Author: <span>jamesrichmond</span>

Theory into Practice: Bard CEP Learning and Interning at Sustainable Silicon Valley

I hit return as we test if the account has been deactivated; when the account no longer registers the email address, it signals the end of my six-month internship with Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV). Two days later, as I’m climbing up 39,000 feet at a cruising speed of 560 mph, …

Making Silicon Valley Sustainable

A rush of wind and the roar of an engine that goes suddenly silent–this is the first leg of my commute. From the Park Presidio stop aboard MUNI #28, I get off at Daly City BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to catch the Yellow Line to Millbrae Caltrain Station, where …

How to Have an Effective State EPA Without Federal Support–by James Richmond

Do you find that your state’s EPA isn’t getting the kind of support it once did from the federal government? And maybe even that recent gains it’s made in environmental regulation and protection are being rolled back? Let’s take a look at 5 ways California is able to have an …

Oaxaca, Where the Local is Global–by James Richmond

Mist billows up from the valley, swirling around the green mountains of San Miguel Suchixtepec. Standing by the snow-white superadobe house of Don Claudio, I see a kaleidoscope of alternating bright greens and dark greys, as the sun breaks through the clouds and then ducks behind them again. Looking out …