Change We Can Live With: Fracking Steers Us Away From A Coal-Fired Future
February 13, 2011 No Comment
” Future.” “Take the Future by your Hand. Who else can do it?” HKD Image & title credit:Flickr, h.koppdelaney’s photostream Think tankers and lobbyists have had a hard time envisioning the unintended consequences of their diverse fossil fuel-defending tactics, tactics that have been intensifying for 12 years, culminating in an ‘ eliminate EPA ‘ frenzy, as mapped by The Newt . Here’s a fun example of the huge, unexpected adverse impact on coal of the synergy of colliding fossil fuel… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image: SabbathManifesto.org One religious observance I can really connect with is the sabbath. A day of complete, unmitigated rest? Count. Me. In. That’s the idea behind the Sabbath Manifesto : A creative project designed to slow down lives in an increasingly hectic world. Created by a group of not particularly religious Jewish artists in search of a modern way to observe a weekly day of rest. It’s like the Slow Food of technology, challengin… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Greenpeace’s Coal Free Future Tour Begins a New Chapter of Climate Activism
February 12, 2011 No Comment
Aboard the Arctic Sunrise, leaving New York City. Photos: Brian Merchant Over the last few weeks, Greenpeace’s iconic ship the Arctic Sunrise has been traveling up the East Coast on the Coal Free Future tour . The team’s been making a fresh push to spread the word about the ills of coal, and reaching out to communities in cities along the eastern seaboard that are fighting to shut down old, polluting coal-fired power plants. Greenpeace invited me along for a leg of the ride, and I’m reporting back on their new campaign to draw America’s att… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Thirsty? An image from the documentary Gasland depicts the dangers of fracking. Of the worthy films up for Best Documentary at the Academy Awards this year, two focus on environmental issues. Though much interest involves British guerilla street artist, Banksy, showing up in a monkey mask for his Exit Through the Gift Shop , another film about an artist, Waste Land , shows Vik Muniz’s inspiring transformation of deplorable conditions in a Brazilian landfill. Yet the other eco-doc among the five nominees, Ga… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Activists, Including Wendell Berry, Occupy Governor’s Office, Demand End to MTR
February 12, 2011 No Comment
A group of activists, including acclaimed author, poet and environmentalist Wendell Berry, have occupied Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear’s office over this Valentine’s Day weekend and are demanding that the governor meet with them to discuss the devastating effects mountaintop removal coal mining is having on Eastern Kentucky. About 20 activists in total are in the office, and they have invited the governor and Kentucky’s first lady to join them…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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