business-as-usual

• “The so-called business-as-usual scenario doesn't include that eventuality, officials explained.”

  The Wall Street Journal: EU Looks to Carbon Reductions

• “Bonusgate smacked both of business-as-usual and ineffectual oversight, not the change that Obama said was coming to Washington.”

  Congress, not known for fiscal prudence, berates AIG

• “It's about choosing the new economy -- clean energy, energy efficiency, cleaner transportation, carbon reduction and the like -- over the old economy of fossil fuels and business-as-usual carbon emissions.”

  The Huffington Post: Clint Wilder: Elvis Costello's New Economy vs. Big Oil's Old One

• “Taxpayers should not be made to bail out a business-as-usual Postal Service," Issa said.”

  The Washington Post: Postal Service close to going broke

• “But Obama must know that a business-as-usual policy that provides modest federal assistance for clean energy with an all-out, all-of-the-above strategy for energy production just won't cut it when it comes to climate change.”

  The Huffington Post: Bill Chameides: A Look at Our Energy Outlook

• “When some business leaders see any signs of improvement in the economy, notes World Economic Forum presenter and innovation and technology expert Don Tapscott, "they have a natural inclination to fall back on old ways and conclude it is business-as-usual.”

  The Huffington Post: Dov Seidman: Which CEOs Get 'Should?'

• “This is calculated by using an approved methodology to subtract the estimated emissions of a given project from a hypothetical 'business-as-usual' emissions baseline.”

  The Guardian: What is the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)?

• “This makes business-as-usual an unrealistic planning assumption.”

  The Huffington Post: William S. Becker: Climate Action: Part 2 - Down to Business

• “A 2009 analysis by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a research arm of the Department of Energy, shows that a goal of 15% renewable production by 2021 with 4% coming from efficiency is actually right on track with business-as-usual growth in the industry.”

  The Huffington Post: Daniel Goldfarb: Renewable Energy Standard: Symbolism or Substance?

• “Although the RES will do little to push America's market for clean-energy past business-as-usual, it will ensure that the market doesn't begin moving backwards.”

  The Huffington Post: Daniel Goldfarb: Renewable Energy Standard: Symbolism or Substance?

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