In the first of 3 consecutive Saturday events, the City of New York through the City Department of Transportation, closed down seven miles of city streets to car traffic so that bicyclists, pedestrians and others could take over a swath of city from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park this ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant this month, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Events, Transport
Editor's Note: This post comes to us courtesy of Tan Copsey of China Dialogue. We will be running more posts from Tan throughout the 2008 Olympics. As the Games of the 29th Olympiad open, the world's eyes are focused on China. Despite the best efforts of the Chinese ... keep reading
Written by Tan Copsey this month, about Air Quality, Climate Change, Environment & Wildlife, Events, Politics, Protest
Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins Whether it's participating in the collective organisation of the camp, taking part in workshops (programme now available), or taking direct action to tackle dangerous developments like new coal-fired power stations; being at the camp is about people getting together to respond positively to ... keep reading
Written by Marc Roberts this month, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Events, Politics, Protest
Awesome- you and 20 of your best friends are going to the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Texas in September, and you're up for a road trip but only one of you has a car, a Smart car, which won't even hold the Lone Star beer you ... keep reading
Written by Julie Reitz last month, about Events, Transport (1 comment)
An International Solar Food Processing Conference, "SOLAR FOOD 2009", is scheduled to be held from 14 to 16 Jan 2009, at the Barli Development Institute for Rural Women in the city of Indore, India. The conference is organized by The Solar Food Processing Network of the International Solar Energy Society ... keep reading
Written by Swarnalatha B. last month, about Agriculture & Food, Clean Technologies, Events
On June 13, environmental activists hijacked a train carrying coal to Drax power station, Britain's largest electricity generating plant. The plant, located in the village of Drax near Selby in North Yorkshire, is actually named after the parish and produces 7 percent of Britain's electrical power. It is ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts last month, about Coal & Oil, Events, Protest
For anyone who was over the age of 10 in the 80's, you may remember one of the bands symbolic of the decade- Missing Persons- and their lyrical reference to the fact that "nobody walks in LA," meaning the metropolis is overflowing with gas-loving, car-addicted drivers. The city is ... keep reading
Written by Julie Reitz in June, about Clean Technologies, Energy Saving, Events, Philosophy & Religion, Transport
From the "And You Thought You Were Having a Bad Day" department: In May, workers at the Mohnton, Pennsylvania post office noticed some strange noises coming from a few packages – scratches. They immediately became suspicious, since the vast majority of their packages are completely silent. These packages came from Taiwan ... keep reading
Written by Rena Sherwood in June, about Environment & Wildlife, Events, Health
Go ahead. Ask me what I remember about the Spring of 1977. So glad you asked. I remember the neighbors spray painting their lawns green. It was illegal to water them. Because of the drought we didn’t water lawns, wash cars or run through sprinklers that year. As a ... keep reading
Written by Jessica Gottlieb in June, about Consumerism, Events, Politics, Water, Weather
More than a year ago, on May 4, 2007, the city of Greensburg, Kansas was hit by an EF5 tornado (that was nearly 2 miles wide) that destroyed 95% of their residential and business sector. While tragedies such as this one have been more commonplace (or more reported) in the ... keep reading
Written by Riley Smith in June, about Architecture, Events
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