2019 to 2020: Letter from John
In 2019 I turned 70 years old. 2020 is upon us. Things are accelerating at an exponential pace. Time is short for me, for the…
January 10, 2020
War on concrete continues
John Hardy quoted in “Flat-packed cities: wooden skyscrapers sprout over concrete concerns” by Thompson Reuters Foundation. Vancouver plans a 40-storey building it says will be…
September 1, 2019
The Eco Hotel Movement in Bali
Gisela Williams writes about the move towards eco-hotels in Bali in Departures and kindly credits us and our ‘Green Family’ for inspiring the movement. Bali…
August 23, 2019
There’s hope: Bali supermarket ditches plastic packaging for banana leaves
Bali’s plastic ban came into effect officially as of June 23rd, 2019. Make a Change World: “Although the ban is officially in effect, the government…
July 23, 2019
The Cement Files
When I read the series of articles the Guardian posted for Cement week, this was seared into my brain: In the time it takes you…
June 19, 2019
WWD: Eco-expert Marci Zaroff on cultivating fashion’s future
Marci Zaroff on the benefits of organic cotton farming in WWD. Marci also wrote a great book called ECORenaissance. Did you know that regenerative…
May 3, 2019
How to change your mind
Michael Pollan turns his attention from food production to the effect of psychedelics on the mind. A great read/listen. When Michael Pollan set…
December 10, 2018
Where you go is not who’ll you be
All my kids are now through this process, thankfully. This is a great insight into the college process. Find it on Amazon. Over the last…
November 18, 2018
The good, the middling, and the horrifying: 8 things to know about our choices
Some of my reading over the last few months. THE GOOD 1. Lego wants to go plastic free “Lego is trying to refashion the product…
November 6, 2018
Potato Head does it again: Indonesia’s first zero-waste restaurant
After becoming Indonesia’s first hotel to pledge carbon neutrality, Potato Head is now home to Indonesia’s first zero-waste restaurant. Bali needs more companies and leaders like…
October 9, 2018
