What if Saving the Planet Were Up to You?

Written By Marianna Grossman

With the news of an iceberg the size of Delaware calving from Antarctica, fears of accelerating warming and its consequences grow. Bill McKibben writes in Rolling Stone about how to know if your representatives in Congress are serious about action on climate change, or if they are beholden to the fossil fuel industry.

A map shows the detachment of an iceberg from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica, based on data from NASA's Aqua Modis satellite, July 12, 2017.  MIDAS PROJECT, SWANSEA UNIVERSITY

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What actions are you taking? Please share them in the comments section. We are all in this together.

Marianna Grossman
Marianna Grossman, Founder and Managing Partner, Minerva Ventures Marianna Grossman is the founder and managing partner of Minerva Ventures, a consultancy focused on strategies for a resilient future and climate adaptation. For nearly 7 years she led Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV), a multi-sector network founded in 2000 bringing the ingenuity of Silicon Valley to create a more sustainable region and world. Previous roles include Partner for Sustainability and Innovation at Minerva Consulting; and corporate roles in the automotive, computer and semiconductor industries. She serves on the Board of Transportation Choices for Sustainable Communities, the California Congress of the International Living Future Institute, the Sustainability Committee of the SF Bay Area Super Bowl 50 Host Committee, the Climate Music Project and the advisory council for climate action for the City of Palo Alto. She earned an MBA from Yale University School of Management and a BA, cum laude, with distinction in Policy Studies from Dartmouth College.
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