If you think climate change is something that is going to happen in the future, you might want to take 60 seconds to observe what is happening now. In this short animation, the oldest sea ice (10 years or older) is white while the new ice (1 year) is light blue. Watch as the oldest […]
Watch the Arctic Ice Melt in 1 Minute
What’s Possible: A Film for the UN Climate Summit
Stand in the future you wish to see. Then look backward from there at the path and the choices that helped us solve our challenges, regenerate our natural systems, and learn to live in harmony with the planet and each other. Take four minutes to explore this way of thinking. This short film, directed by […]
Academy Fellow Peter Hoffmann, In Memoriam
Award-winning Author, Journalist, and Academy Fellow Peter Hoffmann passed away on April 18, 2014. We are deeply saddened by his passing. His cutting-edge research on the developing hydrogen economy has been essential to the work of the World Business Academy. His latest book, Tomorrow’s Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet, […]
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant: A Major Risk to the Central Coast of California
Dr. Jerry B. Brown, Director of the World Business Academy’s Safe Energy Project explains the critical threats and ongoing harm to the residents of California’s central coast posed by the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. The health study released by the Academy examines the increased rate of cancer in zip codes down wind of the […]
Report: The Brink of Mass Extinction
The online news organization Truthout.org just published a thorough roundup of the many disastrous consequences of climate change predicted by scientists around the globe. Journalist Dahr Jamail demonstrates a deep understanding of the severity of the crisis we are currently experiencing and the near-term threat of a warming planet, rising sea levels, and a more sever and […]
Companies Join Forces to Advocate for Renewable Energy
A set of principles from a coalition of businesses and nonprofit groups has released a report demonstrating the demand among leading business for real energy choices. Businesses involved include Facebook, Proctor and Gamble, Mars, Bloomberg, REI, and Intel, among others. The document is titled Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers’ Principles: Increasing Access to Renewable Energy. It explains […]
Dr. Deepak Chopra on Consciousness and Clean Energy
Dr. Deepak Chopra was the honored guest of the World Business Academy on March 28, 2014 at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, CA. He and Academy President Rinaldo Brutoco discussed Dr. Chopra’s pioneering work in consciousness, the links with the Academy’s pioneering work on safe energy production and the shared goal of 100% renewable […]
Reply to San Luis Obispo County Health Department
The following is a point-by-point reply to the criticisms of the San Luis Obispo County Health Department. A report commissioned by the World Business Academy and released on March 3, 2014, demonstrated a real and significant rise in disease related to radiation exposure in the down-wind communities near the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Prior […]
The Academy’s Nuclear Power Health Impact Study
Update (April 30, 2014): The San Luis Obispo Health Department has taken issue with our original findings in the report below. We have answered their criticisms point by point in an extended rebuttal: Reply to San Luis Obispo County Health Department — Today the World Business Academy officially releases a report on striking negative health trends […]
Video: Highway to Hydrogen
Recently Quest reported on the current status of hydrogen vehicles and the development of hydrogen infrastructure in California. The World Business Academy has identified hydrogen as the energy carrier of the future. Using hydrogen to store and deploy renewable energy is the most efficient and scalable solution to the climate crisis and the various other […]
Study: Nuclear Reactors Are Toxic to Surrounding Areas, Especially With Age
Study: Nuclear Reactors Are Toxic to Surrounding Areas, Especially With Age By Candice Bernd, Truthout.org, March 11, 2014 (This article is republished with permission from Truthout.org) A study released last week shows that public health in the communities surrounding California’s Diablo Canyon power plant in San Luis Obispo County declined dramatically after the plant was built. […]