Archive for May 2011

Deepwater Drilling: Oil Spill Response

May 26th, 2011 | By
Deepwater Drilling: Oil Spill Response

Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) was formed in 2010 when Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell committed US$1 billion to develop a containment response system that could operate in the Gulf of Mexico in 10,000 feet of water and process up to 100,000 barrels of fluid and 200 million cubic feet of gas per day. In May 2011, MWCC opened its headquarters in Houston […]



Canada’s Election: The Impact on Canada’s Environmental Policy

May 15th, 2011 | By
Canada’s Election: The Impact on Canada’s Environmental Policy

The surprising thing about Canada’s May 2, 2011 federal election is not so much that the Canadian electorate returned a majority at last for Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s minority Conservative government but that it deserted the Liberal Party in droves to catapult the National Democratic Party (NDP) into second position, making the NDP Canada’s official opposition party for the first time in its history. Politically polarized to the right and to the left, the Conservatives and the NDP are also at odds in their approach to the environment […]



Managing Product Risks and Opportunities

May 13th, 2011 | By
Managing Product Risks and Opportunities

Getting products “right” is an increasingly important and difficult challenge for many companies—and for those companies’ EHS and sustainability leaders. The business drivers are compelling. For most companies, it’s all about growth now. Few companies can satisfy shareholders and analysts just by cutting costs. To satisfy markets, companies have to grow quickly. And for the vast majority of companies that means focusing on products […]



Ecotourism: 7 Tips for Environmentally Friendly Travel

May 8th, 2011 | By

If you have led your family to live a greener lifestyle over the past year, it’s only fitting that you give your vacation a green makeover as well. By adjusting your schedule, making a few important choices and thinking with an environmentally friendly perspective, you can have a vacation that leaves less of an impression on Mother Earth. Here are seven quick tips for a more environmentally friendly vacation [. . .]



Safety Promotion: Doing the Right Thing Right!

May 3rd, 2011 | By
Safety Promotion: Doing the Right Thing Right!

Although safety professionals have long acknowledged that the promotion of safety is an important component of a safety management system, many organizations have had limited success in promoting safety throughout their own companies. For example, one way many companies attempt to promote safety is through the use of slogans. Safety slogans such as “Think Safety”
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May 2011

May 1st, 2011 | By

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