Climate Change Will Be A Slow-Motion, Multi-Generational Train Wreck. We Should Talk About That.
A new study says the best way to get people to start thinking about climate change is to talk to them about it. Let the conversation begin.
A new study says the best way to get people to start thinking about climate change is to talk to them about it. Let the conversation begin.
“The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth.” With words and images as pointed as these, on Thursday Pope Francis I infused his Church–and all the world’s faiths–with the prevailing view of environmental scientists and heads of state: we should waste no … [continued]
I spent the past two weeks saying goodbye to my father, Jim Farrell, so instead of my usual discussion of good policy and practices for distributed renewable energy, I’m taking time to explore how my dad’s work on sustainability fits with how I approach it in this blog (and elsewhere) in … [continued]
What most of us see as the ubiquitous blight of modern convenience consumerism, i.e., littered plastic shopping bags, Japanese inventor Akinori Ito sees as the “fuel of the future”. Like most sensible inventions, Ito’s began with the simple realization that plastic bags are made from oil. Thus, it should be … [continued]
A greater percentage of consumers are viewing leading brands as being socially responsible, according to preliminary numbers from a consumer survey. The SHIFT Report, an annual survey of 5,000 people from the North American general population by sustainability marketing consultancy Conscientious Innovation studies attitudes towards sustainability and leading brands.