Tag: sustainable ag

I just met a woman whose company develops and deploys sustainable agriculture solutions, and I had the opportunity to ask her about her viewpoints on the topic.  A quick summary: • No-till farming.  This is an agricultural technique for growing …

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Many baby-boomers, if given the chance to go back in time and rethink what type of lawns would surround our houses, might have made the choice our ancestors made.  

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  BlackRock, the world’s largest investment management corporation with nearly $7 trillion under management, has recently committed to make investment decisions with environmental sustainability as a core goal, and begin to exit certain investments that “present a high sustainability-related risk,” such …

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The meme here made me smile, as it illustrates the challenges we face with predicting the future 50 years hence, while calling to mind scientists’ beliefs as to how climate change is going to affect humankind over that same period …

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Who doesn’t like a cool graphic, when it is both beautiful and inspiring at the same time? Fortunately, there are several long-term trends that lead us to believe that sustainable ag has a real chance for success, one of which …

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I want to send you this as a reminder that I’m still in the business of bringing together solid ideas in cleantech (mostly renewable energy) with sources of investment capital.  

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Most Americans are unaware that the U.S. is the only country on Earth in which there exists a debate among its political elites as to the validity of the theory of anthropogenic global warming.  Elsewhere, climate change is simply accepted …

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I’ve been chatting with an old friend who, like me, had a long career in marketing; she became a VP at Grey Advertising.  She told me about her experience at a practice round for the PGA Championship (that starts today …

Marketing Can Be Shameless, and the Products It Promotes Can Be Harmful Read More »

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I normally keep my investment strategies to myself, but I was thinking about this just now, and I thought I’d mention some things that make me salivate in terms of opportunities: First, here’s what I decline to buy: Won’t buy …

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I happened to sit next to Henry van Moyland, the proprietor of this place: “Cefntilla” in Monmouth, Wales on my way home from the East Coast last night.  We didn’t discuss the subject, but, according to some of the reports …

Country House Could Be the Focus of Eco-tourism, Sustainable Ag, or Building Efficiency Read More »

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