Gil Friend’s Blog

From Tim Ferriss's blog: "€œDon'™t tell me it'€™s impossible,"€ he says, "€œtell me you can't do it."€ "€œTell me it's never been done. Because the only real laws in this world-“the only things we really know-€“are the two postulates of relativity, the three laws of...

Astronomy Photographs of the Year from the Guardian

Terrence McNally (the next Charlie Rose?) will be interviewing me today on his Free Forum talk show on Pacifica Radio. Terry offers: in-depth conversations with people who offer pieces of the puzzle of ?a world that just might work,? provocative approaches to...

Well, I haven't been blogging much, folks, but that will change soon. Meanwhile, I've been keeping busy -- book launch, client projects, writing in the short-attention-span-theater-that-is-Twitter, and speaking about strategic sustainability every chance I get. Video...

Once a year, whether you need it or not. (Happy Independence - and interdependence - Day!) Declaration of Independence IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary...

I like the way a masterful interviewer and editor can make you look good! Check out Breaking the Barriers and Seizing the Moment, the interview I just did with Joel Makower of Greenbiz.com. The occasion is the release of my new book, The Truth About Green Business...

Here's the lie: Green Business Lie #18: We can market this "green" thing any way we want to, pard'ner! It's like the Wild West! Here's the truth -- excerpted from The Truth About Green Business: TRUTH 18: Green Marketing Claims A good, clear, green claim should be...

Here's the lie: Green Business Lie #23: We don't make anything--we're just a service provider. There's nothing we can do to "green up"! Here's the truth -- excerpted from The Truth About Green Business: TRUTH 23: What Makes a Service Green? As you think about how to...

Here's the lie: Green Business Lie #38: Our data centers aren't that big a part of our total energy spend. I don't see any savings there. Here's the truth -- excerpted from The Truth About Green Business: TRUTH 38: Creating More Efficient Data Centers To reduce that...