Thank You Dr. Margulis

Submitted by sara on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 13:52

Jennifer Margulis, my brilliant, funny, demanding, cheerleading, writing coach and editor (who would hate this opening sentence because there are way too many adjectives; “Show don’t tell!” she’d admonish) is a published author and expert on Mothering. When she first read and critiqued my manuscripts on ecological sustainability, I was surprised by how knowledgeable this woman with a PhD in English Lit was on the sciences of the natural environment.

“Oh,” she said casually, “I learned a lot from my step-Dad, Carl Sagan.”

I'm Dreaming of a White Halloween, but this Dream is a Nitemare

Submitted by sara on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 13:44

I’m dreaming of a White Halloween, but this dream is a Nitemare

 

Thank You and Farewell to Ray Anderson

Submitted by sara on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 12:50

Like so many, I was saddened to hear that Ray Anderson, CEO of Interface Carpets and giant of Sustainability died last week at the young age of 77. Many wonderful tributes have been shared about Ray’s life. I want to add mine.

Thank you Ray. You touched my heart deeply.

A Living Systems Approach

Submitted by sara on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 07:08


Sustainability Inside and Out

Submitted by sara on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 06:58



Like many leaders in this field, we believe purposeful, lasting changes on this planet require a clear and compelling vision of sustainability combined with sound principles, guiding frameworks, savvy strategy, and thoughtful, targeted action.  This is the outer work of sustainability.


And this is only half the story. 

Systems Maps of Thomas Friedman's article "The Big American Leak"

Submitted by sara on Mon, 12/13/2010 - 13:04

Tom Friedman speaks the language of Systems consistently in his NYT articles on the geo-political impact of our petroleum addiction. In the following systems diagrams, I map Mr. Friedman's recent article The Big American Leak.  For more on this approach, see Linda Booth Sweeney's Friedman Project.

Why We Might Fight, 2011 Edition

Submitted by sara on Mon, 12/13/2010 - 11:23

By Thom Shanker, New York Times, Week in Review, 12.12.10
Countries thirst for oil, compete for minerals and confront climate change. The American military, with surprising allies, worries that these issues represent a new source of conflict.

Introduction: A Need for ‘Natural Security’
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/12/12/weekinreview/12shanker.html?ref=weekinreview

Radical Renewal: You, Your people, Your Planet

Submitted by sara on Wed, 11/24/2010 - 11:59

It is Friday afternoon and the deadlines are looming. My 3rd grader, Sam will be getting off the bus at 3:15. Get him and then his twin sister who goes to a different school and is at a friend’s 20 minutes to the west. We’ve just completed our weekly finance meeting and I’m a bit down. How can we make as much money as we are blessed to, and still be in the red every month? Doesn’t seem like we buy stuff or are extravagant. Still. . . .where to earn more revenue or cut expenses?

The Iceberg Cometh: Leaders for a New Climate

Submitted by sara on Wed, 11/03/2010 - 06:44

Go Deeper to Go Higher.
Reflections from the first gathering of “Leaders for a New Climate.”
With Drew Jones and Sara Schley at MIT; Oct 19-21, 2010

Participants reviews of "Leaders for a New Climate" workshop held in October at MIT

Submitted by sara on Thu, 09/23/2010 - 15:17

 


Here are some testimonials from participants: