Mayor Schaff on Oakland’s clean economy

Mayor Schaaf announces Oakland’s official Clean Economy Week and speaks to the ways in which cities like Oakland are critical to accelerating the clean economy.

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Mayor Schaff on Oakland’s clean economy

How GM, Mars and Timberland are cultivating smallholder farmers

Thriving agricultural communities are critical for the long-term for these companies. Plus, three tips for managing programs that combine the “head” with the “heart.”

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How GM, Mars and Timberland are cultivating smallholder farmers

The hidden risk in the energy-water-food nexus

New report shows that smarter energy systems are critical to thwarting emerging risk.

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Chevy Volt Will Sell In Low 30’s and be Profitable: GM CEO

The Chevy Volt is in many ways GM’s flagship into the future. Many people are critical of the car, saying it doesn’t go far enough on electric power. Others are critical of its cost, which—between media speculation and hints from GM execs—has ranged from below $30,000 to more than $40,000 before tax breaks.

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Chevy Volt Will Sell In Low 30’s and be Profitable: GM CEO