Customers are canceling their orders for Boeing’s 737 Max 8 following the loss of two of the jetliners that crashed into the ground after a technical malfunction. The Ford Motor Company had a similar problem in the 70s with its subcompact car, the Pinto, after a number of rear-end impacts
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The Disaffected Lib: Smear Job of Indictment? The Rise and Collapse of Boeing’s Corporate Culture
Al Jazeera pulls the wings off Boeing’s 787 to reveal the “new Boeing” where profit comes first, even at the expense of quality. There was a time when “Boeing” meant the essence of quality. From the B-17 to the B-52, and the magnificent history of the “7” series – 707,
Continue readingCarbon49 - Sustainability for Canadian businesses: A Cardboard Box and Green Business Strategy
Each day offices across Canada and the U.S. receive thousands of shipments in cardboard boxes. Once unpacked they go straight to recycling depots or landfills. Office supplies chain Grand and Toy and its US parent OfficeMax launch their reusable Boomerang Box to help their customers go green and reposition themselves
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: The Big Waffle? New Report Exposes Corporations That Try to Split the Difference on Global Warming
caterpillar-logo-2401.jpg We hear a lot about the Koch brothers. And before them, we heard a lot about ExxonMobil. In other words, we all know the names of the corporations, and the corporate leaders, who have sought to undermine public understanding about global warming—for instance, by supporting think tanks that misrepresent
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