Archive for June, 2008
Reviving the Happy Trails
June 26th, 2008 | post a comment
With rising fuel costs taking the fun out of the classic summer road trip and stressed airline companies struggling to transport even more stressed passengers, is there any chance for enjoyment while traveling anymore? We’ll speak with a spokesperson for Virgin America Airlines, the founder of CouchSurfing.com, and the President and COO of Megabus, three businesses that are putting a positive spin on the way people travel around the country.
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Surviving the Oil Crisis, Part 2
June 19th, 2008 | post a comment
In the second half of our two part series on the oil crisis, we continue our discussion of the impending circumstances of peak oil and the future of energy in the U.S. and beyond. We will speak with some of today’s top forward-thinkers, including TheOilDrum.org editor Glenn McAnanama and Catherine Tryzbinski workshop leader teaching more about reducing energy costs along with her 10 simple tricks to reducing energy wastefulness at home and the office.
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Surviving the Oil Crisis
June 12th, 2008 | post a comment
Summer is here and with it comes high gas prices. However, when the pumps are already maxing out consumers’ pocketbooks, what can anyone do except grin and bare it? We’ll speak with Matthew R. Simmons, CEO of one of the largest investment banking firms serving the energy industry and Daniel Lerch, Program Manager for the Post Carbon Institute’s Post Carbon Cities program, in search for life after oil, and get the scoop from those inside the industry who have faith that we’re still stocked for the future.
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The New Economics
June 5th, 2008 | post a comment
Many of us have believed that we had a basic understanding of how our economic system works. This knowledge helped us make good decisions for our businesses and ourselves. The recent credit crisis was a wake up call that the rules have changed. This week, we will bring you a basic primer on the New Economics with Catherine Austin Fitts and what you need to know to succeed.
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2008: May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
- The Business of War
- The Business of Shock
- The Business of Fear
- The Challenge for the 44th
- The Real Truth Behind the Bailout
- Living in a Bubble
- What happened to make things seem so bad?
- Waldorf Education and Social Renewal - a guest posting
- NCLB: Bad Education Policy for 21st Century Education - a guest posting
- Small is Beautiful and Productive - a guest posting
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