The Dark Side of Genetically Modified Foods

When Pamm Larry first heard about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food, her first response was, “Well, this is interesting.” But the more the former midwife read about GMOs, the more fri...

Human Creativity & Cultural Diversity: Being Different is a Natural State

Globalization has underlying impacts on social relations, transformation of political communities and narration of self through its interconnecting and networking of the world. More particularly, sens...

Tropical Coral Reefs & Changing Oceans

As soon as the divers venture from the shadow of the ship floating above, a cloud of tropical fishes surround them.  Bright purple, black, green and yellow, they dart around like bees in a hive.  La...

CH2M HILL Restores “Cuckoo’s Nest” Hospital

The most sustainable projects reach across time and allow people to draw upon what they value most from the past while also harnessing new understandings to create a better future.  This philosophy g...

The Ethics of Deep Diversity in Multicultural Societies, Part II

The creative activity of men is to be conceived not as the production of objects for use or pleasure of instruction, additions to or improvements on the world of external nature, but as voices speakin...

Building New City Solutions to Pressing US Challenges

“. . .focus has escalated into military conflicts while domestically it has deflated our sense of promise and freedom through terror scares. . .”Let me digress to discuss the two other major chall...

The Ethics of Deep Diversity in Multicultural Societies, Part I

Each age is different, but each has the centre of its happiness within itself. . . . No one lives in his own period only; he builds on what has gone before and lays a foundation for what comes after....

New Technology for a Greener Future: 12-Minute Cell Phone & Electric Car Charging

Sales of plug-in electric (PEV) and hybrid cars tripled in 2012 and are expected to double again in 2013. Still, they represent only a one digit percent of the 13 million vehicles sold in the United S...

The Future of Electricity: Embracing Transition

Life is full of transitions. Some are small like the transition kids make in the morning from being stone-cold asleep to biking off to school. Some are big like graduating from school and entering pro...

The Reputation Economy: Creating a Sustainable Business Strategy

In 1987 the Brundtland Commission Report defined sustainable development for the environment as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generation...

Climate Reform & Social Justice: A Plea for Parity in Communities of Color

With the devastation from Hurricane Sandy fresh in our minds, it is time to deliberatively address the menacing climate change concerns that are facing our planet and their disparate impacts on commun...

We Mean Green: One University’s Sustainability Initiatives

The University of North Texas (UNT) continues its leadership in sustainability with its We Mean Green Fund (WMGF) – a $5 per student per semester fee, which funds environmental projects on campus. A...

Poverty in Morne-A-Bruler: Haiti’s Multi-Dimensional Problems

Until Jan. 12, 2010, few people gave Haiti much thought. However, after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake and global news network coverage of the devastating damage and socio-economic conditions in the aft...

Kivalina & Climate Change: Innovative Solutions from Israel

“We’ve got to figure out how we protect the environment, the Native culture and still come up with a sound solution that doesn’t create more problems down the road. This means collaboration betw...

Solar as an Energy Partner Power Production’s Paradigm Shift

Much discussion and news about solar energy has occurred lately prompted largely by the Solyndra bankruptcy and the federal loan guarantees, which took taxpayer dollars down with the Company. In fact,...

Rebuilding Resilience on the Land Ecological Restoration & the Hydrological Cycle

Agently meandering creek brings cool water to a southeast Wisconsin landscape scorched by record-breaking temperatures combined with zero rainfall. The farmer, taking a break from heart-rending work t...

Siberia’s Baikal: The Greatest Lake

You know, we Siberians live in fear of being exiled to Moscow, says Leonid Yevseyev, and we both laugh. Yevseyev, a native-born Siberian, is beside me on a promontory as we l...

Visual Dysfunction vs. ADD/ADHD Misdiagnosed Child Behavior Disorders

Children presenting with inattention that can contribute to behavior disorders are often misdiagnosed and/or misrepresented. Teachers and parents commonly characterize these children as being difficul...

Saving Serengeti

It is one of the most famous names in the world. Almost any schoolchild, no matter where, can tell you about it. Many companies and services have adopted the appellation. Sunglasses and clothing lines...

Naval Base Ventura County Leading the Way with LED Lighting

As the designated “Energy Showcase Base” for the West Coast, Naval Base Ventura County’s (NBVC) charter is to install and test “new and emerging” and “state of the shelf” technologies an...

Honey Bee Health & Food Security

The honey bee is, arguably, the most famous insect on the planet. It has been associated with human populations for thousands of years and is a model for cooperation, collaboration and interaction wit...

In-Wheel Electric Motors Reinventing Eco-Friendly Vehicles

I've devoted much of my career toward the electrification of the automobile. I’ve seen the introduction of dozens of advanced technologies whose grand promises would make you believe they could solv...

The Past as Guide to the Future: US Geological Records of Sea-Level Change

Sea-level rise is one of the more certain impacts of future climate change; although, uncertainty surrounds its likely global and regional magnitude. Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions is an unlik...

Smart Power Move: Solar as a Crucial US Energy Component

Living and acting in an environmentally conscious way and finding a balance between economics, environment and society is, historically, not a new concept. However, it is a relatively new concept for ...

Gamifying Education

The use of game technology in the service of educational ends can be understood as “gamification.” Gamification is “an informal umbrella term for the use of video game elements in non-gaming sys...

Education & Innovation Promoting Public/Private Water Solutions

The 2010 Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act (FBPTA) is a far-reaching measure that seeks to assure Federal buildings and property are managed with a priority on energy and water-efficient practi...

City & County of Denver A Model for Sustainable Action

Building smart in the City and County of Denver includes several programs designed to help the municipality and broad community achieve cost reductions and high performance, and to conserve use of nat...

Mage Solar Understanding Solar Basics

It doesn’t take a solar expert to realize that the magnificent concept of clean, reliable and easy to deploy solar energy is unstoppably making its way into the collective conscience of society. Sol...

HDR Solid Waste Innovations

In 2010 the U.S. generated 250 million tons of trash, or municipal solid waste (MSW), and recycled and composted almost 85 million tons. On average, Americans recycled and composted 1.51 pounds of the...

NASA’s Social Innovation Concept: Human Development & Space Exploration

NASA Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) social innovation concept encourages out-of-the-box problem solving within the NASA community to benefit both NASA’s core mission and humanity’s most pressing n...
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