tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post8801949802497964894..comments2024-03-28T03:11:22.839-07:00Comments on PHILANTHROPY 2173: Environmental BlogsLucy Bernholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253941214286179394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post-45784385973132724722010-12-27T06:10:56.251-08:002010-12-27T06:10:56.251-08:00This is a great blog. Thanks for you posts!This is a great blog. Thanks for you posts!Georgehttp://www.enviromon.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post-38504898447863021072007-10-18T10:03:00.000-07:002007-10-18T10:03:00.000-07:00At the risk of appearing immodest, we suggest that...At the risk of appearing immodest, we suggest that you add "EnviroPolitics Blog" to your list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post-29682369032086596602007-10-18T08:57:00.000-07:002007-10-18T08:57:00.000-07:00I started to comment here on your comment - but li...I started to comment here on your comment - but linked it 'upstairs' as a full post instead.Lucy Bernholzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253941214286179394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post-3737572173695261382007-10-17T20:48:00.000-07:002007-10-17T20:48:00.000-07:00Thanks for the mention, Lucy. While I've spent 15+...Thanks for the mention, Lucy. While I've spent 15+ years working in the philanthropic space, I have not really given it a focus on The Green Skeptic. <BR/><BR/>Why? In part because of my frustration (stemming from my previous experience with The Nature Conservancy) with the slow progress and impact philanthropy has had in the face of massive environmental issues. <BR/><BR/>The amount of philanthropic capital going into the environment isn't commensurate to the challenges. And I started to wonder if it ever would be. The slice given to the environment has remained stagnant at 3-4 percent even in the wake of green becoming the new black.<BR/><BR/>I started the blog to explore alternatives and challenge assumptions about how we protect our environment. One of the most promising is social entrepreneurism, which led to my joining Ashoka, another is clean tech investing. These are two of my focus areas on the blog.<BR/><BR/>That said, your excellent blog and published writings have been getting me up to speed on the potential for philanthropic capital markets as a tool for effecting change in the conservation arena. <BR/><BR/>It's an area worth exploring more and I hope we can continue a dialogue around the subject.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the mention!The Green Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109745749448651817noreply@blogger.com