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Edited by Marshall Kirkpatrick, former New York Times syndicated tech journalist now focused on the urgency and opportunity of transitioning the global economy to create a more sustainable society.


On fire, distributed care, and prevention
The fires in LA continue to rage. Across the updates we've summarized from around the green tech and sustainability world today, the word...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Jan 13, 2025


Friday, Jan 10th 2025
The LA area fires continue to dominate the news and are the top sustainability story. In addition to untold suffering by humans, animals,...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Jan 10, 2025


Fire, Snowstorms, and Oil
Yesterday's top story in terms of news coverage was the LA area fires. I probably focused too much on the celebrity angle, but if you...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Jan 9, 2025


Celebrities impacted by climate change; critter bridges save lives and money
We had a beautiful Q1 call yesterday; 20 of you joined us, heard about the work and technology being created at Earth Catalyst and many...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Jan 8, 2025


Biden slides under the falling stone door
Welcome to our new subscribers and thanks to everyone who has registered for our Q1 Zoom call tomorrow . We'll show off some amazing AI,...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Jan 6, 2025


Big Wind Power Coming to NYC
New York City will get its first offshore wind power delivered to the city's grid starting in 2027, thanks to the securing of $3B in...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Jan 3, 2025


Welcome to 2025
We're back to publishing this newsletter, we've got big plans for 2025. I hope you'll join us next Tuesday for a Zoom call to learn all...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Jan 2, 2025


Moving into 2025 together
As I prepare to go into a week of rest, I wanted to publish one last newsletter for 2024. How should I introduce it? I'll say thank you...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 23, 2024


12/18/24: Bad News, More Coal
Bad news from the International Energy Association (IEA) today. As Javier Blas's Bloomberg editorial is headlined: We’re Burning More...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 18, 2024


12/17/24: Battery Loans With Systems Thinking
The big sustainability news today is the US Department of Energy's announcement of billions of dollars in loans for energy transition. ...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 17, 2024


12/16/24: What's Working in the Great Green Wall
Thank you for joining us. I love a simple, clear, description of what's working across a cohort of related initiatives. That's exactly...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 16, 2024


12/13/24: Best Climate News of 2024, But Worsening Weather
Yesterday Rocky Mountain Institute published its Top Ten Climate Developments of 2024 : From falling battery prices to methane-detecting...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 13, 2024


12/12/24: EV Charging Coming to Costco
I'm going to keep things simple today and focus on doing one thing really well : sending you well-recommended updates based on your...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 12, 2024


12/11/24: Satellite images show PRECISE location of methane leaks in landfills
I woke up today thinking about Katharine Hayhoe's 10 minute video on Global Weirding made with PBS. People less focused on climate and...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 11, 2024


12/9/24 - Rivian's Network of Interoperable EV Chargers
It's a new week and the top story in sustainability media so far is the news that EV manufacturer Rivian is opening a network of...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 9, 2024


12/5/24 - Momentum Building Through Consistent Performance
Do some of your days just seem to flow better than others? You’re not alone in that. Life is delightfully unpredictable—especially when...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 5, 2024


12/4/24 - AI Agents and Indigenous Framework for Just Transition
Two new resources I want to share with everyone here, beyond those who will get them as personalized recommendations: First,...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 4, 2024


12/3/24 - We Want Ambitious Change
How can we build winning campaigns? My mind keeps coming back to these notes I took from Anat Shenker-Osorio's fantastic podcast Words...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 3, 2024


11/29/24 - Growing Our Capacity to Learn
How can we as individuals and as part of organizations increase our capacity to absorb and make use of information? Information isn't...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 29, 2024


11/27/24 - AI as New Eyes
"The real journey of discovery lies not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." -Marcel Proust (1871-1922) New technology...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 27, 2024
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