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Find Your Ikigai
Finding purpose and meaning is central to living a good life; the Japanese concept of ikigai can help each of us discover our purpose.
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Dimensions Unseen
What does it mean if most of what is remains beyond the ability of humans to comprehend?
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Seeking Balance in Belize
A week relaxing in Belize left me with a new-found appreciation for the catalytic role that small NGOs play in protecting the environment and…
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Let's Work with Natural Systems
When seeking out climate solutions, we need to work with and as part of natural systems—not against them. Sponge cities are a great example of how this…
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Four Tips To Decarbonize Your Wardrobe
Shopping can and should be fun. By following these basic rules, you’ll be able to look great, feel great, and do your part to decarbonize the apparel…
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Climate Hostility, Courts, and Six Thoughts on the Future
In Held v. Montana, the judge found that it was unconstitutional for the state to ignore climate change when reviewing fossil fuel project. Zooming out…
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Lessons in Resilience
The largest dam removal project in the world happened on the Olympic Peninsula in 2014. Since then, the salmon have returned to the Elwha river. Yet a…
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Five Steps to Fulfillment
No one can do it all. To be successful and fulfilled, you need understand where you play best, what your edges are, and how to find allies and peers who…
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Global Sustainability Regulations Are Here!
The sustainability disclosures of tomorrow will look like the financial disclosures of today: global, standardized, and comparable. How did we get here…
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Three Cheers for New Jersey
How New Jersey is showing the way for climate change education - and why this matters so much.
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10 Things Humboldt Can Teach Us
Now mostly forgotten, Alexander Von Humboldt was the most famous scientist in the world 150 years ago. There's still a lot that he can teach us.
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What Does An Updated Cost of Carbon Mean?
The White House is updating how regulatory analyses are conducted; as a result, the cost of carbon will go to $200/ton (up from $50 under Obama and $5…
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Bright Spots shines light on positive trends in global sustainability and discusses how we can make a difference.
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