Movies, Environment – Marilyn Weiner, Screenscope Inc.

“Find another way.” We all know the power of movies to move us. EMMY-winning documentary filmmaker – and co-executive producer of the masterful documentary “Dispatches From the Gulf” about the scientific impact of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill – Marilyn Weiner talks with Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson about the ups and downs… Continue reading Movies, Environment – Marilyn Weiner, Screenscope Inc.

Your Brain & Heart are 73% Water – Fixing Droughts & Water Scarcity w Dow’s Global Water Leader

1.2 Billion People Live in Water Stress & Drought Threatens Our Food Supply Your brain and heart are 73% water, your lungs are ~83% water, your skin is 64% water, and your muscles and kidneys are 79% water.  Even your bones are 31% water. Yet 1.2 billion people live under water stress on the planet – and… Continue reading Your Brain & Heart are 73% Water – Fixing Droughts & Water Scarcity w Dow’s Global Water Leader

Reinventing the Model for Solving Global Ills – Six Lessons from the Clinton Global Initiative 2012

How do we make solid, faster progress in solving the world’s most intractable problems? According to the Clinton Global Initiative the past few days, we have to (a) collaborate; (b) think holistically; (c) circumvent obstacles to progress (including the U.S. Congress); (d) design the most user-friendly way, (e) measure it, and (f) “address the strategic… Continue reading Reinventing the Model for Solving Global Ills – Six Lessons from the Clinton Global Initiative 2012