San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area conjure up images of pristine shoreline, beautiful ocean views, and a natural beauty that comes to typify many outsiders’ views of the California landscape. Unfortunately, the amount of plastic waste piling up around the bay, on the shores, and in the tributaries feeding into the sea has raised [...]
Filed under: Community, Environment, News on September 17th, 2009 @ 10:00 am
Tagged with: California, Community, Earthnews, Environment, environmental awareness, funding, legislation, plastic, recycling, Save the bay, sustainability, waste
With the growing consumer demand for sustainability, manufacturers and designers increasing numbers of factors to consider when creating new products from material sources and processes to packaging and distribution lines. While this is well within the capabilities of companies of any scale, it certainly adds a level of complexity to companies, particularly small businesses with [...]
Filed under: Business, Community, Environment, News on September 10th, 2009 @ 5:22 pm
Tagged with: Business, consumer, global, industry, innovation, local, manufacturers, networks, niche, One Good Chair, process, product, production, scale, success, sustainability
I just read a piece in the New York Times describing a new model for designated driving, and I’m actually surprised that I hadn’t heard of it sooner. In years past, beer companies have spent millions on ad campaigns encouraging people to choose a designated driver for a night on the town. But [...]
Filed under: Community, News on August 28th, 2009 @ 1:13 pm
Tagged with: alternative, Business, California, City Scoot, Community, designated driver, drunk driving, people, Scooter Patrol, scooters, service-model, Y Drive LA
Despite Congress’ current recess, the health care debate is still making headlines. I can’t read the NY Times, CNN, or the Huffington Post without seeing a new piece of information or perspective on the discussion.
The Wall Street Journal ran a piece yesterday that appeared to be little more than a platform for Iowa Senator Charles [...]
Filed under: Community, Healthcare, News on August 25th, 2009 @ 2:46 pm
Tagged with: costs, debate, discussion, government, health, health care, healthcare, media, US
Seth Godin has a thought provoking piece on what he refers to as patient capital, an idea that itself exists on the wisdom offered by the proverbial “teach a man to fish” point of view.
Godin illustrates the cycle of poverty, pointing to the fact that its very existence is predicated on the fact that [...]
Filed under: Community, News, Philanthropy on August 21st, 2009 @ 6:42 pm
Tagged with: Business, charity, Community, entrepreneur, funding, investing, investment, markets, opportunities, opportunity, poverty, sustainability
Big Money has an interesting thought piece around the subtle societal shifts that will develop around electric car charging stations. As hybrids and eventually full electric vehicles increasingly become the norm within our (mostly) car-reliant culture, infrastructure will have to be developed to support this change. Eventually, we will reach a tipping point where traditional [...]
Filed under: Community, Environment, News on August 20th, 2009 @ 10:50 am
Tagged with: Business, CARS, efficiency, electric car-charging, electric vehicle, funding, government, infrastructure, innovation, innovative, opportunities, opportunity, vehicle
In this week’s New York Times magazine, the lead story concerns the battle for women’s rights in this century. While there’s little argument that countries in the first world have made huge leaps in the during that time, bringing the franchise to millions of women, expanding the number of women in the work force, and [...]
Filed under: Community, News, Philanthropy on August 19th, 2009 @ 4:37 pm
Tagged with: education, equality, funding, progress, thought, women's education, women's rights
I came across this story today and felt it was worthy of being discussed. Since the energy boom started to make waves in Canada with the discovery of untapped natural gas reserves, reactions have been mixed to say the least.
While certainly a boon to the local economy – according to the Economist: “They have brought a bonanza [...]
Filed under: Community, Environment, News on August 18th, 2009 @ 2:16 pm
Tagged with: British Columbia, Business, business practices, Canada, communication, Community, discussion, economy, Encana, energy, ethics, infrastructure, jobs, natural gas, sustainability, Sustainable Fuel
Stacy and I have been involved in many new initiatives recently with our philanthropy and I wanted to share a collection of some of them here on the site in a quick round-up. Its been an honor to work with these groups and we are seeing a great impact from the efforts.
Fresnobee – Mouli [...]
Filed under: Community, News, Philanthropy on August 7th, 2009 @ 1:26 pm
Tagged with: biotech, philanthropy, Press, stacy cohen
This week, Blue Shield of California Foundation (BSCF) announced nearly $9 million in new grants for helping the state meet pressing health needs.
This week industrial engineer James Dyson stressed the role of science and engineering with the release of a new report entitled “Making the UK the leading high-tech exporter in Europe”. Dyson – who is perhaps best known for his bagless vacuum cleaners – is calling for more investment and support for innovative engineering.