Monday December 14, 2009

i do 30, do you?

Some like it hot, but I like it cold. The water temp setting on my washing machine, that is. That baby is locked in at the cold position for every load of wash. If everyone in

Categories: blog energy environment home Tags: climate change water

Wednesday December 9, 2009

make the call for those who can’t

Climate change is one of the biggest threats to wildlife. Please call your Senators at 1-800-217-7379 and ask them to support climate legislation on behalf of those who cannot call themselves.

Categories: blog environment Tags: animals climate change endangered species

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 October 22, 2009

international day of climate action

This Saturday, over 4000 events are being planned in over 170 countries to make a loud statement about the importance of action to abate climate change. It may just be the most widespread day of environmental

Categories: action blog events Tags: climate change

Thursday October 15, 2009

care to make a difference: blog action day 09

This post is part of Blog Action Day ’09

Floods, droughts, super storms – these are not the things of fantasy, of Hollywood blockbuster disaster films. They are real. And real people who live off the land

Categories: action blog community Tags: climate change humanitarian social justice

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 September 4, 2009

are we living in the age of stupid?

I’m inclined to say yes. And I’d like to confirm my suspicions by watching this:

The Age of Stupid Global Premiere Trailer from Age of Stupid on Vimeo.

This isn’t just a film about climate change and what

Categories: blog movies Tags: climate change humanitarian politics pollution

Monday July 13, 2009

no hunger

As someone who eats on a very regular basis, never in want of food, I cannot fathom what it is like to wonder where my next meal is coming from. When I am hungry, I go

Categories: blog eating food/drink health movies Tags: climate change eating food justice humanitarian social justice

Thursday April 9, 2009

climate prodigy coming to amnh

This coming Tuesday, Alec Loorz, 14, founder of Kids vs Global Warming, will be speaking at the Museum of Natural History. He was trained by Al Gore, and is his youngest US-trained climate presenter. (Not sure

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Wednesday March 25, 2009

oh no they didn’t

My jaw dropped and I couldn’t stop shaking my head when the commercial came on. It was touting clean coal, and it was featuring President Obama. I don’t know what to say other than clean coal

Categories: blog energy environment Tags: clean energy climate change coal pollution