The story of the Hudson and the Gages is a reminder that a society needs a minimum of prosperity before it can begin to concern …
Water and sanitation first!
Fresh water and sanitation are a vitally important for human life and while access to water is improving, without innovations such as the one developed by Peepoople …
Business, the environment and geopolitics
Over the last year, Doing Business on the Earth has touched on a number …
The U.N. Climate Summit: Geopolitical Games
100 world leaders reportedly attended last Tuesday’s session at the United Nations Climate Summit and were joined by Leonardo DiCaprio who has been named the UN’s Ambassador for Peace for the next year. Since 1998 Dicaprio, like his character Jay Gatsby, has earned respectability and praise by spending part of his fortune estimated at $220 million. While […]
Scotland and Catalunya
Two of the differences between Scotland and Catalonia is that the Scottish vote was in fact a binding referendum and the debate was based on ideas while in Catolonia the “consulta” is not binding and the debate is much more emotional …
