Vote Change One More Time — For Our Food System
I think many of us agree that our food system is a mess. Our industrial ways are destroying our environment and health. We had hope that Obama would pick a Secretary of Agriculture who would be good for our future but his choice in Tom Vilsack is problematic. There appears…
A Victory Garden at the White House?
The next U.S. president is going to have the daunting task of fixing all that has gone wrong in this country. However, I believe that both candidates are overlooking an extremely important issue — our food system. As Michael Pollan said on WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show, “It’s true that neither…
7 Sexiest Green Stars of 2007
The results are in! Well, not really. This list is based on my humble blogger opinion. Use the comment section to claim which celebs float your green boat. With enough feedback, I hope to compile a list based on “popular,” not personal, opinion. Sheryl Crow 2007 was a great year…
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…
Cooperation between Big Business and Environmental Groups
What do DuPont, National Resource Defense Council, and Lehmen Brothers have in common? Normally not too much…but now they make up 3 of the 14 member strong US Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), launched in January of this year. The Partnership was formed to address global warming and emissions where the Feds…
Michael Franti's Presidents' Day Contest
For any Michael Franti fans, I just saw that he’s hosting a contest that challenges people to write a letter to the President. The carrot is a pair of tickets to an upcoming show and the opportunity to read your letter on stage before Spearhead’s set. I just finished a…
Campus Climate Challenge hits 350
Firstly, isn’t that the coolest logo you’ve seen for climate change? F’ing brilliant. It makes such a statement. I got my Campus Climate Challenge organic cotton tee in the mail not too long ago, so I’ll be sporting that down the road… but really I have to hand it to…
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco (one of my favorite artists ever), recently explained why feminism is tied to environmentalism. Reprieve is her new album. Among the more important themes on “Reprieve” is the persistence of patriarchy in world politics. “It’s the elephant in the room,” she said. “As I get older, I really…
That Boy Gots Balls of Steel
I’m a liberal…no surprise there…Chances are if you are wearing the “C” on your sleeve as opposed to the “L,” you’re missing out on one fine fellow: Steven Colbert. I was watching some videos on Current TV as of late, with an old highlight on Colbert’s stand-up at the White…
