Category: business ethics

Japan Nuclear Crisis Arnie Gundersen 4/5/11 (via CNN)

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Mr. Gunderson is an expert I am increasingly relying on. He seems very knowledgeabe and his predictions have done well. I recommend this video.

James Pilant

Creating shared value – the new sustainability paradigm? (via On sustainability, csr and climate change)

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One of the things about American business that drives me crazy is the myopic quarterly focus of many companies, particularly Wall Street firms with their bonus oriented goal setting. Short term thinking causew serious problems for long term investors and has in a good number of cases resulted in the destruction of the company. This is good business ethics writing and I hope this paradigm catches on and changes the way businesses think about profits and planning.

James Pilant

To most business-minded folks, the creating shared value (CSV) concept is nothing new. In short, as Michael Porter and Mark Kramer put it in a recent Harvard Business Review article, CSV is all about “value creation for business that simultaneously yields more profit and greater social impact, resulting in powerful transformations and opportunities for growth and innovation in both business and society.” It assumes that  companies create business … Read More

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Japan Nuclear Crisis new threats 4/5/11 (via CNN)

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It is obvious these American findings were leaked by the experts because of the gravity of the threats. I’m not sure what the term, “mounting stresses” means, but I don’t like it. Once again, I am telling you I do not trust the Japanese utility, TEPCO, or the Japanese government. Their released information continually bears the imprint of corporate PR instead of useful information. I can’t help but think there are other problems not being discussed.

James Pilant

NYT obtains leaked NRC document revealing grave risks from Fukushima Daiichi reactors (via TheDailyBite’s Blog)

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Another likely set of problems for the Fukushima plants. This write is angry and has a satirical edge. I thought the writing was wonderful and particularly enjoyed the literary allusions.

Good writing merits reading. Try this web site out.

James Pilant

NYT obtains leaked NRC document revealing grave risks from Fukushima Daiichi reactors The New York Times obtained a confidential Nuclear Regulatory Committee (NRC) document that reveals that the runaway nuclear reactors in Fukushima, Japan are more of a menace than the lobby is telling us: U.S. Sees Array of New Threats at Japan’s Nuclear Plant By JAMES GLANZ and WILLIAM J. BROAD Published: April 5, … Read More

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12 Ethical Principles for Educational Consultants (via Dr. Dore Frances PhD)

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Business ethics is often a muddy field with many opposing points of view. I like this clear set of definitions. If the transnational entities followed anything like this, we would live in a different world.

James Pilant

As written by Dore E. Frances, Ph.D. Sometimes being compassionate is more ethical than keeping a rule Ethical values, translated into active language establishing standards or rules describing the kind of behavior an ethical person should and should not engage in, are ethical principles. The following list of principles join the characteristics and values that most people associate with ethical behavior. Ethical decision-making systematically co … Read More

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Does nuclear power have a negative learning curve? « Climate Progress (via Coral Gables Watch)

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A brief and intelligent analysis of nuclear power. It’s too expensive.

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Does it make any sense to keep expanding nuclear energy in South Florida.  As a consumer you will end up paying for the accelerating costs of nuclear reactors, without doubt. Drawing on largely unknown public records, the paper reveals for the first time both absolute as well as yearly and specific reactor costs and their evolution over time. Its most significant finding is that even this most successful nuclear scale-up was characterized by a su … Read More

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EPA To Raise Limits For Radiation Exposure While Canada Turns Off Fallout Detectors (via The Oldspeak Journal)

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I like outrage. Much happens these days that produces legitimate anger but too many people divert themselves from the pain of reality by choosing vital moral topics like Charlie Sheen’s job prospects. This willful desire to escape the pain of national and international policy is not one I respect. As citizens we have a duty to our fellow man to act intelligently and at times forcefully to correct abusive policies and poor decision making.

This is some outrage, in fact, quite a bit of outrage. I enjoyed very much. I hope you do too.

James Pilant

EPA To Raise Limits For Radiation Exposure While Canada Turns Off Fallout Detectors Oldspeak: Yes! Brilliant way to deal with this monumental (and curiously underreported in corporate media) public heath and environmental disaster. Raise radiation limits and turn off radiation detectors! That’ll make it all better. 😐 With recent reports of IMMEASURABLE LEVELS of radiation at Fukishima, A meltdown at reactor #2, TEPCO dumping thousands of gallons of radioactive water into the sea, (that will end up in rain in the U.S.), radioac … Read More

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Japan nuclear crisis ‘breakthrough’ (via Al Jazeera English)

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There has been progress but I do not consider this an end to the crisis. There are many elements of the crisis that still continues and considering the truthfulness of the Japanese government and TEPCO, I have doubts about the success of the current efforts.

James Pilant

Nanotechnology and public debate (via renevonschomberg)

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I like this. Somebody that wants to discuss a controversial subject in an intelligent and reasonable way so that policies can be developed for the benefit of all.

No screaming, hair pulling, psychotic, religious zealots telling us how it has to be based on the most obscure and bizarre interpretation of bible verses or just church doctrine. No corporate flack, no corporate writing hack explaining the everything is fine, let the free market decide.

Just a call for actual policy development based on what we can figure out about the problem.

I like it.

James Pilant

I joined an international colloquium on the topic organized by the university of Brussels.(ULB) 4 April 2011 On the menue Philippe Busquin, former Research commissioner of the European Commission and Goran Hermeren, president of the European Group of Ethics (2002-2011), among other. there is significant agreement that Huge knowledge gaps concerning risks of nano particles Not sufficient knowledge on which risk identification methodologies to deve … Read More

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