Diane Cardwell
Reporter, The New York Times
dmc@nytimes.com
Cardwell moved from writing "The Appraisal" column to a reporter for the Business Day section. "I'm covering the energy industry," she says. "The whole country is my territory. I focus on conservation and alternative power sources, but am wide open to ideas. It could be wind, solar, tidal or geothermal energy." She writes traditional business and consumer-oriented stories. "I'll also cover the political, regulatory and environmental side of energy production," she says. Contact by email. She recently wrote about declining federal subsidies for clean energy projects....
Reporter, The New York Times
dmc@nytimes.com
Cardwell moved from writing "The Appraisal" column to a reporter for the Business Day section. "I'm covering the energy industry," she says. "The whole country is my territory. I focus on conservation and alternative power sources, but am wide open to ideas. It could be wind, solar, tidal or geothermal energy." She writes traditional business and consumer-oriented stories. "I'll also cover the political, regulatory and environmental side of energy production," she says. Contact by email. She recently wrote about declining federal subsidies for clean energy projects....
By Dan Probst, Chairman, Energy and Sustainability Services, Jones Lang LaSalle
The worldwide movement toward sustainability has made significant progress over the past half-dozen years as companies and cities have pursued strategies that balance future and current societal needs. Now, sustainable development is entering a new phase, characterized by greater alignment within and between the public and private sectors.
The road to sustainability has been plagued with roadblocks, including an unprecedented global financial crisis and attempts by entrenched business and political interests to deny climate...
Electric-car marketers are figuring out that it takes more than just emancipation from villainous foreign oil to move their products. At last, one EV manufacturer is focusing on one of the major things that consumers are genuinely looking for in an alt-energy vehicle (besides lower prices) — an easy-to-use charging mechanism that drivers don't have to break a sweat over. Nissan is reportedly working on a system that will allow Leaf drivers to toss out their cables and simply park over an induction-charging mat that creates a wireless connection to the electric vehicle's on-board charger. Using a...
BrightSource Energy, Inc., a solar thermal technology company, added three new energy sector veterans to its management team.
The newest members of the leadership team include: Joe Desmond, senior vice president of government affairs and communications; Stephen Wiley, senior vice president of U.S. development; and Yasser Dib, regional vice president of international business development. All three positions are effective immediately.
"By adding Joe, Stephen and Yasser to our world-class management team, we're gaining decades of private and public sector energy industry experience," said John Woolard, President and CEO, BrightSource Energy, Inc. "I look forward to...
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This week, Interbrand released a report ranking the world's most green brands in terms of both perception and performance — which means the companies on their list are not just using green initiatives as a way of creating a positive image with consumers, but are also making money from them. Among the 50 top green brands, Toyota ranked first, followed by 3M, Siemens, Johnson & Johnson...
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Eighty percent of residents living near nuclear energy facilities favor the use of nuclear energy as one way to provide electricity in the United States — and half of them "strongly favored" the use of nuclear energy, compared to 11 percent who were "strongly opposed," according to new research by Bisconti Research and Quest Global Research Group. In addition, Americans believe that companies that operate nuclear energy facilities are taking appropriate safety measures and are prepared for the most severe events that could impact U.S. reactors, the study found. The accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant in March had little impact on the public's view of their nearby nuclear energy plant. "Continued plant neighbor support for...
Principal Solar, Inc, a publicly traded renewable energy holding company, has chosen CPR Strategic Marketing Communications (www.cpronline.com/) to develop and implement its public relations, investor communications and marketing initiatives.
"CPR is a proven resource for generating results - on message, on target, on time," states Michael Gorton, chief executive officer and chairman of PSI. "As we launch this company in one of the most dynamic segments of the renewable energy marketplace, CPR will play an important role in ensuring a strong market position."
Laura Carabello, principal owner of CPR Strategic Marketing Communications says, "We are...
Sustainable business practices got a powerful, public boost today when a group of globally prominent investors, Fortune 500 companies and organized labor announced a series of coordinated commitments to combat climate change and other societal challenges while building a safer, more sustainable global economy. Commitments announced at the 2011 Ceres Conference in Oakland range from the nation's largest public pension fund launching plans to integrate social and environmental factors into all investment decision-making, to an iconic apparel company announcing a paradigm shift in treatment of workers in global contract factories, to a software giant unveiling new and enhanced energy management solutions with the potential for influencing one-sixth of the planet's collective...
