I thought readers would be interested in a presentation that a friend of mine, Brandi Veil, made recently at the 21st United Nations Conference on Health and Environment: “Global Partners for Global Solutions.” Brandi is a wonderful person with a …
Brandi Veil – Ambassador for Transformational Events that Promote Sustainability Read More »
Here’s an article the theme of which I’ve seen before, called behavioral economics. In essence, people’s reaction to a certain subject, and their buying behavior, is to a huge degree a function of the words used to describe it. I’m reminded of …
Do We Care About the Environment? It Depends on How the Issues Are Framed Read More »
Friday afternoon I attended the holiday luncheon of the Maverick Angels, an investor club local to me here in Southern California. I really like these people; they’re sharp, articulate, and they move swiftly when they like what they see. In …
Dealing with the Cause of the Problem, Not the Effects Read More »
Yesterday was the birthday of Nero, the Roman emperor who is said to have fiddled while the city burned in 64 CE. It’s not clear whether the fire was a case of arson, or just an accident, which wasn’t unusual …
21st Century Planet Earth — Fabulously Uninterested in Confronting Its Challenges Read More »
Like me, you are inundated with requests for financial support. We write annual checks to our old schools out of a sense of loyalty, and profound gratitude for what we took away. But beyond that, where does smart philanthropy go? …
Consider a Donation to Sustainability in the Holiday Season Read More »
According to the Writer’s Almanac, Tuesday was the birthday of: American short-story author Grace Paley. She grew up in an immigrant neighborhood in the Bronx, where she was surrounded by a wide variety of languages. Her own parents spoke Yiddish and Russian …
W. H. Auden: Writers Should “Talk Their Own Language” Read More »
In response to my recent piece on mass transit, frequent contributor and very bright fellow Tim Kingston writes: I fully support mass transit within an urban area — subways, etc. What I don’t support is intercity public transportation like the …
Sustainable Transportation and Intercity High-Speed Rail Read More »
Last Thursday afternoon I had the pleasure of attending a presentation by an organization called Liberty and Justice, a start-up company that manufactures men’s apparel in Liberia and Ghana for import into the U.S., under brands like Haggar. The focus …
"Liberty and Justice" — and a Sustainable Path for Africa Read More »
Here’s an article co-written by environmentalist superstar Bill McKibben that speaks to the need for better public transportation. The authors point out that transportation generally contributes 27% of the total greenhouse gas emissions. Since transportation is 98%+ based on gasoline …
We Need Better Public Transportation — But Can We Afford It? Read More »
Here’s a preview of an interview with Bernie Sanders on the subject of media consolidation. Our Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is in the process of further loosening the regulations that surround cross-ownership of various media types: radio stations, television channels, …
FCC Loosening Regulations Surrounding Cross-ownership of Media Read More »
