Ray C. Anderson Foundation

#Ecocentricity #blog by John Lanier: "What if I told youthat something with only 3% of the size can do 33% of the work? This is the story of #peatlands." International Peatland Society #carbonsink #landsink https://www.raycandersonfoundation.org/a/what-if-i-told-you

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), The Ray and Panasonic Corporation of North America today announced Kia America as the OEM partner, supported by @HATCI (@Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc.), for the second phase of the collaborative vehicle-to-everything (V2X) infra-structure development project on The Ray Highway along Interstate 85 in West Georgia. https://www.raycandersonfoundation.org//georgias-v2x-conne

The Foundation has awarded a $300,000 grant to Emory University and its partners for the next phase of the Georgia Climate Project, a state-wide consortium of nine colleges and universities working to strengthen Georgia’s ability to prepare for and respond to a changing climate. The Georgia Climate Project was founded in 2018 as a collaborative effort between Emory University, Georgia Tech, and the University of Georgia. Its scope has since expanded to include Agnes Scott College, Columbus State University, Georgia Southern University, Georgia State University, Spelman College, and UNG - University of North Georgia https://www.raycandersonfoundation.org//georgia-climate-pr

Attending the #EV show today, wearing my Drawdown Georgia shirt. Excited to see The Ray #Tesla here. Talking up #RayDay21 and the #EVCaravan coming up 10/17/21. Clean Cities-Georgia #driveelectric

Save the date for #RayDay21 and an #EV Caravan with The Ray. Sunday, October 17th, 2:00-5:00 p.m. at Serenbe. Admission is free. Individual invitations go out in August. Several exhibitors have already signed up: Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District EarthShare Georgia Georgia Climate Project Perkins+Will Atlanta Chattahoochee Nature Center and Georgia Pollinator Partnership. Sign up here to receive an invitation: https://bit.ly/3vX7oiy

Meet Madeleine Hardt! She's one of the Undergraduate Sustainability Ambassadors at the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business in the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business. We're so proud to be able to support this program at Ray's beloved alma mater.

From butterfly wings to shrimp claws: Mimicking nature on the nanoscale: Innovators look to #biomimicry to address sustainability challenges. Can they harness #greenchemistry to get it right? This article from Environmental Health News features the work of three finalist teams from the 2020 #RayofHopePrize. Metalmark Cypris and Werewool. Biomimicry Institute

#Ecocentricity #Blog: "Where we often use toxic substances in our chemistry, the natural world’s chemistry is overwhelmingly benign. Where we use heat and strong forces to create chemical bonds, nature self-assembles at ambient temperatures. Where many human chemical feedstocks rely on global mining supply chains, nature has figured out how to use whatever it has right where it is." #greenchemistry https://www.raycandersonfoundation.org//whos-your-favorite

Looking forward to this conversation presented by the The Trust for Public Land and the British Consulate-General Atlanta which features two Leadership Council Members from Drawdown Georgia - Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley and Dr. Na'Taki Osborne Jelks. Interfaith Power & Light West Atlanta Watershed Alliance

The Ray Georgia Department of Transportation and UGA College of Environment and Design have broken ground on Phase 2 of their meadow research plantings along The Ray Highway on I-85 southwest of Atlanta.

"Recent history tells us that achieving sustainability requires audacious goals, stair-step improvement, and collaboration with others to drive lasting change. This applies to the Drawdown Georgia goal to reduce carbon emissions by one third by 2030 as well. Share owners of private and public companies should make sure to use our investment dollars to help ensure these much-needed and highly vetted climate solutions can scale to meet Georgia’s audacious goals." #Ecocentricity guest blog by Roy Richards, Jr. Drawdown Georgia https://www.raycandersonfoundation.org//corporations-can-a