Passive Housing: A Smarter Way of Living
My name is Helen O’Keeffe and I work for EZ Living Interiors – a home furnishings retailer based in Ireland and the UK. I enjoy...
Innovative Clean Energy Project Financing Forum 2019 Recap
Leaders In Energy and Potential Energy DC co-hosted Innovative Clean Energy Project Financing – an event held Thursday, January 24, 2019, at Clarendon Presbyterian Church...
From Plastic to Fantastic: Promoting the Circular Economy in Cambodia
By DEBRA ACZEL and MIRIAM ACZEL Our plastics problem is BIG and growing A landmark study that measured global production, use and ultimate disposition of plastics found that we’ve...
Green Living: Creating A Cozy, Eco-Friendly Home
By Tony Mers With sustainability being at the forefront of everyone’s minds in recent years, doing your part to contribute to a healthy environment is more...
Scientific Defensibility of Natural Resource Damage Assessment Implementation
By: Paul D. Boehm & Roxolana Kashuba The process of Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) evaluates and restores environmental services affected by the release of hazardous substances...
The Grapes of Wrath: Global Warming and Wine
By MIRIAM ACZEL The global wine industry is not a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions—accounting for roughly 0.1% of global carbon emissions—but it is particularly vulnerable to...
New Research Highlights Dramatic Increase in Fracking’s Water Footprint
By MIRIAM ACZEL A new study conducted by researchers at Duke University shows a dramatic increase in the amount of water used in hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking,’ to...
How Technology Is Affecting Agricultural Practices
By Rae Steinbach Technology in all its forms has always been at the forefront of agricultural production, and that has never been more...
Preserving Legends to Protect the Environment
By MIRIAM ACZEL The Mekong River, one of the longest river systems in Asia—and twelfth longest in the world–flows through six countries: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand,...
Leaders in Energy 2018 – Year in Review
By MIRIAM ACZEL 2018 was another busy and successful year for Leaders in Energy (LE). Janine Finnell, Executive Director, and the Leaders in Energy team and community...
Demystifying Impact Investment
By MIRIAM ACZEL Last month, I represented Leaders in Energy at the 2018 Youth Global Forum in Paris. The Youth Global Forum brought together over 100 participants, experts,...
The value of a carbon price in Canada
By Peter Miller In 2016, Canada’s governments negotiated the Vancouver Declaration on Clean Growth and Climate Change — a national agenda to attack climate harm...
