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Ben Finzel
- Dec 16, 2020
- 4 min
The Common Sense Colloquy: Q&A with Tom Kiernan of AWEA
Renewable energy is one of the success stories of this century: wind and solar have grown exponentially (from a fraction of a percent of...
Ben Finzel
- Nov 19, 2020
- 6 min
The Common Sense Colloquy: Q&A with Denise Brogan-Kator of Family Equality
In addition to hosting the most important national election of our lifetimes, November is also Transgender Awareness Month (and this is...
Ben Finzel
- Oct 20, 2020
- 5 min
The Common Sense Colloquy: Q&A with Earl Fowlkes of the Center for Black Equity
I thought for a while about the focus of this Q&A in this final month before one of the most consequential elections of our lives. What...
Ben Finzel
- Oct 2, 2020
- 2 min
The Business of Pride and The Power of Recognition
Hard work is its own reward, they say. But it’s still nice to be honored for the work you do. And it’s even better when that honor...
Ben Finzel
- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
LGBTQ History Month, Voting and Democracy
October is, among other things, LGBTQ History Month. Throughout the month, LGBTQ advocates and organizations will be sharing insight and...
Ben Finzel
- Sep 24, 2020
- 5 min
The Common Sense Colloquy: Q&A with Chiqui Cartagena of The Conference Board
In a year like no other in our recent history, it’s helpful to have constants you can rely on to help navigate and understand the...
Ben Finzel
- Aug 20, 2020
- 5 min
The Common Sense Colloquy: Q&A with Malcolm Woolf of National Hydropower Association
Many of us only think about electricity when the lights are out or the air conditioning isn’t working. And even then, we don’t always...
Ben Finzel
- Jul 27, 2020
- 4 min
The Common Sense Colloquy: Q&A with Paula Glover of American Association of Blacks in Energy
We have arrived at an unusual and unexpected place in our nation’s history: the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and structural racism have...
Ben Finzel
- Jun 15, 2020
- 5 min
The Common Sense Colloquy: Q&A with Bob Witeck of Witeck Communications
Welcome to Pride Month and to the first Common Sense Colloquy to focus on LGBTQ communications. Going forward, we’ll be including LGBTQ...
Ben Finzel
- May 28, 2020
- 5 min
The Common Sense Colloquy: Q&A with Judy Rader of Exelon
One of the delights of conducting this series over the past several years (FYI that we’re now well past two dozen interviews!) is the...