Gil Friend - Sustainability OG
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Gil Friend - Sustainability OG
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Advisor. Board member. Coach. Speaker. I post about #sustainability, #climate, #strategy, #policy, #employeeOwnership. And what it might be like if we if we did business—& everything else—as though we actually belong to the living world. Because we do.
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Babies born today may well live to see more than 6 feet of additional sea level rise in their lifetimes.

Walk any beach or port and imagine the normal water level being six feet higher.

Then imagine how much higher the storm surges will be.
In summary, the outlook is grim. It is highly likely that Thwaites Glacier will eventually be lost, which will destabilise adjoining parts of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, increasing the committed long-term rise in global mean sea level by more than 3 m.
And to do that we need to win Congress. So let’s do that.
Who broke the law and cut the check
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Just sayin…
Qatar gave Trump a $400M jet. Trump gave them a military facility on US soil.

The UAE bought $2B of Trump's stablecoin. Trump gave them access to rare AI chips.

Saudi Arabia invested $2B in Kushner's firm. Trump sold them $142B in arms.

If this isn't corruption, what is?
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Reposted by Gil Friend - Sustainability OG
Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country. I will be there on October 18th, and I hope you will be too.
#NoKings
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No Kings — Freedom (video)
Why protest is patriotic
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… the system itself resists the kind of change we’re trying to create. What are _you_ noticing?

If that’s on your mind too, let’s grab 15 minutes at SB to trade notes. I promise you’ll walk away with at least one useful perspective you hadn’t considered.
Heading to @SustainableBrands next week? It’s my favorite gathering for people reimagining business through purpose and profit.

Lately I’m hearing from execs who feel their sustainability work is plateauing—not for lack of heart, but because…
Coming Wednesday: "Live from @SustainableBrands! It's ‘Living Between Worlds’!”

Join us for this conversation for possibility. www.bit.ly/LivingBetweenWorlds
"With Trump allies taking over CBS, TikTok, and possibly CNN to create a media monster poised to infect minds in a way that will challenge our ability to approximate reality, which has already been decimated, in ways most of us cannot yet imagine."
Which will bubble will pop first—AI or Trump?

Looks like Trump has taken the lead, again.
Which will pop first—AI or Trump?
Two enormous bubbles threaten everything around us.
www.thefarce.org
Geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan, who has not been terribly impressed with the current Congress (to say the least), has a few words of appreciation for a small sliver of light and perhaps even independence.
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A Rare Sign of Life in Congress || Peter Zeihan
YouTube video by Zeihan on Geopolitics
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It really feels like they’re trolling our autocrat.
'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
Categories are leaky. (But we gotta have em, don’t we.) All generalizations are false. And here’s Rebecca Solnit with more artful and nuanced insight. Once again.
Wrote a thing. Again. Telling the truth is generally regarded as a matter of intention and moral character, but it's also a skill: the ability to delineate accurately what's going on out there and who exactly the parties are....
Categories Are Leaky (Over-Generalizations are Dangerous)
Many people seem to love sweeping generalizations. Not all people, but lots of people I come across trying to discuss the politics of our time fall back on pretending that a category of people is homo...
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Categories are leaky. (But we gotta have em, don’t we.) All generalizations are false. And here’s Rebecca Solnit with more artful and nuanced insight. Once again.
Please remember that one of the things authoritarians hate the most is being made fun of. So please be sure not to do that. M’kay?
Portland City Council member Angelita Morillo humorously criticizes Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, leading to laughter from CNN's Boris Sanchez.