Otak Inc.

I focused my EcoChallenge this year on promoting the success of women in leadership roles. I'm on the board of Women Leading Water, a non-profit in Portland which seeks to support women as they navigate their careers in the water business. I chaired the planning team for the Women in Leadership Symposium on April 19th, which was a very...

Over the weekend I spent some time researching into Biomass and how it fits into a holistic agriculture system. Pretty neat stuff. While researching I also fell down the rabbit hole and geeked out over harnessing the methane produced at landfills for fuel purposes. I found it interesting that this was considered a "renewable" fuel...

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This weekend was crazy busy for me but I still managed to fit in some time to nerd out online researching micro wind generation and it's feasibility in developing nations. I have been kind of obsessed with micro grid energy systems and the impacts they could have on developing communities since college and some of the types of small wind...

Well I have been thoroughly enjoying the change back to a predominantly vegetarian diet. I feel like I am able to sleep less and do more with my time without slipping into a food coma after each time I eat. Granted that could also be due to minimizing portion sizes. Regardless, it is comforting to know that the positive effects I am feeling...

I carpool to the office with three other people this morning.

Well, bit of a slow start on my end since I spent all day yesterday trapped at the airport waiting to get home. But now that I am back in Portland I am excited to get back into the rhythm of participating in this round of the EcoChoallenge! I have gone back through the action items to make sure I didn't miss any that I would want to complete...

I am getting very excited at the new focus to mitigate carbon emissions this round. I myself have been very interested in methods of sequestering carbon so this challenge seems very appropriate. I am looking forward to seeing what the collective metrics are for the Otak Team!!!

I have used bottled water and coffee cups in the past.  These can be substituted by thermoses and pint glasses

A location in which to be close to nature and be in awe of species (plant and animal) that have been around longer than humans