Food for Thought: New Report Shows Global Sustainability Is Possible — With Key Transformations
People from all around the world can co-create a future of sustainability, health and equity. Credit: Shutterstock By Teri Reitan, Alliance for Sustainability Co-Executive Director Can you imagine a world …
Food for Thought: The Hidden Cost of Payment Card Convenience — A Surprising Environmental Toll
Shopping from home with a plastic payment card. Credit: Shutterstock By Teri Reitan, Alliance for Sustainability Co-Executive Director It is easy to think of a payment card as a tiny …
Food for Thought: From a Fairytale Land Without Clocks to a Fabricated Story and Its AI Ramifications
Sommarøy island in Norway, whose 350 residents want to escape the tyranny of the clock. Photograph: Anna Berkut/Alamy By Alliance President Terry Gips Can you imagine living without time, where …
Uncivil Wars: The Power of a Smile to Transform — Anand Giridharadas on NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani
Caption: NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani’s trademark smile. Source: The Ink By Alliance for Sustainability President Terry Gips Could one key element in ending our uncivil wars be as simple as …
Uncivil Wars: How Two Chance Encounters Opened Hope and Possibility for a Deeply Polarized Country
n illustration of the Earth and Sun from thousands of kilometers above our planet. Stars with a past, present, or future view of Earth as a transiting exoplanet appear brightened …
Uncivil Wars: Overcoming Polarization, Gaslighting and Bullying with Empathy and Safe Communities
Organizations like Braver Angels work to overcome polarization. Credit Braver Angels By Jen Fraser, PhD Think back, when was it that we suddenly saw one another as enemies. Differing ideas, …
Food for Thought: The Urgent Need for US Water Conservation, Regardless of Where You Live
A man-made aqueduct transports water through the vast deserts of the American Southwest to be used for drinking and lawns in fast-growing cities like Phoenix. Credit: Adobe Stock By Joe …