Holiday Show! Toy shopping? Listen here to Joan talk with children’s author, Andrea Beaty about the STEM-loving heroine in her best-selling book, “Rosie Revere, Engineer”. These and more great gift ideas for kids on Joan Michelson’s interview with Steven Aarons, CEO and Founder about science kits/toys for kids to teach them – and excite them… Continue reading Children’s Book Authors, Lynn Cherry and Andrea Beaty and More Gift Ideas for Kids
Where Are We Now? Six Takeaways From the Center for American Progress’ 10-Year Anniversary Event The Center for American Progress commemorated its 10-year anniversary with a day-long conference of A-list speakers whose discussions provided a snapshot of the progressive — aka Democratic — movement the past 10 years. It’s no surprise that the speaker/panelist list… Continue reading Center for American Progress
Will the major water main break in the D.C. area this week incentivize Congress to deal with our aging infrastructure? That’s one heck of a way to commemorate World Water Day (Friday, March 22nd). When it hits home, people take notice. The water and sewage system in the D.C. area is between 77 and 100… Continue reading Water Pressures Rise Just in Time for World Water Day; U.S. Gets a ‘D’
“This is the first time I’m introducing Bill when I didn’t in some way work for him,” Linda J. Fisher, Chief Sustainability Officer at DuPont said, “So the gloves are off!” Listening to Fisher and the other speakers at the Inaugural William K. Reilly Fund for Environmental Governance and Leadership Awards event at American University’s… Continue reading Ten Leadership Lessons from the William K. Reilly “School”
Oh, it was the National Archives in Washington, D.C. last night. There’s got to be a joke in there somewhere…. They’re all white men, reminding us that Sheryl Sandberg is right: men still rule the world. We hope that will soon change and when I mentioned during the Q&A that I look forward a woman… Continue reading So Five Former Chiefs of Staff Walk Into a Bar….
I guess that few would admit now to locking their cars doors abruptly or clutching their purse tightly when the younger Barack Obama approached. But someone did, as the president explained in the White House press room with his soliloquy on being treated as a threat simply for being a young black male and what… Continue reading The Face to Fear
Can you see it? You probably can’t tell from watching the latest movie or TV show, but behind the scenes, some film and TV productions are actively reducing their carbon footprint. GCR Host Joan Michelson spoke with two companies on the forefront of greening screen productions. First, listen to film and tv producers John Corser… Continue reading Behind the screen…..Film & TV productions are going green!
Why the two are inextricably connected Hinsi Hazda, rushes to finish her daily chores as the sun sets in Tentala, Odisha, India. Like many rural hamlets in India, Hinsi’s village of Tentala is off the power grid, and the only way to see well enough to complete her daily chores is by the light of… Continue reading Indian Women and Energy
What technologies today offer credible solutions to “green” the economy and provide a hard dollar return on investment? There are plenty of “nice ideas,” but the key is for them to be economically sustainable and pragmatic. Pragmatic. That means they work and can improve profitability or reduce costs substantially and attract investment to deploy them.… Continue reading Transformational Technologies on the Frontier of the Green Economy
Secretary Chu and Elon Musk, participating in a fireside chat at the ARPA-E convention. Steve Clemmons moderated the event.Photo Credit: Sarah Gerrity, Energy Department Date Taken: 02/26/2013 -14:18 In the current global economic climate, does the investment in green energy make sense? With the U.S. mired in political gridlock, “sequester” spending cuts taking effect, and… Continue reading Economics of Green Energy
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