Ecocentricity Blog

A bi-monthly blog by John Lanier, director of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation and grandson of the late Ray C. Anderson.  Musings from John as he manages the private family foundation that keeps Ray's legacy alive. Subscribe here.

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Energy

Ecocentricity Blog: Solar Physics
In a sense, the Sun is just being generous. It already has enough energy to fuse atoms together over and over and over again, which just creates more energy that it is willing to share with us. Thank you, Sun!

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Charlottesville
This is an environmental blog, so I admit that I’m not fully comfortable writing this post. That said, I simply can’t write about anything other than Charlottesville today. It’s occupying too much of my mind and my heart.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Role-Reversal
Each submission I reviewed involved an immense amount of work from these teams, and I’m grateful to them for the time and effort they put toward the challenge. While as judges we couldn’t advance every team to the Accelerator Phase, I was impressed by every entry I saw.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: The Climate Divide and the Old Mason-Dixon Line
A new study unveils the disproportionate negative economic impact of climate change on the “Old South.”

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Nature is a Great Alarm Clock
We are not separate from nature. We are nature. Walking along the muddy trails of that rainforest, I felt welcome. I experienced being a part of nature.

Energy

Ecocentricity Blog: Buy Local, Except When You Shouldn’t
Here’s the problem – raising the price of solar cells in America could have a significant chilling effect on demand for solar panels in this country. That’s bad for two reasons.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Ecocentricity Blog: Front Seven - Redesigning Commerce
Maybe I’m naïve. Heck, I know that I’m an idealist. Still, deep down I believe in the goodness of people. I celebrate human integrity. I believe that, with enough time and intentionality, we can collectively redesign commerce to promote universal wellbeing.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Ecocentricity Blog - Front Six: Sensitizing Stakeholders
So remember, it’s never okay for someone to say, “I can’t do much – I’m just one person.” That is categorically false. None of us are just one person, but rather parts of our families, friend groups and communities.

Green Infrastructure

Ecocentricity Blog: Front Five - Resource Efficient Transportation
At speeds of 30 kilometers per hour, velomobiles require 3.5 times less energy than bicycles. Compared to electric vehicles, velomobiles are about 20 times more efficient. They are arguably the most efficient form of transportation on the planet.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Ecocentricity Blog: Front 4 - Closed Loop Manufacturing
As Amory Lovins says, “if it exists, it must be possible.” Nutrient cycling exists. That means it must be possible for mankind to create a manufacturing system that works just as well.

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