What does it really take to lead in these uncertain times?

“If it is changing faster out there than it is changing in here, then we have a problem” – Jack Welch.

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What does it really take to lead in these uncertain times?

Right state of mine: How mining can bring clean energy to the developing world

Energy usage in extractions is notoriously unsustainable, which presents a new opportunity for local communities.

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Right state of mine: How mining can bring clean energy to the developing world

Hiding in plain sight: The carbon cost of everyday products

Richer nations may import the products, but they’re not held accountable for the emissions.

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Hiding in plain sight: The carbon cost of everyday products

23 terms you should know about COP23

It’s an alphabet soup out there at the United Nations climate talks. Here’s how to digest all the acronyms.

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Green finance will soon become a thing of the past

The chair of the U.K.’s Green Finance Taskforce disabuses any notion that green loans and bonds are niche products.

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Green finance will soon become a thing of the past

How to revolutionize climate change storytelling

Joel Bach, creator and executive producer of “Years of Living Dangerously,” reveals how to tell “the most important story out there.”

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How to revolutionize climate change storytelling

Handmade Dutch Bike Is All-Wooden — Down To The Spokes

Photos: Jan Gunneweg There’s a lot of wooden bikes out there, ranging from the glue-it-yourself, no-metal kind , to award-winning, high-end designer bikes . But this near all-wooden bike, handmade by Dutch industrial designer Jan Gunneweg , must be one of the most beautiful wooden specimens we’ve seen to date…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Chamber of Commerce Wasn’t Always So Short-Sighted – Used to Back Large Conservation Efforts

Adirondack mountains photo: bobistraveling via flickr. It should be no secret to TreeHugger readers that the US Chamber of Commerce is one of the biggest obstructionist organizations out there regarding taking action on climate change. From questioning the science to most recently jumping on the ” let’s sue to EPA over the CO2 endangerment finding

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The Chamber of Commerce Wasn’t Always So Short-Sighted – Used to Back Large Conservation Efforts