Year: 2025
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Pivot to Sustainability ✅
In my post about the Next Right Thing last week, I buried the lede that I start a new job on April 1, so I’ll get the important information up high in this post… Starting Tuesday, I’m the Advocacy Lead for Electricity Maps. I’ll be focused on building partnerships, relationships, and business, mostly in the…
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The next right thing
Those of you who have followed my pivot to sustainability in recent months know that I’ve been focused on how I can help slow down climate change in the area where I have the most expertise and experience, working with the software that powers the Internet. Estimates of the size of the problem vary. Most…
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February 2025: The view from here
If January was the longest month since March 2020, February was 28 consecutive days of chasing twin toddlers around someone else’s fancy house while they have full diapers that need changing, except they are also somehow armed with blowtorches, and 49% of the people in the house are cheering them on while their own hair…
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WordPress without Automattic
Nope, this is not a thinkpiece about the future of the WordPress ecosystem, it’s my notes on migrating this website off of WordPress-dot-com and setting aside other Automattic products where possible. This website has moved! I mean, it’s still at the same URL, so you probably haven’t noticed much, but since I left Automattic, I’ve…
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January 2025: A month that happened
Four months into my move into climate tech, the last 11 days of January lasted about a year, and were not the best days, but we beat on, boats against the current, borne forward ceaselessly into the future, to interpolate Fitzgerald. Highlights Predictions: I published my 2025 sustainability predictions on LinkedIn, my personal blog, and…
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Climate predictions for 2025
This week on LinkedIn, I’ve been publishing my 2025 predictions about key trends to expect in corporate sustainability and the intersection of climate tech, energy, and data centers. I wrapped them all up in one post over at Overt Impact, and you should at least click that link to feast your eyes on the not-subtle…
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December 2024, an account of the ongoing campaign
Three months into my pivot to sustainability, I’ve successfully narrowed the focus of my conversations, job applications, certifications, and publications. All that and a bag of (GPU) chips below… What’s next for me: An ask for you: Do you know anyone else who pivoted to sustainability from some mix of tech or media? Connect us,…