Force For Good

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Force For Good honors singer-songwriter and phenom Taylor Swift for her uplifting effect on a pandemic-weary world. Her Eras Tour—151 shows on five continents—the highest-grossing tour in history, is a Happening where friends enjoy singing along in costumes reminiscent of a favorite “era” inspired by each of Taylor’s 10 albums.

An earthquake wasn’t the only surprise. The Eras Tour significantly boosted tourism and local revenue at every stop. Every host city reported generous donations to food banks. And when Taylor gifted bonuses to her cast and touring crew…

Is music finding its way into your busy life?
 
For me, composing involves constant experimentation and refinement. My process involves working on a piece until I’ve taken it to a point of maximum satisfaction that matches my piano playing ability. Then I move on to another composition, after which I sometimes realize that my playing has improved enough to warrant a new series of edits on the prior piece! Little by little, in this circular fashion, I nudge each of my compositions into a more polished form.

Since 2017, I’ve logged 1,590 hours on my piano composing and rehearsing. So far, I have…

Is music finding its way into your busy life?

For most of my career, the guitar has been my go-to instrument. For the first two FFG albums, Passions and Innocence, I stepped out of my comfort zone and created simple piano tracks. Working with Joe Mennonna, who upgraded the pieces into full-fingered piano compositions, we completed a new piano-based venture. After we finished Innocence, Joe retired and I set a new goal: I would compose and perform on my own, the piano parts for future albums.

Since September 2017, I’ve logged…

March is set aside to honor women. I say it is also time to honor girls, for throughout American history, youth activism has led to significant cultural and global shifts. Today we think of Greta Thunberg who, as a 15-year-old environmental activist, sounded the alarm with her “School Strike for Climate.” Or, there’s Nobel Prize laureate at 17, Malala Yousafzai, whose experience…

As the holiday season approaches, please take a moment and watch our November film premiere—our 24th film!—Hunger: We Can End It.

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard announced that he is giving away the outdoor-apparel company — an effort to help combat climate change and the environmental crisis. Read the article here >>>

Protection for the Rights of Nature in Chile

Wind, solar and other renewable sources could supply all of the world’s energy, according to a growing body of research.

Interesting article on the role that Carbon Capture plays in the goals and projections of the Inflation Reduction Act.

https://insideclimatenews.org/todaysclimate/carbon-capture-plays-an-outsized-role-in-the-inflation-reduction-acts-emissions-reductions/

The very first National Park, Yellowstone, turns 150 this month.

Hooray for Women’s History Month, a time set aside to educate and inspire, to focus on under-told stories and triumphs. Prior to founding Force For Good, Jonathan Sprout featured many notable women in his Grammy(R)-nominated American Heroes series. With lively concerts of music…

Reduce, reuse, repair, recycle. The mantra’s tidy alliteration belies its grave relevance. While each of us can prioritize these lifestyle choices, still we must encourage our leaders to create change on a larger scale. Greenpeace notes that the upcoming UN Environmental Assembly (UNEA) gathering this month will consider a “bold, ambitious, binding Global Plastics Treaty…

Electric vehicles may be entering a new phase in the USA in 2022. Here’s a great article by Dan Gearino from Inside Climate News.