BY RINALDO S. BRUTOCO Click here to share The devastating Paradise fire was caused by sparking from Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E’s) high-voltage transmission […]
Achieving Sustainability, Resilience, and Equity Using Microgrids
BY KARISSA GARCIA (World Business Academy Intern, Summer 2020) Since the World Business Academy’s founding, the organization has had a particular drive to discover and help implement solutions in the energy sector. Over the last several years, we have shifted this focus heavily on microgrids. Years ago we collaborated with local organizations to launch the […]
Perspectives: Mother Earth is Having a “Fit”
BY RINALDO S. BRUTOCO Click here to share House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was interviewed last Wednesday on CBS by Stephen Colbert and she made this provocative observation “Mother […]
Kiss the Ground at the West Wind Drive-In
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network Presents Eco-Film Nights at the Drive-In with Kiss the Ground Film Premiere Joined by Ojai’s Big Picture Ranch filmmakers, Josh & Rebecca Tickell Monday, September 21, 2020 8:30–10 pm (Admission Kiosk opens at 7:30pm) Admission $10 per person, or $20 per car (cash only, pay at event) Watch inside your car, […]
Perspectives: No Wasted Crises
BY RINALDO S. BRUTOCO Click here to share You’ve heard the old saying “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” No question, we are ensnared in a crisis, within […]
Beyond Oil: The Birth of Big Green
The following video is an interview between World Business Academy Fellow Hazel Henderson and green technology expert James Allen.
Founding the World Business Academy
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Perspectives: “Testing Insanity” – Bill Gates, Global Public Square
BY RINALDO S. BRUTOCO Click here to share What exactly was Bill Gates trying to communicate when Fareed Zakaria interviewed him a […]
Perspectives: Arc of the Moral Universe
BY RINALDO S. BRUTOCO Click here to share President Obama had one quote woven into the carpet of the oval office. It read: “The arc of […]
“Are you asking the Right Questions Before Seeking the Answers?” by Ravi Chaudhry
The following article was written by Academy Fellow Ravi Chaudhry and originally posted on LinkedIn on August 11, 2020. Jonas Salk, the discoverer of polio vaccine, used to say that “What people think of as the moment of discovery is really the discovery of the question.” Confined within homes or working with limited social contact and mobility, […]
Perspectives: Let Them Eat Cake
BY RINALDO S. BRUTOCO Click here to share Queen Marie Antoinette famously quipped “Let them eat […]
“Steering Our Power of Persuasion Toward Our Human Future” by Hazel Henderson
The following article was written by Academy Fellow Hazel Henderson and originally posted on EthicalMarkets.com. For the full PDF version, click here. The 18th century enclosure of our planet’s common natural resources that fueled the rise of capitalism began in Britain and was described by Karl Polanyi in the Great Transformation (1946). I explored in depth all […]
