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 …
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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 »
Here’s an interesting (albeit disappointing) article predicting a slowing in cleantech investment in 2013. On the bright side, it points to a number of areas of growth, for example, agriculture: Big ag steps up and cleans up: …. after evaluating …
Investments in Cleantech May Slow, But Many Bright Spots Remain Read More »
When I walk along the beach and take in the beauty of the Pacific, it sure does look big. Sure, the volumes of pollution pouring into our oceans is growing steadily, but won’t the sheer volume of water and abundance …
What wealthy folks are investing in saving our 750,000,000 acres of public trust lands? In housing for homeless? In cleaning up the plastic island in the Pacific larger than Alaska? In cleaning up the mercury from the oceans, the Great …
When I was still a kid, one of the movies I loved was Back to the Future. Yeah, and you can bet your dollar that one of my most favorite machines would be the time-travelling car that Marty McFly rode …
From Guest-Blogger Jessica Greenberg: Five Weird Energy Source Ideas Read More »
In the recent past, the goal for many business school graduates was to pursue their MBA in order to find a more lucrative salary. Today, a simple MBA may not be enough. As the world goes green, business school grads …
From Guest-Blogger Karen Boyarsky — Green MBAs: Where Can They Take You Read More »
It’s the birthday of novelist Rita Mae Brown whose novel Rubyfruit Jungle was rejected by numerous publishers because of its lesbian themes. But, through Brown’s tireless efforts, the book became a word-of-mouth hit and, to date, has sold more than a million copies. …
The Message of Sustainability Is Not Always Well Received Read More »
