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May 14, 2009   » The Latest News on Business and Climate Management   » Featured Story: Growing Interest in the Climate Change Dividend   » Expert Insight from our Columnists and Bloggers   » GreenBiz Radio: Aveda, Cradle to Cradle, and a Paradigm Shift in Cosmetics Sign Up Now for our FREE Newsletters »Subscribe Here THIS ISSUE'S SPONSOR A Note from the Editor By Eric Olson, BSR No Silver Bullet (Redux) This week's stories reinforce a theme we have discussed before and will come back to repeatedly in the coming months: The magnitiude and complexity of the global energy and climate challenge guarantees that we will not be saved by any one technology. THERE IS NO SILVER BULLET! Consider the roller coaster of conventional wisdom on biofuels, the subject of three of our stories. Are they "good"? Are they "bad"? The answer is, of course, "it depends." It depends on how they are produced, the available alternatives for a given purpose, how they are used, and the opportunities they create for further development and innovation in the future. What is true for biofuels is true for other (partial) solutions ... Read More Eric Olson is vice president of advisory services at Business for Social Responsibility.    The Latest News on Business and Climate Management Cap-and-Trade Won't Cause Mass Manufacturing Migration By ClimateBiz Staff As the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee wrestles over the draft climate change legislation proposed by Reps. Henry Waxman and Edward Markey, a new study has been released suggesting the feared economic toll may be lighter than some predict.... Read More SAP Zaps Emissions, Buys Carbon Management Firm Australia Postpones Climate Change Plan a Year BT's North American Headquarters Goes Solar Biofuels Get a Boost FedEx Aims for 30 Percent Biofuels by 2030 China Explores Putting a Tax on Carbon U.S. Wind Power Industry Installs More Than 2,800 MW in Q1 2009 Bioelectricity Offers More Miles and Fewer Emissions Than Ethanol: Study London Mayor to Launch 'Flagship' Low-Carbon Zones    Featured Story: Growing Interest in the Climate Change Dividend By Judith Nemes Investors are flocking to companies providing climate change products and services, but it isn't always easy for privately-held businesses to tap the stream of investment dollars.... Read More Sponsored Content Carbon Performance Made Simple Confused by carbon? CSA helped set the standard for carbon accounting. We offer a suite of climate change products, services and programs that can move your organization forward. Registries. Training. Advisory Services. Standards. Personnel Certification. Click here for carbon performance made simple.    GreenBiz Radio Aveda, Cradle to Cradle, and a Paradigm Shift in Cosmetics By Marc Gunther Marc Gunther talks with Dominique Conseil, the president of cosmetics company Aveda, about the first-ever Cradle to Cradle certification for personal care products, how innovations in packaging can shift markets, and why he's found no tensions between the company's environmental and economic goals.... Listen Sponsored Content Get a “GREEN” Education Visit the GreenBiz Executive Education Center to see featured professional and executive education programs that focus on corporate social responsibility, sustainability management and leadership. Click here for more information.    Columns and Blogs Thomas Malone Can Collective Intelligence Save the Planet? > Read more... Tilde Herrera U.S. Chamber's Climate Stance At Odds With Some Members > Read more... Tilde Herrera What's the Carbon Footprint of Your Toilet Paper? > Read more... Jonathan Bardelline Duck Habitat Breeds Carbon Offsets > Read more...       FEATURED RESOURCES The Road Ahead: EPA's Options and Obligations for Regulating Greenhouse Gases This report examines the EPA's obligations under the Clean Air Act, and how far it should go to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The Competitiveness Impacts of Climate Change Mitigation Policies A close look at the historical relationship between energy prices and U.S. production and consumption of energy-intensive goods suggests that energy-intensive manufacturers are likely to face only modest “competitiveness” impacts under a U.S. greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program, according to this report. 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