education… Saving What Matters: Taking Sustainability Personally 20 Sep 201520 Sep 2015 I was asked to deliver a talk to the School of Arts, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University last week. As I was preparing, I recorded a rehearsal version…
Culture Change… Good riddance to disposable plastic bags in CA 24 Sep 20141 Oct 2014 The Cabrillo Sustainability Council worked to eliminate plastic bags in 2011. Now a California statewide ban looks likely, having passed in the state legislature, though we're still waiting for Gov.…
climate… Biomimicry responses to climate change challenges 3 Sep 20142 Sep 2014 It's always great to see Janine Benyus spiral forth some of the ways that nature can collaborate with us and suggest solutions to our most vexing problems. Learn more about…
pollution Capitola Bags the Bag 28 Mar 201328 Mar 2013 It's time to Bag the (Plastic) Bag! Way to go, City of Capitola.
disasters… Marine Debris from 2011 Japan Tsunami 30 Dec 2011 Shortly after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, I mentioned the concern about what would happen as all that stuff moved out into the Pacific. See video below for a…
Culture Change… Shopping our way out of it? 29 Jul 201128 Mar 2013 So, there's a kind of thinking about sustainability that is very pro-business, that says "if we just bought better stuff, the world would be a better place." And, to an…
disasters… Aftershocks 19 Mar 201119 Mar 2011 The immense human tragedy of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan is just starting to fade from the headlines. The crisis of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear facility is at a…