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Environmentalism

How To Get Free Water

February 11, 2009

Green LA Girl noted the LA Times’ coverage of the recent and upcoming rainstorms, and zeroed in on one sentiment in the article — that we were getting all this water, but we weren’t doing anything to save it, even with a drought and impending DWP water rate hikes.
She’s got a great post up about [...]

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This is Reality

December 4, 2008

… but it’s probably not the best way to get your point across.
Al Gore twittered about a new project he just helped launch, called “This is Reality.” It’s aimed at tackling the pervasive and popular phrase “clean coal” — which seemed to be every major politician’s 100% nonoffensive answer to tackling our energy crisis [...]

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Changing Commutes

June 17, 2008

I’ve long-been a believer in economics being the best motivator for mass environmentalism. I bought CFL bulbs for my apartment a long time ago to reduce my energy consumption, but most people I know bought them because they tear up big electric bills.
I’ve only been biking here in L.A. for a few months, but [...]

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Toll Road Defeated

February 7, 2008

Yesterday, a massive group of surfers, campers and environmentalists flooded a public hearing on a proposed toll road through San Onofre State Park.
The 3500+ person crowd rallied against the 6-lane toll road, which would have taken 320 acres of the park’s land, including sections of a protected marine estuary. In that rare instance of [...]

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Live Earth

July 7, 2007

Today is 07-07-07. For some, a lucky day to pick up a lottery ticket. For others, a good day to stage a worldwide concert event on all of the 7 continents to raise awareness about the climate crisis.
On the Live Earth web site, you can stream live footage from all of the world’s [...]

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Green Politicians

June 26, 2007

With the Democratic and Republican Presidential hopefuls gearing up their campaigns, politics are on a lot of peoples’ minds. Lucky for us, Grist has an excellent list of 15 of the globe’s best green politicians (with 4 additional runners-up), so should you happen to find yourself living in one of these areas, you have [...]

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Google Car?

June 19, 2007

Sick of waiting for the government or the Invisible Hand of Commerce, Google’s decided to throw some of its considerable financial weight into developing plug-in hybrid cars.
Test models of Google’s modified Priuses currently get almost 74 miles per gallon, up from the standard model’s 41. And Google wants more.
They’ve offered up $1 million in [...]

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More Green Geeks

June 14, 2007

I love it when technology companies put aside their differences, chill out around a campfire with some microbrews, and figure out how they can all work together for the greater good. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
… which is why I’m psyched about the new Climate Savers Computing Initiative [...]

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Candidate Comparison

June 12, 2007

Because it’s never too early to start getting informed, here are two comparisons of both parties’ candidates’ positions on various environmental topics – from carbon caps to fuel efficiency to alternative energy. Even though it’s still very early in the campaign, some of the answers may surprise you.
… and it’s always nice to know [...]

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Gubernatorial Sass

May 22, 2007

I love it when Governors get all antsy and start suing the federal government. It’s a great way for the states to call b-s on Washington, and usually good things come out of it – like the Clean Air Act and seatbelts and other warm fuzzies. I love it even more when [...]

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