Our vehicles are an intimate part of our lives, as family and home wrapped into one. We have love affairs with them, give them names and talk to them, and kick them when they break down and frustrate us. We decide which car to buy based on emotion as much as (if not more than)… Continue reading Seeing Ourselves Through the Detroit Auto Show
By Joan Michelson Note: This blog is entered into the Masdar 2015 Engage Blogging Contest, to “Describe Your City in 2030” – CLICK HERE for more information and/or to vote for this post. Changing the infrastructure in a nation’s capital, filled with historic landmarks and powerful, entrenched political interests, as well as heightened… Continue reading Washington, DC 2030 – Preserving History and Nature’s Bounty
We are so happy to have Jules Pieri of The Grommet back to share unique gifts just in time for the Holiday shopping season. The Grommet is an ecommerce site that sells “distinctive products made by real people with stories and values worth sharing.” The following is a round-up of these offerings, all unique and… Continue reading Gifting with Purpose
“Some call me nature. Others call me Mother Nature. I’ve been here for over four and a half billion years. 22,500 times longer than you. I don’t really need people, but people need me. Yes, your future depends on me. When I thrive, you thrive. When I falter, you falter. Or worse. …” NatureSpeaking video… Continue reading The Next Generation of Clean Energy Solutions — Six Takeaways From Two Approaches
Another fantastic infographic from the Athena 2.0 study from the Center for Talent Innovation. Watch the correlating video and find out more about the study HERE [gview file=”http://greenconnectionsradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/HarnessingThePowerOfThePurse_Infographic-CTI1.pdf”]
There’s a tsunami… A march to demand action to combat climate change drew nearly half a million people in New York City and about a million people in marches around the world — including the head of the United Nations, Ban Ki Moon. The march was on the eve… Continue reading An Inflection Point: The Masses Are Finally Feeling It
On a recent interview with Joan, Dr. Laura Sherbin, the Executive Vice President and Director of Research for the Center for Talent Innovation, talked about the “middle-rung” for women in SET (Science, Engineering, Technology) organizations, as the place where women languish. It is the place where they can either stay in that middle management position… Continue reading Women in SET
Infographics are ubiquitous in social media and have recently been embraced in sustainability communications due to their ability to present complex information quickly and clearly. As Dave Stangis, CSO for Campbell Soup Company told Joan Michelson in a recent interview on Green Connections, communications is a huge hurdle for “selling” the sustainability message, both within… Continue reading The Hurdle in “Selling” the Sustainability Message
Huff Post Green, Joan Michelson, May 2014 — We cannot exist without water. Water is literally “a vital nutrient to the life of every cell,” according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) website. The body weight of some organisms is as much as 90 percent water. The human body is up to 60 percent water,… Continue reading Solutions to the Global Water Crisis: 10 Takeaways From The World Water Forum
An unexpected tribute to the late, great Robin Williams: Robin Williams’ genius voice may have been silenced this week, but fortunately we can keep him with us forever through his amazing body of work. It turns out that I have a minor familial connection to Williams. Famed Hollywood photographer Randall Michelson has photographed Mick Jagger,… Continue reading Remembering Robin Williams
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