Article by, Roger Cargill, Guest Author Contact Roger at FinitePhoenix LLC: roger@finitepoenix.com The food waste non-profit, Refed, “estimates that 24% of all food in the U.S. – 54 million tons – goes to…” waste. I strongly believe this number is understated and underreported. Food and organic waste consume the majority of the world’s solid …
Essay by, Mike Shesterkin, Exec. Director I remember meeting Tom Brennan, one of the co-founders of the Green Garage, a number of years ago. Not long into our conversation, Tom gave me a foundational insight into sustainable business thinking: a business is a living thing, not an inanimate object, like a machine. This insight …
Article by, Monica Plawecki We recently passed the one-year mark since the onset of the pandemic and ensuing lockdowns in America, and still much about the future of work in our country remains uncertain. Shifting work culture and questions about the future of workers’ rights and workers’ autonomy, including the ability for some to …
Article by Guest Contributor, Linda Racine Susan McCabe and I are volunteers with Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL), and we look forward to joining you on February 25 for Let’s Talk Public Policy and Carbon Dioxide, a conversation about what is happening in Washington and how your voice can be heard. While we face many serious …
Essay by Mike Shesterkin, Exec. Director To suggest I’m a history buff is not unreasonable: I enjoy the subject and have read quite a number of history books over the years. But I am more interested in understanding what it means to be human, which is why, perhaps, I find history so fascinating. History reveals …
Article by Monica Plawecki, Staff Writer In the midst of Black History Month, it’s a particularly important time to reflect on the historical contributions of Black workers–perhaps more important than ever in the present context of the global pandemic. Indeed, while the pandemic has taught us much about what we need to “fix” within our …
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Essay by Mike Shesterkin, Exec. Director In last week’s article, we covered the joy I discovered applying science to industrial product development. In this piece, we’ll pick-up the story and dig a bit deeper into my life’s story. Following in the Footsteps When I started work in the paint lab, my career plan – which …
Essay by Mike Shesterkin, Exec. Director In last week’s article, we took a brief look at my background and the industrial application of science to product development. This week, we’ll pick-up the story and cover something I discovered along the way about myself and my work. The Joy of Work To say I loved working …
Essay by Mike Shesterkin, Exec. Director In previous articles, we covered ideas having to do with how we go about learning, acquiring knowledge and the critical role science – and in particular, the scientific method – plays in our collective understanding of the world around us. What we’ve been doing is building a solid foundation …
Essay by Mike Shesterkin, Exec. Director SMSBF’s theme for this month is, “Entrepreneurial Spirit”, which is certainly a mouthful. Without going further, let’s take time to define what we mean by entrepreneurial spirit, and from there, how it could be lived-out. Type the term “entrepreneurial” into your Google search bar and you’ll find “spirit” is …
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