Mike Bellamente
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As project director of Climate Counts, Mike Bellamente oversees the organization’s annual company scoring efforts, as well as day-to-day operations. Prior to joining Climate Counts, Mike served four years as primary environmental liaison for a national economic development nonprofit in Washington DC. Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill he was appointed team lead representing the U.S. Economic Development Administration to conduct economic impact analyses for affected communities; Mike was also selected as an external panel advisor for the 2010 EPA Smart Growth Awards process; he is author of the 2011 Recycling Industry Analysis for the State of Missouri, the 2010 issue brief A Time For Action: Regional Efforts to Mitigate Climate Change and the 2007 piece Turning Renewable Energy into an Economic Development Opportunity. Mike received his MBA in International Business from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and is LEED GA accredited.

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Wells Fargo "Green Economy" Pledge Signals Shifting Tide

(2) Comments | Posted May 2, 2012 | 12:39 PM

When lending institutions (like banks) trumpet their commitment to environmental stewardship, they find themselves subject to the proverbial "sniff" test. It is one thing, for example, to offer paperless banking as a means of satisfying the eco-conscious consumer, but it requires a much higher degree of commitment to, say,

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On Climate Messaging, the Devil Is in the Details

(33) Comments | Posted April 2, 2012 | 11:07 AM

If climate change is humanity's greatest challenge, a close second must be uniting people around the common goal of overcoming it.

As a country, the United States has proven inept at tuning out pundits, skeptics and even presidential hopefuls intent on clouding the climate issue. It has...

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Sustainability Runs Deep in Ethics Ranking

Comments | Posted February 10, 2012 | 10:19 AM

Of those named to Ethisphere's "2011 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics" last month, readily apparent is the occupational diversity of the field. Rare is the occasion that one sees the likes of Michelle Obama (#53) and Stephen Colbert (#48) listed alongside the...

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In New Hampshire, a Primary Need for Climate Discussion

(48) Comments | Posted January 10, 2012 | 5:01 PM

In the lead up to the GOP New Hampshire primary, one thing has become abundantly clear: climate change has few friends in this field of candidates.

So visibly absent is the subject of climate change from ongoing stump speeches that New Hampshire scientists -- representing institutions such...

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The Other News Corporation Scandal: Climate Hypocrisy

(8) Comments | Posted November 17, 2011 | 5:29 PM

For those following the News Corp hacking scandal in the UK, accusations of shady journalism and immoral business practices are percolating up the chain of command into executive management.

While the son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch answers to British lawmakers about his knowledge of internal phone hacking...

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