Chairman and former CEO of the Nestlé Group, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, described “declaring water a public right” as an “opinion” and “an extreme solution” that “NGO’s” fostered. He stated that he believes the “better” “opinion” is that “water is a foodstuff …
From Guest Blogger Cameron Atwood: Thirsty for Justice? Read More »
I took a nice jog on the beach this morning, and, to my delight, ran past a whole bus-load of school kids studying the critters that live in the tide pools. I’m reminded of something Dr. Jason Scorse told me …
A Changing of the Guard Brings a New Perception of Environmental Responsibility Read More »
I promised the people of GE Power & Water that I’d let you know about a live webcast taking place tomorrow June 6th from 11-12:15 pm ET around big data as an opportunity and ensuring operations are running efficiently and …
Free Webcast: GE Power and Water on "Big Data and Sustainability" Read More »
The key legacy of French social philosopher Rene Girard is the concept of “mimetic desire,” i.e., that we borrow our desires from others. While we may think our aspirations are authentic and self-created, in truth, we generate our wants from …
A Sustainable Society Means Making a Shift in What We Desire Read More »
The green movement has produced more gardeners than ever before. People wanting to have rich delicious fruits and vegetables from their backyard instead of pesticide-ladened ones from the grocery have made a beeline to begin their gardens. There are many …
From Guest Blogger Tina Samuels: Time for an Organic Garden at Home? Read More »
As suggested here, I’ve been asked to do some work for a lobbying form in Washington DC, helping a few of their clients, where appropriate, apply for government grant money. The process has heightened my awareness of the workings of …
According to an email I received yesterday: Last year, Monsanto spent nearly $6 million on lobbying, and their payoff was the “Monsanto Protection Act,” which was written anonymously, passed in secret, and allows Monsanto to keep selling genetically engineered seeds …
I’m on the Outer Banks of North Carolina for the wedding of my eldest nephew. I’d never been here before, and I was expecting a stretch of land so desolate that I’d have trouble getting online or finding a good …
Talking Sustainable Agriculture on North Carolina's Outer Banks Read More »
Considering I was a marketing guy for the fat part of my career, it may be a bit strange that I don’t closely follow the writings of Seth Godin (on left in photo), certainly one of the biggest names in …
Sustainability and Ethics — Incredible Insight from Seth Godin Read More »
Kenny Hearn from South Africa writes: Highly underdeveloped countries have all the making to move directly to renewables. Mozambique has a massive hydroelectric plant already, Namibia has massive potential for solar thermal to power surrounding countries and the list goes …
Bringing Electrification Based on Renewable Energy To the Developing World Read More »
