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As fuel prices rise, airline industry profits plummet
Buckle your seatbelts, because there’s turbulence ahead for the airline industry. As fuel prices skyrocket in flight (afternoon delight), Big Air Travel is scrambling to cope. The International Air Transport Association predicted Monday that the world’s airlines will lose a combined $6.1 billion this year if oil stays near $135 a barrel. American Airlines will […]
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Dow, Boeing ordered to pay $926 million for nuke pollution
A federal judge ordered Dow Chemical and Boeing to pay a total of $926 million for nuclear pollution at the now-closed Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant near Denver, following a jury trial that ended in 2006. The class-action suit against the companies began 18 years ago and involves some 12,000 area homeowners seeking compensation for […]
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GM acknowledges that it lost the bet on big vehicles
“At this point, we are considering all options for the Hummer brand. Everything from a complete revamp of the product lineup to partial or complete sale of the brand.” — General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner, responding to the dismal numbers released by GM yesterday
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As GM announces plant closings, Obama touts green jobs
General Motors Corp. announced this morning that it is closing its Janesville, Wis., assembly plant, which produces SUVs and pickup trucks, along with three other North American plants that churn out gas-guzzlers. CEO Rick Wagoner says it’s because the company is moving toward more fuel-efficient vehicles, as fewer Americans are buying big automobiles these days. […]
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GM considers selling Hummer brand
General Motors is “undertaking a strategic review” of its iconic Hummer brand, CEO Rick Wagoner said Tuesday, and is “considering all options … from a complete revamp of the product lineup to partial or complete sale of the brand.” As tempting as the sale of a widely vilified symbol of gas-guzzling excess sounds, analysts are […]
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Listen to NPR today for a conversation about green-collar jobs
The drumbeat of interest in "green-collar jobs" just gets louder. Today at 4 p.m. EDT, I’ll be on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Here on Earth” call-in show, along with Keith Schneider from the Apollo Alliance. The show is an hour long, and you can listen live or later here.
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Ten entrepreneurial lessons to get your green biz going
Is it your career ambition to start your own green business or nonprofit endeavor? Join the club, my friends. Among recent college graduates and late-Boomer career-changers, “starting my own enterprise” is high on the list of preferred careers. And why not? When I turn on NPR in the morning, I’m often greeted by an ad […]
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Best Buy tests free e-waste recycling program to ease its eco-impact
Electronics retailer Best Buy announced on Monday that it’s testing a free electronic-waste recycling program in 117 of its stores in the Baltimore, Minneapolis, and San Francisco areas, plus a few other select stores in the East and Midwest. Customers can bring in up to two e-waste items per day for free recycling, including TVs, […]
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The WSJ on fertilizer markets so manipulated, they might make a Saudi prince blush
For all the misery it has caused, the global food-price crisis has at least forced people to think more seriously about food production. I can think of few things more taken for granted in modern post-industrial society than fertilizer. Few people know people know what fertilizes the fields that produce the food they eat — […]
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U.N. report forecasts continued high food prices for the next decade
Food prices worldwide are likely to remain relatively high for at least the next decade, according to an analysis by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Biofuel demand, high energy costs, and commodity speculation will continue to keep food prices high in the long term, despite periodic dips in price. Climate change is also […]
