Author: <span>buckdoyle</span>

In Pursuit of Purpose: The Impact Finance Industry

Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country~John F. Kennedy The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out~Proverbs 20:5 There is some good in this world…and it’s worth fighting for~Samwise Gamgee The search …

An Inventory Story

In my last blog post, I wrote about my graduate internship with the City of Hermosa Beach and the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (COG), and my evolution into a “Huge Policy Wonk” (HPW).  I’ve since finished the internship and begun my thesis. Motivated by my work with Hermosa, …

Wading in Wonky Waters

My name is Buck Doyle, and I am an accidental “Huge Policy Wonk,” or HPW.  I never expected to become one, it just kind of happened.  It dawned on me when I caught myself flipping through an article entitled, “Spatial distribution of US Household Carbon Footprints Reveals Suburbanization Undermines Greenhouse …