Posts by Dave Meyer Subscribe 
- Profile
- Posts
- Comments
- Send Message
A Year After the BP Oil Spill- a Slow Recovery, Continued Risk Management Challenges
A year ago last week, and for months afterward, we were bombarded with horrible images of potentially catastrophic proportions. The Gulf Coast was under siege from the Deepwater Horizon blowout and resultant spill. Dead or dying...Sir Bransons Climate Challenge to Sea Cargo Shippers- Carbon Accounting Successes & New Tools
In prior posts I have discussed the importance of transportation and logistics as critical elements in anchoring a sustainable supply chain (see separate posts here and here). Last week I discussed the key linkages between supply chain...Seeking Links Between Supply Chain Sustainability, Logistics & the U.N. Climate Conference (COP16)
As the world’s nations converge on Cancun this week for the two week UN Climate Change Conference (COP16) a few statistics are in order to put the supply chain and related logistics industry into perspective. It’s a pretty sure bet (given...Unilever & New Report: How Voluntary Sustainability Initiatives & Supply Chain Transparency Can Make a World of Difference
Two items caught my eye recently. One is a new report called the State of Sustainability Initiatives (SSI) Review 2010. This review was a collaborative effort by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), the...Comparing U.S. and U.K. Government Approaches to Green Procurement & Supply Chain Management- Which is Better?
Two news items caught my eye this week, not only for what they were attempting to achieve but for the (possibly?) vastly different approaches being taken. Two governments- one the U.S, the other the U.K. Both governments have been...Collaboration, Transparency, and Metrics Foster Sustainable Change
In an earlier post I mentioned the soon to be availability of “The Portland Bottom Line: Practices for Your Small Business from America’s Hotbed of Sustainability”. Well, the book has arrived and I am more proud than ever to be a contributor...2010 Green Supply Chain Awards Recognize Companies for Innovation, Efficiency, Environmental Performance.
Last week, the Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine announced the recipients of its 2010 Green Supply Chain Awards. These awards recognize companies that are making sustainability a core part of their supply chain strategies. This is...ISO 26000 Social Responsibility Guidance May Offer Supply Chain Opportunities to Small-Mid Sized Manufacturing
Amid the pre- and post-election haze here in the U.S and the taking of the World Series by the San Francisco Giants (first since 1954), comes ISO 26000, Guidance on Social Responsibility. This guidance document from the International...Global Supply Chain Survey: Sustainability Efforts Can Move Balance Sheets from Red to Black (with a Little Green)
The eighth annual “Global Survey of Supply Chain Progress,” was released recently. The poll was conducted by Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Supply Chain Management Review, The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at Michigan State...Redwood Forests Provide a Clue to Business Sustainability and a Greener Supply Chain
Thoreau did it. So did Carter and Brezhnev, and Reagan and Gorbachev too. They all took a walk in the woods, like I did on a recent weekend…to explore and resolve internal and external issues. My hike took place in the coastal...Green Supply Chain Management Requires Less Procrastination & More Innovation, Leading by Example
Admit it- we’ve all done it. Procrastinated. Waited until the brink of a bad outcome. Not taken the time to thoughtfully, proactively, pragmatically complete an assignment, implement a new ‘leading edge’ technology or launch a...In Supply Chain Logistics Management, There’s a Reverse Gear–and It’s Green–Part 2
In Part 1 on this series, I presented some definitions of reverse logistics from a traditional versus sustainability focused mindset, and extended product responsibility. Reverse logistics includes processing returned merchandise due to damage,...-
Baby You Can Drive My (Electric) Car
Posted May 11, 2012 by Scott Edward Anderson
-
Siemens develops ABS plastic alternative
Posted May 9, 2012 by Doris de Guzman
-
Reduce CO2 and Slow Global Warming?
Posted April 30, 2012 by Willem Post
-
WGC 2012 - 25th World Gas Conference
June 4, 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
-
Ecwatech 2012
June 4, 2012, Moscow, Russia
-
Intersolar Europe
June 11, 2012, Munich, Germany
Scott Edward Anderson is a consultant, blogger, and media commentator who blogs at The Green Skeptic. More »
Marc Gunther is a writer, speaker and consultant, who focuses on business and the environment. More »
Christine Hertzog is a consultant, author, and a professional explainer focused on Smart Grid. More »
Jesse Jenkins is the director of energy and climate policy at the Breakthrough Institute. More »
Robert Rapier works in the energy industry and writes and speaks about energy and the environment. More »
Geoffrey Styles is Managing Director of GSW Strategy Group, LLC and an award-winning blogger. More »
Dan Yurman is a nuclear energy blogger and writes regularly for Fuel Cycle Week. More »
The Energy Collective
- YOU
- Rod Adams
- Scott Edward Anderson
- Charles Barton
- Barry Brook
- Dick DeBlasio
- Simon Donner
- Big Gav
- Michael Giberson
- James Greenberger
- Lou Grinzo
- Marc Gunther
- Tyler Hamilton
- Christine Hertzog
- David Hone
- Jesse Jenkins
- Lynne Kiesling
- Sonita Lontoh
- Jesse Parent
- Vicky Portwain
- Tom Raftery
- Robert Rapier
- Joseph Romm
- Robert Stavins
- Robert Stowe
- Geoffrey Styles
- Alex Trembath
- Gernot Wagner
- John Whitehead
- Dan Yurman
NERC CIP Compliance Training
When: Thu, 2012-05-24 08:00
Hidroenergia 2012
When: Thu, 2012-05-24 09:00
Webinar on Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) Freight Security Requirements and Trucking Security Requirements
When: Thu, 2012-05-24 14:00
Global JOJOBAWORLD 2012
When: Fri, 2012-05-25 09:00
NESCO Town Hall: Security Risk Management Practices for Electric Utilities
When: Wed, 2012-05-30 13:00
Ecwatech 2012
When: Mon, 2012-06-04 09:00

About Social Media Today












“Cities will need to be retrofitted, as a whole. There's much work to be done. Vertical farming and other forms of energy/space/agriculture integration will be necessary to further sustain how humans live on this planet.”
“David,Reserves, potential resources and production are not interchangeable, and apocalyptic statements that depend on conflating them are thus fundamentally flawed. Your cogent analysis makes this crucial distinction well. It just needs a bigger audience.”