Ecocentricity Blog

Ecocentricity Blog

A monthly blog by John Lanier, director of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation and grandson of the late Ray C. Anderson.  Musings from John as he manages the private family foundation that keeps Ray's legacy alive. Subscribe here.

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Ecocentricity Blog: Walking and Chewing Gum
I’m a huge advocate for utility-scale solar. That doesn’t mean, however, that I think we’re doing it perfectly right now.
Aug 5, 2020 9:30 AM ET
Ecocentricity Blog: Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Many of environmentalism’s conflicts are unnecessary and ultimately impediments to what we are trying to accomplish. What do we do about resolving those conflicts? I think we would be wise to turn to the example of Mister Rogers.
Jul 29, 2020 9:30 AM ET
Ecocentricity Blog: An Appealing Solution
Apeel Sciences' story is a great example of biomimicry. They looked at how all plants on land have a surface layer that protects from drying and rotting, and they studied the molecular structure of those “peels” in fruits and vegetables. Then they developed a coating that mimics and amplifies their effectiveness.
Jul 22, 2020 9:30 AM ET
Ecocentricity Blog: Pulling a (Uni)Lever
Imagine if every customer could quickly and easily see the carbon footprint of what they were buying. I bet a lot of people would choose the lower carbon option!
Jul 1, 2020 9:30 AM ET
Ecocentricity Blog: Tabletop Forestry
By playing the game of Photosynthesis, you can see the full life cycle of trees from seedlings to eventual death and understand how an entire forest can arise from planting just a few trees.
Jun 25, 2020 11:30 AM ET

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