In my latest article in The Guardian Sustainable Business, I discuss the jewelry and precious metals industries’ work to address the issues resulting from water contamination.
Rapid population growth and industrialization have exacted huge tolls on the Yangtze. The natural forest cover has fallen by two-thirds over the past 50 years, and resulted in the slippage of over 680 million tons of mud into the river. Coca-Cola and the WWF are trying to reverse this disturbing trend.
Last week’s rains reminded me of the fragility of our water supply in Southern California. While the rain is always welcome for its clearing of the air and the resulting soft green carpets that cover Los Angeles, I cannot help but wonder where all that precious water is going. Most of us are concerned over [...]
Last Saturday morning, I was walking Cosmo before it got too hot for him . . . forgetting that the problem with walking him in the morning is like playing dodge ball—we are always avoiding the neighborhood nemesis, the leaf blower. Discussions on pollution often focus on cars, factories, and LA, the ports: but these [...]
Los Angeles is often the straw man when you read about California’s environmental problems. The left screams bloody murder at the thought of offshore drilling. Conservative farmers ask why “their” water is going to swimming pools in Southern California. LA = smog, which is the view of many people, including one former college pal who [...]