by Gil Friend | Oct 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
Early Presidio MBA grad Maryline Daviaud Lewett recently invited students and faculty to share their favorite quotes. She kicked us off with: “For in the end, we will conserve only that which we love; we will love only that which we understand; and we will...
by Gil Friend | Sep 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
From Ode: Environmental progress looks south In 2008, Ecuador became the first nation in the world to enshrine the rights of nature in its constitution. The document now asserts that nature “has the right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital...
by Gil Friend | Sep 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Some people wonder whether business will (or should) slack off on sustainability investments during this lingering economic “downturn”. Here’s what Warren Buffett had to say in a previous cycle (2001): I’m sure we are in a recession, probably a...
by Gil Friend | Sep 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
Here are some of the key places I’ll be speaking over the next few months. I hope you’ll join me if you can — and invite me to speak at your next event! Keynote: Sustainable Energy: Pathways, Policies and Pitfalls Association of Energy Engineers...
by Gil Friend | Jul 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
Worth reading today. Out loud. In its entirety. Declaration of Independence: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the...
by Gil Friend | May 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
Via @ccoletta & @thejoelepstein on Twitter: CEOs for Cities reports New York City’s $19B “Green Dividend” When does a bike lane become an economic stimulus? When it’s part of an alternative transportation system that puts $19 billion into...
