Earth Heroes: Strong women=Strong Coffee
Florence Njiraini has a trifecta of accolades this Earth Day. She’s a woman coffee farmer in Kenya and a leader in her country’s sustainable farming efforts. She’s earned the respect […]
Category Archives: Sustainability
Earth Heroes: A $1 Billion Investment
Who is Hansjörg Wyss – and why is he giving away a billion dollars ? Just before the end of 2018, nature lover-billionaire-philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss wrote a New York Times […]
Earth Heroes: Sisters Saving Salamanders
We think of convents as places of order and refuge: That’s exactly why the Lake Pátzcuaro salamander is so lucky to have an order of Dominican Sisters offer them continued […]
Earth Heroes: Doctors without Borders
Doctors without Borders, known internationally as Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) kicks off our Earth Week series of “earth heroes.” Health and human well-being are guiding principles for a sustainable world. […]
Coming Up: Earth Day Tributes 2019
For Earth Week 2019 we will feature one “hero” each day, although we’ve found many more heroes than there are days in a week. Here’s who you will learn about: […]
Cities 2019: New York, Paris, Singapore, China, Spain, Kabul
New York City’s got big plans that will irritate commuters (and tourists) but just may improve traffic, congestion and pollution, with plans to adopt congestion pricing for cars and trucks. […]
Coming Up: Cities Update
Cities are hot, hot, hot– bursting with burgeoning populations, demands on resources, climate change proposals and new ideas. Today, the world’s urban population is 4.2 billion. The United Nations estimates that […]
Just Released World Happiness Report 2019
If you want to live in the happiest countries in the world, be prepared for colder weather, winter sports, and higher taxes that provide a social safety net for native-born […]
Aligning Architecture with Nature
Utopian or pragmatic, celebrated or untested—cities, communities and structures that work for the benefit of nature and humankind are featured in our new update. How can buildings– and cities– do […]
Oceans: The Perils of Plastic Part 2
Plastics are ubiquitous — raw materials, packaging and post-consumer waste are spewing into streams, rivers, oceans, and landfills around the world. Look down at your feet in parking lots, shopping […]
