“There’s a story behind every song” (see AmericanTroubadour.com) ... but there’s also a story behind the album. And it’s a good story. In June of 2001, in Stockholm, on Midsummer Day, I got married. Nine months later, Kristina gave birth to our first child. To say that everything changed in my life, in and around … Continue reading How we made American Troubadour
Inside Llewyn Davis: Not the Greenwich Village I Knew
You might expect that I should love the film “Inside Llewyn Davis,” about the folk scene of Greenwich Village in the 1960s, seen through the eyes of a young folk singer, who is a reinterpreted version of the young Dave van Ronk. Van Ronk was a legend by the time I hit that scene, as … Continue reading Inside Llewyn Davis: Not the Greenwich Village I Knew
The Scarlett Johansson-SodaStream-Oxfam Car Crash
When a car crash happens, it is very hard not to look at it. Consider the recent brouhaha over the actress Scarlett Johansson’s TV advertisement for the Israeli bubble-water-machine-plus-flavor-capsule company SodaStream, which was aired in connection with the US football extravaganza known as the Super Bowl, and led to her rupture with the UK-based humanitarian … Continue reading The Scarlett Johansson-SodaStream-Oxfam Car Crash
Getting Inspired at Inspiration Day: The Power of “Plus”
I work as a consultant. I also make my living, partly, inspiring other people — or trying to. People pay me to write, to speak, even to sing in ways from which they can gain new ideas and/or new energy, so that they can continue with the challenging work of creating a sustainable world. But … Continue reading Getting Inspired at Inspiration Day: The Power of “Plus”
The world in 2014: six shocking trends to keep watching
In a recent blog post, I looked back on 2013 in optimistic terms. Good things happened last year, and positive trends were strengthened, despite the obvious shadows and sorrows that appear in the nightly news. Now I turn my attention to the year ahead. I take for granted that most of those good things (e.g. … Continue reading The world in 2014: six shocking trends to keep watching
Assessing 2013: Another sustainable loop around the sun
It’s New Year’s Eve, the end of the year. We traditionally think of December 31 as the “end,” though in reality, we are locked in an ongoing, all-but-eternal cycle of orbital loops around our mother-star, the Sun. These annual trips are expected to keep going for 5 billion years. Talk about sustainable transportation! We inherited … Continue reading Assessing 2013: Another sustainable loop around the sun
About “Sustainability is for Everyone” (new book)
One evening last May, lying in bed, I was wondering what to say at the induction ceremony for the ISSP Sustainability Hall of Fame. Suddenly I took up my laptop and started tapping on the keyboard. The result was a little text called Sustainability is for Everyone. I feel pretty about about this little book. … Continue reading About “Sustainability is for Everyone” (new book)
Big Visions, Grand Challenges and Nagging Controversies: Navigating into the Anthropocene
On 3 Nov 2013, I gave the opening keynote address to the combined annual conferences of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crops Science Society of America (CSSA), and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) — over 3,000 researchers and experts from the US and around the world in attendance, and about 1,500 in … Continue reading Big Visions, Grand Challenges and Nagging Controversies: Navigating into the Anthropocene
“A Fresh Start for Sustainable Development”
Note: A different, chattier version of this post was sent to WaveFront newsletter readers. The eight-point summary is the same. To read WaveFront, sign up at http://www.AtKisson.com. The new issue of the leading journal Development, under the new editorship of Tariq Banuri, is finally out! Much food for thought there. I have an essay in … Continue reading “A Fresh Start for Sustainable Development”
An Essential Guide through Unavoidable Techno-Babble (Review)
Book review by Alan AtKisson, republished from CSRNewswire In a minute, I am going to tell you why Elaine Cohen’s DōShorts Understanding G4: The Concise Guide to Next Generation Sustainability Reporting is a must-read for anybody working in sustainability. But first I need to give you some background. I have been a keen observer, and … Continue reading An Essential Guide through Unavoidable Techno-Babble (Review)
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