Several months I embarked on an experiment to take one of my Facebook accounts and liberally accept “Friends” to see what would happen. As of this writing this particular account has just under 4,000 Friends and the laboratory has yielded somewhat disconcerting results. Many people place profiles that are not real and that many “women” […]
The Importance of Resilience Planning in Infrastructure Projects
The Importance of Resilience Planning in Infrastructure Projects: The Trump Challenge Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo last year announced two massive long-term infrastructure projects at NYC’s two main airports: LaGuardia ($5 Billion) and JFK Airport ($10 billion). The elevations of the airports are 20.6 feet for LaGuardia and 13 feet for JFK. Sea Level […]
About Self-Publishing
On April 1, 2017, Joaquin F. Matias and I self-published our first book: A Call to Action: How to Save Millions of Lives; the book is about relocating people out of flood and drought areas into sustainable & resilient communities (Plan Relocation or Plan R). We have decided to publish through Amazon’s www.createspace.com. This self […]
Malcolm Gladwell — David and Goliath
I recently finished reading Malcolm Gladwell’s book David and Goliath that consists of a series of biographies about special people who exhibit enormous resilience and illustrates examples where smaller entities conquer bigger entities. There is a general trend appearing where monolithic institutions are on the run and it is up to succeeding Generations […]
White House Forum on Smart Finance for Disaster Resilience
White House Forum notes: On Wednesday, August 3rd I was invited, along with another 100+ experts, to a forum about smart financing ideas for Disaster Resilience. You have to give the Obama Administration credit for advancing the term “resilience.” Over the past several years, the term “resilience” has come to the forefront of the discussions […]
How to Save Million(s) of Lives — A Call for Action
As some of you may know, I have started writing a book I call “How to Save Million(s) of Lives — A Call for Action.” My work at The NRF and Built Environment has involved what I call Plan A efforts to reduce our collective carbon footprint (i.e., consistent with Paris COP 21 objectives). This […]
Words to Live By…
From the Old Master In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind. In speech, be true. In ruling, be just. In business, be competent. In action, watch the timing. — Lao Tsu (Old Master) www.naturalresiliencefund.org www.viridian.com/natresilience www.twitter/natresilience www.facebook.com/naturalresiliencefund
The Dalai Lama Speaks the Uncomfortable Truth about Immigration : Waking Times
The Dalai Lama Speaks the Uncomfortable Truth about Immigration : Waking Times This piece by the Dalai Lama is very astute and sets the tone for a more rational way of handling the refugee crisis that appears to be increasing around the world; and not just in Europe. We will have more to say about […]
Unpaid Intern Description
Intern Project Description: The intern will be responsible for improving social media communication regarding the Natural Resilience Fund, Inc. (NRF). The NRF is a 501c3 not-for-profit corporation organized as a public charity to provide advocacy and insight into the massive amounts of capital required for climate resilience infrastructure projects worldwide between now and the year […]
ProAdapt Conference in Cartagena, Colombia
From May 24th to May 28th, I had the privilege to participate in an historic conference to link the public and private investor sectors to help tackle the multi-trillion dollar capital expenditures required between now and 2050 to implement the strategies outlined in the December 2015 Paris COP 21 sessions. Here is a link to the […]