Yearly Archives: 2010
Looking toward 2011
At the risk of being predictable, I need to start the new year by looking back at the old. A year ago, on our last business day of the year, I wrote that “flat was the new up.” We were happy to have held our own, while making a few nickels and avoiding business disruption …
It takes skill to avoid partisan fights
Fred Hiatt, editorial page editor of the Washington Post penned a column on Sunday that spoke to me. He was wondering how the battle against childhood obesity became a partisan fight. It often concerns me when seemingly simple and straight-forward topics become sucked into a political fight and then impact the corporate reputations of some …
Some Sustainability Nuggets from 2010
At this time of the year, it’s always interesting to look back on things that transpired during the course of the year. Whether it’s the big news headlines, newly launched technologies or just the latest toy craze, it’s fun to reflect on what events kept us enrapt throughout the year. Maybe it’s kind of geeky, …
Kindle, iPad, Nook and now Google…what to do about books?
Reading newspapers is fabulous on the iPad. (I guess it’s not really a newspaper.) Text, photos and video work together seamlessly. The first Sunday morning I read The New York Times via the iPad, I was blown away. The Wall Street Journal interface is better still. And while people make fun of how “light” USA …
Walmart and its new, “local” reputation
I was just recently reminded of an article that appeared in The Atlantic about Walmart and its efforts to bring more locally grown produce into some of its stores. It’s a fascinating read that culminates in a blind taste test between identical chef-created entrées made with Walmart products and Whole Foods products. The testers were …