Saturday June 26, 2010

new workshop: how to reduce petroleum use

Petroleum has made our lives incredibly convenient and comfortable, but at what cost? At no time has the evidence been more immediate to Americans that our hunger for oil has catastrophic consequences.

Join me and Julia Frodahl

Categories: action blog education environment news Tags: clean energy fossil fuels oil oil spill

Wednesday December 9, 2009

the story of cap & trade

Remember that great video about the history of our consumer culture called the Story of Stuff? (See sidebar for link.) Annie Leonard has a knack for simplifying complex and controversial topics for people like me, whose

Categories: blog environment health Tags: clean energy climate change

Thursday November 5, 2009

save coal river mountain

As I’ve mentioned many times before, the destructive practices of mountaintop removal coal mining are not just devastating the ecology of the Appalachian mountains, they’re destroying the health and livelihood of the Appalachian community. Please take

Categories: blog community environment Tags: clean energy coal politics pollution

Monday September 28, 2009

how can we improve the air quality of our cities?

Find out on my new post on Aribra.com!
big cities: exhausting and exhilarating

In the big city, on any given day, anything seems possible. Millions of thinkers, dreamers, and doers exchange ideas, creative sparks, and currency. There are

Categories: blog community environment health Tags: air quality clean energy nyc pollution

Friday September 18, 2009

a feel-good film about fuel

Fuel, it’s a star-studded little eco-documentary that won some awards at Sundance last year. The title is pretty self-explanatory, as is the trailer. Woody Harrelson, Larry David, Sheryl Crow, Neil Young, and of course Willie Nelson

Categories: blog movies transport Tags: clean energy climate change nyc petroleum

Friday July 31, 2009

the digital diet: an experiment

When I go on vacation, I don’t check emails, I don’t go online, I barely even answer the phone. On these tech-free holidays I am able to focus, enjoy myself, relax. So I’m going to try

Categories: blog community energy health Tags: clean energy lifestyle

Thursday July 23, 2009

grow your knowledge in an east village garden

Come learn about the latest in sustainable design in a quaint little garden in the East Village. Brought to you by the New York Restoration Project.

Series on Sustainable Design in East Village Garden!Toyota Children’s Learning Garden603

Categories: blog education energy events Tags: clean energy gardens green building green roofs kids solar

Thursday July 9, 2009

100 coal plants defeated

It’s quite a battle — fighting to end the use of coal as our main source of energy in this country. But Sierra Club just marked the milestone of 100 coal plants defeated or abandoned. Congrats

Categories: blog energy Tags: clean energy coal pollution

Friday May 15, 2009

rally to stop coal plant financing

Join Dozens of activists with the Sierra Club, Rainforest Action Network, and New York Public Interest Research Group this coming Tuesday – May 19 – to rally against the financing of dirty coal by JPMorgan Chase.

Categories: action blog energy volunteer Tags: clean energy coal volunteer

Friday April 17, 2009

listen to this man

Van Jones on Focus the Nation

Categories: blog energy Tags: clean energy green jobs politics