State of the Profession 2016 | GreenBiz:
They dynamics of Sustainability professionals, like Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs), has had amazing change over the last 10 years.
This report is impressive in so many ways. One is that CSR and sustainability are merging. Another is that both seem to be merged (embedded) into the divisions of organizations.
In the world of IP, there is a list of questions that never seem to be answered to the satisfaction of all particularly when there is generational change in who is running the corporation. Foremost among the questions is what is the revenue per patent and is it worth the time, energy and resources that…
This is a cool article in Science by Ed Young about a giant corn varietal in Sierra Mixe Mexico that grows in very poor soil, but actually fertilizes itself. There’s a bacteria that grows around the roots that absorbs nitrogen from the air and provides it to the corn. The team of researchers led by Alan…
What happens when a curious middle-school student applies today’s AI tools to a simple science question—and keeps asking better questions instead of stopping at the first answer? This article explores human-centric sustainability through the experience of Maya, an eighth-grader who didn’t want to build a volcano for her science fair. She wanted to understand whether…
The Volusia County Water Summit – Stetson Today: The water summit discussed here, turned out to be a rather big event. Really good information & analysis. The right people thinking about the right issues. It seems that everyone agreed to do something about improving water management and water quality in the county. Although this is…
Is there really a debate as to whether humans are contributing to Global Warming? This will take you some time, so if you are looking for a couple quick sound-bites, skip this entire post, and absolutely, skip the videos. Dr. Patrick Moore was recently pointed out to me as a qualified scientist and a active…
In Part 1 on February 13, “Inequality finds a place in IP where Efficient Infringement Runs Wild,” we emphasized the David vs Goliath nature of patent holding startups trying to get justice against a mega-tech infringer. Infringement is somehow legally transformed because it is efficient – an odd attempt at rationalizing an illegal action. (Note…
