CCES News For You

Environmental News for You TM August 2010
As this is written, it appears that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been permanently capped. No more oil will be gushing directly into the Gulf (from this well). And a recent government report stated that 75% of the oil that spilled into the Gulf [...]

July 18, 2010
I haven’t yet commented on the BP Gulf Catastrophe. We are now at Day 90 since the initial explosion, and as I write this there is great optimism that the cap appears to be working to stop the oil leak (at least most of it), and that the relief well is ahead of [...]

July 4, 2010
Happy and Safe 4th everyone!
I have written a lot about the pure business reason for having a robust “green” program at your company, including putting your products in an environmentally positive light. Does that really do any good in terms of actual sales? Are Americans willing to pay more to “help the planet?” [...]

April 25, 2010
Well, another Earth Day has come and gone. Politicians talked about how important the environment is. Companies have shown off, in some cases abstractly, how “green” they are. But I’d like to introduce a new concept for Earth Day and every day for that matter. I’m going to call it “Pointilism”. If the [...]

Feb. 28, 2010
A recent survey by National Real Estate Investor shows that green building in commercial real estate is growing significantly. Over 88% of developers and 86% of corporate executive stated that green design is as or more important than it was before the current economic slump. According to the US Green Business Council, [...]