Here’s the audio file in which I interview Stephan A. Schwartz for my new book. I hope you appreciate his insights into human consciousness and social ideas as much as I did.
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Stephan A. Schwartz on Sustainability
I had the great pleasure of interviewing Stephan A. Schwartz for my current book the other day. I’d been looking forward to this opportunity for weeks, and the conversation was certainly no disappointment. I’ve always admired people who take on …
Survey on Green Issues Shows Lots of Emotion
Here are the results of a survey a friend of mine conducted of a few hundred random businesspeople regarding their stand on “green issues.” Using his (really cool) Internet presentation technology called PresenterNet, he asked people, “How important are green …
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Think We’re On The Right Track Toward Sustainability? Ask Vaclav Smil
A few people around here routinely tell me to knock off my “the sky is falling” assessment of the state of the planet. Whether these folks are oil company shills or simply just silly optimists is something I’ll probably never know. …
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Guest Post from Wayne Mackey: Energy Independence Day
When future American historians of the 22nd Century look back in an attempt to understand the many trials, tribulations and, yes, perhaps the wisdom of our time, I hope they will be able to point with the same pride in us as …
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Sustainability and Two Views of Paper
Here are two views on our use of paper: 1) As many times as we see a note on our emails that reads “Please consider the environment before printing this email,” we print more — and recycle less — than …
Two Worthwhile Pieces on Sustainability
Two pieces on sustainability for your consideration: 1) I don’t know anyone who doesn’t admire the insight — not to mention the popularity — of best-selling business author and NY Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman. Here’s a good article he …
Craig Shields to Speak at Vanguard University's Environmental Sustainability Conference
I invite readers in Southern California to Vanguard University in Costa Mesa on February 4th for their annual Environmental Sustinability Conference, at which I’ll be speaking. They’ve given me 20 minutes with another 10 for Q&A; I’m on sometime in …
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World History, Energy Policy, and Sustainability
I hope everyone will take five minutes and watch the incredible video linked here, in which the genius Hans Rosling summarizes 200 years of world history. When you get finished picking your chin up off the floor in utter amazement …
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Science Under Attack
I’ve gotten a great number of fascinating comments on my piece on science’s coming under attack from politics and religion, for example: Like you, I am worried about the religious campaign to undo hundreds of years of scientific development. Unfortunately, …
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