economy

Stat of the day: 2.7M ‘clean economy’ jobs

Some interesting news from the green jobs front today. According to a new study, 2.7 million Americans are gainfully employed in “clean economy” jobs, surprisingly beating out some long-established sectors. From WSJ: The study, by researchers at the Brookings Institution and Battelle, concluded that the U.S. clean economy employs more workers than the fossil-fuel and [...]

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by Pedro Hernandez on July 13, 2011 · 0 comments

Cool design: The Next American Economy book cover

While watching The Daily Ticker yesterday, which featured the author of “The Next American Economy,” William J Holstein, the cover of his book flashed for a moment. Sure it’s nice, clean and modern — and a little spare and safe, to be completely honest — but if you look closely there’s a nice little twist [...]

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by Pedro Hernandez on June 10, 2011 · 0 comments

Collaborative Consumption: The fifth ‘R’

Video: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Repair. Let’s add Redistribute to the list. Rachel Botsman, co-author of “What’s Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption,” has a great TED Sydney presentation on how social media and the “frictionless” aspects online community building are changing the behavior of consumers. From item swap sites to car sharing [...]

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by Pedro Hernandez on December 19, 2010 · 1 comment

Tom Friedman: Future Generations in the Hands of 'Autistic' Markets & Mother Nature

Another great Charlie Rose interview. Last night, Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of “Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0″ shared some thoughts about how political, financial and societal forces are inhibiting America’s ability to…

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by Pedro Hernandez on May 14, 2010 · 0 comments