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Environmental preservation and economic development are invariably linked to one another such that organizations which have sound environmental policies are the ones which have a competitive economic advantage over others. The link between the environment and economy is shown by a study of growth rates in states with strong environmental protection policies and those with less stringent environmental regulations. The study showed that labor productivity and gross state product are higher in states with strong environmental policies. Sustainable economic development is the key to their balancing of economic growth and environmental protection. Rural areas can adapt the principle of sustainable economic development by concentrating on their local industries and products. This can be achieved through the cooperation of the state government, local groups and financing companies., I'm glad to be here today and to see so many old friends and colleagues involved in rural electrification. I'm also pleased that you chose to invite an environmentalist to [...]

The integration of environmental considerations in corporate policy has the potential for increasing the company's earnings and enhancing its public image. The Duke Power Co, for instance, constructed hardlyvisible power lines in Panthertown Valley in North Carolina by using computer models and helicopters during planning and construction. The Arkansas and Louisiana Power Co also turned a potentially explosive situation into an environmental success. The company built its gas pipeline in the Cossatot Riverarea by digging up and replanting affected native plants after the pipes were laid.

Presents a speech by John C. Sawhill, President of the Nature Conservancy, delivered at the City Club Forum, September 12, 1990. The environmental movement of the 1990s; New public concern about the environment; Energy policy in the U.S.; The need for dialogue between leaders of the energy industry and leaders of the environmental movement.

Presents a speech by John C. Sawhill, President and CEO of the Nature Conservancy, delivered to The Business Council, May 11, 1990. The involvement of corporate America with environmental concerns; The need for business to change their relationships with environmental groups; Ways that business and environmental groups can work together for the common good of society.

Many managers may have thought that good old solid, stable utility companies would always provide reliable service at affordable rates. But, as always with business, the one constant is change. The wrenching changes that the electric utilities are undergoing reflect the overinvestment in construction of the 1970s, and the resulting overcapacity, and the difficulty they have forecasting load demands. To grapple with these conditions, utilities are drawing up very different kinds of business plans than before. They are developing untraditional sources of power, emphasizing marketing, and setting new rate schedules. The authors analyze these changes and offer readers some ideas for keeping abreast of them and becoming active rather than passive purchasers of energy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Putting the U.S. gas industry back together after the bubble As many of you know, I wrote an article in the New York Times at the end of February that [...]

THE STATE AND NUCLEAR POWER Conflict and Control in the Western Wold. By Joseph A. Camilleri. 347 pp. Seattle: University of Washington Press. $25. THE debate over nuclear power has [...]