G8 Centering on Global Warming Contributes to….Global Warming
And, not surprisingly, the United States is the worst offender. See why below. Also, great video and commentary on the G8 protesters via: Environmental Graffiti
The World is My Playground: The Summit of the G8
G8 Protesters Over the last year, people in Rostock, Germany have been preparing for the coming week as though there’s a hurricane brewing off the coast of the Baltic – boarding up windows and building fences and booking tickets to get out of town. And though hurricanes are a relatively…
Green Living in Minnesota
Guest-Blogger Tami Molitor sent this report from Minnesota’s Living Green Expo. I think it’s fantastic to hear about all the green stuff happening in places other than the East and West Coasts, and there’s plenty of it. All Americans need to be involved in building a sustainable world, because pretty…
Love Lost and Hope Found at "Design for the Other 90%"
Text by Guest-Blogger Josh Wiese Images by Starre Vartan and Josh Wiese Have you ever just known that the person who’s call you’re eagerly awaiting is the one for you? I mean THE ONE. It’s this strange penetrating feeling you just can’t shake. You want to. It doesn’t make sense,…
What's the point?
The particular question that I’m proposing to all of you seems to be so simple, but is loaded with consequences, philosophies and ideas. People have examined the data around global warming and have concluded that we’re in a tight spot for the very near future. How do these people continue…
Eco Travelling
There has been plenty of discussion surrounding travelling and it’s impact on the environment- mainly about how bad air travel is for global warming. Some people are suggesting that to be a real environmentalists, we should all cut down on our travelling, working closer to home (sensible), getting our food…
What Would Google Say?
I love creative projects, and this one is interesting. Entitled “What Would Google Say?” the site’s creator put together the first 200 images that come up under a Google image search for global warming, and set it to music. This is like a digital version of found art, and is…
US Green Builders Praise and Celebrate
What do you get when you mix green engineers, architects, and contractors with alcohol, awards, and a massive Samba band? Building-savants dancing the Brazilian tango and a fantastically good time. Image by Christopher Auger-Domínguez, Studio 4b. Saturday night, I attended the USGBC’s (United States Green Building Council) first annual LEEDers…
Gamers Face Global Climate Change, Flooding
I had the pleasure of meeting David de Rothschild, National Geographic Society emerging explorer – and founder of Adventure Ecology – on a recent shoot for Outside Magazine. David uses his adventurous treks across the globe to teach audiences about global warming. In January 2005, he completed a trek across…
Sea of People Takes Lower Manhattan
by guest-blogger Olivia Zaleski Yesterday I went to my first global warming rally, which was part of the Step It Up 2007 campaign (check out their page to see fun images from all over the United States). In Battery Park at the lower tip of Manhattan, I joined an estimated…
