By DR. MIRIAM ACZEL It may be hard to believe, but before 1970, it was completely legal for power plants and factories in the U.S. to pollute the environment by dumping tons of highly toxic waste into streams and releasing clouds of harmful smoke into the air. Seeking to protect the planet, Gaylord Nelson, a … More Happy Earth Day!
By DR. MIRIAM ACZEL & DEBRA ACZEL The COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions put in place to keep our families, friends and others safe have meant many of us are spending increasing amounts of time indoors. Additionally, many work activities, social activities and classes that would normally be in person have largely moved to virtual meetings, many … More Shinrin-Yoku: Finding Happiness and Health Among the Trees
By DR. MIRIAM ACZEL & DEBRA ACZEL La Ciudad de las Ideas (City of Ideas), co-founded by Dr. Andres Roemer and Ricardo Salinas Pliego, is a three-day celebration of innovative thinking held each year in Puebla, Mexico. The festival just wrapped up its 13th annual event in on December 4-6. 2020, in front of a socially-distanced audience with … More La Ciudad de las Ideas 2020: Showcasing Sustainable Solutions in Mexico
Why the environmental movement should stand up for Black lives Matthew Capuano-Rizzo Protesters in front of the White House on Monday, June 1st. When we arrived around 3 PM, fewer than thirty people were gathered with signs. By the time we left just before the 7 PM curfew, H street was filled with hundreds of … More Why the environmental movement should stand up for Black lives
By Miriam Aczel For many years, experts have been warning of an ‘environmental crisis along the nearly 3000 mile-long waterway, which spans six Asian countries—Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, China and Myanmar. Experts have long expressed concern that the Mekong River could not survive the dam building, overfishing, and sand mining operations forever. However, the Mekong River … More South East Asia’s Crucial Mekong River is Drying up
Puebla’s Urban Air Pollution Solution By DEBRA ACZEL and MIRIAM ACZEL Puebla and The City of Ideas This past November, we had the honor of attending the 12th edition of the Ciudad de las Ideas—“City of Ideas”—the International Festival of Brilliant Minds held each year in Puebla, Mexico. This year’s festival, organized around the theme of “Epic Ideas,” … More
La Ciudad de las Ideas (‘City of Ideas’) Champions Environmental Leaders and Solutions By MIRIAM ACZEL This week, I had the honor of attending the 12th edition of the Ciudad de las Ideas—“City of Ideas”—an International Festival of Brilliant Minds held each year in Puebla, Mexico. Conference speakers adopt the format of short, 20-minute segments to … More
Ocean Microplastics are Multiplying By MIRIAM ACZEL Plastic — Not Fantastic Plastic is the most common type of marine debris found in our planet’s ocean and lakes. Plastic debris can come in a wide range shapes and sizes, but debris that are less than five millimeters in length (roughly the size of a sesame seed) are … More
La Ciudad de las Idea–The City of Ideas–is now about to kick off its 12th year. The festival was the brilliant brainchild of Mexican intellectual, writer, playwright, economist, diplomat Andrés Roemer and Mexican media mogul Ricardo Salinas. La Ciudad also called ‘festival of great minds’ takes place annually in the gorgeous colonial town of Puebla, … More This is Epic: La Ciudad de las Ideas 2019
Mexican intellectual, writer, friend to the Amir D. Aczel Foundation, diplomat Andrès Roemer now has a street in Ramat Gan, Israel, named after him. According to the city’s mayor Shama-Hacohen, the renaming of the street was in recognition of his ‘contributions to the state of Israel.’ Roemer holds a special place in our hearts. Last … More Street in Israel named after Andrès Roemer
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