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Environment

 

Innovations in environmental protection

 
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Impact Investing

Not Ideas About the Thing but the Thing Itself

Real assets can have real environmental impact and are ideal investments for young people with new wealth.

By Rufo Quintavalle | 4 | Jun. 4, 2013
 
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Environment

From Technocracy to a Practical Politics

For the environmental movement to succeed, it needs to convert its ideas, science, theories, and activism into practical politics that can win votes on a large scale.

By Joseph Zammit-Lucia | 2 | May. 28, 2013
 
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Business

Regulation for Business Success

World-class regulation helps the development of world-class industry. We need more of it.

By Joseph Zammit-Lucia | 1 | Apr. 26, 2013
 
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Environment

Beyond Activism

During the past decade, sustainability has started to mature from narrow activist fringe to broad-based mainstream concern.

By Joseph Zammit-Lucia | Apr. 2, 2013
 
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Environment

Why International Climate Negotiations Must End

The poisonous atmosphere of climate negotiations has resulted in paralysis; we must now focus on creating dialog and cooperation.

By Joe Zammit-Lucia | 1 | Feb. 14, 2013
 

Environment

Resilience Meets Disaster Economics

Investing to stop disasters before they start can save lives and money.

By Neal Keny-Guyer | Feb. 6, 2013
 
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Global Issues

Weathering Climate Change: The Role of Local Currencies

Local currency systems could strengthen metro economies and provide funds to address climate change and other urban problems.

By John Boik | Feb. 5, 2013
 
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Environment

Climate Strategies for Obama’s Second Term

Politics is the art of the possible.

By Joe Zammit-Lucia | 1 | Jan. 23, 2013
 
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Environment

Environmentalism Refreshed: P2

How can our environmental consciousness be productively enhanced in the new, urban, fast moving, techno-driven, unstructured, freewheeling, post-modern world of the 21st century?

By Joe Zammit-Lucia | Jan. 9, 2013
 
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Environment

Environmentalism Refreshed: P1

How can our environmental consciousness be productively enhanced in the new, urban, fast moving, techno-driven, unstructured, freewheeling, post-modern world of the 21st century?

By Joe Zammit-Lucia | 1 | Jan. 8, 2013