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Whole Foods’ CEO vs Whole Foods’ Values?

January 4th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Whole Foods’ CEO, John Mackey, has made news with a New Yorker profile quoting him promoting the rejection of climate change science. (See Whole Paycheck’s “Crazy Uncle”‘s crazed global warming ignorance.) When it came to his climate science ignorance, the article’s author commented One would imagine that, on this score, many of his customers, to […]

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Tags: business practice · carbon dioxide · climate change · climate delayers · Global Warming · global warming deniers

Whole Paycheck’s “Crazy Uncle”‘s crazed global warming ignorance

January 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Nick Paumgarten penned an excellent piece on Whole Foods’ CEO (and former Chairman of the Board) John Mackey in the 4 January 2010 New Yorker, Food Fighter: Does Whole Foods’ C.E.O. know what’s best for you? John Mackey … sees himself as a “daddy” to his fifty-four thousand employees, who are known as “team members,” […]

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Tags: climate delayers · environmental · Global Warming · global warming deniers

Energy HOME: Calculating a confusing heating situation …

January 4th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Today, a poll popped up: How do you primarily heat your home / apartment? This question gave me pause. Sadly, for a self-proclaimed (and labeled by others) energy ‘geek’ and one who values feedback (systems) to enable better decisions/energy use patterns, I realized that I simply can’t answer this question.  The problem: multiple heating systems, […]

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Tags: Energy · energy efficiency · energy home · energy smart · solar · Solar Energy