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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A very helpful marketing consultant by the name of Peter Klein (peter@pkassoc.com) suggested that I consider the concept of Diplomats to help spread the word about The NRF. The NRF is a 501c3 organization operating as a public charity. It is currently a development stage company looking for ways to help finance public climate resilience […]

Some thoughts about Green House Gas Emissions Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The primary sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States are: Electricity production (30% of 2014 greenhouse gas emissions) – Electricity production generates the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions. Approximately 67% of our electricity comes from burning fossil […]

Odds and Sods I just finished the 1000 page tome by David Foster Wallace called Infinite Jest. I got exposed to it through seeing the film, End of the Tour that features a literary and oratory voyage between Wallace and his Rolling Stone Interviewer David Lipsky that occurs sometime after the book was published and […]