By The Bookmark team There’s no question that the world is changing, and the environment should be at the forefront of people’s minds. While many...
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2018 The Four Gen Awards: Celebrating Clean Energy and Sustainable Solutions!
By Kerry Worthington, Miriam Aczel, and Carol McCaffrey On November 30, 2018, Leaders in Energy (LE) held our 5th Annual Four Generations of Leaders in Clean Energy...
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...
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...
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,...