What between moving snow around and playing in same, I have been neglecting this blog again. If you’re missing me, I invite you to listen to this recent interview I did with Mike Barlow, host of Paid by the Word podcast.
Sustainability
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Kickstarter To Designers: Consider The Environment
Genusee, an eyeglasses maker that fashions its frames from water bottles sourced in Flint, Michigan. Huskee Cup, which brews up reusable mugs made out of coffee husk waste. EcoTruck, a toy made from a wood-hybrid material that is far tougher than competitive options. All three of these designers turned to…
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The Girl Who’d Like To Help Women Get An ID
Just learned about Elizabeth Nyamwange from Byron, Illinois, who recently received a $10,000 grant as part of the MIT Solv[ED] Youth Innovation Challenge. Her invention (pictured above) is a solar-powered fingerprint scanner. Nyamwagne’s idea is to help women in emerging nations use biometrics and blockchain software to create a digital…
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HP Gets Specific About Nixing Single-Use Plastic
We’re wrapping up what I affectionately refer to as corporate social responsibility report season, during which I am deluged on an almost daily basis with lengthy digital documents packed with updates about corporate sustainability initiatives. I almost never write about these things, despite all the well-meaning pitches requesting this. Sorry…