Ford Motor Company may not be the first name that comes to mind when you think about large corporations that are committed to sustainability. After all, the company is one of the oldest and largest industrial corporations around, and produces many of the large SUVs and trucks that are at the center of the current climate controversy. So it may be surprising for some to learn that the company actually has a very extensive sustainability strategy in the works.
I haven’t really been posting much lately. I guess graduating from Presidio has been a little bit harder to adjust to than I thought it would be. In any case, here’s some interesting stuff from around the web today.
The following video describes how an electronic “run on banks” almost collapsed the ENTIRE WORLD ECONOMY in just under 5 hours, if it wasn’t for fast action by the Fed. If this isn’t a prime example of a “Black Swan” or unintended consequence of complexity, I don’t know what is. [via BoingBoing]
Tomorrow, I leave Clayton for good. I have to say…I’m quite nervous. I’m joining up with a group of people that I don’t really know all that well, to go on a journey which may show me things that I’m not sure I want to see. But what choice do I have? Staying here really isn’t an option anymore…not since last year’s earthquake destroyed the last bits of infrastructure that we had out here.
This show seems really interesting, and timely. I hope we get to see it in the U.S., or at least I can order it from Netflix.
“Burn Up” is a high stakes conspiracy thriller set against the backdrop of the oil industry. It is a story that mirrors the world in which we live and where we struggle to be both economically successful and globally responsible.”
“Burn Up” is a Trojan horse of a story. It delivers an eviscerating tale where the stakes are terrifyingly real and the climate issues, the intrigue, the global politics, the back room dealings and the espionage are happening today in our world.”
Although whale is technically a “renewable” resource, Bardi explains that it behaved like a non-renewable resource because it was hunted at a much higher rate than it could be renewed. Even though whale oil and bone was nowhere near as crucial to 19th century life as crude oil is to 21st century life, there is a clear parallel between the pricing behavior of the two.
Steve Puma is a sustainability and strategy consultant, technologist and writer. He lives with his wife Cori and pug dog Miles in Northern California. More...
@chris23 we have 2 move the convo away frm climate change; there are more prove-able & immediate threats, like Peak Oil, species extinction 18 hours ago
@pariSoma Enjoying your tweets very much! #coworking19 hours ago
Someone needs to start a fund that pays admission fees to conferences and events for those w/0 jobs...the prices for these things are crazy! 19 hours ago
Ford Motor Company may not be the first name that comes to mind when you think about large corporations that are committed to sustainability. After all, the company is one of the oldest and largest industrial corporations around, and produces many of the large SUVs and trucks that are at the center of the current climate controversy. So it may be surprising for some to learn that the company actually has a very extensive sustainability strategy in the works.
