Sustainably Disruptive

“Companies aren’t eager to lay out their own hard-earned dollars if they’re not sure of a payback, and this is reflected in staffing (or lack thereof) devoted to initiatives in sustainability. More than two-thirds of the executives said their company has people who are responsible for sustainability, but “most have merely added green efforts to the primary duties of a team, or C-suite or senior-level position.” Just 25 percent of the executives said their own company has a high-level person or a team “specifically/solely dedicated to sustainability and/or ‘going green.’” Even in companies with 10,000-plus employees, the figure is a lackluster 31 percent.”

“Although there have been no turbine-related security incidents yet reported, Dr. Dorothy Robyn, deputy under secretary of defense, says they cause an “unacceptable risk to training, testing and national security”. What with this and Senator Feinstein banning solar panels as well, it looks like the US may as well resign itself to getting most of its energy from setting fire to dead stuff for the foreseeable future. “