by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Sep 3, 2018 | Clothing, Community, Education, Entrepreneurship, Food, Jobs, Resilience
Since it’s Labor Day, we’re going to talk about how the shop local movement is not just about shopping; it’s about people doing jobs that are rewarding, useful, entrepreneurial, and less impactful on the environment, while contributing to community...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Jun 8, 2018 | Collaboration, Community, Entrepreneurship, Fossil Fuels, Health and Recreation, Jobs, Land Use and Agriculture, Nature, Resilience, Waste, Water
With summer upon us, you may be looking for vacation ideas. Not to rain on your parade, but your vacation is probably not going to be great for the environment. Most mass-market tourism, the way we often practice it nowadays with no-holds-barred travel, accommodation,...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | May 16, 2018 | Blockchain, Climate Change, Climate Finance and Investment, Decarbonization, Economics and Finance, Entrepreneurship, Science and Technology
Well there’s a mouthful! It might sound like a foreign language to you, but probably in less than a decade it will be the source in billions of dollars of economic activity. We gave a brief introduction to “blockchain for energy” in a previous post;...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Apr 16, 2018 | Climate Finance and Investment, Education, Entrepreneurship
Here’s a skill we’re going to need more of in the future: Climate SWOT. What’s SWOT? It’s a tool for competitive analysis. It’s a business analysis where you consider: Strengths / Weaknesses / Opportunities / Threats – Read more on...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Apr 5, 2018 | Biochar, BioEconomy, Climate Change, Entrepreneurship, Jobs, Land Use and Agriculture, Resilience, Soil, Waste, Water
Biochar is something you make out of dead organic stuff (e.g., wood waste), by bringing it back to life with a new purpose. Biochar has been around for a long time. It’s been found in ancient forests, responsible for maintaining the health and productive...
