Why you need to Boycott Shell
Acclaimed activist Bill McKibben, famous author Naomi Klein, and Annie Leonard of Story of Stuff fame co-wrote this article in The Guardian; it lays out exactly why Shell is […]
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Moby: Skip Showers for Beef
As someone who has researched how to quantify and visualize the carbon footprint of our actions, it’s hats off to Moby for the Skip Showers […]
Continue reading »The Rise of Biomimicry for Social Innovation
Biomimicry, defined as the conscious emulation of nature, has been around for a long time. Indigenous peoples mimicked nature to adapt successfully to changing conditions. […]
Continue reading »Awesome Guide to UN Climate Talks
As a climate change professional, I’m very familiar with the acronym COP, and in 2015 we’re having COP21 in Paris. It stands for Conference of […]
Continue reading »Making Climate Change More Actionable
Climate change is classified as a wicked problem, that is, one that’s so complex and connected with other problems that it is very difficult to […]
Continue reading »No More Internal Combustion Engine in California?
Michael Killen, a friend who is a climate artist and filmmaker recently interviewed my mentor, Jim Sweeney about a debate at the upcoming Energy Summit […]
Continue reading »Flower-Shaped Solar Panel
Called Smartflower, a new solar panel is 40% more efficient than regular rooftop systems, and can power an average household in Central Europe. Wowzaaaa! This […]
Continue reading »13-Year-Old Slams Al Gore
In a powerful video from a 13-year-old activist Lila Copeland on behalf of Earth Peace Foundation, a very clear case is being made for for Al Gore […]
Continue reading »Stanford Scientist on Fossil Fuel-Free Future
Democracy Now! interviewed Stanford professor Mark Jacobsen about the U.S. going fossil fuel-free. Prof. Jacobsen has formulated renewable energy plans for 50 states and wants […]
Continue reading »5 Ways to Double World Food Supply
This article summarizes how to double the world’s supply of food. At number one is (no surprise here) to cut down on meat consumption; number […]
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