Mayors May Hold the Keys to Climate Adaptation

Mayors May Hold the Keys to Climate Adaptation

The United States is in an awkward position. We spearheaded an ambitious global climate agreement in Paris and then immediately elected a president who has withdrawn us from that same agreement. As the world’s second greatest emitter of carbon emissions per capita,...
8 Smart Cities Lessons from the Military

8 Smart Cities Lessons from the Military

My Silicon Valley was actually comprised of bits of Silicon – desert sand – about 40 miles south of Mosul, Iraq. In early 2004, I was part of the Army’s first Stryker Brigade, a wheeled force that featured a tactical internet with digital communications liberally...