A New Day
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 Posted in Corporations, Economy, Government | No Comments »My high from the election is waning, but my hope is doing anything but, even as evidence against a bright short-term future mounts. My only complaint from the regional election is that two public transportation propositions failed in Missouri. Sucks. ...
One Voice: Convincing the Convincers
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Activism, Climate Change, Corporations, Education, Environment, Responsibility | No Comments »Al Meyerhoff, an environmental lawyer for 30 years and former director of the Natural Resource Defense Council Public Health Project, has written a great, and slightly irreverent, piece for the Sacramento Bee entitled, "It's getting hot". The gist - environmentalists need ...
Target Ups The Ante While Macy’s Blows
Monday, February 11th, 2008 Posted in Capitalism, Corporations | 1 Comment »While Macy's sucks wind, Target is raising the stakes in the retail game. The stores don't compete directly, and these days Macy's doesn't appear to compete at all, but the times they are a changin'. Within hours of each other, ...
Battle of the Bees
Monday, January 7th, 2008 Posted in Corporations | 1 Comment »Yesterday, I was enjoying a lazy Sunday afternoon on the "Internets" and came across an article in the New York Times entitled, "Can Burt’s Bees Turn Clorox Green?". The article traces the founding and growth of Burt's Bees, "a niche ...
Powering a Paperless World
Thursday, August 30th, 2007 Posted in Corporations, Energy, Responsibility, Technology | 3 Comments »This article on STLtoday.com details a few real estate acquisitions that just closed in the St. Louis market but doesn't speak to the unique nature of the acquirer. The company who bought the three buildings, Digital Realty Trust, specializes in ...
