Author Archives: Danielle Park

Interesting discussion on the business of documentary making. Bloomberg’s David Westin sits down with American filmmaker Ken Burns, who discusses his latest project, “Country Music”. Burns explains how he decides what stories to tell, leadership qualities in filmmaking, and the … Continue reading →

This morning we have further confirmation of the global downturn spreading with the US ISM manufacturing index contracting to 47.8 in September (50.1 was the consensus expectation); the second month in a row that the reading was under 50 (49.1 … Continue reading →

Although plastic is ubiquitous today, it has only been around since the mid-1950’s. Presently, ninety-nine percent of the plastics in use are made from fossil fuels.  While deemed a revolutionary product from inception, a deluge of studies now confirm that … Continue reading →