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
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
“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
“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
“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
“Women are very worried about these (extreme weather) events, and they’re the ones that really worry about the impact on communities.…They want to leave a better country for their children…They will say that climate change is something that really is on my agenda more because my children talk to me about it and they listen… Continue reading Women Voters, Climate & This Critical 2024 Election
“For me, the key to my career was being clear on what my mission is….I feel so enormously fortunate that I found a president to be able to work for who shares that goal….So I think the lesson in that is either be the leader that you want to believe in, or find that leader… Continue reading Career Advice From 5 Extraordinary ‘Electric Ladies’ Of 2023 – By Listener Demand!
“We are a resource hub in that we engage with individuals, organizations, and communities who are on the front lines of climate injustice and ensure that they have, they know what informational, technical, financial, strategic resources are out there to strengthen their work…So that’s everything from developing research reports to help folks to have the… Continue reading Making Lost Communities Resilient – Jacqui Patterson, The Chisholm Legacy Project
Massive Study On Climate Risk, Gender Differences – Sarah Cumbers, Lloyd’s Register Foundation “We want data is going to drive impact….It’s not as simple as saying that men or women are more worried (about climate change). We need to look at those granular differences at the country level. And, particularly actually when it comes to… Continue reading Massive Study On Climate Risk, Gender Differences – Sarah Cumbers, Lloyd’s Register Foundation
“Anytime we’ve had to do something hard in human history, we’ve needed the public to understand and get on board with this future. And so, what we’re trying to do is quite simply to reach mainstream audiences…become America’s first mainstream climate brand and reach people who do have a level of concern and awareness about… Continue reading Climate News For The Masses – Anna Robertson, The Cool Down
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