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Recent Posts

Smeal Sustainability Advisory Board Profile - A Q&A With Uma Moriarity

Dr. Amaya Spoke on Sustainable Urban Logistics at Smeal's Recent Sustainability Research Seminar

Lara Fowler to Speak at Penn State's Sustainability Leadership Forum

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Erik Foley

Thoughts on the BEST education

I have always loved tools. One of the best gifts I ever received was a real hefty toolbox. I like the toolbox but even more I like that I...

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Sustainability and the extension of privilege (an inconvenient post)

There is something I have to say about the dark side of sustainability. If, like me, you are a middle to upper income white male, you...

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Cheat sheet: 22 studies on ROI of Sustainability

The famous line from the 1996 film "Jerry Maguire" and it echoed in dramatic negotiations between professional athletes and their agent:...

Erik Foley

Five ways to communicate about climate change - part 2

In the previous post, you got to know the primary psychological defenses to coming to terms with climate change. It's important to now...

Erik Foley

Five ways to communicate about climate change (Part 1)

Our brains aren't fit for purpose. Turns out that our highly developed brains aren't good at long-term emergencies, distant effects of...

Erik Foley

Inspiration is for amateurs

The painter Chuck Close was asked about the inspiration for his work and his experience with the mental blocks that come with creative...

Erik Foley

Subsistence economics

Some of my first lessons in business and economics came from subsistence fishermen and farmers in different places of the world. Not your...