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

Plastic Bottles & Summer Vacations – Ann Marie (Canela) Chock, Head of Niagara Cares, the Philanthropic Arm of Niagara Water, America’s Largest Water Bottler

“We were the first to lightweight our bottles. So, if you think about a typical bottle of soda, it’s about 27 grams of plastic. Our bottles, this year, I think they’re coming in at 6.6 grams …We’ve created label-less bottles so they’re easier to recycle. …We’re now running lines that are entirely recycled content. So… Continue reading Plastic Bottles & Summer Vacations – Ann Marie (Canela) Chock, Head of Niagara Cares, the Philanthropic Arm of Niagara Water, America’s Largest Water Bottler

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

How To Pressure Electeds For Climate, Clean Air – Dominique Browning, Mom’s Clean Air Force

“We, the people we can definitely keep the pressure on, not only on our lawmakers, our governors, our mayors, our senators, our Congress people. We have to keep reminding them that we care about these issues…There’s a real key also to the future reimagining, asking companies to reimagine themselves as energy companies, not oil companies… Continue reading How To Pressure Electeds For Climate, Clean Air – Dominique Browning, Mom’s Clean Air Force

 How Design & Tech Are Transforming Cities – Nikki Greenberg, Real Estate of the Future, from Smart City Expo World Congress 2025

Nikki Greenberg

“(B)efore we’re even thinking about AI, it’s actually thinking about how are we using our technology effectively and is it part of our processes? Does it complicate things or does it simplify things? And the advice that I always give them is like, before you start bringing in new technology and new processes and having… Continue reading  How Design & Tech Are Transforming Cities – Nikki Greenberg, Real Estate of the Future, from Smart City Expo World Congress 2025

Project 2025 & Climate  – Rachel Frazin, The Hill Energy & Environment Reporter

“I think some of the biggest themes throughout (Project 2025) are a sort of reorganization or dismantling of some of our environment agencies. They literally use the word ‘dismantled’ for what they would like to do to NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The others are a little bit more subtle, but they talk… Continue reading Project 2025 & Climate  – Rachel Frazin, The Hill Energy & Environment Reporter

Transforming Our Energy System – Vanessa Chan, U.S. Dept of Energy

“The theme across all of this, this clean energy transition, it is private sector led, but government enabled. So, we as a government are trying to enable the private sector to move faster so we can meet our very ambitious goal, which includes a 50% reduction from 2005 levels of greenhouse gas pollution by 2030…… Continue reading Transforming Our Energy System – Vanessa Chan, U.S. Dept of Energy

The Economy, Climate Change & Federal Funding Opportunities – Heather Boushey, White House Council of Economic Advisors & Chief Economist of Invest in America Cabinet

“Much of our infrastructure isn’t built to withstand certain kinds of flooding or certain levels of heat. And yet, as the climate changes, so many of the things… that we did know in a world with a stable climate, those are now being upended. And all of that affects costs fundamentally… So, we need to… Continue reading The Economy, Climate Change & Federal Funding Opportunities – Heather Boushey, White House Council of Economic Advisors & Chief Economist of Invest in America Cabinet

Zero Emissions Space Travel? – Jane Poynter, Space Perspective

Jane Poynter

“People who have been to space really do speak about it with great reverence. And it is for that reason that we want to take people to space in our car. Neutral zero emission spaceship, spaceship vacuum, which as you saw is not a rocket. Enormous balloons. It’s a very gentle flight. We want to… Continue reading Zero Emissions Space Travel? – Jane Poynter, Space Perspective