Paul Fenn Takes on PG&E

Anya Kamenetz — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:15:12 -0400

Making Banking Fun

Anya Kamenetz — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:31:00 -0400

Suze Orman, the scourge of spending, must be thrilled: This past spring, U.S. credit-card debt rose by the smallest amount in three years.

Banks? Less so. Many have based their profits on high-interest lending, rising fees, and penalties -- drawing the ire of consumer advocates, congressional regulators, and anyone who has ever been on hold with Visa.

Clorox Goes Green

Anya Kamenetz — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:30:44 -0400

The Real Cost of E-Ink

Anya Kamenetz — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:41:04 -0400

An article in the New York Times earlier this week described an effort by the legendary print magazine Esquire to make “a nod to the digital age” by using something called E Ink on its cover. That’s pretty much what it sounds like: electronic ink, so the cover can blink like a Times Square billboard, as opposed to a staid old highway billboard.

The Carbon Industry's Main Players

Anya Kamenetz — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:35:30 -0400

Monica Araya ('00; PHD '06)
At $1.5 billion Climate Change Capital, the premier environmental investment bank

Ramsay Ravenel ('02)
Oversaw IPO of EcoSecurities, among the largest holders of carbon- credit portfolios

Brad Gentry, Professor
Adviser to GE's Ecomagination initiative; counsel to law firm Baker & McKenzie's carbon-finance unit; adviser to the UN, World Bank, and OECD

Can Carbon Credits Slow Global Warming?

Anya Kamenetz — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:35:25 -0400

Green (Fri)Days: A Brita for Stormwater

Anya Kamenetz — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:29:04 -0400

Over 20,000 beaches were closed or warnings posted in 2007 due to contamination from stormwater runoff. Previous solutions to the problem included UV, chlorine treatment, or elaborate systems in some new LEED-certified buildings and factories that recycle runoff or treat it with wetlands, green roofs or filters.

Now, a company called ABTech industries has patented a new, low-tech green approach that does more with less.

The Power of the Prize

Anya Kamenetz — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:46:42 -0400

They gave the world guns and butter -- specifically, the AK-47 and margarine. They sent Charles Lindbergh's The Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris and Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne almost 70 miles above the earth -- twice.

GiveWell Tried to Improve Philanthropy’s Credibility -- and Lost Its Own

Anya Kamenetz — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:45:51 -0400

Holden Karnofsky and Elie Hassenfeld were psyched. On December 20, their startup, GiveWell, scored a media hat trick, appearing in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and on CNBC's Power Lunch. In a sign of the times, GiveWell was a nonprofit. Karnofsky and Hassenfeld, both 26, quit hedge-fund jobs last year and started a foundation with $325,000 from themselves and their friends. Their mission was to gather and disseminate exhaustive data on the effectiveness of charities.

The Future of Corporate Landscaping

Anya Kamenetz — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:45:47 -0400

Whole Systems Design transforms landscapes into low-cost, productive spaces. Will your corporate campus be next?