Such groups, not wanting to appear hostile to a virtuous power source, tend to argue in favour of offshore wind farms, but these are considerably more expensive than onshore ones.Despite the difficulties, however, money is flowing in (see chart 8).
Most devoted Muslims experience their religion as life-affirming and a source for virtuous living, not terrifying fear.
Tomato ketchup, fortuitously, turns out to be one of the main sources of this virtuous ingredient.
Thirdly, Western countries look at the idea of replacing fossil fuels with cleaner sources of energy as virtuous and environmentally-conscious governance.
I found that there were many other sources of rules for living a virtuous life, besides religious texts.
Finally, once companies start using open-source tools — both free and paid — a virtuous cycle of increased usage develops: Because these tools, even the paid ones, are so much cheaper than traditional software, companies use more of them.
Their attitude, Barber said, is: "I'll save the world, but you have to pay me". If they are so virtuous about it, he wondered, why don't they open source their technology for creating a bleeding plant burger?
To succeed its goal, the company has set up a "renewable sourcing" program that consists of selecting the most virtuous suppliers.
A new source of concern is "The Employee Abuse Prevention Act of 2002", a virtuous-sounding bill bouncing around Congress that could undermine the legal foundation of the trillion-dollar asset-backed securities market.
Companies that curate such data sources and build frequently used, intelligent applications will create a virtuous cycle and a sustainable competitive advantage.
