The unique history — and future — of Hawaii

The best of live interviews from GreenBiz events. This episode: Ramsay Taum, the direct ro of external affairs at the University of Hawaii, on the state’s special relationship with the changing climate.

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Sustainable nutrition: a new term for an old concern

Sponsored: The complexities of balancing human nutrition and sustainable land use.

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Sustainable nutrition: a new term for an old concern

Fracking suspect in Oklahoma’s third-strongest earthquake

The third strongest earthquake ever reported in Oklahoma struck Saturday morning. Registering a 5.1 on the Richter scale, the quake was followed by several aftershocks, including one with a magnitude 3.9, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There has been an increase in seismic activity in the state in recent years, matched by a flurry of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. Seismologists warn that fracking could be the direct cause of the earthquakes . Read the rest of Fracking suspect in Oklahoma’s third-strongest earthquake

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Doug Conant: Leadership is a sacred task

In the latest episode in a series on leading with higher ambition, former Campbells CEO Doug Conant speaks about work-life balance, the importance of listening and communicating, the direct correlation between life as a CEO and whac-a-mole, and much more.

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4,500 Animals Killed in BP Spill … And Counting

Photo via CenCOOS As BP moves to permanently seal the blown-out well that unleashed 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the focus is turning to the toll of the disaster. It should be said that the true and total toll will not be known for some time, until scientists have had a chance to properly investigate the extent of the damage above and below the sea.

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4,500 Animals Killed in BP Spill … And Counting

Subsidies for Renewables "Dwarfed" by Fossil Fuel Support

Image credit: Ecotricity When I asked whether environmentalism was socialist or not , I argued that legislative and fiscal support for renewables like cap and trade or feed-in tariffs were “little different to the direct and indirect subsidies that were used to get the fossil fuel, automobil…

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Methanol fuel cells for gadgets gain steam

A company called Direct Methanol Fuel Cell said on Monday it has licensed a patent from CalTech to build methanol-based gadget chargers, a week after Toshiba took the wraps off its own portable fuel cell. The patent will allow Direct Methanol Fuel Cell to design smaller portable charging packages for …

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Smart meters coming to a utility near you

After 100 years, the lowly utility meter is poised for a digital upgrade, with the installation of up to 250 million expected over the next six years, according to a new forecast. Pike Research published on Monday a research report on smart meters that predicts installation to ramp up at …

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