Have you ever had difficulty getting the people in your life to share your passion on a subject? This happens to me all the time. I’ll try to get a friend, or my wife and kids to watch a certain …
“The Story of Stuff” Speaks to Sustainability – Won’t You Please Check It Out? Read More »
I had a fascinating meeting yesterday with Greenopia’s director of research, Doug Mazeffa. Here’s a challenge for you: Go to their website, take a look at their undertaking, and try to guess how many people they have on their staff. …
Greenopia — Honest, Thoughtful Ratings for All Things Eco-Friendly Read More »
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.
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 …
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 …
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. …
Think We’re On The Right Track Toward Sustainability? Ask Vaclav Smil Read More »
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 …
Guest Post from Wayne Mackey: Energy Independence Day Read More »
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 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 …
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 …
Craig Shields to Speak at Vanguard University's Environmental Sustainability Conference Read More »
