(E) The earth is transforming itself much faster than we are acting to mitigate climate change. Another summer. And, new record high temperatures. And, more wildfires destroying the world’s largest […]
The IPCC has published a new report on “the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels”: Global Warming of 1.5 ºC We have clearly now entered a phase […]
(E) It is so refreshing to see teenagers fighting together for climate justice, many of them marching today in particular, in Manhattan and Washington D.C. Those teenagers simply want the […]
(E) The New York Times has published a very interesting article “San Francisco’s Big Seismic Gamble” about the risks of building taller and taller, in the San Francisco downtown when […]
(T) It is a blast to see a young social entrepreneur willing to start new ventures for the good of global society. So is the case of Boyan Slat, a 23-year […]
(T) While Elon Musk recently announced Telsa’s first solar roof titles in Southern California, the French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, Ségolène Royale, announced at the end of […]
(T) There are many data science meet-ups in the Bay Area mostly about the latest algorithms and tools, but very few are focusing on a specific application domain such as […]
(E) I wrote a few weeks ago an article on Bill Gates encouraging the new generation of young kids to start researching new technologies which will help our world to […]
(E) Bill and Melinda Gates, in their 2016 annual letter are responding to some high school students questions: “If you could have one superpower, what would it be?” While Melinda responded […]
(E) The Roman Empire, the Mayas, the Easter Islanders were some of the most advanced civilizations from the past. All of them still surprise us by their accomplishments in politics, […]
(B) The quest toward highly efficient solar photovoltaics (PV) cells is still rapidly advancing. That progress is well summarized by the declining price of silicon photovoltaics (PV) cells. While there […]
(E) I went a few weeks ago to a meeting organized by CalWater in an elementary school in Atherton where I learned that I have to reduce, like everyone else […]
(E) I attended last week a two-hour basic emergency preparedness class from the US Geological Survey and the Menlo Park Fire Protection District (MPFD). The geologist from the USGS did […]
(T) TechCrunch had its 8th Annual Crunchies Award at the San Francisco Symphony’s Davies Hall this week. You can read everything that happened at the event on the TechCrunch’s site. I […]
(E) The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) has just released today its latest Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report. Please read the press release, the report and watch the press conference: Press […]
(E) Professor Jeffrey Sachs has started a class on Coursera about Sustainable Development. This is a very important topic that everyone must study. At least, please watch the videos if […]
(E) Following is a message that I received from the Climate Reality Project and that I would like to share with everyone: “This fall, a group of young people between […]
(E) Professor Jeffrey Sachs, leading authority (and one of my favorite teachers) in sustainable development has published a new article on climate change negotiations, which have failed miserably so far to […]
(B) While California is experiencing one of the most severe droughts in its history, all new irrigation technology proposed to California farmers are coming from overseas and not from Silicon […]
(E) The New York Times has published today a great article about how Florida citrus growers are trying to producing new oranges by modifying their DNA. Why would they do […]
