Sami Grover
Sami Grover is a writer, and Creative Director at The Change Creation, a brand creation agency that works with entities who make the world better, fairer or truer. Clients include Larry’s Beans, Burt's Bees, Canaan Fair Trade and Jada Pinkett Smith/Overbrook Entertainment.
He writes on a broad range of topics including sustainable business, the collaborative economy and clean energy. He also has an unhealthy obsession with human waste and what we should do with it.
He once vowed never to fly again, then he fell in love with someone on the other side of the Atlantic. He once considered never procreating, he now has two kids.
He believes that adaptability is a prerequisite for sustainability.
Latest Stories from Sami Grover - Page 15
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Can Hunting and Eating Iguana Help Florida's Native Wildlife?
In 30 years, an island in Florida went from having zero Iguanas to over 10 thousand. Now one man is fighting back, and the Perennial Plate made lunch from his bounty.
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Massive 100,000 s.f. Greenhouse Planned for Brooklyn Rooftop
A former Navy warehouse in Brooklyn is to become a home for the largest rooftop farm in the world.
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The $1300 Chicken Coop: Williams-Sonoma Goes Agrarian
The iconic, expensive kitchen equipment retailer is branching out into backyard gardening and farming. But it doesn't come cheap.
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Honeybees Self-Medicate With Anti-Fungal Resins When Under Threat
A new study reveals just how sophisticated honeybees' self-defence mechanisms are, and casts doubt on human efforts to control them.
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Pesticides and High Fructose Corn Syrup Recreate "Classic" Colony Collapse Disorder in Experiments
The evidence keeps piling up that neonicotinoid pesticides are contributing to Colony Collapse Disorder. It turns out that high fructose corn syrup may play a part too.
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How Smart Meters Transform Our Relationship to Energy
With monthly energy bills, it's hard to visualize how behavior impacts cost. But when we see the impact in real time, our behavior changes. A lot.
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Airbnb to Owe City Hotel Tax in San Francisco
The pioneering site that brokers accommodation in private homes must now pay city hotel tax in San Francisco, according to a new ruling. What does this mean for collaborative consumption?
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Researchers Hack Plants to React to Our Emotions, Express Empathy
A bizarre Japanese research project claims to be creating plants that react to our emotions. You have to wonder, what's the point?
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"Unprecedented" Rise in Earthquakes Directly Linked to Oil and Gas Drilling
A new report from the US Geological Survey provides even more cause for concern about an increase in drilling for oil and gas.
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Programmer Creates Mad Max-Style DIY Solar, Off-Grid Home
Having lived in a tiny house inside his sheep barn, Loren Amelang decided to build a solar, off-grid home. The result was this bizarre looking structure.
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5 Economic Alternatives to the Cult of GDP
The idea that our real well-being can be measured by Gross Domestic Product is as pervasive as it is destructive. Here are some alternatives to the cult of GDP.
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A Vertical Garden Feeds 10,000+ Visitors to Chicago O'Hare Airport
Between the fast food outlets and news stands, Chicago O'Hare Airport features an indoor urban garden growing food for its restaurants.
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From Meat Packing Plant to 93,500 s.f. Off-Grid Vertical Farm and Brewery
A piece of Chicago's industrial heritage is going to be converted into a futuristic farm and food production facility, running on 100% renewable energy.
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Two New Studies Show Neonicotinoid Pesticides Harm Bees
As evidence mounts that neonicotinoid pesticides are harmful to bees, the denials from Bayer CropSciences just keep on coming,
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iPhone Docks Built from Vintage Upcycled Cameras
A photography fanatic creates beautiful iPhone docks as a homage to old cameras.
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Panic Buying of Fuel Grips UK Motorists
Panic by UK motorists causes fuel supplies to run dry, all because of a few careless words from the Prime Minister.
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Farming the Wind Teaches Us About the Future of Energy
A farmer shares his experiences of installing wind power. The video reveals both the strengths and weaknesses of renewable energy.
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Insecticide Maker Continues Charm Offensive on Beekeepers
Bayer CropScience is sending out its experts to talk to beekeeping communities. At least one beekeeper was decidedly unimpressed.
