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Last Monday I had the privilege to hear environmental activist Tim DeChristopher, give a talk here in Santa Fe, NM. Tim’s activism took a more committed turn when he attended a BLM auction in December 2008 that was selling pristine wilderness for oil and gas development. Tim had thought that he might interrupt the auction to
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This Mother’s Day a global mobilization is taking place, organized by youth to bring attention to the realities of climate change and the future they could face if things do not change, and change soon. You can read more about this exciting and inspired organization that was started by 16 year old Alec Loorz, a
michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, Climate Change, Farmers Markets, Sustainable Energy
Going through my mail today I had something from the EDF-Environmental Defense Fund and I decided to share it here because it is something all of us can do to make a difference. 10 Things You Can Do to Fight Global Warming-It truly is up to each of us. 1. Recycle and buy minimally packaged
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Over the last year I have read a few times about the Navy and Marines going “green” and it has me wondering if it is good enough, and efficient enough, for them what about the rest of us? The idea that solar and bio-fuels are somehow inferior to coal and oil will have to be put
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Today was the official beginning of the 21st Bioneers conference. We were welcomed by Joanne Campbell a Coast Miwok Elder, one of the indigenous people from this area for thousands of years. Sometimes I think that we forget what a young nation we are and that there are many who may be far wiser than
michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, Climate Change
This Sunday is the Global Work Party organized by Bill McKibben’s organization 350.org. There are 6,846 events organized in 188 countries as of Oct 7 at 4:00 pm Mountain Time. If you like you can organize your own or join in an event already planned. Check here to see what is planned close by or
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Bill McKibben, writer, activist and founder of 350.org is on his way to the White House with students from Unity College in Maine to symbolically return one of the solar panels that President Jimmy Carter had installed back in 1979. Unfortunately Ronald Reagan had them removed when the roof was repaired in 1986 and never
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I have been seeing so many people on bikes in Los Angeles, ok, mainly down by the beach in Venice, Santa Monica and Marina del Rey but in other parts of town too. I am thrilled whenever I can take a bike to shop or go wherever I am headed, and here in LA I
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The annual Bioneers Conference is coming soon, and possibly even to a city near you. Last year I attended for the first time and it was an amazing, and empowering experience. I was able to listen to Michael Pollan, Andrew Weil (and he did an evening of comedy with a friend that was hysterical), Joanna Macy,
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It was reported this week that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is approving the first offshore wind farm in America, the Cape Wind Project off the coast from Cape Cod. America is far behind both Europe and China in utilizing the energy potential from offshore wind plants and hopefully we are now getting on board this clean