Investing in peace through innovation
A world where conflict-affected children thrive. The vision of the Blossom Hill Foundatio drives its mission to invest in solution-driven initiatives for refugees and internally displaced communities.
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What’s the (right) word on climate change?
I’m a word guy, if you hadn’t noticed. I love learning new words, turning old ones inside-out to use them in new ways — and, of course, engaging in wordplay, from puns to double entendres to other forms of linguistic gymnastics.
Turning methane into carbon dioxide could help us fight climate change
Discussions on how to address climate change have focused, very appropriately, on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly those of carbon dioxide, the major contributor to climate change and a long-lived greenhouse gas. Reducing emissions should remain the paramount climate goal.
Bringing the power of plastic recycling to the people
In a world awash with plastic trash, the complexity and cost of recycling plastic on an industrial scale remain a challenge, but one innovative enterprise wants to put the power to recycle in the hands of communities.
The toll of tourism: Can Southeast Asia save its prized natural areas?
Thailand’s Maya Bay used to be a quiet cove teeming with marine life, visited by only a handful of tourists each day.
Facebook is now the proud owner of a massive solar farm
Facebook, long a leader in renewable energy procurements, just announced its first direct investment in a renewable energy project.
Circularity needs a positive narrative to drive action
I’ve had enough of the disheartening and visceral — albeit effective — video of a sea turtle with a straw stuck up its nose.
In store or online — what’s the most environmentally friendly way to shop?
Is cyber-shopping terrible for the environment?
The crisis formerly known as climate change
The British industrial city Manchester is pretty much known for three contributions to global culture: its soccer team, Manchester United; Herman's Hermits, the dreamy 1960s pop band; and The Guardian newspaper, the nearly 200-year-old bastion of British liberalism.
The petroleum paradox
This week, I find myself sitting squarely at the intersection of clarity and confusion when it comes to my perspective about what’s needed to transform our global energy systems.
