Posted in Communication Strategies, tagged "green window", eco-anxiety, economic crisis, Franke James, Global warming, Great Depression, green, hope, Twitter on February 23, 2009 | 8 Comments »
It started with a tweet:
Twitter is great that way. I know of no better forum for validating one’s seemingly universal thoughts and feelings. Yesterday, I got seized with a severe case of eco² panic. Eco like green. Eco like economic. Images of CO2 going nuts, and us still not getting our act together, despite almost [...]
Posted in Not So Green Exposure, tagged air pollution, environment, environmental policy, food supply chain, Global warming, Pew Research, processed food, sustainability, tainted peanut butter, trees on January 24, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Today, four stories displayed next to each other, in the National section of the New York Times:
Boise Region Grapples With Smog, a Growing Threat
After years of growth and suburban development, the region that includes Boise and its suburbs, known as the Treasure Valley, is on the brink of violating federal clean air standards, and experts [...]
Posted in Communication Strategies, Green Marketing, tagged climate change, contributors, Global warming, Green Marketing, greenhouse gas emissions, McKinsey on October 25, 2008 | 14 Comments »
McKinsey just released a must read for green marketers. ‘Helping Green Products Grow‘ outlines five steps businesses need to take to sell green products successfully. Most of it is common sense. Still there were a few surprises, most notably in the area of consumers’ awareness of most concrete actions to reduce global warming:
These findings present [...]
Posted in Activism, tagged Activism, Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, climate change, environment, Global warming on September 30, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Dear Al,
You and I just met last weekend. I had traveled far in my Prius for the chance to have a few words with you, my hero. When my turn came, I made sure to let you know how grateful I was, for the presentation you gave three years ago, at Stanford, on “An Inconvenient [...]
Posted in Climate Research, tagged air pollution, Associated Press, Ben Santer, carbon dioxide, China, climate change, CO2 emissions, Corinne Le Quere, Global warming, greenhouse gases, Greg Marland, India, IPCC, Stephen Schneider on September 27, 2008 | 27 Comments »
“Next year, when my youngest daughter goes to college, I wouldn’t mind spending more time in Hawaii” I mused over dinner with my friends Tom and Betsy. And quickly added that I felt conflicted about the idea. Given the climate situation, I told them, it felt irresponsible to engage in such gratuitous behavior. Both of [...]
Posted in Not So Green Exposure, tagged "benefits from trees", biodiversity, climate change, CO2 emissions, Conservation International, deforestation, Global warming, Harrison Ford, Hawaii, Honolulu, trees on September 20, 2008 | 24 Comments »
I just came back from trip to Honolulu. For those of you who have been there, you probably noticed the spectacular old trees that stand tall all over the Hawaii capital. I certainly did. I also noticed the absence of new trees, and the long stretches of cement, with no shade to protect people from [...]
Posted in Policy Matters, tagged Alaska drilling, energy, Global warming, Grist, intelligent design, Sarah Palin on September 1, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Sarah Palin on Energy:
You’ve got to admit! Sarah Palin is good. The woman can sell anything, even the devil. This is what makes her so dangerous
See Grist’s rebuttal, including roundup of Palin’s environmental record below:
Opposed a statewide ballot initiative to prohibit or restrict new mining operations that could affect salmon in [...]
