Jim Harris

Economics

Newspapers are suffering

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It’s easy to blame craigslist, but the real culprit is economic short-sightednessFor newspapers it has been death by a thousand cuts: American readership has been falling by more than 700,000 a year since 2000, according to the Newspaper Association of America (NAA), and revenue was already down when the recession came along and shot another body blow to advertising income.[...] … [Read more...] about Newspapers are suffering

How economics drive green adoption more than guilt

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The Globe and Mail's Leading Thinkers series on Corporate Responsibility video features Jim talking on why economics is a far greater driver of sustainability than guilt. See http://bit.ly/ltG909 Two videos that follow it are: 1) Energy efficiency mitigates the risk of rising energy prices http://bit.ly/l9h1iF 2) Shifting the debate from cutting carbon to cutting cost http://bit.ly/jdtpQW … [Read more...] about How economics drive green adoption more than guilt