The Instigator
Mark TercekScaling and Accelerating Environmental Progress
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Formula E Is Not What You Think
I’ve been driving an EV for years now, but I haven’t had much luck converting even my most climate-conscious friends.
I find myself repeating the same arguments: EVs are quieter, faster off the mark, cheaper to maintain, and if I’m honest,...
Paying Polluters Twice
US climate and energy policy has entered a strange new phase. Instead of letting markets drive a cheaper, cleaner energy transition, the federal government is now spending public money to keep old fossil assets alive. . . and to slow their...
Setting a New Bar for AI Infrastructure
A typical mid‑sized data center uses something like 300,000 gallons of water a day. That’s roughly equivalent to the amount used by 1,000 U.S. households. And large facilities—the kind we are told will be built in significant numbers—can us...
The River That Made the West Is In Trouble
When I worked at The Nature Conservancy, the Colorado River was always on our radar. It’s a marvel of engineering and ecology—a key artery that feeds cities, farms, and canyons across seven states and two countries. At the time, we watched...
A Different Way to Celebrate Earth Day
Al Gore is not the only one with an inconvenient truth. Jodi Kantor’s piece in The New York Times last weekend put one right in the title: This is a hard time to start a career.
In our realm, we are fortunate to have so many young people w...
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Mark Tercek is a global conservation leader with expertise in conservation finance, corporate sustainability and cross-sector collaboration.
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