Virtual Reality dates to the 1950s, but 2016 is its seminal moment. With the launch of consumer VR systems we are entering a new reality of how we experience and interface with our technology.

We live in a world burdened by large-scale problems that refuse to go away: the refugee crisis; terrorism; rising sea levels; frequent floods, droughts and wildfires; not to mention persistent inequality and violation of basic human rights across the world.

Nothing on Earth moves without energy, and most of the energy that people use is of the fossil variety: coal; oil; and natural gas.

In 2012, Paul Polman, the chairman of Unilever, a global consumer goods company, wrote, "It is evident that an economy that extracts resources at increasing rates without consideration for the environment in which it operates ...

Globalization creates winners and losers.

Reducing the carbon footprint of what we buy isn’t easy, but the opportunity for impact is substantial

Years ago, I used to rant in this blog about how Americans said they wanted to buy greener cleaning products....

"Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too."

Follow the money. It is the motto of investigative journalists everywhere.

Fossil fuel companies hold vast oil, gas and coal reserves that help determine their market value.