leadership Expert Likes Chinas Family Values
… new generation of leaders that eventually will be ready to tackle complex global problems, such as social inequality and climate change . Woodland’s interest in China is about to get more personal. The single 42-year-old just filed papers to adopt …
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Workplace Flexibility Tries to Achieve ADA-Like Consensus
… group--could be a bigger challenge because there are so many dimensions to the effort. "We think of this as more like climate change ," Feldblum says. But she's optimistic that consensus can be reached. "I'm more hopeful for this enterprise than …
