Tag Archives: Carol Pierson Holding

Is Environmental Pessimism on the Wane?

By Carol Pierson Holding   In March, I attended a pancake breakfast with residents of NYU’s Green House, a small dorm set aside for upperclass students who want to “shrink their environmental footprint.” I asked one future biochemist what she … Continue reading

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Investors Beware: Coal’s Dirty Money Could Blow Up

By Carol Pierson Holding   In the most recent sign that coal is in trouble, Wyoming’s only new coal mine, Kiewit’s Haystack Mine, halted construction last week before shipping any coal: “The coal market is very, very soft,” Uinta County … Continue reading

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Coal Port Sponsors Encounter the Global Village

By Carol Pierson Holding   A retired nurse friend related a story last week told to her by the young waitress at the Vol du Vent restaurant in the picturesque beach town of White Rock, British Columbia.  As the waitress … Continue reading

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Coca-Cola’s Brand of Cultural Leadership Zeros in on Third World

By Carol Pierson Holding   When I was young, I took it as the gospel truth that Coca-Cola could eat the paint off of cars. Then my grammar school classmates reported that baby teeth dissolved in Coke. I learned my … Continue reading

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Shell’s Self-serving Scenarios

By Carol Pierson Holding   According to Shell’s New Lens Scenarios, we’re headed for a carbon free future, where solar will be the dominant energy source by 2100. The report got pretty universally upbeat press, praised in business and even … Continue reading

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