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Water scarcity is a major concern as the planet warms. Desalination has emerged as a workable solution, but traditional methods tend to be energy-intensive and costly. We caught up with Aspen Ideas: Climate speaker Dragan Tutic, co-founder and CEO of Oneka Technologies, to learn more about this issue and the innovative solution his company has developed: a floating, wave-p...
Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist and Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy. Ahead of Aspen Ideas: Climate next week, we caught up with Dr. Hayhoe to discuss tips for talking about climate change with anyone, how her faith informs her climate activism, why environmental guilt-tripping never works, and how to develop real, muscular hope.
Ahead of Aspen Ideas: Climate, we caught up with BlocPower Founder and CEO Donnel Baird, who is on a mission to decarbonize aging buildings across America. In this interview, Baird talks about developing a green workforce, using community organizing tactics to address the clean energy transition, and making electrification possible for everyone.
Rose Kirk is the Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer for Verizon. We caught up with her about tech-based climate solutions and why digital skills and connectivity are critical to navigating climate change.
No matter what your job is, work is still...work. And amidst post-pandemic changes, shifting cultural norms, and skyrocketing cost of living, navigating a career feels like it's gotten harder.
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To protect our nation’s health, safety and security, it is vital we hold public health prevention and preparedness as a high priority—as high as our nation’s military defense.
In December 2020, the US economy shed 140,000 net jobs. All were jobs held by women. Another 275,000 women left the workforce in January. Hear about a proposed “Marshall Plan for Moms” that includes solutions like affordable child care, paid family leave, and pay equity.
One of the first to shut down and possibly the last to fully reopen, the creative industry has been imperiled by COVID-19. How can we ensure its economic stability going forward?
Pablo Haake shares compelling notes from the field and affirmation that the pursuit of public duty can lead to a fulfilling life.
When endeavoring to stay informed about a 2020 campaign landscape that features dozens of candidates, it can be tempting to rely on political polling as a shortcut to news-gathering.
Small moments of joy are often the first to go when we're stressed or in a crisis. But they're actually a tool to restore our emotional well-being, says designer Ingrid Fetell Lee.