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Posted onMarch 21, 2021March 21, 2021Nature

Pondering Children’s Books and Environmentalism

by Heather Clancy

The recent fervor over Dr. Seuss has me pondering children’s literature more broadly. I happen to be someone who loves the “classics” – I studied the entire Lewis Carroll oeuvre in university (Sylvie and Bruno anyone?) and have reread the Narnia chronicles a bajillion times.…

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Posted onNovember 26, 2020November 26, 2020Aquaculture

This Thanksgiving, Consider Resetting Your Relationship With Food

by Heather Clancy

It’s just the two of us this year for Thanksgiving, and while I feel a pang of disappointment about not getting to nurture my inner comfort-food chef, this will probably be the most memorable edition of this particular holiday in my life. It feels like…

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Posted onSeptember 15, 2019September 15, 2019Entrepreneurship

I Knew This Podcast Powerhouse When He Was ‘Just’ a Marketing Powerhouse

by Heather Clancy

Over the past six months, my long-time friend Christopher Lochhead — the same guy who convinced me I COULD write a book, resulting in the July 2018 release of our book about entrepreneurship, Niche Down — has become a totally-on-fire host of not one but…

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Posted onNovember 4, 2017May 23, 2020Nature

Amazon, Apple Go for the Photo Opp

by Heather Clancy

Generally, you know a company is “serious” about a strategy when they march the chief executive officer out to be the mouthpiece or the face of it. Or at least that’s what the marketing gurus and guru-esses hope. So, I was intrigued by two recent…

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Posted onOctober 25, 2017October 25, 2017Nature

Is This Your Job?

by Heather Clancy

This post has absolutely nothing to do with the core “mission” of this blog, at least overtly. Covertly, however, I love the idea that The New York Times is willing to send a writer to all of its “52 Places to Go” list! Their mission:…

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Heather Clancy is an award-winning journalist specializing in transformative technology and climate tech. As editorial director for GreenBiz.com, she chronicles the role of technology in decarbonization and business innovation meant to catalyze a low-carbon economy. Her articles have appeared in Entrepreneur, Fortune, The International Herald Tribune and The New York Times.

She co-authored the Amazon best-seller for entrepreneurs, Niche Down, How to Become Legendary By Being Different.

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This Conservative Group Is Advocating for Renewable Energy

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While Republican politicians castigate Wall Street over ESG, some are trying to win over red states on the shift to clean energy.
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The dangers of failing to consider unintended consequences. "Each of these innovations offered a brilliant solution to an urgent technological problem of the era: making automobiles more efficient, producing a safer refrigerant. But each turned out to have deadly secondary effects on a global scale." ... See MoreSee Less

The Brilliant Inventor Who Made Two of History’s Biggest Mistakes

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A century ago, Thomas Midgley Jr. was responsible for two phenomenally destructive innovations. What can we learn from them today?
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Because it seems as if we could all use some positive news this week. Creative program from Google that is helping fund #energyefficiency in low-income communities. With smaller banks in turmoil, it's great to see corporate cash being put to work — and not just through a foundation. ... See MoreSee Less

Google's huge solar buys help fund efficiency fixes for low-income…

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In partnership with Sol Systems, the tech giant is using a slice of its clean-energy investments for repairs and efficiency upgrades in lower-income communities.
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Change takes intention. In my past work-life writi Change takes intention. In my past work-life writing about enterprise software, I used to follow the strategy of Mitch Kapor quite closely, when he led Lotus Development Corp. I've enjoyed learning about his more recent work in funding entrepreneurs typically overlooked by the traditional #venturecapital ecosystem through Kapor Capital, which seeks to fund startups closing #equity gaps.⁠
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Since its inception, @Kapor Capital has invested in more than 170 startups — 62 percent of the founders identify as people of color and/or women. Its internal rate of return over the past decade is 29 percent, in the top quartile of similar-sized funds. So, this is not a money-losing strategy. One high-profile success story is BlocPower, which has raised more than $250 million for its mission of decarbonizing buildings in low-income communities.⁠
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Now, Mitch and his partner in life and life's work, Dr Freada Kapor Klein, have published a book about their strategy, "Closing the Equity Gap." ⁠
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