Nuclear power is the redheaded stepchild in the US Energy puzzle. An abundance of inexpensive oil and gas has put nuclear power on the back burner.
What is nuclear energy’s fate in the US? Is it the missing piece of the clean energy revolution?
Dr. Michaele Brady Raap believes nuclear energy deserves a better fate.
She’s the president of the American Nuclear Society.
China is, by far, the single biggest emitter of the mainstay greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in human history.
How it earned that dubious distinction is clear. China made the decision to become the world’s manufacturer. Every minute of every day during the mid-2000s Americans purchased about $460,000 dollars worth of Chinese goods.
Growing reports of labor and environmental malpractice surfaced during that same period of time, but American consumers shrugged off these reported violations in favor of cheaper good.
But is society better off because of this? Chip Jacobs argues, No.”
He looks at the environmental catastrophe happening in China and worries we’re rapidly reaching a point of no return in environmental damage.
In this constantly-connected, 24/7, three-screen world in which we live, there’s incredible pressure being put on traditional brands and brand marketers. We’re seeing decades-old brands—like Radio Shack, Nokia and Pontiac—disappear.
How will brands survive? And, which ones are more likely to survive?
Owen Shapiro is a futurist, market researcher and strategist for some of the world’s biggest brands.
We examine the future of brands and marketing from his latest book Brand Shift.
The US Economy is emerging from the Great Recession of 2008-2009 after five years of moribund GDP and job growth.
Thousands of US families were devastated by the economic downturn—many of them still recovering their losses.
While it’s impossible to predict these economic disasters, one can be better prepared to weather the consequences with proper financial planning and management.
Bob Dickie runs a company that specializes in training people in sound financial practices according to “God’s financial principles.”
The 35-year old company proselytizes both its financial and spiritual message using the Internet.
We examine how a ministry can take advantage of the Internet to reach a wider audience.
Here’s a riddle for you. What do you get when you put three economic academics in a car with a GPS system and a mission to interview small business owners?
You get a book—in this case, Roadside MBA: Back Road Lessons For Entrepreneurs, Executive and Small Business Owners.
Co-author Paul Oyer and I explore some of these lessons to see if academics can apply economic theory to small business realities.
As the world shifts to more of a knowledge economy, companies that can attract and retain the best and brightest employees will be the winners.
The most highly sought-after executives will be those that can create an environment where employees can grow, contribute, and feel rewarded.
Adam Bryant draws on interviews with more than 200 CEOs to offer business leaders the wisdom and guidance to move their organizations faster, quicker and more nimbly.
The book, Quick and Nimble: Lessons from Leading CEOs on How to Create a Culture of Innovation, taps into the collective wisdom of CEOs like Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn, Tony Hsieh of Zappos, Angie Hicks of Angie’s List and Steve Case formerly of AOL. Adam uses his unprecedented access to the CEOs to map out best practices that other business managers can put into effect.