How tourism can help preserve endangered cultural heritage sites and boost local economies. more
Want to clean up the environment? Learn to love plastic.
Andrew Tolve | Spring 2011 issue more
Photo: greenopolis
The final destination for most cars—after they’ve served their time in a scrapyard, that is—is a 10,000-horsepower shredding machine that, in about 60 seconds, rips them into fist-size chunks of stuff.
Good news rarely makes the headlines… except in Ode. To celebrate 2010 – and anticipate more good news to come in 2011 – here are Ode’s 10 most positive stories from the year that was. more
Biochar – charcoal derived from burning plants – can boost crop yields and help fight climate change.
Andrew Tolve | July/August 2010 issue more
Experiments around the world have convinced soil scientist Johannes Lehmann of biochar’s benefits.Photo:JASON KOSKI, CORNELL UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHY
In the summer of 2002, scientist and entrepreneur Danny Day sent a lab assistant to retrieve some charcoal from behind Day’s lab in Blakely, Georgia.
How green MBA programs produce graduates skilled in social and environmental stewardship.
Andrew Tolve | November 2009 issue more
Photo: Veer/Chromatica
Every month, business students all over North America retreat to a campus on Bainbridge Island, 255 acres (90 hectares) of pristine land a short ferry ride from Seattle, Washington.
Forget the package tour. Eco-adventures get you up close and personal with stunning landscapes and amazing people.
Andrew Tolve | April 2009 issue more
Mountain-biking down the Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador.Photo:Russell Monk/Masterfile
I’m standing up to my knees in water on the side of an overgrown mountain in the rural north of Ecuador.
Andrew Tolve spends five days in Ecuador rafting, hiking, horse riding and biking with native guides to discover whether the practice of eco-adventure lives up to its promise.
Ode Editors | April 2009 issue more
Day 1: White Water Rafting,
Río Taochi
We met our group just after sunup this morning.
Never let a crisis go to waste. Social entrepreneurs take this economic upheaval to be a blessing, providing a chance for business to transition from an anonymous, complex system to one that is direct and transparent.
Andrew Tolve | March 2009 issue more
Oxford’s Saïd Business School student Claire Williams co-founded Hope Runs in Kenya to use running to empower AIDS orphans.
Prominent cancer scientist Karl-Henrik Robert calls Ola Altera a silent hero of the energy sector.
Andrew Tolve | Jan/Feb 2009 issue more
The transformation caught everyone by surprise, even the people who pulled it off. In 1981, 90 percent of Sweden’s power plants burned fossil fuel, while just 10 percent used alternative energy sources.
The United States presidential elections are tomorrow. more
