“Big” is not bad in itself when we’re talking about increases in growth and consumption – it’s how we design the systems to accommodate such expansion that is critical. Adaptation of our technology is also a huge opportunity for entrepreneurs both to do good and to do well at the same time – the kind

Talk about turning a lemon into lemonade. As it turned out, “Carmeggedon” has been a great learning experience for all of us –with an incredibly great outcome for the City of Angels. To me there were three key lessons that we should take with us from this experience, whether we are building a bridge or

As I write this, it is the eve of “Carmageddon” here in Los Angeles — the 53-hour shutdown of the 405 Freeway, the city’s central traffic artery. What a wonderful event! While to many, it may be an extreme inconvenience, and in a weird kind of way, even have the appearance of a natural disaster,

The historic agreement between the United Egg Producers and the Humane Society of the United States, which I talked about in my previous blog, has led me to reflect on how much people with seemingly divergent viewpoints and interests can accomplish by sitting around the table together. In a kind of “eureka moment,” it hit

Today (Thursday) marks a very special and exciting occasion for those of us involved in working cooperatively with industry to make it more sustainable – the announcement of a precedent-setting agreement between the United Egg Producers and the Humane Society of the United States on the joint creation of a national humane standard for laying

As I write this, I am on a five-hour flight from L.A. to New York, e-mailing associates and writing a blog while watching the outcome of the Casey Anthony trial on Direct TV from an altitude of 35,000 feet.  Now, who could have imagined that, even as recently as 15 years ago? Back then, hardly

Over the 4th of July weekend, I made the drive from San Diego to Santa Barbara along a route that offers beautiful views of beaches packed with people seeking relief from the heat wave. Upon arriving, I Googled the ocean news updates, only to find that there were basically none that were current (in fact,

July 4th weekend is an occasion on which I like to do a kind of six-month gut check to reflect on what has gone well and what needs work while barbecuing and spending time with the family. So here are three brief perspectives, one work-related, one global and one personal. More and more, I am

Recently I was privileged to meet with a delegation from three African nations, Ivory Coast, Burkina  Faso and Mali. What is so encouraging is that each of these supposedly “Third World” countries possesses significant raw materials to build an infrastructure from scratch the way it ought to be done, and thus set an example for

For seven years on the Organic Center board of directors, I always tried to sit next to Dr. David Pimental of Cornell. He  has written 42 books and is an expert on energy and agriculture. He would always tell me we will look back at ethanol as the biggest “boondoggle” in American agriculture. This article