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 6
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Why Bipartisanship Might Destroy the Planet
A climate of compromise is all well and good. But the climate doesn't compromise.
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How to Build Irrigation-Free Raised Beds with Hugelkultur
With water becoming an increasingly precious resource, growing techniques that limit or even eliminate irrigation become ever more valuable. Advocates claim that hugelkultur holds that promise.
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What Can the GOP Offer the Green Movement?
Today brings loud cheers from Democrats, and soul searching for Republicans. What could this mean for environmentalism?
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CEOs Demand Transparency on Fossil Fuel Subsidies
A coalition of executives is pushing for full disclosure of all energy subsidies, arguing that transparency is a prerequisite for a level playing field.
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Kid Rock and Sean Penn Preach Unity. Environmentalists Should Listen.
Kid Rock buys a Prius. Sean Penn sports a Nascar shirt. Is there hope for us all?
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Protesters End Week-Long Occupation of Power Station Cooling Towers
A brave group of protesters risked their lives to highlight the dangers of climate change. As we recover from Sandy, let's move the conversation forward.
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Tiny 325 Sq. Ft. "Cave" Apartment Sleeps Four
A small subterranean living space becomes a surprisingly luxurious urban dwelling.
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Large-Scale Solar Farms to Be Developed in Scotland
Scotland might seem like an unlikely place for large-scale solar. Yet longer days, favorable microclimates and ambitious government targets has some developers making big plans.
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Richard Heinberg's Tiny Fibonacci Studio
Author, activist and post-carbon rabble rouser Richard Heinberg is also a dabbler in green building. Take a tour of his tiny hand-built backyard studio.
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Tiny Earth Shed & Art Gallery Built from Hyper-Local Ingredients
This earthen structure in downtown San Francisco reminds us that precious resources are everywhere. And many are going to waste.
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Toward a New Environmentalism
James Murray delivers a powerful, constructive vision of a new environmentalism. Yet he's under no illusions of the uphill struggle we face.
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World's Largest Community-Owned Solar Project Launches in England
Imagine 5MW of community-owned solar generating clean, renewable energy. Now imagine it in rainy old England...
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KFC UK Cuts Ties With Unsustainable Paper Suppliers
Activists have been pushing KFC to improve its packaging policies. There are strong signs this may be working.
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Could Reason for Honey Shortfall Be Too Many Bees?
UK honey yields dropped dramatically this year. From weather to bee overpopulation, there are many reasons being floated. Yet the solutions remain the same.
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How a National Forest Grew From a Derelict Alley
The Tenderloin National Forest lies in an alleyway in urban San Francisco. There are lessons here for every city.
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Can a Bike-Powered Blender Really Change the World?
Bike-powered devices often feel like hippy gimmicks. Yet for some communities, they offer an important glimpse of more resilient technology.
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A Tent City in Texas Gets the Power of Solar Light
Solar lighting has long been heralded as a game changer for development projects abroad. Now one charity is deploying it in the tent cities of the USA.
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The Moneyless Manifesto Just Launched (Yes, It Is Free)
Mark Boyle has literally lived without money, so he had more room than most to critique our economy. Now he's formulated a manifesto.
