When It Comes To Thinking About Sustainability, Vermonters Aren’t Like the Rest of Us
A friend and I were talking about one of the key progenitors of the sustainability movement, Donella Meadows (pictured here), and the legacy she left us, perhaps the most tangible is the Donella Meadows Institute. Here a radio show on which Linda Wheatly, Director of the Vermont Leadership Institute, and contributor to the Institute, discusses the imperative to identify what matters most to us, and to create a world in which the amount of that – whatever it is – is maximized.
The point, obviously, is that we tend to measure GDP and implement whatever public policies will grow that figure. (more…)
I was honored to meet Dr. Cheryl Martin, deputy director of ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy at the 
Here’s an article on a brilliant 
I can’t count how many times I’ve been asked about crowdfunding. Is it effective for cleantech start-ups? Precisely how does it work? Is it worth the hassle of having a large number of small investors? How has the 
In a comment to a recent post, guest blogger Cameron Atwood reminds us of something Socrates told us: 
We in the U.S. and Europe do business all the time with people we really don’t like. If we have a legally binding contract with a person or business entity whose character we abhor, we normally tell ourselves, “His money is just as green as anyone’s.”
According to a presentation i just watched here at the 
When my wife and kids are otherwise occupied on the weekend and I’m on my own for the evening without the obligation to cook dinner, I’ve been known to walk uptown to a place with a fabulous Happy Hour, have a drink or two, and strike up a conversation or two with strangers. Tonight I met a very bright guy from London and his wife, a writer of historic novels (great find!); we talked for some time about the trajectory of the human species on planet Earth (great topic!). How was I possibly lucky enough to come across these people? 
I just got off the phone with a fellow trying to raise investment capital for 
