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Dear NPR (and all news media),

Posted on January 2, 2019 by greenerjsa

I’m starting off the year with a blunt question, and it is “How dare you?” 1) How dare you report about renewable energy with a […]

Advocacy, Critical commentary, Energy, Language

Where to Begin?

Posted on November 25, 2018 by greenerjsa

A family was driving through Maine, and was a bit lost. Realizing they had bad cell reception so Siri couldn’t help them, and knowing they […]

Advocacy, Critical commentary, Energy, Inspiration, Process, Sustainability in Depth, The Profession

Excellence Begins with Engagement

Posted on October 30, 2018 by greenerjsa

I have mentioned, in past posts, the importance of language in our work to engage people, to connect systems to our goals, and to connect […]

Advocacy, Critical commentary, Inspiration, Language, Process, Sustainability in Depth

Nothing About Me, Without Me, is For Me

Posted on October 14, 2018 by greenerjsa

I googled this statement (title) to find out where it originated, because I find it to be one of the most influential quotes for my […]

Bio-synergistic design, community, Critical commentary, Process

Game Night, the Serenity Prayer, and Advocacy in the Anthropocene.

Posted on October 8, 2018 by greenerjsa

My friends and family got together to go apple picking and play games yesterday. It was a bit drizzly, but warm as we over-loaded our bags […]

Advocacy, Critical commentary, Inspiration, Personal Reflections, Process, Sustainability in Depth

A Fine Line

Posted on September 29, 2018 by greenerjsa

I struggle, nearly every day, to find the right place for the line that divides know-it-all lecturing from leadership. The line that divides aggressive bossiness […]

Advocacy, Critical commentary, Inspiration, Personal Reflections

Kool-aid

Posted on September 18, 2018 by greenerjsa

1978: Jonestown, Guyana. Over 900 people died, including 87 young children, when they drank Kool-aid laced with cyanide and other drugs upon the advice of […]