Tag: LED

Something Must Be Done About LED Bulbs

According to the package for the LED bulbs I installed when I bought my house three years ago, I shouldn’t have to change a lightbulb until my kids are grown, college-educated — and perhaps even married and having kids of their own. That’s because today’s LED bulbs cl...

Why I’m not leaving San Francisco

Among the reasons people give are living costs, rich people, and the noise, to name a few. The pandemic also inspired the rise of remote work culture, which, in turn, led Austin, Boulder, Missoula, Seattle, and countless other locales to see an influx of workers from San Francisco. Th...

Three decades ago I rambled about an AI & green tech-led Utopia. Now it’s happening.

We were standing around my friend’s kitchen while he and his scientist wife prepared the meal. It was the mid-1990s. She commented about the hopelessness of attempting to solve climate change. I reflected that the world could readily switch to 100% green energy, up GDP by 10x through AI ...

50 WOC-Led Organizations in the U.S. That We Should Support

I’ve worked on intersectional gender equality issues for two decades, and I get a lot of questions. Questions like, “Which organization is doing the best work on racial and gender equity?” or “Where should I donate?” It’s a tricky question, because there isn&rs...

Level 3.0: Partnering with Companies Led By Women of Color and Building the B Corp Community

For the third year in a row, B Lab U.S. & Canada is working with business leaders who identify as women and Black, Indigenous, or other People of Color to build and grow models of engagement and support through the Level program. Business leaders who identify as women of color make up ...

How a Single Sweater Led to J.Crew Layoffs

Think, for a minute, about your favorite clothing retailer. How many different types of sweaters do you think they sell? A lot, right? If you’re shopping online, the sweaters section might take up two full screens of thumbnails. But apparently one bad sweater design is all it takes to send ...