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Are You Biased About Climate? Yes!

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Between Paradigms

One implication of transitioning to the Anthropocene is that we are in-between paradigms and hence experiencing heightened levels of conflict and confusion about values and expectations that guide our decisions and actions.   We are searching for a new paradigm to … Continue reading

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Water From Oil

I was exploring Dubai, searching for sustainability lessons to share with students and clients who travel on study tours with Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability, and boy did I find a doozy.  Dubai figured out how to turn oil … Continue reading

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Rural Development Dilemma

Study tours help sustainable development professionals witness globally relevant challenges and innovations.  Most recently I was leading a CLiGS study tour in India, where teachable moments abound.  India’s development trajectory will likely be the most significant in human history and … Continue reading

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Exhausted Majority

It’s been almost a year since I last posted. I went dark, I admit, because the passion and purpose of my professional life–supporting constructive dialog among diverse stakeholders about sustainable development—felt increasingly irrelevant and impotent in the face of rising … Continue reading

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Charlottesville and Confirmation Bias

Because I’ve previously written about confirmation bias, I was asked by my university’s communication office if I thought it explained anything related to the tragedy in Charlottesville where violence erupted at a march for white nationalists, neo-Nazis, and Alt-Right. Question: … Continue reading

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Response to Climate Skeptics

Organizations around the world are adapting to climate change, lending credibility to climate science. These organizations buy, study, and use the best available science to inform their multi-billion dollar decisions and strategies. They not only have access to all the … Continue reading

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Green China?

I just returned from an amazing trip to China with the executive master’s program at the Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability.  We interviewed sustainability leaders in Yunnan and in Shanghai.  Blogs to follow.  I also did some sightseeing.  Check … Continue reading

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Lessons from Syria Not Good for Action on Climate Change

The Security Council produced a toothless statement that civilians should not be killed and humanitarian aid should be allowed. It took three years for the UN to agree. During which time accumulated unforgivable loss of life and destruction of one … Continue reading

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Sustainable Luxury Tourism

I’ve been traveling this summer for business and had the good fortune to visit some pretty swank destinations.  Now I’m wondering whether sustainable luxury tourism is an idea whose time has come or a contradiction in terms. Tourism alters the … Continue reading

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