Culture Change – Ponderings of a Perplexed Primate

Thanksgiving Thoughts 2017

22 Nov 201722 Nov 2017

Once again, it is the eve of Thanksgiving in the United States, and in keeping with my annual tradition, I'd like to remind you that Friday is Black Friday Buy Nothing Day (and also…

Adventures at AASHE

19 Oct 20173 Nov 2017

Thanks to support from many friends and relatives (and a scholarship from some conference sponsors that covered my registration) I just got back from the American Association for Sustainability in Higher…

Career Panarchy

18 Sep 201721 Sep 2017

Life often reflects some of the key concepts we systems thinkers discuss around change in complex adaptive systems. Nonetheless, it can sometimes be surprising when you notice them clearly reflected…

Crowdfunding Career and Caring

5 Sep 20173 Nov 2017

Dear readers - can you Help Me Get to Texas for Sustainability Education Conference and Hurricane Relief Volunteering https://youtu.be/eUE3A9wZ7dw Please help me go to Texas to give a talk at…

The EfS Asia Book is published!

21 Aug 20173 Nov 2017

Education and Sustainability: Paradigms, Policies and Practices in Asia, the first book completed as a collaborative project within our community of practice, is now available. It was officially published on 15…

The best way to reduce your carbon footprint is one the government isn’t telling you about | Science Magazine

14 Jul 20173 Nov 2017

From Science article: ...four lifestyle choices had a major impact: Become a vegetarian, forego air travel, ditch your car, and—most significantly—have fewer children. The top ways to reduce your carbon footprint So,…

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Declaring Independent Interdependence

The 4th of July is the day the United States celebrates its independence from external tyranny. What about the forms of tyranny and oppression that are inherent in our country…

The Guardian: Rural distrust of urban elites & city bike innovations

Another look at how Americans became polarized between small-town and big-city voters and the creation of the red/blue divide in the USA, this time from The Guardian. It’s no secret Donald Trump benefited…

Project Drawdown, Part 1

25 May 201726 May 2017

Tonight I will have the great good fortune to see Paul Hawken speak about Project Drawdown (and especially the newly-released book Drawdown) at one of my favorite places in the world: Bookshop Santa Cruz. …

Earth Day & March for Science

I'm heading to the lovely Santa Cruz March for Science and Earth Day celebration, and wanted to share a song to celebrate that: (You can also see the lyrics to…