Grist: We screwed Earth Day—get over it by Grist
"Another Earth Day has come and gone... What now? Well, if you’ve been hanging around Grist lately, you would know that that’s the question we’ve been asking all along. What now? What happens the day after Earth Day? How do we extend our green commitment all year long?"...
DH Love Life: Edible Estates by Daryl Hannah
Daryl meets Fritz Haeg to talk about turning front lawns into edible landscapes. This DH Love Life episode coincides nicely with the arrival of the new vegetable patch on the White House lawn....
Ecorazzi:Ben Harper To Jam Live In Rome For Earth Day by Michael D'Estries
"Ben Harper will be joining forces with National Geographic Music to perform a live, free concert on Earth Day (April 22nd) in Rome’s Piazza del Popolo. Harper will perform with musicians from Relentless7 and showcase music from their upcoming album White Lies for Dark Times."...
AWEA Into The Wind: Denise Bode Reflects on Wind's International Role by Denis Bode "I just returned from some international wind meetings in Europe with a fresh perspective on how our industry is viewed overseas. Here are some insights I brought back: The Global Wind Energy Council, the Brussels-based organization that serves as a gathering point for the wind industry worldwide, plans a significant role in the global climate conference in Copenhagen in December."...
350.org: International Power Shifting (VIDEO) by Will
"Many of us are still catching up from the energy and excitement from the massive 12,000+ person PowerShift in Washington D.C. last weekend. One element of the conference that we hadn't yet highlighted was the remarkable international youth participation both in D.C."...
EcoWordly: Can Bamboo Save Our Forests and Help End Poverty? by Bryan Nelson
"According to the Hanoi-based Prosperity Initiative, a shift toward more bamboo production by small scale farmers in Vietnam could bring 750,000 people out of poverty by 2020. It could also help circumvent worldwide demand for timber as a building material."...
Green by Design: Are Obama and Google Stimulating the Smart Energy Sector? by Sam Leppanen
"Great news for smart energy technology! Yesterday President Obama allocated $11 billion of the economic stimulus package to build a high-tech “smart grid” system for monitoring and managing the nation’s energy consumption. Among the items proposed in the energy plan are 40 million installed smart meters."...
7Gen Blog: Carnival of the Green #165! by Chris
"Alison Kerr of the Homeschooler's Guide to the Galaxy asks, "What does growing green mean to you?" She explores three different aspects of growing green and how they work together to provide the impetus for moving forward."...
Ideal Bite: Are you getting very, very sleepy? by Heather Stephenson
"You will be if you follow this tip. Conventional anti-insomnia pills work, but if you don't wanna lose sleep over side effects and potentially addictive ingredients, induce sleep-nosis with natural remedies instead."...
De Smog Blog: Are Canada's Tar Sands in Peril? by Mitchell Anderson
"Stephen Harper could be in for rude awakening. For years, he has been dealing with likeminded climate change deniers in the Bush Administration who were only too happy to buy as much oil from the filthy Alberta tar sands as they could get their hands on....
Good Clean Tech: Britain Phases Out 100W Incandescent Bulbs by Mariella Moon
"In just a few weeks' time, the British would see the next step of a voluntary withdrawal of incandescent lights by companies in the country... The switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs was initiated in the country last 2007. This past 2008, 150 watt bulbs were also phased out."...
Inhabitat: 2008 Green Holiday Gift Guide by Inhabitat Team
In their inimitably stylish way the Inhabitat team have put together a very desirable gift guide to help us buy eco-friendly presents for all the family this year. They've included suggestions for all budgets and we particularly like
Make Your Own Gifts section....
DH Love Life: Cyclecide by Daryl Hannah
Daryl's latest episode show her having fun with the amazing travelling Cyclecide fair in California. They customise all their bikes into amazing designs and all their fun fair rides are powered by the pedal....
350.org: Obama Commits the U.S. to Climate Action! by May
"We did it! We've all been working hard to urge the next U.S. President to re-enage the United States with the rest of the world. 50,000 of you have sent invitations urging the President-elect to show that after eight years of inaction, we are ready to work with other countries to stop climate change."...
DeSmog Blog: Canada to seek climate change deal with President-elect Obama by Kevin Grandia
"One day after the United States voted Barack Obama as their next president, Canadian government officials are saying that the time is ripe for a continent-wide solution to global warming. Sounds good, but unfortunately there are some major gaps between what Canada is proposing and the much more aggressive plan out in Obama's election platform." ...
Freshtopia: Saying Goodbye to Oscar by Tanja Andrews
It is with great sadness that I have to report that our friend
Oscar Grimm, co-founder of the inspirational raw food vlog Freshtopia, has passed away after bravely battling brain cancer. I feel immensely privileged to have met and spent time with this amazing man. In a very a short space of time he enriched my life beyond measure. Here you can read beautiful tribute words from his wonderful partner Tanja and many devoted friends. Oscar, you will be missed....
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