Roots Farm @ Suzie’s

After nearly a decade wandering the food desert, San Diego Roots Sustainable Food Project now has a home: Roots Farm @ Suzie’s, a five-acre plot of land with stunning views of Mexico. Less than a month ago, on Memorial Day, the first Roots volunteer work party met at the farm to begin clearing the field [...]

British Petroleum’s Operational Management System, Protected Areas, and a Failed Top-Kill

BP’s Operational Management System (OMS) uses ISO 14001 as a guide to identify “key risks” in operational activity. The OMS provides a single framework and a codified language to prioritize information dissemination across the various business units and operations, as well as investment decisions and misconduct reporting. The safety and operations audit team covered 94 [...]