Climate Change, Sustainability, and Biomimicry
Acclaimed environmental writer Andy Revkin recently blogged on his New York Times opinion page, Dot Earth, about a recent conference in Paris: Our Common Future Under […]
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California Leads Solar Efforts
Warren E. Buffet’s company Berkshire Hathaway Energy Renewables’ subsidiary, BHE Solar-owned Solar Star, a solar power plant, became operational in June of this year. It is currently […]
Continue reading »Vegan Health: Suzy Cameron’s Journey
Suzy Cameron recently wrote about her and hubby James Cameron’s decision to switch to a plant-based diet. What’s interesting about her story is the speed […]
Continue reading »Remembering Steve Schneider, Climate Warrior
Today, it’s been five years since our planet lost its most intrepid climate warrior. Steve Schneider was a brilliant climatologist, a kind human being, and […]
Continue reading »Embracing Hardships Brings Happiness
Emma Seppalaʻs piece in Psychology Today is an important look at how we can cultivate happiness through stress. Somewhat paradoxically, itʻs by appreciating our tough […]
Continue reading »Dutch Court Orders Faster Climate Action
In an unprecedented move, a Dutch court has ordered its government to more steeply cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. This is the result of […]
Continue reading »Employing only the Unemployable
This post is in the category of super refreshing, similar to my posts about gardening and dog training programs in prisons. Sun Cedar is a […]
Continue reading »How to Leverage Stress
In this research-packed TED article, Kelly McGonigall writes about our hormonal responses to stress. Essentially, coping well with stress depends on viewing stressful moments as opportunities […]
Continue reading »Inmates Raise Puppies for Blind
Since my experiences with learning nonviolent communication in the SF County Jail, I’ve become more sensitized to the jail and prison system and have been […]
Continue reading »Beyond Design Thinking: Liberating Structures
I recently encountered a website that piqued my interest. The homepage, Introduction to Liberating Structures (LS), inspired me to think about what I always think about – meaningful […]
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