Most of the companies about which I write in this column are new ventures commercializing cutting-edge technology to reduce or eliminate carbon emissions – companies like GlassPoint Solar, Carbon Engineering, and PrairieFoods....
Read MoreThe modern system of farming, supported by the innovations of the Green Revolution, is a wonder. Since the end of World War II, the innovations brought forth by new hybrid crop species and agricultural chemicals has allowed the...
Read MoreMicroscopic view of cells in a corn (maize) plant. The red portions show the presence of Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus or “G.d.” for short. G.d. is a naturally-occurring bacteria that fixes atmospheric nitrogen....
Read MoreMovie Poster for “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes”. Source: WikpediaWIKIPEDIA.ORG Erik the Red brought his fellow Vikings to the southwestern shore of Greenland in the late 900s CE. His optimistic naming of the island...
Read MoreA biological “foundry” at Ginkgo Bioworks’ Boston campus. Source: Ginkgo BioworksGINKGOBIOWORKS.COM When I wrote about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) a few months ago (Here’s The Real Reason Why...
Read MoreA parched paddock in Australia. Source: WikipediaWIKIPEDIA.ORG There are two effects of climate change that anyone who eats food should care about: arid soil and torrential downpours. While it seems like the two effects are...
Read MoreThe earth as seen from Apollo 17. Source: NASA via WikipediaWIKIPEDIA.COM Over the last few months, I have been talking and writing about the paradigm shift in the investing world brought about by climate change. “Paradigm...
Read MoreConstruction at the U.S.-Mexican border near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. Dec. 29, 2008.Flickr Since the lead-up to the last mid-term election, political partisans have been milking the humanitarian crisis on America’s southern...
Read MoreAuthor and podcaster Sam Harris points out that people’s political positions tend to cluster: if you meet a gun control advocate, you can safely bet they also favor legal access to abortion services, for instance. The...
Read MoreGenetic modification of plants is humanity’s oldest and best trick. Eurasians had it easy when it came to cultivating wheat – its original form was pretty close to its present cultivated one. Mesoamericans, on the other hand,...
Read MoreIn my article about the St. Joe Company JOE, “Two Tales Of One City,” I presented a cautionary case of how climate change can (and will) negatively affect asset values. While it is important for investors to...
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