Have business journalists failed their profession (and readers)?
Interesting read from today’s Corporate Counsel magazine as it asks this important question in the wake of the recent financial crisis. Wall Street Journal Economics Editor David Wessel told an audience of business writers and reporters, “ ”We’re not covering sports. This is real life. It matters,” he exhorted. Too often what passes for covering business [...]
Fuel-efficient cars affecting Washington gas tax
To the list of woes facing a cash-strapped state government, now add fuel efficiency. By ERIK ROBINSON The Columbian VANCOUVER, Wash. —To the list of woes facing a cash-strapped state government, now add fuel efficiency. In Washington, motorists pay 37.5 cents on each gallon of gas. The money generates the bulk of revenue needed to [...]
Sports Teams Embrace Sustainability
More than 70 percent of team executives say that implementing an effective green strategy will increase brand loyalty, and team executives are six times more likely to expect their green program to increase profit rather than decrease profit.
