See, McKinsey Quarterly for the article and and packet of related articles on strategic decisionmaking. Also: How to test your decision-making instincts. Sustainability Clips
Strategic decisions: Trust your gut?
Posted June 26th, 2009 by Admin. Comment (0).
Giant Panda On The Verge Of Extinction
Posted June 25th, 2009 by Admin. Comment (0).
The Giant Panda has been in trouble for decades, but the problems seem to only be getting worse for this endangered creature. As China develops its vast amounts of land, crisscrossing the terrain with highways and roads, the habitat of the giant Panda is being divided into smaller and smaller sections. The Pandas usually will [...]
Home Sustainability Assessment
Posted June 25th, 2009 by Admin. Comment (0).
Home Sustainability Assessment is a great way for any household to get a clearer indication of their current energy and water use. Under the Green Loans Program most Australian households now qualify for a FREE Home Sustainability Assessment valued at 0. This is a really easy process and is designed to help educate and inform [...]
Home Sustainability Declaration now mandatory in Queensland
Posted June 24th, 2009 by Admin. Comment (0).
Sustainability declaration is mandatory report that needs to be provided by a property owner when selling a house, townhouse or unit in Queensland. The sustainability declaration is designed to provide information and inform the property buyers of sustainability features of the house or property they are buying. The benefit to the sustainability declaration to [...]
Wooden Compost Bins: Buy or Build Your Own?
Posted June 24th, 2009 by Admin. Comment (0).
Some people prefer the natural look of a wooden compost bin. Although most of the commercial compost bins you see these days are plastic, you do see some wooden compost bins now that are already made. Here are two wooden composters that I like that you can buy. This cedar bin has two large sections [...]
Chocolate Pudding Fruit Parfait
Posted June 24th, 2009 by Admin. Comment (0).
Pour the Edensoy and syrup into a medium saucepan. Turn the flame to high. Add the dissolved kuzu root and stir constantly with a wire whisk until the Edensoy thickens to a pudding consistency. Remove from the flame. Cool to room temperature or refrigerate until cold. Spoon a layer of pudding into each parfait glass. [...]
Asparagus in autumn
Posted June 23rd, 2009 by Admin. Comment (0).
As soon as asparagus foliage has dried off, cut off stems to a few centimetres above soil level. The yellowish-brown colour of asparagus stems means that the plants have withdrawn nutrients and carbon compounds into their crowns to provide energy for new spring growth. Cutting back the stems while they … Aussie Organic Gardening
A Guide to States with No Building Codes
Posted June 23rd, 2009 by Admin. Comment (0).
No Building Codes: A Guide to States with No Building Codes is an e-book by Terry Herb, 2010. Owner-builders across the United States are frustrated with the vast array of building codes adopted by so many states. Thankfully, there are still states left where you can build the kind of home you want without dealing [...]
World “Cup” Music
Posted June 23rd, 2009 by Admin. Comment (0).
Dan Storper is the CEO and Founder of Putumayo World Music. With the opening of the Soccer World Cup in South Africa on June 10th, the first on African soil, a new milestone will have been achieved in this country’s remarkable journey. Until 20 years ago, South Africa, with its apartheid policies, was a pariah [...]
Goldman Sachs Dog Fight. Betting against the house, getting whacked by the Senate!
Posted June 22nd, 2009 by Admin. Comment (0).
Goldman Sachs had a pasting yesterday at the Senate and late into the night in the UK it was fascinating TV. Lloyd Blankfein had complete disdain in his expression towards Senator Carl Levin from Michigan who he clearly thought to be an inferior thinker. The aggressive Senator, resembling a pit bull, mouth salivating, and teeth [...]