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Cyclist Hero Earl Blumenauer Rides Around NYC (Video)

by Michael Graham Richard, Ottawa, Canada on 11. 3.09
Culture & Celebrity

"I think this is the decade that it's all going to come together."
I don't know if it's going to have the same effect on you, but this video made me hopeful that things are changing. There's still a lot of work to be done, but there's finally a solid movement for walkable and bikeable cities, and it's good to see that NYC is getting on board because whatever happens there will be seen by everybody else around the US and the world. In the video, the Streetfilms crew and Rep. Blumenauer (who sometimes bikes to the White House) ride around town and look at some good and bad bike lanes, and discuss the future, including the upcoming transportation bill. Via Streetfilms. See also: UK's Cycle to Work Guarantee: Good Idea, But Doesn't Go Far Enough...

Video: 350 Events in San Francisco and Around the World

by Michael Graham Richard, Ottawa, Canada on 10.29.09
Culture & Celebrity

This Couldn't Have Been Possible a Few Short Years Ago (But We Still Have a Long Way to Go)
TreeHugger has done a lot of coverage of the 350 Movement (see Matt's slideshow, for example), and I'm proud of what has been accomplished though it was only a step along the way. The real goal needs to be a reduction of emissions and a transition to a greener & cleaner society. Our friends at Streetfilms have put together a video that shows some of what took place in San Francisco and around the world during the 350 events on October 24th. Check it out. Via Streetfilms See also: Illegal Logging Makes Indonesia World's Third Largest Emitter of Greenhouses Gases.

Supermodels Get Nearly Naked for Climate Change (Video)

by Jacob Gordon, Nashville, TN on 10.28.09
Culture & Celebrity

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October 4th marked a day of action that spanned 181 countries and 5,200 separate events, all for the sake of one number: 350. Inspired by this colossal (and exceedingly creative) global display, a small cadre of New York models put their beautiful bodies behind the message of atmospheric salvation. In this video for 350.org, they count backward from 390 parts per million-our current carbon dioxide levels-shedding layers as they go. But they stop at 352, just shy of the mark, leaving the final glory to our imaginations.
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Jack Johnson's 'En Concert' En Stores, Benefits Enviro Charities

by Jeff Kart, Bay City, MIchigan on 10.24.09
Culture & Celebrity

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Credit: Anne Varak via Flickr.

The scene looks like a night sky, filled with stars. The stars are lighters and cell phones --- 20,000 people listening to Jack Johnson sing and play his guitar. Johnson, a surfer, solar-enthusiast and singer-songwriter, adds the title of "documentary subject" to his resume on Tuesday, Oct. 27. That's when the film "En Concert" will be released. It chronicles one leg of Johnson's 2008 "Sleep Through the Static" tour, where he attempted to bring the music of the ocean and the waves to stages across Europe.

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Can't Land a Green Job? Create Your Own

by Kristin Underwood, Sacramento, CA on 10.22.09
Culture & Celebrity

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Image via: Franchisingexpo

Created partly in response to the flailing economy and partly in response to this new revival in all things relating to green and stimulus, the LiveandLove.TV network interviews and profiles green entrepreneurs in all shapes and sizes. Want to learn how to grow your own commercial scale mushrooms? Just tune in. How about what it takes to make your own organic lemonade stand? Yep, they've got that too. Many of these jobs seem so romantic and idyllic, but what is the reality of running your own organic farmers market? LifeandLove.tv will show you now.

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Video Guide to New Bike Lanes in New York City

by Michael Graham Richard, Ottawa, Canada on 10.19.09
Culture & Celebrity

Here's What the NYC DOT Has Been Doing to Help Cyclists
It's always great to see cities that are making real efforts to encourage people to cycle. The benefits can be enormous: Healthier people, fewer cars on the road, less air pollution, a more human-scale city that attracts more tourists, etc. In the video above, various officials from New York City's Department of Transportation explain the thinking behind various types of new bike lanes in the city (on the left, buffered, and completely separated). Via StreetFilms See also: Walk21 NYC: It's All About Walking, Baby & Walk On, Students! Video of Walk to School Day in New York City.

So Rude: "When was the last time you did something that inconvenienced 200 people?"

by Michael Graham Richard, Ottawa, Canada on 10.15.09
Culture & Celebrity

This is a Dangerous Environment
"Just because there's a livable streets revolution underway in NYC doesn't mean that drivers have gotten the message. Cars blocking crosswalks, drivers failing to yield to pedestrians, unnecessary honking and a slew of other quality-of-walking violations are still a routine occurrence to contend with on nearly every corner of New York City," say our friends at StreetFilms. It reminds me of how freaked out I was by traffic the few times I went to NYC as a pedestrian. What do you think? Is it possible for motorists to learn to behave more sanely around pedestrians, or is the car itself causing the problem and we can't expect things to get much better? Let us know what you think in the comments.

"Coal" Is A Dirty Word In Troubling New Documentary

by Greg Haegele of Sierra Club on 10.15.09
Culture & Celebrity

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Image credit: Photo of mountaintop removal coal mining at Kayford Mine, West Virginia. Ā© 2006 B. Mark Schmerling, courtesy Sierra Club Library

A new award-winning film premiering on Planet Green on November 14 will change the way you think about coal. It will make you sick -- it might also make you cry -- to see entire mountaintops blown apart to reach the coal inside. This practice has destroyed folks' lives and sparked a civil war among residents of Appalachia -- all so we can turn our lights on at night.

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