By: Chandu Visweswariah Editor’s note: this blog marks the 50th piece contributed by Croton100 in this series since Croton100 was launched on “Leap into the Future Day,” February 29, 2020. If you own a mutual fund or retirement account, this might be a good time to make sure you are not investing in stranded assets. Otherwise, you could be the…
Reining in the Juggernaut of Global Warming
By: Patty L. Buchanan The month of October reminds me of the need to take action urgently and galvanize around climate education and advocacy. It was two years ago — October 2018 — that global scientists published the world’s most comprehensive report explaining the need for rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society if we are to…
The Beginning of the End of Fossil Fuels
By: Chandu Visweswariah The writing is on the wall: we are witnessing the beginning of the end of fossil fuels (as well as the beginning of the end of the internal combustion engine)! Fossil fuels are used in the electricity sector, transportation sector, for building heat and in industrial processes (like making cement and steel). By 2040, we need to…
Stepping Towards a Better Environment
By: Robert DeAngelis Let’s make the world a cleaner, safer and healthier place. Like Michael Jackson said many years ago, we need to look at the “man in the mirror.” Why blame someone else, or wait for others to drive change? If each of us steps up to our individual responsibility, we can collectively make a big difference, starting today….
