If we take away one thing from this week’s climate report, let it be this: The solutions to the climate crisis already exist and are sufficient to bring humanity back into balance with Earth’s living systems. The fact that these lifesaving practices and technologies — from solar panels to reduced food waste, from walkable cities... Continue Reading →
Consultancies, large and small, are a superb training ground for your next hire — or maybe your future boss. . If you were to recruit a dream corps of young professionals destined to make up the next wave of sustainability champions in business, what qualities would you want them to have? My wishlist: They’d be... Continue Reading →
Where’s the next generation of sustainability talent? Consulting
The role of electrification — for power, heating and cooking — in the modernization of Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, Washington, is well-documented. The site eschews natural gas hookups and instead will be supported by more than 902 geothermal wells, in a thermal energy center topped with solar photovoltaic panels. The electricity from Puget Sound Energy... Continue Reading →
A taste of Microsoft’s all-electric kitchen
This article was originally published in Climate & Capital Media. Read it here. When Melissa Burt, an atmospheric scientist at Colorado State University, made a video about the climate crisis, it included images of her daughter, Mia. "There’s some light within her that makes me continue to do the climate science work that I do,"... Continue Reading →
Scientist-moms explore why climate change messaging falls flat
Depending on the administration, environmental regulatory compliance can be a moving target. Compliance with environmental regulations is considered a baseline. But if you go above and beyond regulations, can that ultimately make life easier for you and your organization? Regardless of your role in environmental management, you probably tracked the regulatory rollbacks enacted during the... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 