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Maybe it’s the unseasonably hot San Francisco weather today, but this NY Times blog has got me all hot and bothered. Basically, Gingrich has gotten over 1 million people to sign a petition entitled (I’m not joking) “Drill Here, Drill Now” to encourage Congress to open up restrictions on off-shore oil drilling and in the Arctic [...]Maybe it’s the unseasonably hot San Francisco weather today, but this NY Times blog has got me all hot and bothered. Basically, Gingrich has gotten over 1 million people to sign a petition entitled (I’m not joking) “Drill Here, Drill Now” to encourage Congress to open up restrictions on off-shore oil drilling and in the Arctic [...]

Suicide (n) - The most preventable type of death. This is the ongoing story of a species whose leaders have a death wish, and whose members at large mostly don’t. Also, sometimes they got to wondering what should be done about a large geopolitical concentration of fellow beings operating under the brand name “China”. (9) What has [...]Suicide (n) - The most preventable type of death. This is the ongoing story of a species whose leaders have a death wish, and whose members at large mostly don’t. Also, sometimes they got to wondering what should be done about a large geopolitical concentration of fellow beings operating under the brand name “China”. (9) What has [...]

This past weekend a crew of 11 volunteers joined 80,000 people at our nation’s largest music and arts festival, Bonnaroo. We arrived in Manchester, TN ready to get the word out about Power Vote. We melted in the record-setting heat, dressed to impress for late-night dance parties in stellar Power Vote costumes, and [...]This past weekend a crew of 11 volunteers joined 80,000 people at our nation’s largest music and arts festival, Bonnaroo. We arrived in Manchester, TN ready to get the word out about Power Vote. We melted in the record-setting heat, dressed to impress for late-night dance parties in stellar Power Vote costumes, and [...]

When a group of young people concerned about climate change came together at a hip hop recording workshop in Kyogle (regional NSW, Australia), the result was the song “Protect the World”. The kids (aged 11-17 years) wrote the words on the spot. They play all the instruments on the track- keyboard, flutes, harp, drums, beatbox, [...] When a group of young people concerned about climate change came together at a hip hop recording workshop in Kyogle (regional NSW, Australia), the result was the song “Protect the World”. The kids (aged 11-17 years) wrote the words on the spot. They play all the instruments on the track- keyboard, flutes, harp, drums, beatbox, [...]

On March 25, 2008 Duke Energy broke ground and began construction on Cliffside, an 800 MW coal-fired power plant located in Cliffside, NC. Months prior to this, a team of non-profit grassroots agencies, activists, students, lawyers, grandmothers, and outraged citizens had formed a coalition dedicated to stopping this travesty. We were, and are, committed to [...]On March 25, 2008 Duke Energy broke ground and began construction on Cliffside, an 800 MW coal-fired power plant located in Cliffside, NC. Months prior to this, a team of non-profit grassroots agencies, activists, students, lawyers, grandmothers, and outraged citizens had formed a coalition dedicated to stopping this travesty. We were, and are, committed to [...]

Need a break? The 2008 Good 50×70 contest winners have been posted—come check them out! Artists from all over the world chose from a list of 7 issues and submitted designs to raise awareness for progressive change. There are 30 winners in each topic: Global warming, Child mortality, Human rights violation, Hunting, STDs, War victims, [...] Need a break? The 2008 Good 50×70 contest winners have been posted—come check them out! Artists from all over the world chose from a list of 7 issues and submitted designs to raise awareness for progressive change. There are 30 winners in each topic: Global warming, Child mortality, Human rights violation, Hunting, STDs, War victims, [...]

Many of you may have already heard about a new campaign that a few of us recently launched, 350.org. For those who have not, 350 is the most important important number on the planet. It represents the safe level of CO2 in the atmosphere, according to top NASA scientist Jim Hansen. If we stay above [...]Many of you may have already heard about a new campaign that a few of us recently launched, 350.org. For those who have not, 350 is the most important important number on the planet. It represents the safe level of CO2 in the atmosphere, according to top NASA scientist Jim Hansen. If we stay above [...]

Even for those of us who are passionate about solving environmental problems, sometimes it’s hard to figure out how to get involved in a meaningful way. We feel like we don’t know enough or are too nervous to talk to people about the issues we care about. But there are plenty of ways we can [...]Even for those of us who are passionate about solving environmental problems, sometimes it’s hard to figure out how to get involved in a meaningful way. We feel like we don’t know enough or are too nervous to talk to people about the issues we care about. But there are plenty of ways we can [...]

The message that I think often comes across is "you need to change. You are being ineffective, counter-productive, and not very savvy either." And thus, feeling attacked and criticized, we as the rest of the movement get defensive, oppositional, and see those making the argument as an outside interest group trying to advance their own agenda.The message that I think often comes across is "you need to change. You are being ineffective, counter-productive, and not very savvy either." And thus, feeling attacked and criticized, we as the rest of the movement get defensive, oppositional, and see those making the argument as an outside interest group trying to advance their own agenda.

While many adults in the US are still in a state of denial over global warming, young schoolchildren in villages deep in the Peruvian Amazon are learning about the effects climate destabilization is likely to have on their way of life. That’s just one thing I learned during a recent three-week trip to the [...] While many adults in the US are still in a state of denial over global warming, young schoolchildren in villages deep in the Peruvian Amazon are learning about the effects climate destabilization is likely to have on their way of life. That’s just one thing I learned during a recent three-week trip to the [...]