Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dempsey: The Importance of Being Resilient

I want to challenge you to think about how you prepare for the storms of life. . . . Life will call on you to be really resilient. When things don’t work the first, the second, or even the 10th or ...

Oneness & Our Original Self: Shifting to a New Way of Living

Recently there has been much talk about “Oneness,” which is the state or condition of perfect harmony. Within this state, our “original” self is being revealed to each and every one of us. As ...

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...

Team 5 Remote Medical Foundation: Helping San Marcos Earthquake Victims

Guatemala’s Quebrada Seca is one of the most remote areas on the globe, which is why local Mayans are very wary of outsiders and strangers. This includes five Americans from Team 5 Medical Foundatio...

Special Forces Medical Practitioners: Advancing Healthcare in Remote Regions

Team 5 (T5) is an inspired medical foundation created by professionals who enjoy traveling to the ends of the globe to provide a unique service to those without access to modern healthcare. Volunteers...

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...

A Community of Collaboration: Whidbey Island & Sustainable Agriculture

Industrialization of agriculture has taken a large toll on small, family farms. In the last century, the number of farms fell nearly 65 percent, and the farm labor force dropped from 41 to 1.9 percent...

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...

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,...

The New Frontier: Restoring Natural Capital & Sustainability

Humanity stands at the edge of a new frontier. Earth is at a critical threshold and global society’s ability to master the sustainability challenge within the next decade will determine whether the ...

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...

Environment & Security: Uranium Waste in Tajikistan

In northern Tajikistan nearly 55 million tonnes of uranium waste remains in uncovered and unsecured sites. One of the largest dump sites, with about 12 million tonnes of radioactive waste, is in Tabos...

Ocean Observing Systems Stimulating Interest in STEM

Ocean observing systems and ocean observatories are being developed and deployed in the U.S. and around the world to make sustained and continuous oceanographic measurements and to deliver that inform...

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...

Naval Base Ventura County San Nicolas Island Seabird Restoration Project

San Nicolas Island (SNI), the most remote of California’s Channel Islands, has been touched and transformed by humans beginning with its occupancy by the Nicoleño Indians approxima...

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 ...

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...

STEM Education & America’s Future

Many believe science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) are the foundation for future economic growth, national security and a sustainable environment for the United States. The U.S. is still a ...

Atkins North America Right-Sizing Air Force Real Property

United States military civil engineers and facility managers are working hard to find ways to reduce their facilities’ carbon footprints, to optimize space and to improve energy efficiency while sti...

The “Achilles’ Heel” of Islam: Terrorism, Violence & Interpretation of Qur’an

Religion is a powerful resource that has the ability to control massive numbers of people instantaneously. It can make believers strive to be the best possible person, or it can make humans do terribl...

CH2M HILL Climate Change & Innovative Urban Planning

In 2009 the National Association of Clean Water Agencies and Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies reported to Congress that climate change adaptation costs could range from $448 to $944 billion ...

Fundamental Change Lessons From Air Force Transformations

Great organizations are “learning organizations” that adapt to changes in the market. Although the success or failure of any organization will always rest with the people who actually do the work ...

Cooperative River Restoration for Long-Term Urban Sustainability

Dozens of major rivers flowing through highly urbanized areas across the United States suffer from high pollution levels. While industrial effluents, municipal waste discharges, urban run-off and othe...
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