New National Post column focuses on Going Green

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By Jim Harris on 3 December 2009 - 5:08pm

I am excited to let you know that today marks the appearance of a new column in the National Post.

The theme is how going green is the best thing ever for the corporate bottom line. The column will appear on the back page of the Financial Post section and will provide practical, proven ways of how going green can save money in these tough times.

You can read the innaugural column at http://bit.ly/5sbGmL

You can read all my columns at http://bit.ly/5MADSt and you can sign up for the weekly RSS feed for the column at http://bit.ly/6AWjni Individual columns and topics are listed in the footer below. Please post these two links to your Facebook wall and encourage all your friends to read it, digg it, stumble – for a few reasons: 

1) To make sure this important info gets out widely;

2) To ensure that the National Post continues to expand its coverage of this essential area;

3) To make sure that business widely embrace going green – out of their own economic self interest as well as the moral imperative.

Of course, I'd love to hear your ideas on topics you feel I should cover in the column. You can email me at jimh (at) jimharris.com

The column is also carried in the: Ottawa Citizen, Victoria Times Colonist, Vancouver Sun, Regina Leader-Post, Windsor Star and other newspapers – depending on each paper’s space requirements from week to week. The National Post is Canada’s business newspaper. With a weekly readership other more that 1.1 million.

Update in November 30

Here are all the columns and topics that have appeared to date:

Profitability drives sustainability . . . . . . . . . . http://bit.ly/4Q2A31

Future oil shortages being downplayed . . . . . http://bit.ly/7gbQYD

Heat/Power combo doubles grid efficiency . . .http://bit.ly/8ZuGLX

The Danish secret to grow wind power . . . . .  http://bit.ly/8oEYQj

Cutting Carbon is very profitable: McKinsey .  http://bit.ly/7d2w2a

Cleantech: Economic opportunity of century . http://bit.ly/4IiZrF

Wal-Mart has green religion saving $500M/yr  http://bit.ly/8fO19U

Real-time feedback drives energy efficiency. . http://bit.ly/4SD2Yd

Millions of Green energy jobs at stake . . . . .  http://bit.ly/7YfkKj

Ice Bear helps utilities keep their cool . . . . .  http://bit.ly/6uSkdw

Green buildings financially outperform others ..http://bit.ly/6bFr5e

Europe bans 100W incandescent bulbs . . . . .http://bit.ly/4Nh9yY

Going green great for growing the top line . . . .http://bit.ly/4SGs09

IBM saving $450M by virtualizing servers . . .   http://bit.ly/6CvSvV

Canada most energy inefficient of OECD . . . . http://bit.ly/5VWgwo

Dell saving $1.8M/yr turning off PCs at night . .http://bit.ly/4V6vIL

Prius taxis save >$11,000 year in gas costs .  http://bit.ly/5iLrCQ

HDTVs create Super Bowl super spike . . . . .  http://bit.ly/8I6aN7

Electronic devices wastes billions when “off” . .http://bit.ly/67mhVX

White roofs save a trillion . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   http://bit.ly/5MqZXt

Oil prices force turn to green . . . . . . . . . . . .  http://bit.ly/7kOaqd

Savings rise with efficient escalators . . .  . . .  http://bit.ly/5Be86o
Going Green Pays Dividends . . . . . . . . . . . .  http://bit.ly/5sbGmL

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Congrats on the Column

Submitted by Matthew Day on 30 June 2009 - 6:12pm.

Congrats on the column Jim,

I don't hold out a lot of hope for the bulk of the NP's readership, but if anybody can remove the blinkers, it's you.

BTW, does this mean the Green Sabbatical is drawing to a close;-) ?

Thanks for the congrats

Submitted by Jim Harris on 12 July 2009 - 8:32pm.

Dear Matt

Long time no talk!

Thanks for the congrats.

The NP's readership are focused on business and the bottom line -- and going green is the best thing ever for the bottom line! Why waste energy, material, when more elegant, efficient processes are available? So I think the readership should come on board realizing that going green is a new way to look at business.

As for my sabbattical -- there's no change there!

Jim

Saving billions of kWhrs for little cost

Submitted by Jim Harris on 4 July 2009 - 11:38am.

My latest weekly National Post column on savings billions of kWhrs for little cost by retrofitting escalators is at http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=1754183

Interesting

Submitted by Timothy Patrick... on 6 July 2009 - 9:08am.

When I was in Japan I noticed almost all of the escalators actually dont move at all until someone approaches them, triggering a preasure-pad sensor and bringing the escalator to life until the escalator has no riders on it once again at which point they stop moving again.  If it were done here it might cause confusion (people might think they are out of service and not even try to board without proper signage in place) but if it became common then there wouldn't be any issues.

Latest column: Oil prices forcing companies to go green

Submitted by Jim Harris on 12 July 2009 - 8:30pm.

Going Green Pays Dividends . . . . . . . . .http://tinyurl.com/nmxonl
Savings rise with efficient escalators . . . http://tinyurl.com/m9p7p6
Oil prices force turn to green . . . . . . . . .http://tinyurl.com/mbrz6t

How white roofs will save more than $1 trillion globally

Submitted by Jim Harris on 19 July 2009 - 2:25pm.

http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/story.html?id=1799657 

Congrats Jim.....

Submitted by Michael Anthony on 23 July 2009 - 9:48pm.

Jim...congrats on the column...very impressive!!  I also have noticed that the National Post has Ms. Farqhuarson (sp.) writing on Green Issues.  It would be great if we could have an event put together where the two of you could be featured guests...I know that I'd love to attend that and others would too.....especially if it was a fundraiser!