AEI.Org: Scholar: Jon Entine Visiting Fellow http://www.aei.org:80/scholar/100007?presentation=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:15:19 +0100 http://www.aei.org:80/views/images/accountRegistration/aeismall-reg.gif AEI http://www.aei.org:80/home 50 50 AEI The Copenhagen Climate Extortion http://www.aei.org:80/article/101210 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Going into the Copenhagen climate change summit, the delegates appear to be competing over who can offer the most ambitious and least realistic targets. </body> </html> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-10-23T00:00:00-0400 2009-10-23T00:00:00-0400 Plastic Waste http://www.aei.org:80/article/101166 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Does the campaign against plastic bags make environmental sense? </body> </html> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-10-12T00:00:00-0400 2009-10-12T00:00:00-0400 Green Revolution in the Balance http://www.aei.org:80/article/101105 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A battle is developing over food security and research into bio-engineered crops is in the crosshairs. </body> </html> Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-10-03T00:00:00-0400 2009-10-03T00:00:00-0400 Why Climate Change Legislation Is Turning Corporate America Green http://www.aei.org:80/article/101106 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The renewed clamoring to rush through Congress a European-style climate bill before the international climate talks convene in Denmark has shoved aside debate over whether alternative carbon control strategies, such as a carbon tax, might be a better choice both economically and environmentally. </body> </html> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-10-02T00:00:00-0400 2009-10-02T00:00:00-0400 US Climate bill--Cap-and-Trade Catastrophe http://www.aei.org:80/article/101034 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The Waxman-Markey bill now before the US Senate requires the wholesale remaking of the entire energy sector over the next four decades, at huge expense, and with a guarantee, sadly, that it will not fulfil its central goal of significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. </body> </html> Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-09-01T00:00:00-0400 2009-09-01T00:00:00-0400 A Parable of Politicized Prosecution http://www.aei.org:80/article/100789 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> We rarely think about the sheer magnitude of power in the hands of government attorneys. </body> </html> Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-07-21T00:00:00-0400 2009-07-21T00:00:00-0400 Agricultural Pesticides http://www.aei.org:80/article/100760 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Banning pesticides may be an over-reaction and can mean the world's poor stay hungry. </body> </html> Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-07-13T00:00:00-0400 2009-07-13T00:00:00-0400 Seeds of NGO Activism: Shell Capitulates in Saro-Wiwa Case http://www.aei.org:80/article/100666 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> NGOs that claim to represent broad "ethical principles" often justify their tactics by claiming to be stakeholders. </body> </html> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-06-18T00:00:00-0400 2009-06-18T00:00:00-0400 Reporting Contradictions http://www.aei.org:80/article/100628 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Praising so-called evil companies for good corporate responsibility reporting is better than bashing them for what they are. </body> </html> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-06-07T00:00:00-0400 2009-06-07T00:00:00-0400 Private Equity--Easing the Barbarians Through the Gate http://www.aei.org:80/article/100495 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> How the responsible investment movement is learning to work with private equity, and vice versa. </body> </html> Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-05-01T00:00:00-0400 2009-05-01T00:00:00-0400 Protectionism--Humpty Dumpty Economics http://www.aei.org:80/article/100386 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Politicians seeking to appease popular opinion with protectionist measures could set back a global economic recovery for decades. </body> </html> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-04-15T00:00:00-0400 2009-04-15T00:00:00-0400 Coal and Climate Change--Can King Coal Clean Up? http://www.aei.org:80/article/100195 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Under pressure from environmentalists, the coal industry and its supporters are claiming that their fuel can be clean. </body> </html> Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-03-06T00:00:00-0500 2009-03-06T00:00:00-0500 U.S. and Climate Change--Rescue of the Planet Postponed? http://www.aei.org:80/article/100067 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> President Obama's sustainability-focused remake of the U.S. economy must confront harsh commercial and scientific realities. </body> </html> Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-02-02T00:00:00-0500 2009-02-02T00:00:00-0500 The Next Catastrophe http://www.aei.org:80/article/29191 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> If you think Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were a politicized financial disaster, just wait until pension funds implode. </body> </html> Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-02-01T00:00:00-0500 2009-02-01T00:00:00-0500 Financial Crisis: Social Investment--Crunch Time for Ethical Investing http://www.aei.org:80/article/28856 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Social investors will have to refocus on the nuts and bolts of companies in which they invest if they are to survive the current market turmoil. </body> </html> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-10-28T00:00:00-0400 2008-10-28T00:00:00-0400 Ethical Brands--Turn On, Tune In, Sell Out http://www.aei.org:80/article/28703 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> In the past decade, multinationals have gobbled up ethical brands--with huge benefits to both parties. </body> </html> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-09-29T00:00:00-0400 2008-09-29T00:00:00-0400 Sell-Out at the Sierra Club http://www.aei.org:80/article/28585 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The Clorox partnership fiasco demonstrates poor levels of transparency and weak corporate governance at the Sierra Club. </body> </html> Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-09-01T00:00:00-0400 2008-09-01T00:00:00-0400 Wal-Mart: Ethical Retailing http://www.aei.org:80/article/28263 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The "green prism" through which Wal-Mart now views all of its products and operations is forcing critics to see the retail giant in a new light. </body> </html> Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-07-04T00:00:00-0400 2008-07-04T00:00:00-0400 Why Small Is Not Always Sustainable http://www.aei.org:80/article/28144 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The idealization of small-scale farms threatens to turn the clock back on farming modernization in the places that need it most. </body> </html> Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-06-16T00:00:00-0400 2008-06-16T00:00:00-0400 How Green Hysteria Will Hit Home http://www.aei.org:80/article/28025 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> If the "progressives" get their way on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, it will be ordinary Americans who suffer. </body> </html> Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-05-06T00:00:00-0400 2008-05-06T00:00:00-0400 Democrat Debacle on Free Trade http://www.aei.org:80/article/27818 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The populist stance of U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton over the North American Free Trade Agreement is obscuring sustainability concerns. </body> </html> Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-04-12T00:00:00-0400 2008-04-12T00:00:00-0400 DNA: Abolishing Differences or Embracing Them? http://www.aei.org:80/article/27804 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The more historically isolated a population is, whether geographically or culturally,the more distinct their genetic makeup becomes. </body> </html> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-04-01T00:00:00-0400 2008-04-01T00:00:00-0400 Wading Deep into the Genetic-Pool Controversy http://www.aei.org:80/article/27647 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Judaism remains a rich tapestry with threads of faith, land, and blood ancestry--a genetic as well as a cultural inheritance. </body> </html> Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-03-13T00:00:00-0400 2008-03-13T00:00:00-0400 Mining and NGOs: Breaking Off the Engagement http://www.aei.org:80/article/27636 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Businesses operating in economically and politically chaotic zones often face a no-win situation. </body> </html> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-03-10T00:00:00-0400 2008-03-10T00:00:00-0400 DNA as Atlas and Time Machine http://www.aei.org:80/article/27540 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> DNA can be used to trace the genealogy of a family or groups of families, possibly linking them to a common ancestor. </body> </html> Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-02-18T00:00:00-0500 2008-02-18T00:00:00-0500 Nativism on Finance's Monopoly Board http://www.aei.org:80/article/27347 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Much of the received wisdom on sovereign wealth funds is wrong, but they do pose a threat to market transparency. </body> </html> Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-01-10T00:00:00-0500 2008-01-10T00:00:00-0500 NGO Openness Is a Two-Way Street http://www.aei.org:80/article/27254 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Greenpeace should beware of glass houses when throwing stones. </body> </html> Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-12-16T00:00:00-0500 2007-12-16T00:00:00-0500 Genetic Goldmine http://www.aei.org:80/article/27147 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Genetic differences in Jews can account for both disease and intellect. </body> </html> Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-11-20T00:00:00-0500 2007-11-20T00:00:00-0500 Don't Harbour the Patent Pirates http://www.aei.org:80/article/27098 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Activistswho want copyrights and patentslifted are blind to the dangers of a market without innovation. </body> </html> Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-11-12T00:00:00-0500 2007-11-12T00:00:00-0500 Credit Crunch: U.S. Social Investors Repeat Past Mistakes http://www.aei.org:80/article/26937 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> As the world financial system grows more complex, new screening methods must be implemented to avoid crisis. </body> </html> Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-10-05T00:00:00-0400 2007-10-05T00:00:00-0400 Managing Brands Under Siege http://www.aei.org:80/article/26980 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Corporationsmust respond quickly anddecisively when their brands come under attack. </body> </html> Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-10-01T00:00:00-0400 2007-10-01T00:00:00-0400 Eric Dezenhall: Ethical and Effective http://www.aei.org:80/article/26839 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> EricDezenhall, author of Damage Control,is ethical and effective in his approach to corporate crisis. </body> </html> Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-09-18T00:00:00-0400 2007-09-18T00:00:00-0400 Queen of Green Roddick's "Unfair Trade" Started When She Copied Body Shop Formula http://www.aei.org:80/article/26816 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> After her untimelydeath, Anita Roddick will be remembered as just one more beauty baroness who created a myth to make her dreams come true. </body> </html> Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-09-15T00:00:00-0400 2007-09-15T00:00:00-0400 Be Careful What You Wish For in Darfur http://www.aei.org:80/article/26769 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Why support the Darfur divestment movement? </body> </html> Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-09-07T00:00:00-0400 2007-09-07T00:00:00-0400 Delusional Goodwill http://www.aei.org:80/article/26990 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Is it wise for portfolio managers and individual investors to choose socially responsible investing? </body> </html> Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-08-01T00:00:00-0400 2007-08-01T00:00:00-0400 Green War over Carbon Trading http://www.aei.org:80/article/26483 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Neo-liberal environmentalists are selling carbon offsets as a pain-free way to save the planet from global warming. But it is not that easy. </body> </html> Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-07-10T00:00:00-0400 2007-07-10T00:00:00-0400 Kleinfeld and Wolfowitz: Felled by Endemic Inertia http://www.aei.org:80/article/26322 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Coverage of two recent juicy business stories concentrated on the fall guys. </body> </html> Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-06-07T00:00:00-0400 2007-06-07T00:00:00-0400 Chiquita Counts the Costs of Honesty http://www.aei.org:80/article/26134 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The banana giant has unfairly paid for its own transparency. </body> </html> Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-05-07T00:00:00-0400 2007-05-07T00:00:00-0400 U.S. Pension Funds, Social Investing, and Fiduciary Irresponsibility http://www.aei.org:80/article/19777 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Entine investigates the investment of American state pensions in SRI funds. </body> </html> Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-02-01T00:00:00-0500 2004-02-01T00:00:00-0500 Race Belongs in the Stem Cell Debate http://www.aei.org:80/article/13127 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Science and politics do not mix very well, particularly when it comes to such hot-button issues as diversity. </body> </html> Sun, 09 Sep 2001 00:00:00 +0100 2001-09-09T00:00:00-0400 2001-09-09T00:00:00-0400 No Crime But Prejudice http://www.aei.org:80/book/100011 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> At what point do the potential public benefits of vigorous prosecution outweigh the actual harm when fundamental legal protections are suspended? </body> </html> Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-05-01T00:00:00-0400 2009-05-01T00:00:00-0400 Abraham's Children http://www.aei.org:80/book/913 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Entine traces the genetic history of people of the Jewish faith. </body> </html> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-10-24T00:00:00-0400 2007-10-24T00:00:00-0400 Let Them Eat Precaution http://www.aei.org:80/book/842 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Authors from the United States and the United Kingdom deconstruct the controversies of agriculturalbiotechnology and offer solutions to the current impasse. </body> </html> Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-01-18T00:00:00-0500 2006-01-18T00:00:00-0500 Science and Technology in the Balance? Food Security, Precaution, and the Pesticide Debate http://www.aei.org:80/event/100136 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0100 2009-10-06T09:00:00-0400 2009-10-06T09:00:00-0400 Capitalism, Freedom, and Jewish Accomplishment: The Israel Test http://www.aei.org:80/event/100092 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:00:00 +0100 2009-07-28T10:00:00-0400 2009-07-28T10:00:00-0400 The Coming Age of the Über-Athlete: What's So Bad about Gene Enhancement and Doping? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1841 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:00:00 +0100 2008-12-18T10:00:00-0500 2008-12-18T10:00:00-0500 Corporate Responsibility in an Era of New Internationalism http://www.aei.org:80/event/1843 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:00:00 +0100 2008-12-04T10:00:00-0500 2008-12-04T10:00:00-0500 Abraham's Children: Race, Identity and the DNA of the Chosen People http://www.aei.org:80/event/1589 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:00:00 +0100 2007-10-29T16:00:00-0400 2007-10-29T16:00:00-0400 Corporate Image Advertising and the Future of Free Enterprise http://www.aei.org:80/event/1524 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:30:00 +0100 2007-06-04T15:30:00-0400 2007-06-04T15:30:00-0400 Is Nuclear Power a Solution to Global Warming and Rising Energy Prices? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1394 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:00:00 +0100 2006-10-06T10:00:00-0400 2006-10-06T10:00:00-0400 Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity http://www.aei.org:80/event/1326 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 23 May 2006 16:00:00 +0100 2006-05-23T16:00:00-0400 2006-05-23T16:00:00-0400 Is Corporate Social Responsibility Serious Business? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1265 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 03 Mar 2006 10:00:00 +0100 2006-03-03T10:00:00-0500 2006-03-03T10:00:00-0500 Panic Attack: The New Precautionary Culture, the Politics of Fear, and the Risks to ... http://www.aei.org:80/event/1246 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:00:00 +0100 2006-02-14T10:00:00-0500 2006-02-14T10:00:00-0500 NGOs: Indispensable or Unaccountable? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1199 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 07 Dec 2005 09:45:00 +0100 2005-12-07T09:45:00-0500 2005-12-07T09:45:00-0500 Science Wars http://www.aei.org:80/event/1169 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 21 Oct 2005 09:45:00 +0100 2005-10-21T09:45:00-0400 2005-10-21T09:45:00-0400 The Business of Stem Cells http://www.aei.org:80/event/1020 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 09 Mar 2005 10:00:00 +0100 2005-03-09T10:00:00-0500 2005-03-09T10:00:00-0500 Race, Medicine, and Public Policy http://www.aei.org:80/event/937 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 12 Nov 2004 10:00:00 +0100 2004-11-12T10:00:00-0500 2004-11-12T10:00:00-0500 Risk, Science, and Public Policy http://www.aei.org:80/event/917 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 12 Oct 2004 10:00:00 +0100 2004-10-12T10:00:00-0400 2004-10-12T10:00:00-0400 "Socially Responsible" Investing and Pension Funds http://www.aei.org:80/event/832 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 07 Jun 2004 09:45:00 +0100 2004-06-07T09:45:00-0400 2004-06-07T09:45:00-0400 Biotechnology, the Media, and Public Policy http://www.aei.org:80/event/326 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 12 Jun 2003 09:30:00 +0100 2003-06-12T09:30:00-0400 2003-06-12T09:30:00-0400 We're Not from the Government, but We're Here to Help You http://www.aei.org:80/event/329 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:30:00 +0100 2003-06-11T10:30:00-0400 2003-06-11T10:30:00-0400 Pension Fund Politics: Do Union "Social Investing" Schemes Benefit Their Workers? http://www.aei.org:80/speech/28345 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Pension funds are being dragged into treacherous waters where political and moral views threaten clear financial mandates. </body> </html> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-07-16T00:00:00-0400 2008-07-16T00:00:00-0400 Ethical Brands--Turn On, Tune In, Sell Out http://www.aei.org:80/issue/28759 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> In the past decade, multinationals have gobbled up ethical brands--with huge benefits to both parties. </body> </html> Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-10-14T00:00:00-0400 2008-10-14T00:00:00-0400