Category Archives: By Hal Brill

The 2011 energy elimination games

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Jim Cummings

By Hal Brill I’m not much of a football fan, but around playoff time I perk up and start rooting for underdog teams to dethrone the champs. With all the problems that Big Energy has been having lately, the odds … Continue reading →

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Could a bad economy save the planet?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Jim Cummings

By Hal Brill Those of you who have followed my columns over the years know that Allison and I started a green “intentional neighborhood” here in Paonia back in 2001 (www.hawkshavenllc.com). Since my name, Hal, is forever associated with the … Continue reading →

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South American Dispatch: Bolivia

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Jim Cummings

By Hal BrillThis article first appeared in the June 2009 edition of the Natural Investing newsletter It’s good to be home! In the last issue I wrote from beautiful Patagonia and shared some of the environmental issues we learned about. … Continue reading →

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South American Dispatch

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Jim Cummings

By Hal BrillThis article first appeared in the March 2009 edition of the Natural Investing newsletter Greetings from Patagonia! Allison and I are exploring the southern tip of the Americas, learning about the many cultures and exploring beautiful but endangered … Continue reading →

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Breaking the carbon gridlock

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Jim Cummings

By Hal Brill With our political system tied up in knots, there‘s a growing sense of hopelessness about America being willing to come to grips with the climate crisis. For many of us, this issue is a moral imperative, as … Continue reading →

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Shilling for Starbucks: How I learned to make peace with coffee and a corporation

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Jim Cummings

By Hal Brill (originally published in the Natural Investing News, Spring 2007) I brewed myself a cup of coffee today. No big deal, except that until a few weeks ago I had never done that. Coffee occupied a blurry place … Continue reading →

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Slow Money to Speed Change

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Jim Cummings

By Hal Brill In spite of all today’s economic challenges, this is an exciting time for values-based investors. The range of investments has grown from just a handful of SRI funds when we started in the 80’s to hundreds of … Continue reading →

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