Technology is booming and financial technology (“fintech”) is advancing society in new and innovative ways. In 2021 alone, North Carolina has been the target for some very high-profile technology announcements, including Google’s plans to open a cloud engineering hub in Durham and Apple’s new campus in Research Triangle Park. GivenContinue Reading
Champaigns — bees — innumerable — fly around the five beehives of Charles “Stretch” Redford in a vacant lot along a stream just west of Champaign. Redford, a professor at the University of Illinois Media University, said he was first interested in beekeeping during a 1999 photo shoot. He wasContinue Reading
CHAMPAIGN — Honeybees — way too many of them to count — fly around Charles “Stretch” Ledford’s five beehives nestled in a clearing along a stream just west of Champaign. A University of Illinois College of Media professor, Ledford said he first got interested in beekeeping at a photo shootContinue Reading
In its first six months, the Biden Administration has taken tangible steps to advance environmental justice (EJ) across the federal government. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Justice (DOJ) have announced strategies to strengthen environmental enforcement, environmental agencies have begun to incorporate EJ concerns into project permittingContinue Reading
This CAPA report features a summary of recent aviation sustainability and environment news, selected from the 300+ news alerts published daily by CAPA. For more information, please contact us. Boeing releases first Sustainability Report, outlines ESG achievements for the year Boeing released (26-Jul-2021) its first ‘Sustainability Report’, following on from the formation of itsContinue Reading
After a temporary reprieve due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Earth Overshoot Day — the day humanity is projected to have used up all the planet’s biological resources regenerated in one year — has shifted forward again, this year landing on July 29. “With almost half a year remaining, we will alreadyContinue Reading
Starting in the nearest valley, my eyes scanned the vast expanse of grassland, over one ridge, then another, and another until the world seemed to abruptly stop, halted by the forest bordering this enormous landscape. Above, the sun illuminated the sky with pink clouds and gave the land its lastContinue Reading
– Story by David Wylie Photography by Lia Crowe A room full of holes with light filtering through from all sides. An upside-down fully-furnished carpeted living room. Someone living inside a gallery exhibit inside a gallery exhibit. These are all examples of how Samuel Roy-Bois explores space and architecture inContinue Reading
Legal experts have big expectations for what Todd Kim can achieve now that he has been confirmed as the leader of the Justice Department’s environment division. Environmental lawyers say they are confident that Kim, who previously served as a trial attorney for DOJ’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD), isContinue Reading
– Story by David Wylie Photography by Lia Crowe A room full of holes with light filtering through from all sides. An upside-down fully-furnished carpeted living room. Someone living inside a gallery exhibit inside a gallery exhibit. These are all examples of how Samuel Roy-Bois explores space and architecture inContinue Reading
