Daniel Kessler, Guest Writer
Daniel Kessler works with 350.org. He has previously worked various other advocacy groups and is a graduate of the University of Wyoming. Daniel calls Oakland, aka the Sunny Side, home.
Latest Stories from Daniel Kessler, Guest Writer - Page 7
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New Car Sharing Service That Hooks Up Car Owners With Renters Is Sweet, But Is It Green?
Among the car sharing services I use Zip Car. It's cheap, it's convenient, and it saves me from the burden of owning my own vehicle. But a new service coming to my neck of the woods, RelayRides, has piqued my interest. The
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Solar in the US Takes Two Big Steps Forward While Falling Back One
Large-scale solar in the US continues to take two steps forward while occasionally taking one step back. Take this week, when the the Interior Department identified two dozen potential sites for large-scale solar power installations on
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Religious Group Puts Out 12 DVD Series on Environmentalists' "Spiritual Deception"
There's only seven days until Christmas and no doubt many out there are looking for a last minute stocking stuffer for your little one. Here's an idea for you. How about "Resisting The Green
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The Raw Story: Is Raw Milk a Superfood?
Let's just say I've been curious for a while. Every week I walk by the raw milk booth at my local farmers' market, casting an interested but furtive look at both what's on offer and the sort of people that are in line to make a
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Bolivia To Take Dispute Over Climate Negotiations To International Court
In the early hours before an agreement was made in Cancun toward a global deal to combat climate change, one country, Bolivia, repeatedly stood up to voice its opposition to the process. The COP's president, Patricia Espinosa of
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Secondhand Smoke Kills More Than 600,000 A Year
I sat outside a Starbucks in Houston, Texas the other day, trying to enjoy my soy latte but I was surrounded by smokers. I didn't ask them to stop--it was a smoking-allowed area--but perhaps I should have anyway, and I could
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Stewart Brand and Erich Pica Debate Nuclear Power
With the Republicans in control of the House and cap and trade dead for now, it's likely that over the next few years there will be renewed focus on the revitalization of nuclear power as an answer to our energy and climate problems.
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Congress Again Bans Crush Videos
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Congress has heeded this advice, and voted to ban so-called crush videos, which depict animal cruelty, often with women killing small animals to satisfy some strange urge of the viewer. More specifically,
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Thom Yorke Lends His Voice to 350.org's EARTH Art Project
Beginning this weekend, in advance of the upcoming climate negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, 350.org is helping to promote an unprecedented global art project, EARTH. In 12 locations, artists and activists will "create massive
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The Bay Area Versus Amsterdam: Which Cycling Mecca Is Tops?
I'm fortunate enough to call the Bay Area home. Along with its innumerable farmers' markets, Mission burritos, and hoppy beer, the Bay enjoys the title of the best area in the country for cycling.
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Betty White is a Forest Ranger
Actress Betty White has had an usual career renaissance, with a starring role this year on "Saturday Night Live" and a couple guest spots in recent films. Now she's taking on a new role: Defender of Forests. White, once the star of "The
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Rep. Boehner, The Election, and Guessing What's Next For Climate and Energy Action
Everyone is trying to read the tea leaves to figure out what's going to happen to climate and energy legislation now that Rep. John Boehner is the Speaker-in-waiting. A post from last year might shed some light on this
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EPA Regulator Recommends Against Spruce Mountaintop Removal Project
Environmental groups and community members have been warning about Arch Coal's proposed Spruce No. 1 Mine in Logan County, West Virginia, saying that the mine, among the nation's largest proposed mountaintop removal site, would devastate
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Egypt Invests Big Time In Wind
Add Egypt to the list of countries moving forward and getting to work to phase in more renewable energy to meet growing demand needs while phasing out coal and other dirty fossil fuels. Energy demand is increasing in Egypt at
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Bin Laden: Climate Change To Blame For Pakistan Floods
Even a guy in a cave can tell that climate change is happening now and that it is having horrible effects. In this case, the guy in a cave is Osama Bin Laden, who in his latest sound recording has lamented the effects of climate change
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Ellen Page Supports 350.org's Global Work Party (Video)
October 10 is just around the corner. Have you made your plans for the international "Global Work Party?" It's a day organized by 350.org and other partner organizations to show politicians that while they argue and dither, people are
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Proctor and Gamble Makes New Major Commitment to Sustainability
The world's largest consumer products company, Proctor and Gamble, has a new commitment to sustainability. The goals are laudable and include: powering its plants with 100 percent renewable energy, using 100 percent renewable or
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Over 100 Arrested, Including James Hansen, At White House Over Mountaintop Removal
NASA scientist Dr. James Hansen, faith leaders, and more than 100 people were arrested today during a protest today at the White House over mountaintop removal. Four more people were arrested at a sit-in at PNC bank, which funds MTR
