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The Future Energy Landscape: Innovation, Investment – Joan’s Tulane Energy Forum 2026 Panel

The Future of Energy Landscape: Innovation, Investment, and What Comes Next

“Successful energy innovations can have outsize economic and social outcomes, impacting industrial competitiveness, trade, environmental health, infrastructure investment and security,” according to the International Energy Agency’s State of Energy Innovation 2026 report. They added that “spending on energy represent(s) as much as 10% of global GDP” and that “one in ten patents is related to… Continue reading The Future Energy Landscape: Innovation, Investment – Joan’s Tulane Energy Forum 2026 Panel

I Am A New Yorker – A Commemorative Poem by Vincent Pasquale, NYC Firefighter, 2001

I was in NYC on 9-11-2001. I lived directly across from the Mayor’s residence. We had the NYPD and snipers as our security detail, especially with a range of diplomats in the building (my neighbors). There were about five reasons I could have lost my life that day, but fate intervened, including having a meeting… Continue reading I Am A New Yorker – A Commemorative Poem by Vincent Pasquale, NYC Firefighter, 2001

Gloria Steinem ‘Created New Paradigms Of Womanhood’ – Lessons

When I last met Gloria Steinem, I talked with her about my late great-great aunt, Miriam Michelson, who was a “Gloria Steinem” of the late 1890’s early 1900’s. Both of them forcefully and yet elegantly empowered women to seize their political, cultural and economic power. Aunt Miriam was a journalist, author, and activist for women’s… Continue reading Gloria Steinem ‘Created New Paradigms Of Womanhood’ – Lessons

Make A Difference Where You Are – Laur Hesse Fisher, MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative

“There are those individual actions that we can take. But if I can work with my community or work inside of my company, or if I can work inside of my house of worship and we can build some community and some action that way, it will have a much bigger impact than anything that… Continue reading Make A Difference Where You Are – Laur Hesse Fisher, MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative

Climate Modeling, Weather & Money – Maria Caffrey, Principal Scientist, UK’s National Physical Laboratory

“(Climate modelling)…it’s being used in things like insurance companies. It’s being used by companies for their ESG assessments. So, when you get your insurance premium at the end of the year, there is some kind of climate model that has said something about the risk of your house to flood. It has said something about… Continue reading Climate Modeling, Weather & Money – Maria Caffrey, Principal Scientist, UK’s National Physical Laboratory

Climate Is A Security Emergency – From A Top Climate Scientist & A Geopolitical Expert, From The Earth Day Women’s Summit®

“The climate crisis has roots in fossil fuels, but at the same time, fossil fuels fund this Russian inversion to Ukraine. So it means this is a fossil fuel war. If we will actually fight against our overall actually dependency on fossil fuels in the same way we will fight against climate change.” Svitlana Krakovska,… Continue reading Climate Is A Security Emergency – From A Top Climate Scientist & A Geopolitical Expert, From The Earth Day Women’s Summit®

Critical Minerals, Energy and A.I. – Liv Carroll, Critical Minerals Expert, former Managing Director – EMEA Mining Lead and Global Natural Resources Lead for Data & A.I. at Accenture

“The energy transition is certainly where critical minerals started, but now we’re obviously supporting all of the digital technology and the AI infrastructure such as data centers and others…now, there are conversations addressing the minerals required to feed this ginormous population of over 8 billion that we have because that is actually not possible without… Continue reading Critical Minerals, Energy and A.I. – Liv Carroll, Critical Minerals Expert, former Managing Director – EMEA Mining Lead and Global Natural Resources Lead for Data & A.I. at Accenture

An Air Force Veteran on Bipartisan Climate And Energy Policy – U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)

“While the word ‘climate’ may be politically charged for some, the need for affordable, reliable, and secure energy is something we can all agree on. Americans are calling for action, and as Members of Congress it’s our responsibility to deliver. If we want long-term solutions that address both our constituents’ concerns and growing climate risks, we must work… Continue reading An Air Force Veteran on Bipartisan Climate And Energy Policy – U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)

The State of Energy Today Might Surprise You – Lisa Jacobson, BCSE on the 2026 Energy Factbook

“You see corporate procurement of clean energy, predominantly renewable energy, but there’s fleet investments, there are efficiency improvements in buildings and on campuses underway….but it was a little different than what we’d seen in recent years. It wasn’t just solar and wind. There was an interest in 24/7 reliable clean energy in particular by the… Continue reading The State of Energy Today Might Surprise You – Lisa Jacobson, BCSE on the 2026 Energy Factbook

How To Talk “Climate” To Keep People Safe – Allison Agsten, USC Center for Climate Journalism & Communications

“If there are people who are willing to talk to you about it, the first thing you got to do is listen….I grew up in a very rural area and it’s very conservative also. And when I go home, I don’t talk about climate change. I do talk about what’s going on with hunting season.… Continue reading How To Talk “Climate” To Keep People Safe – Allison Agsten, USC Center for Climate Journalism & Communications