michelle victoria No Comment Activism, Climate Change
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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It looks as if Gov. Schwarzenegger is taking a final stand to terminate plastic bags in California. He is calling on legislators to reconsider a ban on single-use plastic bags that they shot down a few months ago. It had seemed like a sure thing until last minute pressure reversed this important measure. If you
michelle No Comment Changing Habits, Climate Change, Santa Fe
With the upcoming U.N. Climate Conference starting in a few days I wanted to follow up on Santa Fe’s Flash Flood, the human art event that I wrote about in my last post. The Flash Flood was one of 18 global events sponsored by Earth.350.org to bring attention to climate change that were filmed by
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350.org (If you don’t know about 350.org please take a look-Briefly, they are an organization bringing huge amounts of attention to climate change and creating local solutions) is at it again, this time coordinating a Global Art Event that will be documented via satellite by award winning cinematographer Doug Crawford and from the ground by cameras,
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Here is a story from NPR, you can even listen to it, about a group of scientists who spent two weeks in Indonesia atop a glacier. The team was led by Lonnie Thompson, a professor of earth sciences at Ohio State University. In the interview he talks about how the glacier literally melted below their