Business and policymakers around the globe are waking up to the scope of the global warming crisis. With this crisis comes great opportunity: we currently have the technology and capital to support the transition to the next energy paradigm—the global implementation of 100-percent renewable energy. To catalyze this shift, we propose a challenge along the […]
100% Renewable Energy for Santa Barbara Now!
To learn more about the effort to create a 100-percent renewable microgrid in Santa Barbara County, please visit the SBR3: Santa Barbara Reliable, Resilient, Renewable project page. The Academy’s annual luncheon was held on November 17, 2014 at The Fess Parker Hotel in Santa Barbara. Thanks to TVSB for their videography and for airing this […]
Love, Fear and the Destiny of Nations – Richard Barrett
This article originally appeared in the World Business Academy’s monthly publication Currents in Commerce. Join our mailing list to receive Currents in your inbox. Love, Fear and the Destiny of Nations: The Impact of the Evolution of Human Consciousness on World Affairs (Vol. 1, 2012), by Academy Fellow Richard Barrett, is a wide-ranging and profound book that provides […]
Deepak Chopra and Rinaldo Brutoco on Climate, Energy, and Consciousness at the Commonwealth Club
World Business Academy President Rinaldo S. Brutoco sat down with close friend and Fellow of the Academy Dr. Deepak Chopra on September 15, 2014 for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of the planet, the emergency of global warming, the promise of renewable energy, and the tactics for shifting consciousness in time to address global […]
Rinaldo S. Brutoco: The Future of Business
The intention of this short film is to express the heartfelt concern that motivates World Business Academy Founding President Rinaldo S. Brutoco to put his effort, time and energy into the World Business Academy. This video combines contemporaneous comments from Brutoco, set to music by Gary Malkin, an eight-time Emmy award-winning composer, with film from […]
Breaking: Diablo Shutdown Formally Requested
Watch the Arctic Ice Melt in 1 Minute
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 […]
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 […]
