Conscious Consumer: What is Sustainable Investing? Part 1
Sustainable investing is a trending topic among financial and green business bloggers. What is it, and what is the buzz all about? […]
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SSV ARC_GIS = Story Maps
SSV Mapping Project: If a Picture = 1,000 Words, How Many Are in a StoryMap? This first effort (a work still in progress) identifies retail water agencies in the Greater Bay Area. It’d dynamic: click on the map to see more. To quote WikiPedia, “ArcGIS is a geographic information system (GIS) for working with maps and […]
Wildfires Can Contaminate Water
If your home or business catches fire, there is potential for water contamination, even if most of the structure survives the fire. During a fire, contaminants can enter the water system through structure or vegetation combustion, plastic pipes melting, and/or contaminated water from burned structures flowing back into the main pipe. […]
You Too Can Become a Climate Change Warrior!
Everyone who volunteers with Sustainable Silicon Valley is a passionate climate advocate, so it was no surprise that when we heard about Al Gore’s latest Climate Reality Training two of us decided to sign up. It was a fascinating opportunity to learn from a host of world-class climate leaders, journalists, actors and others who have been working hard to spread the word about what must change.
The training we attended included 10,000 participants from almost every country around the world and was held virtually due to Coronavirus. It took place over nine days with five live sessions from Al Gore and four minimum on-demand sessions to watch. In addition, we were assigned homework that included writing our own climate stories and partnering with another trainee to collaborate on action items. We also had table work groups (like seminars) during the days of live sessions and networking sessions in between the days so we could discuss and share what we were learning.
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SSV January 2021 Newsletter
Dear Friend of SSV, January 2021 has been quite a year! As of this moment, the fever pitch of the past few months seems to be cooling (knock on wood). The smoke and tear gas has cleared and an experienced, dedicated President begins to take on four cascading crises: the virus, the economy, racial and income inequality, […]
Detecting COVID Through Wastewater
What exactly is wastewater? It is the water and sewage from toilets, tubs, showers, sinks, and appliances (washers, dishwashers, etc.) that flows down the drain into the sewer pipes. This article examines how wastewater is being used for COVID virus detection. […]
June SSV Water Newsletter: Announcing the SSV WET Talks
We approached this newsletter very, very excited about kicking off our WET Talks series on water, environment and technology issues (see above, act now!) where we will also introduce our first Water(Round)Table on reuse issues. […]
May SSV Newsletter: Livin’ la Vida Sostenible
Today’s clear coronavirus skies are in fact an Overton window view forward to the possibility of reform across many inter-related topics. Can we finally get serious about flattening the climate curve? […]
SSV April Newsletter: Standing Together as We Shelter Apart
We will get through this, hopefully more mindful of our value and our values, more appreciative of our neighbors and community and more determined than ever to work together towards a healthier, resilient and equitable Bay Area. […]
SSV March News: WaterPalooza!
These days business as usual keeps clashing with life in interesting times, and for now the old curse is winning. In addition to the slow, slow, fast pace of a changing climate we all are dealing with the incredible logarithmic speed of global virus transmission. […]