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Category Archives: Climate Change
Kyoto double game
(August 31, 2002) Someone once asked Jean Chrétien who his favourite hockey player was. Jacques Plante, he replied: the Hall of Fame goaltender who played professionally until well into his 40s. Why Plante- other than longevity? “Because he never made the first move.” Continue reading
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Climate change theory ca. 1887
(June 24, 2002) In the last half of the 19th century, conventional wisdom in North America held that the climate in the Praries – the vast lands that compromise much of the continent – was changing. In the United States and Canada, tens of governments, thousands of businesses and hundreds of thousands of individuals spent fortunes in line with this wisdom – the only time in human history that great sums were spent in anticipation of climate change. Continue reading
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Casting Doubt and Undermining Action
(March 1, 2002) When the US withdrew from the Kyoto agreement on climate change in March 2001, the world was shocked. Kyoto represented the only mechanism obliging developed nations to reduce their greenhouse-gas emissions. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer told the press that: “The president has been unequivocal … He does not support the Kyoto treaty. It is not in the United States’ economic best interest.” Continue reading
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Ethics of DuPont’s CFC strategy: 1975-1995
(January 1, 1998) The ethics of DuPont’s CFC strategy are analyzed using a Potter’s Box framework. This approach includes an examination of relevant facts, prioritization of stakeholder loyalties, selection of a mode of ethical reasoning, and a world view. Continue reading
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DuPont: A Case Study in 3D Corporate Strategy
(September 1, 1997) The response to the ozone crisis by DuPont, the inventor of CFCs and the largest producer of ozone depleting chemicals in the world is a prime example of the 3D corporate strategy. Continue reading
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DuPont’s Disgraceful Deeds: The Environmental Record of E.I. DuPont de Nemour
(October 1, 1990) The television commercial could easily be mistaken for a pitch to join an environmental organization. It features barking sea lions, playful otters, jumping dolphins, waddling penguins. The world as seen through the camera lens is clean and fresh, brilliant and invigorating. Continue reading
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Energy Probe 