Every so often life has a way of throwing a curve ball or a wink by twisting the traditional trajectory of things. What are we talking about? The amusing, endearing and unexpected combination of seeing my (Ben) mom Jacqueline… and my son,…
Tedx Managua…Ben presents CO2 Bambu amphibious housing!
http://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.10151403810960299.573900.404038470298&type=1 See our facebook entry to see pictures and commentary on TEDX Talks Managua. TEDX Managua was the natural follow up to our San Francisco Climate Reality gig with Al Gore. We can feel the centrifugal pull toward climate adaptation…
San Francisco – work and play
Slowly but surely San Francisco is becoming our “anchor” US city. It seems that almost each and every year something beckons in SF. On the professional front, it is the home of SOCAP – the leading impact investment “broker” in…
Meeting Al Gore for Climate Reality Leadership Corps
CO2 Bambu was launched as a carbon-sequestering bamboo plantations project, a reaction to former Vice President Al Gore’s movie “An Inconvenient Truth”. This “call to action” came full circle this week as Peta and Ben, co founders, became “foot soldiers”…
CO2 Bambu’s amphibious house in the news
http://www.nicaraguadispatch.com/news/2012/08/amphibious-houses-a-solution-to-flooding/4780
Celebrating friendship
About a month ago I (Peta) headed to Cincinnati to be with my best friend Lois for her birthday and accompanying party. I’m not really big on parties but Lois and I met when we were in our twenties, when…
Weekends in Granada
It’s not that unusual to encounter a stray horse around the corner from our house. Ben making friends A carrot treat goes a long way… Convento San Francisco a block away from our house Peta in “tourist” mode in front…
BIg win for CO2 Bambu
It is an arduous climb, trying to launch not only a business but a full fledged bamboo industry in Nicaragua. This past week, however, we got a shot in the arm thanks to the World Bank. Following CO2 Bambu’s timely…