Bill McKibben in Tokyo

May 11, 2018June 12, 2018Leave a comment

A Look Through The Green Lens

Famed author and environmental activist Bill McKibben is in Tokyo as part of his Climate Action Tour across a number of Pacific nations. He is here looking to help bring attention to the issues and encourage the acceleration climate action. Mr. McKibben was recently in Tokyo for Earth Day barely 3 weeks ago, where he spoke to those gathered about the importance of environmental protection and fossil fuel divestment. This time round, he is back for an event hosted by 350.org, the organization he helped found. Mr. McKibben was one of several speakers that had been invited to share their wisdom and insights. I’m thrilled to have had the privilege to attend and learn!

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Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

March 8, 2018April 29, 20183 Comments

Film Recommendation

Tomorrow (2015)

Hope for the Future

I highly recommend this sweet doc that offers viewers both information and inspiration in the struggle to combat climate change and discover better practices and alternatives in our strive for sustainability. It kicks off with the brutal reminder that the planet is currently undergoing its 6th great extinction as a result of destructive industrial practices and human-perpetuated climate change.

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Finding Opportunity in Plastic Waste

February 9, 2018May 2, 20183 Comments

Turning Off the Tap

Cleaning up our oceans of plastic waste is great, it truly is, but preventing the plastic from entering our waterways is even better. So how do we go about doing it? Well finding and using alternatives to plastic is one way. Incentivizing others to clean up is another. One possible approach to achieving this waste reduction is through the emergence of social plastic.

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Waste Not, Want Not

December 4, 2016May 2, 20182 Comments

Film Recommendation

Trashed (2012)

Something Rotten this way comes

Jeremy Irons takes us on a journey through our waste, as he investigates its impact on our world. This is a moving documentary that will hopefully encourage a greater awareness of our trash and what it does to people and wildlife around the planet. There are indeed deeply saddening examples of those afflicted, as viewers bare witness to a small dose of the tremendous burden being carried by nature and the world’s poor. The documentary is effective in highlighting the glaring deficiency in the current status quo with regards our waste and the immense opportunity for it to be improved.

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Recognizing Our Imbalance

August 10, 2016May 17, 20182 Comments

Film Recommendation

Surviving Progress (2011)

A thought-provoking documentary that encourages you to explore the meaning of progress and exam the current state of the world. Rapid consumption, deforestation, urbanization, and industrialization all have serious consequences on the planet. Corporate operations and industrial practices may have been able to quickly embrace globalization (see also Sustainability Reporting), but it would appear that our minds are still trying to catch up.

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