As Yvon Chouinard put it in his letter: "Instead of 'going public,' you could say we're 'going purpose.' ...we'll use the wealth Patagonia creates to protect the source of all wealth.
Progress & Solutions
Concrete production one of the most difficult industries to decarbonize. However, difficult does not necessarily mean impossible.
Researchers have struggled to find a solution that can rapidly reach millions of people to inoculate them against the constant barrage of misinformation bombarding them.
Before graduating, every senior who received financial aid had to listen to a financial aid officer put the fear of God into them about what would happen if they ever defaulted on their student load debt payments.
San Francisco has a brand-new park in Presidio Tunnel Tops, overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge and the bay. Its history is rooted in an attempt to make road traffic safer.
Environmentalists hailed the proposal as a major improvement over the status quo, under which the EPA has been accused of "doing the bare minimum" to monitor and combat PFAS contamination.
The problem is that forever chemicals are everywhere, and there is no natural process to break them down. Many consumer products are loaded with them, including makeup, dental floss, guitar strings and ski wax.
Energy researchers in Texas see this as an exciting new phase in the country’s clean power transition. Offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico presents a unique opportunity with a strong energy workforce and infrastructure.
Many people think manufactured homes are poorly built, even though these structures, unlike site-built houses, have had to meet federal safety standards since 1976.
Two artists see the potential to bring theatrical disciplines to public meetings to better define the public’s role and make its participation more meaningful.
If the leaders of the new, Forward Party accomplish their goal, the party will attract many voters who no longer identify as Democrats or Republicans and it will become a force for moderation—and an institution—in U.S. electoral politics.
A new element has been needed for some time to break the deadlock of bicameral opposition. Politics has been a constant game of tic-tac-toe for far too long and this binary wall has to end sooner or later.
Origin Park is a unique urban park set in over 600 acres on the north shore of the Ohio River, located on the Indiana side.
After two days of hearings and less than three hours of deliberations, the jury unanimously decided Steve Bannon was guilty of refusal to appear for a deposition and refusal to produce documents.
Toxic chemicals like PFAS are found in everything from menstrual products, canned foods, receipts, cosmetics, food containers, nonstick pans and many other consumer and industrial products like firefighting foam.
It’s not an exaggeration to call the Southwest’s water shortage a crisis. Declining river levels are compromising electricity generation from hydropower, which affects the power supply for millions of people.