Morocco’s proposed 1,000 MW offshore wind project near Essaouira promises climate leadership and renewable energy for this Magreb country, but along this stretch of Atlantic coast, wind is more than energy. The coastline is culture, economy, and identity. The post Essaouira Offshore Wind and what it means for surfers, music festivals and the wild appeared…
Piñatex was among the earliest widely publicized plant-based leather alternatives and played a significant role in raising awareness of agricultural waste valorization within fashion supply chains. The post Pinatex bio-materials files for bankruptcy appeared first on Green Prophet. When I first studied forestry at the University of Toronto with Professor Sandy Smith, I didn’t realize…
Kinder Rain reinterprets this vernacular architecture through a series of pyramidal classroom volumes, clustered together like houses in a tiny town. The post Kinder Rain imagines vernacular architecture for early learning appeared first on Green Prophet. When I first studied forestry at the University of Toronto with Professor Sandy Smith, I didn’t realize how deeply…
With larger, land-bound animals human encroachment and Middle East warns make it more troubling for the survival of migratory animals on land, air and at sea. A new United Nations report released this week warns that the situation is getting worse, not better. The post Nearly the half the world’s migratory species are declining, in…
Tel Aviv’s eco organization, the Heschel Center, was impacted by an Iranian missile. The post Eco organization offices destroyed by Iran missile appeared first on Green Prophet. When I first studied forestry at the University of Toronto with Professor Sandy Smith, I didn’t realize how deeply the school’s ecological roots would shape the way I…
AI and bio-plastics have a formidable crew looking to solve the plastics problem. It uses AI to match opportunities to existing machinery. The post erthos uses AI to scale bio-plastics that work in industry appeared first on Green Prophet. When I first studied forestry at the University of Toronto with Professor Sandy Smith, I didn’t…
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” ~Ian Maclaren A friend recently told me a story about her mother that stayed with me. They walk together some evenings around her mom’s apartment building—part exercise, part ritual. Her mom doesn’t enjoy small talk. When they pass people in the building, she usually…
“If there is no peace in the minds of individuals, how can there be peace in the world? Make peace in your own mind first.” ~S. N. Goenka I recently completed my third Vipassana meditation course. There is a moment at the beginning of the course when you surrender your phone (and receive it back at…
“Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate.” ~Anthon St. Maarten There are some words that get painfully etched into our memories as if with a red-hot poker. For me, growing up,…
“Forgiveness is a painful and difficult process. It’s not something that happens overnight. It’s an evolution of the heart.” ~Sue Monk Kidd Sometimes I hear the word “forgiveness” and I cringe. I’ve been wrestling with this all year because I realized something really uncomfortable: When I look back at those moments where I felt betrayed,…
