This Labor Day when the world is swirling in a kaleidoscope of massive challenges, it looks like maybe a few of those challenges can be tackled at once by transitioning to be an economy that runs on renewable energy, versus primarily on fossil fuels. The massive and unexpectedly devastating damage from Hurricane Ida this past… Continue reading Help Wanted—Women In Renewable Energy. Saves The Planet And The Economy, Study Found
Everything we do today relies on and/or uses data in some way or another. Research on any topic – from covid to climate to your favorite sports team. Your smartphone. Your computer. Searching terms in Google or Bing or Yahoo or on Twitter or Instagram or on any website or platform. The list goes on… Continue reading 5 Unconventional Career Tips From Top Women In Data Science
USAFacts.org is a nonprofit founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to collect and analyze data from all government sources across local, state and federal levels on various topics from race to immigration to covid and healthcare more broadly, to the economy, and on the environment. Sometimes they have to get very granular to do… Continue reading Hold Government Accountable With Climate Data From Nonpartisan Data-Collecting Nonprofit
Hurricane Ida’s power as a category 4 with up to 150mph winds barreling through Louisiana, potentially the worst storm to hit the state since the 1850’s, reflects government findings that, as devastating as 2020 was for the economy, global warming continues to devastate our communities.Read More
The new UNIPCC report issues dire climate warnings, urging immediate action. The U.S. emitted “more green gases greenhouse gases historically, so they have a greater responsibility…to be reducing more., Tracy Raczek, a former top UN climate advisor said. Will Congress act?Read More
Is the nature of business changing? Employers and universities are requiring vaccinations of their employees and students. Companies are leading on climate too. Does this mean the workplace is now taking responsibility to address society’s ills?Read More
The covid pandemic and the economic shutdown caused a lot of us to think anew about our careers. Many restaurants have had a hard time finding workers, not only because they don’t pay enough, but also because their staffs decided to change careers, for example. Since the pandemic caused hundreds, maybe thousands of businesses to… Continue reading ‘Be Honest With Yourself’ About Your Career
“Don’t be afraid to make a lateral move.” Some people think the only time to make a job change is for a promotion, like from Director to VP. But that’s an outdated model that does not suit an innovative economy. But women especially can often benefit from lateral career moves. Here’s why Read More
Green building materials are a $433B business. But are they safe? About 700 manufacturers are publicly reporting the contents of their building materials through the HPD Open Standard to give more transparency about these products. What is it? Their Executive Director Wendy Vittori explains.Read More
“When it comes to Surfside, building retrofits, and climate change, the most important bias affecting risk perception, in my mind, is solution aversion,” Michele Wucker, author of “You Are What You Risk” wrote me. “If you don’t like the solution, you perceive the risk to be lower.”Read More
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