May 16, 2011 – 10:04 am
Because actually going out and living a “carbon neutral” lifestyle, giving up the trappings of a modern society, riding a bike 15 miles to work, giving up meat, refusing to use your ice maker, turning the thermostat up to 85 in the summer and down to 55 in the winter, buying solar panels for one’s […]
May 11, 2011 – 10:32 am
Just kidding. They’re still out there marching and “spreading awareness” and doing nothing themselves: Students march in bid for action on climate change A small but enthusiastic clutch of Bergen Community College students carried homemade signs and chanted anti-pollution slogans as they marched from their Paramus campus to Ridgewood High School on Tuesday to raise […]
May 1, 2011 – 8:42 am
Just kidding. They plan to organize instead of agonize Two weeks ago, over 10,000 students activists descended on Washington, D.C. to collaborate, train, motivate, and take action at Powershift 2011. They made enough of an impact that President Obama took notice and invited 12 student leaders for a conversation. Powershift happens once a year, but […]
April 27, 2011 – 6:06 pm
So says Bonnie Frye Hemphill Hey climate movement, you know what I missed about us that Power Shift pumped right back into me last week? The awesome. Yeah, flashmobs, pranks, swiftly organized warroom tweetups, late-night dance parties of 15,000. Remember that rebellious side of us, that “we won’t take the past for an answer†side […]
April 22, 2011 – 4:45 pm
No, seriously. Your tax dollars at work Come on and Click it, flip it, turn the handle to the right, turn off the water, twist the handle real tight. Slip on your sneakers, lace em up tight, leave the car parked you know that’s alright. Public transportation is the way to go, it’s one of […]
April 21, 2011 – 10:13 am
Why? Well, you want to be “green,” and save the planet from evil greenhouse gases, don’t you? Apple has come bottom of the most comprehensive green league table of technology companies because of its heavy reliance on “dirty data” centres. The list, which is compiled by Greenpeace and released in San Francisco on Thursday, shows […]
April 18, 2011 – 11:30 am
But what if it was Al Gore’s Current TV? From The Guardian Friends of the Earth and Nuts magazine – an unlikely alliance. The catalyst is FoE’s “sexy” YouTube ad featuring amorous couple Chloe and Will. Chloe has accepted a late-night coffee at Will’s flat – as long as he doesn’t overfill the kettle. She […]
April 17, 2011 – 4:14 pm
Silly college kids who should learn a bit more about real life Oh, college students.They’ll use just about anything as an excuse to take off their clothes. We’ll give them this one, though, because this bunch of barely-legals is stripping down for a good cause: Raising awareness about the harm coal mining — and coal-powered […]
April 13, 2011 – 12:02 pm
Hmm, looks like uber-alarmist Louise Gray, who writes for the UK Telegraph, has now delved into the fashion industry The Marks and Spencer (M&S) lingerie set, that will be available online, was made in an ‘eco factory’ in Sri Lanka where energy has been reduced a third through measures like making sure all lighting is […]
April 13, 2011 – 9:28 am
Oh, all right, yes, I know and have known plenty of right leaning folks who smoke pot. I don’t hang with them because, personally, I don’t smoke it, do not care for the way it makes me feel. And, as a sidebar, as I’ve said many times before, I could care less whether it is […]
