Activism

sustainablog Stands with the SOPA/PIPA Blackout

January 18, 2012

No, we haven’t gone dark today like some of the bigger players online. But we do stand with Wikipedia, Google, Reddit, and other sites, large and small, that have decided to shut down for the day (in part, or in full) to protest SOPA/PIPA legislation currently pending in the US House of Representatives and Senate.
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Climate Change Casualty: No Maple Syrup by 2100?

January 9, 2012

It is ironic to me that fighting climate change and employing sustainable energy sources is seen as a major hindrance to jobs and the economy, while there is more evidence everyday that rising temperatures have the capability to wipe out entire industries and livelihood for millions. And who is telling us this – politicians, lobbyists and special interest groups for Big Oil who obviously do not want alternatives to fossil fuels. Who do you think climate change affects the most? Small business owners and communities that depend on nature’s bountiful resources -like the tourism industry or fisheries. People like Martha Carlson.

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Guerrilla Grafters Make Community Ornamental Trees Bear Fruit

December 26, 2011

In a subversive form of food production, the Guerrilla Grafters have been craftily grafting fruit bearing branches onto otherwise unproductive ornamental fruit trees in the city.
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Cameras at the ready… it’s ‘The Greener Me, The Better Us’ Video Contest

December 3, 2011

The Environment Action Association (EAA) has just announced their very first annual environmental video contest “The Greener me, the Better us.” EAA invites you to submit a funny, creative video portraying how each of us can reduce our environmental impact and what we can do to protect Mother Earth. Topics include but are not limited [...]

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Join the #BagBrigade to make Black Friday Greener…

November 24, 2011

I just joined the #BagBrigade at The Green Life Online and pledged to use reusable bags instead of plastic bags. Tomorrow, millions of Americans will take to the shops and just think of all the plastic bags that don’t have to be used. Plastic bags have never been so un-fashionable. And for good reason! There [...]

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Hank D and the Bee: Advice from Tim DeChristopher

November 17, 2011

For more on Tim’s reasoning behind voting Republican in 2012 read the Grist article linked below. It’s a scary thought. Like Hank, I still need to wrap my head around it… More on Tim DeChristopher–aka “Bidder 70″ From Grist: Letter from an imprisoned activist: Time to ‘play dirty’ for the climate’s sake Tim DeChristopher’s Peaceful [...]

Hank D and the Bee: Advice from Tim DeChristopher is a post from: Eco Child's Play

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Increase Wind Power with Your Mouse

November 9, 2011

A good, old friend of sustainablog and our media network, Jan van Voorst, started a new project not long ago where you support green organizations or actions by sharing posts on social media (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon, and Google+). Jeff covered the new project in August right after it got started. It seems to be [...]

The United States Isn’t Broke But Why is Our Economy Broken? It Favors the Top 1%

November 8, 2011

The Story of Stuff Project takes on government subsidies in new online movie called ‘The Story of Broke’ and calls for investments in a clean, fair economy.

The United States isn’t broke; we’re the richest country on the planet and a country in which the richest among us are doing exceptionally well. But the truth is, our economy is broken.

We are producing more pollution, greenhouse gasses and garbage than any other country. In these and so many other ways, it just isn’t working. But rather than invest in something better, we continue to keep this ‘dinosaur economy’ on life support with hundreds of billions of dollars of our tax money. The Story of Broke calls for a shift ingovernment spending toward investments in clean, green solutions—renewable energy, safer chemicals and materials, zero waste and more—that can deliver jobs AND a healthier environment.

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