02 December 2014January 29, 2019

Turning Passion into Action

  NCS Interns: Where Are They Now Series My internship at Nat Cap was the first step in turning a passion for environmental stewardship into a new career.  The very talented Nat Cap staff worked side by side with interns, treating us as colleagues, to produce their research and many consulting and education projects. I’ve often referred to the interns as a machine; they are an integral part of the engine that is Natural Capitalism Solutions.  Being an intern from spring through fall, meant an enormously enriching experience, working with many different interns, all from diverse backgrounds. I was also...

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20 November 2014January 29, 2019

Hunter’s Homework Assignments

ISSP Conference | Wisdom Panel Denver, CO 13 November 2014 During the ISSP Conference Wisdom Panel last Thursday, November 13th, if your pen wasn’t flying fast enough you might have missed some of the books, videos, ideas and leaders Hunter thinks worth checking out. Don’t worry, we’ve got your back. Videos: Charlie Rose interviews Jeremy Grantham long version on hulu: http://www.hulu.com/watch/466390 youtube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llSP61r-pfE Russell Brand vs. Jeremy Paxman youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YR4CseY9pk Books: Winning the Story Wars: Jonah Sachs Creating Climate Wealth: Jigar Shah The Spirit Level: Kate Pickett & Richard Wilkinson Limits to Growth: Donella H. Meadows Leaders: Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB): http://www.sasb.org/

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11 September 2014January 29, 2019

Wild Horses, Hunter Lovins, and the Way to a Better World

The Ecologist Sophie Marlin-Yron 10 September 2014 Hunter Lovins is on a mission, writes Sophie Morlin-Yron: to put the transformational technologies we already have to work for the benefit of people and business – and to re-create the economy so it’s no longer a machine for polluting the planet and devouring natural resources, but a mechanism for building and sustaining natural and human capital. “What do you want your future to be? We have all the technologies to solve all the problems facing us. We can build a better world for us, for all of life on the planet.” American author,...

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