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Fortune Magazine's Brainstorm Green - Nuclear Conundrum Panel Discussion

April 25, 2010 by Rod Adams
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During the period between April 12-14, Fortune Magazine sponsored a conference titled Brainstorm Green that brought together a wide range of opinion leaders, environmentalists and business groups. One of the sessions at the conference included a discussion about nuclear energy that featured two representatives from companies seeking... [read more]

Nicholas Eisenberger: Signs of intelligent life on the smart grid

April 17, 2010 by Marc Gunther
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Today’s guest post comes from Nicholas Eisenberger, a senior strategist at Green Order, who joined us as a moderator at FORTUNE’s Brainstorm Green conference about business and the environment earlier this week. Here, he reports on a discussion he led about the smart grid. A Harvard-educated lawyer, Nick, who is 40,  has been an... [read more]

Brainstorm Green: What a zoo!

April 15, 2010 by Marc Gunther
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The unexamined life is not worth living, said Socrates. “Leading an examined life in business is a pain in the ass,” said Yvon Chouinard. Chouinard, the legendary founder of Patagonia, spoke yesterday at Brainstorm Green, FORTUNE’s conference about business and the environment. He was talking about the challenge that companies will face... [read more]

Brainstorm Green: The Home Edition

April 12, 2010 by Marc Gunther
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FORTUNE’s third annual Brainstorm Green conference about business and the environment starts today (Monday), and one new twist this year is that you can play along at home. For the next three days, many of the plenary sessions at the event, which is being held at the Ritz Carlton in Dana Point, Ca., will be shown on the web. People who... [read more]

They said it at Brainstorm Green

April 21, 2009 by Marc Gunther
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FORTUNE’s Brainstorm Green began Monday afternoon (less than 24 hours ago as I write this) and my head has been spinning ever since. We’ve talked about Washington and the politics of climate change, Andy Serwer did a a great interview with Bill Ford, and I had a relaxed conversation with Paul Hawken during dinner that generated lots of... [read more]

FORTUNE’S Brainstorm Green is here

April 18, 2009 by Marc Gunther
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Brainstorm Green, Fortune’s conference on business and the environment, kicks off today. Highlights: Bill Ford, the chairman of Ford Motor, panels on the economy, on Washington and a one-on-one interview with Paul Hawken. Please forgive the self-promotion but as co-chair of the conference, now in its second year, I’m really excited. We’... [read more]

What’s the impact of “green” business?

December 13, 2007 by Marc Gunther
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Not a day goes by when a company doesn’t contact me about its latest “green” initiative. I don’t doubt that most are well-intentioned. But it’s difficult to know whether, individually or taken together, they are making much difference. I wonder which is moving faster—the scale and scope of our environmental problems, or the responses... [read more]

(Green) power brokers

December 9, 2007 by Marc Gunther
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“You have to pay attention to climate change,” Sally Wilson tells me. “Look at Katrina, as an extreme example. It’s going to impact our business.” Wilson’s business is commercial real estate. Already, it’s a business where concerns over global warming in particular and the environment in general are having a big impact. You’ve probably... [read more]