“There are so many issues facing our world-from environmental to personal health-and it is important that each of us pledge to do all in our power to live responsibly and considerably. We have a responsibility to future generations to take care of this planet.”
I recently returned from a trip to Ghana to support the Rotary Club of Accra Airport and the Ghana Planeteers. My visit was fun, inspiring, educational, exhausting and so many more adjectives! (more…)
One of the most remarkable effects of my dad’s Captain Planet series has been it’s global reach. The cartoon series was designed to appeal to children of all colors, faiths and experiences. Captain Planet became a hit in the country of Ghana, and today the Ghana Planeteers is one of the most active Planeteer groups in the world. I traveled to Ghana last week to speak to the Rotary Club of Accra Airport as they launch their foundation to raise money for community service projects and to support the Ghana Planeteer movement.
In 5 minutes this young girl sums up our environmental crisis. (more…)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just released its most recent waste and recycling facts and figures, and reported that in 2010 Americans generated about 250 million tons of waste. Break it down and that means you personally throw away 4.43 pounds of refuse each day. However, of that 250 million tons of waste, we recycled 85 million tons, for a national recycling rate of 34 percent. (more…)
by Karen Flanders, Women’s Network for a Sustainable Future (WNSF)
Top Five Things Businesswomen Need To Know About Sustainability -
Karen Flanders, Women’s Network for a Sustainable Future (WNSF)
It goes without saying what’s most important is going to depend on where the company is in its sustainability “journey”.
Companies just starting out would be doing some existential soul searching, examining who they are and who they want to become; examining the assumptions that exist in the business; getting clear on what they’ve already got in-place. Once they have a destination (B) in mind and a clear picture of the current state (A), they can begin to develop strategies that will move them from “A to B”. (more…)
There is a shocking event happening in the U.S. to our honeybees and I want everyone to be aware of the problem. We are losing our honeybees in the U.S. at an alarming rate. This phenomenon is not only a problem in the U.S however, but all over the globe.
But why is this important?
This 60 Minutes on Clean Coal Technology is the most important piece I have seen recently on coal and climate change. (more…)
My Water’s on Fire Tonight is an enormously creative rap video about fracking. Time Magazine named it the No. 2 most creative video of 2011. Fracking is a natural-gas extraction process that is an alternative to oil, but can also be hard on the environment and local water safety.
Here are the top 5 takeaways from “My Water’s On Fire Tonight” (more…)
The opening of City of Joy brought a delegation of more than 80 people from around the world to Bukavu, including media to help tell these inspiring women's stories. Photo Credit: Paula Allen for V-Day
According to the United States Census Bureau, each day 361,481 babies are born around the world. This past fall, one of those 361,481 babies bumped the world’s population to 7 billion.
When I was born 50 years ago the world’s population was 2 billion. At the time, my dad, Ted Turner, was shocked that in his 30 years of life the population had grown by 1 billion. A half-century later the disbelief continues with the addition of 5 billion people. (more…)
