Engaging businesses and the unemployed

Hi all

Just wanted to share 2 particular viewpoints.

Firstly is an article by Fred Krupp, the president of the not-for-profit Environmental Defense Fund in the US.
http://www.strategy-business.com/press/16635507/08201
This echoes Fiona Waterhouse's discussion on aligning business incentives during the hypothetical discussion on Tuesday. It also outlines kind of the thinking behind why carbon emissions trading is now the predominant strategy around the world.

Second is an article about Van Jones, Time Magazine's Environmental Hero in 2008. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/01/12/090112fa_fact_kolbert?printable=true
This echoes Peta Ashworth's discussion on perhaps engaging the unemployed in green initiatives.

Hope you find them informative.

Ben

Badger enters the blogosphere

The badger has entered this strange world, a bold move for one of advancing years and few IT skills. Does this habitat change qualify as an increase in biodiversity I wonder?

Biodiversity: Changed Species Interactions

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Biodiversity: Climate And Atmospheric Change

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Biodiversity: Biogeochemical Change

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Biodiversity: Habitat Change

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Skepticism

I thoroughly enjoyed the session and discussion about skepticism today and would like to hear more comments if any of you would like to share!

For more information about the skeptical environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg I mentioned at the Hypothetical/discussion, please visit his website http://www.lomborg.com/

Cheers :)