New Orleans has a Gigantic Plastic Problem

I had an opportunity to visit the Big Easy for the French Quarter Festival, in which hundreds of bands play on stages scattered around the quarter.  If you are a music lover, THIS is the event.  The music is simply amazing.  To see a city built on music transform itself into a music onslaught was … Read this post >>>

Responsible Schools in Korea

Members of the World Progress Now team were on assignment in Asia this past March.  It was a great opportunity to research whether or not responsible tourism has in the very least a tentative infrastructure.  Asia is one of the biggest polluters of plastic in the world and we wanted to know if this kind … Read this post >>>

Paradise Opens the Eyes

The World Progress Now team took a family trip to the beautiful island of Kauai over the holidays.  Kauai is the fourth largest island of the Hawaiian Archipelago. The island’s beauty cannot be described with words; Waimea Canyon State Park is breath taking and the lush green scenery is enough to make time disappear completely. … Read this post >>>

Races and Hydration

As I crossed the finish line of my first half marathon, I was greeted with smiles, bananas, gift bags, and a plastic water bottle.  I refused the plastic water bottle and the look I received from the volunteer was one of disdain.  If her eyes could speak, they would have said, “you idiot, you just … Read this post >>>

My Old School Doing the Progressive Thing!!!

The World Progress Now team ventured off on assignment, the destination: Hollister, California.  As part of our quest we wanted to see if there was any progress in the dusty cow town that raised the co-founder and I. We had the chance to visit Spring Grove Elementary School, seven miles northeast of Hollister.  It happens to … Read this post >>>

#gowithoutplastic

World Progress Now is proud to announce the launch of our first campaign to #gowithoutplastic.  We are specifically targeting single use plastic products.  This means plastic grocery bags, water bottles, soda bottles, shampoo bottles, and all other plastics that are thrown away. Tourism lends itself to convenience.  Many travelers don’t want to be bothered by … Read this post >>>