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Comment on A Tale of Two Generations by Joe W

Joe W — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:18:29 +0000

I am looking to enter this field post MBA, simply because I have a background in EH&S from the construction industry. I am hoping that my quantitative skills will be attractive to employers. I like to view this field as an off paper contributor to the bottom line. What steps or training would you recommend for entry in the field with my level of education? After all, I have to pay for said MBA!

Comment on The Year Ahead at NAEM by Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:40:58 +0000

Thank you for sharing this past year — I look forward to your posts, passing the info along to others and what you will offer in the new year!

Comment on Two Tipping Points to Sustainability (and other Takeaways from the 2012 NAEM Forum) by Biocadence

Biocadence — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:33:36 +0000

Interesting- I do wish I was there! Thank you for this article!

Since I began my over-consumption recovery, I’ve found the following: while many resist the sustainable living transition because it is a cost-prohibitive endeavor, many of the most passionate enthusiasts engage in the movement BECAUSE of financial restrictions, rather than in spite of them. Such a large fraction of sustainable living activity is unrelated to purchasing goods, eco-friendly or other-wise. This has been a comforting discovery as I try to craft a snapshot of affordable and accessible sustainable living, that only improves our quality of life:)!

I will return to read more, to be sure.

Comment on Creating and Working Your Career Development Plan by Charley Kubler, CHMM

Charley Kubler, CHMM — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:39:54 +0000

Mr. Manninen,
Thank you for your thoughts. I am inspired!

Comment on Effective Green Marketing Begins with Credible, Green Products by Greener Products by Al Iannuzzi | CRC Press: THE MAKING AND MARKETING OF SUSTAINABLE BRANDS

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:04:47 +0000

[...] Here is what the GREEN TIE, the official blog of NAEM, says about the book September 25, 2012) : Effective Green Marketing Begins with Credible, Green Products [...]

Comment on Using Incentives to Change Habits, Fund Infrastructure by Mark Posson

Mark Posson — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:52:30 +0000

Tom, you raise many of the public policy questions yet to be answered about the MTC proposed measures. The public policy debate and the reaction of the public to the proposed measures will be very interesting to watch. I suspect some groups will take positions contrary to their previous positions, based on the magnitude of the impacts. As we’ve seen with many other environmental focuses, the ideas were adopted in California and imported by other states and the feds. This is one policy debate to watch with interest.

Mark Posson

Comment on How to find an “Ergo Meter” by Ergonomic Success Requires Leadership | The Green Tie | Where NAEM members share best practices in EHS & sustainability leadership

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:31:23 +0000

[...] to do; simply put, they need to hold their direct reports accountable for ergonomics performance (see my prior blog on effective goals and metrics for ergonomics). The four most important things they can do to make sure this happens [...]

Comment on The Role of the Environmental Manager in the Age of Sustainability by Memo to the Millennials | The Green Tie | Where NAEM members share best practices in EHS & sustainability leadership

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:46:28 +0000

[...] EHS profession emerged as the Boomers began entering the work force. So for the past 30 years, Boomers have [...]

Comment on Effective Green Marketing Begins with Credible, Green Products by William D'Alessandro

William D'Alessandro — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:44:26 +0000

“Appropriately communicate the product’s greener attributes…”

The word “appropriately” is the trigger here. As I am certain you know, companies have breached this constraint usually, I think, when marketing takes over the controls from the EHS department.

Comment on Using Incentives to Change Habits, Fund Infrastructure by Tom

Tom — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:15:34 +0000

It seems to me that the drivers who travel extensive miles are paying for those driven miles through the fuel tax already by increased consumption of the item being taxed. A question for the author – Will the implementation of the GPS program replace the current fuel taxes which historically went to road repair or will it impose a new burden on taxpayer? Additionally what right does the government have to log your travel?

I would think that constitutionally there would be a problem for the government to acquire and store this information without reasonable cause. It would seem also that the least fuel efficient vehicles are typically the heaviest and would pay a higher prorata share due to the lack of fuel efficiency. The heaviest vehicles and those that travel the most miles (the two groups “consuming” the lionshare of roadway use) are already paying a higher proportion of the fuel tax so I do not see where the GPs program would solve anything other than to feed more money into the government’s coffers.

Taxes should not be imposed on people to modify behaviour although that is what many in government think. When will the discussion begin about what really is government’s function? in conjunction with that discussion needs to occur the debate on just how much government we can afford. Governments seem to believe that they can continue to raise taxes from those that produce and provide to those that want. At some future time we will reach the tipping point and those that produce and pay taxes will either leave for more favorable locations or will begin refusing to pay additional leaving the local government without a tax base. Detroit is not a pretty picture.