I have become history obsessed of late. I am writing a piece for a trade organization, The Project Management Institute, and came across this interesting factoid which I though I’d share. It is about the Port of Mombasa in Kenya which is a transport and trade hub for East Africa “The port traces its history back many [...]
Category Archives: Green
Paving the way for sustainable business in Latin America
Apr 29 2010 – 8:32 am
Many years ago, when I first began doing research for Forbes billionaires, I ran across Swiss billionaire Stephan Schmidheiny. He had inherited his fortune, but had taken his thoughts on business to the next level after starting businesses in Latin America and seeing their environmental impact. He started the World Council for Sustainable Business Development [...]
Earth Day: talking with architect Chad Oppenheim about sustainable architecture
Apr 22 2010 – 1:21 am
Chad Oppenheim, a Miami-based architect spoke with me about sustainable architecture and some of his designs. GM&I: How was green building hit during the recession? Chad: “As oil prices dropped dramatically, there was less of an urgency. We were sheltered from the fall until July 2009 when certain projects stopped. But there is still the [...]
Green Spaces and Best NYC Places – Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Apr 19 2010 – 10:38 pm
It’s celebrate the earth week and green is the new black. Looking around my neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, what I don’t see enough of is green. It ranked 20th in New York Magazine’s best place to live issue last week with one of the reasons being poor access to green space. To be sure, McCarren [...]
Krugman, Mahon on Climate Change
Apr 13 2010 – 4:18 am
Sunday’s New York Times Magazine cover story, “Building A Green Economy” by Paul Krugman was a great primer on possible solutions to global warming and a call for action on climate change. Guest writer Tim Mahon carries the same message, but from a Christian perspective; his Jesus Wants US to Stop Global Warming provides a [...]