Oregon is an excellent business location. The Oregon Economic and Community Development Department (OECDD) actively promotes the state globally, focusing on retaining existing companies and

Oregon is an excellent business location. The Oregon Economic and Community Development Department (OECDD) actively promotes the state globally, focusing on retaining existing companies and attracting new ones.

A key industry where Oregon holds competitive advantages is solar cell manufacturing. OECDD's targeted recruitment has successfully brought significant investment, with companies like Solaicx and SolarWorld establishing operations and creating hundreds of new jobs.

Four visionaries—Kevin Kelly, Peter Schwartz, Ari Wallach, and Tyler Cowen—share insights on the future, urging consideration for coming generations. They emphasize optimism and proactive

Four visionaries—Kevin Kelly, Peter Schwartz, Ari Wallach, and Tyler Cowen—share insights on the future, urging consideration for coming generations. They emphasize optimism and proactive engagement as essential for overcoming challenges, advocating for long-term thinking ("Longpath"), gradual progress ("Protopia"), scenario planning, and urgency.

Their collective message stresses empathy, transgenerational thinking, and diverse futures, highlighting that the future is a continuous creation requiring proactive, collective action.

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COVID-19 is challenging the US healthcare system in unprecedented ways. Hospitals are staggering under the burden of treating infected patients, doctors struggle to protect themselves while

COVID-19 is challenging the US healthcare system in unprecedented ways. Hospitals are staggering under the burden of treating infected patients, doctors struggle to protect themselves while working overtime, and insurers weigh eliminating co-pays for testing and treatment as their expenses skyrocket. Hear top executives from among the country’s largest hospital systems, physician groups, and health insurers describe the situations they’re facing and how they’re coping with our nation’s worst pandemic in a century.

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Speakers:
Wright Lassiter III, President and CEO, Henry Ford Health System

Steve Strongwater, MD, President and CEO, Atrius Health

William Fleming, PharmD, President, Humana Healthcare Services

Moderator: Mark Zitter, Founder and Chair, The Zetema Project

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Join us for the "Written in Stone: Natural History Through the Jeweler's Eye" Exhibition opening at the Natural History Institute on Friday, April 28th. Five featured artists—Klee Benally, Neil

Join us for the "Written in Stone: Natural History Through the Jeweler's Eye" Exhibition opening at the Natural History Institute on Friday, April 28th. Five featured artists—Klee Benally, Neil Hunt, Lesley Aine McKeown, William Ford, and Kit Carson—will discuss their inspiration and connection to the natural and cultural environment in a panel moderated by Edie Dillon.

This exhibition showcases diverse jewelers transforming Arizona's geology, its beauty and mining history, into stunning art. Through high craftsmanship, they reveal the essential beauty of stone and metal, reflecting the natural and cultural landscape. The exhibition runs from April 28 to July 14, 2023. Learn more here: Written in Stone Exhibition.

Cultural Survival will host an event at the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

Despite

Cultural Survival will host an event at the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

Despite progress in Indigenous Peoples' rights since the UDHR, including greater participation and new agreements, severe human rights abuses persist globally. This event will reflect on the Indigenous rights movement's achievements and the vital work ahead to ensure human rights for all.

The event features respected Indigenous leaders and scholars: Kaimana Barcarse (Kanaka Hawai’i), Roberto Borrero (Taíno), Dr. Elsa Stamatopolou, Pasang Dolma Sherpa (Sherpa), Dr. Pavel Sulyandziga (Udege), Dr. Dalee Sambo Dorough (Iñupiaq), and Lucy Mulenkei (Maasai).

The BSR Conference 2014 (Business for Social Responsibility) convened nearly 1,000 sustainability leaders. They explored how transparency and transformation are redefining conventional business practices.

For more information about the BSR Conference, visit http://www.bsr.org/conference. This content was published on February 24, 2015.

Sustainability Action Media (SAM) documented the 2012 Earth Day Conference, sponsored by the Earth & Spirit Council. Videotaped by Tom Hopkins and Barry Heidt of SAM, the event featured an elders

Sustainability Action Media (SAM) documented the 2012 Earth Day Conference, sponsored by the Earth & Spirit Council. Videotaped by Tom Hopkins and Barry Heidt of SAM, the event featured an elders and youth panel.

The panel explored the central topic: "What gives us hope and heart to keep working on what is best for our Earth in the face of difficult changes?" The evening closed with song, drumming, and celebration.

This excerpt, titled "Hope and Heart to Keep on Working on Behalf of Earth," highlights the discussion on hope, featuring Larry Merculieff, Barbara Ford, and Duane Elgin.

On April 20th, Barbara Ford joined a panel discussion at the Earth Day 2012 Conference, co-sponsored by the Earth & Spirit Council and Portland Community College/Sylvania. The discussion explored

On April 20th, Barbara Ford joined a panel discussion at the Earth Day 2012 Conference, co-sponsored by the Earth & Spirit Council and Portland Community College/Sylvania. The discussion explored the central theme: "What gives us hope and heart to keep working on what is best for our Earth in the face of difficult changes?"

This event was videotaped by Tom Hopkins and Barry Heidt of the Sustainability Action Media (SAM) coalition. The recording was subsequently posted to EarthSayers.tv, voices of sustainability, by Curator Ruth Ann Barrett.