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A Comic-Con Panel
Jul 26, 2013 · original
Above the blur of noise comes a single voice – “The Rotten Tomatoes panel is going to be awesome” – and everyone around nods like some secret message had been delivered. As one we then speed walk to the back of the convention center, Room 8. The line forms but it’s not a true Comic-Con line – where you wait in line for four hours – for this one the wait is brief and we all get in. The room is full of buzz and we still don’t know why. Then a woman in a super hero costume comes rushing out. We are handed paddles with rotten on one side (splat image) and fresh on the other (red tomato). Film critics from Variety, Extra, Access Hollywood, IGN, Fanhattan and two of America’s most prominent writers Nell Minow and Leonard Maltin – stream onstage. We are to argue with them over our favorite movies (or most hated) to see if we can win over the crowd. Who passionately display their paddles with ei
Supreme Green: How the Dutch and Danish Dominate Sustainable Living
Feb 27, 2013 · original
Wind Farm Off Copenhagen The effect is melodic — clankety clank, clankety clank — the sound of bicycles plugging along. At first you don’t notice — the absence of taxi horns squawking with ire, or tailpipe exhaust assaulting your lungs, or stressed-out drivers mouthing invectives behind the wheel – but as soon as you do, as soon you notice the beauty of a car “light” society, it becomes your new optic. NOW I see. Cities like Los Angeles and Manhattan truly suck . With almost one million bicycles, Amsterdam is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world; it is THE center of bicycle culture. Dedicated bike paths pervade the city, creating a pulsing lattice of cyclists. 38% of all journeys in the city are made by bicycle; bike racks are ubiquitous. Cycling and public transportation are’t a la mode, they are THE mode. Owning and driving a car is not, with high motor vehicle and road
The Rise of the Asset-Light Generation
Dec 20, 2012 · original
Every year, Mary “Queen of the Net” Meeker releases her must-read “ State of the Internet ” report, gleaning insight from predominant internet trends, with almost prescient accuracy. In this year’s presentation, one of the major themes she identifies is the rise of the “sharing economy” or as Mary calls it, a shift to an “ Asset-Light Generation .” A simple translation of this term is: Americans buying less stuff . It is a trend that should not only inspirit sustainability advocates, but Americans all-around. Asset-heavy consumption has led our country to experience a rise in obesity, a rise in pollution, and a rise in debt, with a net impact of a decrease in quality of life. So cheers to the rise of the “Asset-Light Generation” — there’s hope for us yet.
Attending the first non-profit film festival from Public Interest Pictures
Oct 28, 2012 · original
The greatest challenge for a non-profit is to get the message out. And often the best way to do that is with a video shared on the social networks and with supporters – with the hope it goes viral. But creating one can cost more than a non-profit budget can spare. A problem the production company, Public Interest Pictures , solved for eight Los Angeles non-profits with the Non-Profit Short Film Festival . They brought together eight teams of professional filmmakers to create short inspirational videos for each non-profit, and in just 48 hours the results were spectacular. I attended the film festival in downtown Los Angeles – at the HUB LA – and walked away motivated to learn more about each non-profit. My favorite was the glean club, Food Forward , that organizes volunteer parties to pick fruit in the city. Southern California is a former agricultural powerhouse and the ruins of that em
The billion dollar growth of local food at the 2012 Seedstock Sustainable Agriculture Conference
Oct 26, 2012 · original
Local food is an $8 billion industry and growing rapidly every year. But all that success has brought a series of problems, mostly because the food industry is not set-up for sustainable agriculture. Which means focusing as much on the land as on the food, with such ideas as organic, seasonal, free range, grass-fed, non-GMO, and more. The 2012 Seedstock Conference discussed those problems and successes with a diverse crowd including venture capitalists and tomato farmers, and talks covering an interesting range of topics: Scaling sustainable agriculture Urban farming Buyers perspective Digital technology Investment in sustainable agriculture Agripreneur Fast Pitch Competition Each talk contained the right assortment of experts and business owners. I was particularly impressed with the buyers perspective panel where representatives from Whole Foods and Fresh Point discussed getting local
Recycling creates a million jobs
Oct 23, 2012 · original
If you send trash directly to a landfill not much happens, but if you recycle it a series of business touch the trash and that creates jobs. Here is a report from a few years ago that shows recycling creates 25 jobs, while sending trash to the landfill only creates one job (per ton of trash). A huge economic impact and one that highlights my favorite green idea – the double impact. I’ve always believed the key to our green future is to find ways to improve lives as we go green. It can’t just be about sacrifices and volunteering, it also needs to help people. And that is usually the way it works, it just sometimes takes a little extra time to think things through. The recycling report, from the Institute for Local Self Reliance , also gathered data for specific items, and it’s impressive: 85 jobs for clothes recycling, 93 jobs for plastic, and 296 for computers. Which makes recycling a va
Austin, Texas, approves plan to become zero waste by 2040
Oct 17, 2012 · original
On December 15, 2011, the city council in Austin, Texas, voted unanimously to approve the Zero Waste by 2040 plan . And now the program is starting to take effect. Starting with the comprehensive master plan (pdf) , the executive summary: Zero Waste is a design principle that goes beyond recycling to focus first on reducing wastes and reusing products and then recycling and composting the rest. Zero Waste works to redesign the system to mimic natural systems, recognizing that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure and everything is a resource for something or someone else. Currently, Austin is estimated to lose over $40 million annually by sending materials that could be recycled or reused to area landfills. Austin’s Zero Waste system will strive to recover that estimated loss and eliminate waste, or get darn close. This Plan defines success as reducing by 20% the per capita solid was
America throws away 40% of its food – under the supermarket model
Oct 16, 2012 · original
One of my big ideas is to get away from the supermarket model in America. Not only has it made two-thirds of the country overweight or obese, but it also wastes an incredible amount of…well, everything. From an NRDC report (pdf) : Getting food from the farm to our fork eats up 10 percent of the total U.S. energy budget, uses 50 percent of U.S. land, and swallows 80 percent of all freshwater consumed in the United States. Yet, 40 percent of food in the United States today goes uneaten….That is more than 20 pounds of food per person every month. Not only does this mean that Americans are throwing out the equivalent of $165 billion each year, but also 25 percent of all freshwater and huge amounts of unnecessary chemicals, energy, and land. Moreover, almost all that uneaten food ends up rotting in landfills where it accounts for almost 25 percent of U.S. methane emissions. Nutrition is also
Zero waste college football – Ohio State’s 105,000 seat stadium goes zero waste
Oct 15, 2012 · original
Ohio Stadium is the largest stadium in the country to attempt zero waste . With 105,000 seats and a massive tailgating section this is a challenge. Their goal is get near-zero waste with 90% of the trash turned into recycling and compost. The success has been fast and big with a 61% reduction in trash sent to landfills in 2011, the first year of the program. And an incredibly high season average of 75.3% for recycling and compost for an average of 105,231 people. The best part is how fast this is all moving. When the program began they weren’t sure what they could do, and labelled zero waste as “pretty impossible”. Now, they are hoping for at least one game in the 2012 season with 90% diversion rate, their standard for zero waste. An incredible achievement that shows zero waste is possible, can happen fast, and without interrupting all the fun. Learn more: Zero Waste at Ohio Stadium The
Shokunin – dedicate your life to mastering your skill
Oct 14, 2012 · original
You must dedicate your life to mastering your skill. That’s the secret to success…and is the key to being regarded honorably. – Jiro Dreams of Sushi Last night we watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi on Netflix Instant , and we both fell in love with Jiro. For his amazing work and his intense focus on being a Shokunin (show-koo-nin). I wouldn’t say he is eccentric. He just works relentlessly every day. That’s how Shokunin are. The way of the Shokunin is to repeat the same thing every day. They just want to work. They aren’t trying to be special. And in the words of Jiro, once you choose your occupation you must immerse yourself in it and fall in love. Which I think is important. This is not for any job you happen to fall into, it is a chosen profession. And if you are lucky enough to get that choice then dive in and become a Shokunin. That’s what I want to do. I dream of working that hard, every

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