Gervais's beaked whale

Let go of a balloon, a whale dies

Our most simple, accidental actions can have disastrous results. Human actions have consequences. Something similar to the ‘butterfly effect‘. A recent post shared France’s efforts (and French people) to reduce and eventually stop plastic and other non-organic waste. The Pacific Ocean garbage patch (Wikipedia, CNN, National Geographic) has been well covered in mainstream press. On…

Real human beings behind numbers in spreadsheets

Real human beings behind numbers in spreadsheets

When was the last time in a corporate strategy review meeting, or a government agency 30 year plan, when somebody said: “Remember, those either are or will be REAL humans behind those spreadsheet numbers. Not abstractions.” Climate changes impact life – hard to disagree. Reports and projections both fanciful and scientific are thrown around, disputed,…

France living waste-free:  change our behavior

France living waste-free: change our behavior

Few if any rational, informed human on today’s earth will disagree that our waste-producing practices are negatively impacting our earth. Ocean plastic (UN), contaminated water (Guardian and Consumer Reports), dirty air (WHO), and littered streets tell a sad tale – not even mentioning the micro-elements and forever chemicals (The Conversation) found in every corner of…