The (New) Blue Economy
The Blue Economy has long history, dating back to at least 6000 BC when humans are believed to have begun whaling in Korea so we're talking 8000+ years. For most of us though, we equate the Blue Economy with the Viking Age from 800 to 1050 AD w…
The Blue Economy
Over the last few years, we keep hearing about the Blue Economy so thought it made sense to unpack this a bit to bring more clarity to the concept. The Blue Economy is not new as humans have been profiting from the ocean, lakes, rivers and stre…
Earth Day 2022 + other stuff
So here we are at Earth Day 2022 where the theme is invest in the planet. I have to be honest, I think the tag line is overly optimistic as we, humans, as a species, don't seem to grok the damage we are doing to the earth. Silly humans.&n…
World Water Day 2022
Today, March 22, 2022, is World Water Day. While this year's theme is Groundwater - Making the Invisible Visible, before we drill in on that let's step back and take a look at how much water is on earth and what shape does it take.Roughly 71% o…
World Water Day
This Sunday, March 22nd, is World Water Day which celebrates water and raises awareness of the ~2.2 billion people, out of ~7.8 billion worldwide, or 25%+, living without access to safe water. The United Nations initiated World Water Day in 1993 to…