ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post 15 September 2011 The people trying to wake us up to the realities of global warming have taken to calling themselves “climate hawks.” In the field of Republican presidential candidates, we are seeing a new breed emerge: climate chickens. Once upon a time, America elected heroes to be President of the United States, some of them veterans of war, others who earned the title in office when they refused to run from tough issues. Those were the good old days. Today national politics is dominated by personalities who in polite company might be called “differently...
13 September 2011January 29, 2019Natural Capitalism Solutions
Can We Handle Nature's New Norm? Part 3 of 3
ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post 12 September 2011 This is the last in a series of posts on extreme weather events in the United States. Part 1 described the reactions of key political leaders. Part 2 detailed the “perfect storm” of increasing weather extremes combined with decreasing government ability to respond. This post discusses what communities can do to help themselves. In the United States and much of the rest of the world, a climate-related train wreck is in the making. Extreme weather events are increasing, while weak economies and budget deficits are undermining the capacity of national governments to respond. In the...
09 September 2011January 29, 2019Natural Capitalism Solutions
Can We Handle Nature's New Norm? Part 2 of 3
ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post 8 September 2011 This is the second in a three-part post. Part 1 describes how some key political leaders are reacting to today’s extreme weather events. Part 2 lays out some of the factors that are producing a perfect storm of vulnerability. Whether or not we are ready to conclude that today’s extreme weather events are linked to global climate change, it would be utterly irresponsible for us to ignore the possibility. Failing to minimize and manage the risk is a dereliction of duty to everyone who is vulnerable. That includes us all in one way or...
05 September 2011January 29, 2019Natural Capitalism Solutions
Integrity. Here’s hoping I can live up to that.
The plane settles into its cruise altitude and I to writing – three hours to Chicago, swap planes, then eight to the Netherlands. Long night. I’m bound east to consult for Royal Dutch Shell. No idea what they want from me, but I’ll be most interested to chat with them about their world-view. And to give em a piece of my mind. I would anyway, but now it’s a debt. As is this blog. Once one of the world’s most progressive companies, the Shell I knew prospered under the able leadership of such Managing Directors as Bobby Reid and Sir...
01 September 2011January 29, 2019Natural Capitalism Solutions
Can We Handle Nature's New Norm? Part 1 of 3
ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post 31 August 2011 The term “perfect storm” is overused now, but it is the perfect metaphor for the violent relationship between people and the environment today. We are experiencing a convergence of factors that are putting us at great risk. For example: Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe. The big public works projects we built to protect us from natural disasters over the past century may no longer be affordable or the best option. The idea that we can bulldozer natural systems into submission and live wherever we wish has put...
25 August 2011January 29, 2019Natural Capitalism Solutions
25 August 2011 | Sonoma, CA | Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway’s Accelerating Sustainable Performance Summit (Download PDF Slideshow Here) Please contact [email protected] for the powerpoint slides. PRESS San Rafael Patch “Huffman Hopes to See Electric Vehicles In The Winner’s Circle “ (by Derek Wilson) 28 August 2011 Triple Pundit “Hunter Lovins on Green Vehicles: Sustainability is High Performance” (by Steve Puma) 2 September 2011 GreenBiz “Hunter Lovins Revs Up Sustainability Summit at Infineon Raceway” (by Leslie Guevarra) 25 August 2011
19 August 2011January 29, 2019Natural Capitalism Solutions
Let's Make Waves for SpongeBob SquarePants
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post 17 August 2011 The recent squall over SpongeBob SquarePants and his book about global climate change appears to have died down now. That’s a pity. Sometimes, it’s in the public interest to turn a squall into a hurricane… Here’s the backstory, in case you missed it. Last month, the U.S. Department of Education sponsored an event to encourage kids to read books. One of the books at the event featured...
10 August 2011January 29, 2019Natural Capitalism Solutions
The Solar Soldier is No Fad
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post 8 August 2011 We in the United States are very familiar with energy wars. Our long-time national energy strategy, as former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart points out, is to send our children off to kill and be killed in foreign lands to protect our access to oil. We may be witnessing the beginning of the end of that tragic policy. Welcome to the age of the Solar Soldier, where a photovoltaic...
10 June 2011January 29, 2019Natural Capitalism Solutions
Jennifer Purcell Deacon of the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UCSB
At the request of our students, we were happy to invite Hunter Lovins to deliver the keynote address at the 2011 Bren School of Environmental Science & Management Commencement exercises. What an inspired choice. At the Bren School, we were already well aware of Hunter’s important and visionary work and her standing as a highly sought-after consultant. Some of our faculty members had met her previously. But you can never really know how a resume as impressive as Hunter’s will translate into a speech delivered from a grand dais set above a large crowd. Will it be arcane, obtuse, self-indulgent? Will...
17 May 2011January 29, 2019Natural Capitalism Solutions
17 May 2011 | Seattle, WA | Climate Capitalism at Seattle Town Hall
Hunter Lovins and Boyd Cohen Talk Climate Capitalism at Seattle Town Hall