The organizers of the Democratic National Convention this week in Charlotte have put in place a number of efforts to make the event as green as possible. Theo LeCompte, CEO of the Democratic National Convention Committee told The Hill, “We are doing a lot, on a number of fronts, to maximize the sustainable elements of […]
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Since when is protecting cancer-causing chemicals good for small businesses? That is one of the arguments Congressional supporters of an effort to defund the annual “Report on Carcinogens” (ROC) are making. The ROC is produced by the National Institutes for Environmental Health Science. The NIEHS does not test the chemicals. It reviews scientific literature from
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The Huffington Post 6/24/2012 By Lisa P. Jackson–chief administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency David Levine–co-founder and CEO of the American Sustainable Business Council For many years, we have been told that we have to choose between growing the economy and protecting the environment — especially as we worked to recover from the sharp
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The American Sustainable Business Council had a very good Summit for a Sustainable Economy at the White House yesterday. In addition to the morning’s panel on sustainable economic growth that I moderated, I also facilitated a breakout group on small business taxes and revenue in the afternoon with a representative from the White House National
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I’m in DC today for the American Sustainable Business Council Summit for a Sustainable Economy at the White House. This morning I am moderating a panel on sustainable economic growth. The panel participants are Gary Guzy, Deputy Chair for the Office on Environmental Quality (the office in the White House that oversees all environmental and
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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has a plan that is scheduled to be taken up by the House tomorrow. On the surface it looks like one of those political gimmicks that partisans like to feign outrange about. Mr. Cantor proposes that small businesses with pass-through income (S-Corp, partnership) should have their 2012 tax obligation on
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There are riots in Greece. The economies of Britain, Italy and Spain are not bouncing back from the Great Recession like they did after the Great Depression. Why? Because the governments in these countries opted for austerity and deficit reduction instead of investing in jobs as a way out of the recession. Which brings us to President
The second week of the SC General Assembly starts today so it’s time for a few more issues from the South Carolina Small Business Chamber’s (SCSBCC) legislative agenda. SCSBCC has a long history of supporting renewable energy and conservation. It’s safe to say that environmental groups have no bigger ally in the general business community
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The Washington PostDecember 23, 2011 By Matt Bauer “While we are focused on internal industry concerns such as telecom consolidation and collusion and those that would dismantle net neutrality, our top concern as a company in 2012 is helping to lead the charge and get much more support to small, independently owned businesses
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Who doesn’t like the concept of accountability? We instinctively understand that people and organizations should be accountable for their behavior. Politicians and government should be accountable for their words and actions. Accountability is as American as mom and apple pie–except when it is just a phony adjective as in the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) being
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