Hit 'em Where It Hurts (and Maybe They'll Start Paying Attention)
I’ve noticed a slew of interesting articles of late….in the business sections of mainstream newspapers and online. I can’t decide if this is good or bad; though my gut tells me that when the suits start worrying, real change is not far behind. Some examples: Global Warming Could Melt…
FYI for your FYI: Wanted – GIRLS WITH CAMERAS!
I’m attracted to older men, but for some reason George Clooney just never did it for me. But I’ll tell you what did do something: his energy behind FYI (Film Your Issue). He is helping promote and judge a special 30-60 second “issue film” competition. It’s open to our peer group of…
Laurie David, I Presume?
Laurie David is everywhere these days. And that’s not hyperbole. She’s omnipresent in the green world, from a huge profile in Vogue’s March “Power” issue, to Women’s Wear Daily, to another profile in Elle (which I’m guessing led to her guest-editing the upcoming May “Green” Elle, printed on 10% recyled stock). Who is…
Caught on Tape: The Environment
A great time out with the girls or with a guy who is into the environment. Movies! Movies! and more Movies! Reuters reports on the Environmental Film Circuit, particularly highlighting The Environmental Film Festival held in Washington, D.C. founded by Flo Stone. Stone states: “If you interpret the environment as…
Bound & Gagged: Global Warming Silence
Jim Hansen, the leading climate scientist in the world, reported on 60 Minutes on 19 March 2006 regarding the cover-up of the science behind global warming under the Bush administration (also reported on the 29 January 2006 in the NY Times). We all knew this, of course, but what truly…
Sticking it to the man…Hillary style
A couple of weeks ago the Bar Association of San Francisco held a fundraiser and hosted NY Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for a one-on-one interview before an audience. Jane Pauley conducted the interview and Hillary held nothing back in her critique of our current administration and the frightening movement away…
The UK: Shedding Light on the Destruction of the Earth
Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair is on the ball. He is a man with his finger on the pulse. In a forward-for–the-U.K., government-commissioned report released Monday, he made the following statement: “It is now plain that the emission of greenhouse gases, associated with industrialization and economic growth from a…
Crazy Capitalist and Enviro in the Same Sentence?
Today’s NYTimes has an interesting article in a section I usually ignore. The front of the Business section has “Saving the Environment, One Quarterly Earnings Report at a Time.” Wal-Mart uses a wind turbine to help provide electricity at a store in Aurora, Colo., as an experiment. If necessary, a…