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...Nonaka, however, chose to take a long-term approach, anticipating that environmental concerns in coming years would become an increasingly important factor in consumer buying decisions. She reorganized Sanyo's 300 subsidiaries into three divisions: environment, energy and lifestyle. The company began marketing new products such as a battery that could be recharged with a solar panel and a washing machine that recycled water. These moves were a hard sell at a proud manufacturing company like Sanyo, which started by making bicycle lamps in 1947. "What Sanyo does best is make batteries and industrial air systems and refrigerators," says Hideyo...
...your advice to "Skip the Steak": Thank you for including switching to vegetarianism as an excellent way to help the environment. As you noted, it's even better than trading a standard car for a hybrid. Your "feel-good factor" was pretty high, and rightly so. We vegetarians know that we are helping save not only the environment but animals as well. Not to mention the health benefits...
...biggest way to reduce carbon emissions wasn't listed: don't have more than two children. Although the impact is very high, the feel-good factor is very low. Overpopulation is the biggest factor contributing to greenhouse gases, but nobody likes to point it out. How much carbon can one person generate in a lifetime? Quite a lot--especially if you're American. If we don't reduce our population now, nature will do it for us, whether we like...
...Like any other field, it’s just getting used to the field,” he said. “It’s not a factor, and it’s a great field...
Suicide rates are higher in areas where guns are more prevalent, according to a Harvard School of Public Health study published today. The researchers found that gun ownership elevates the risk of suicide among all groups by a factor of 1.9, and as much as 2.4 among people under 20. “I hope [the study] will make people realize that suicide is in fact a preventable public health problem,” said Matthew Miller, an assistant professor of Health Policy and Management and lead author of the study. This was the first study to examine the relationship...