Greetings, Green Drinkers and Cinema Verde Fans!
We had a great January candidates forum at Blue Water Bay – thanks to Shawn Sheppard and Jason Fults, as well to all of you who joined us! And now it’s time for some more fun next week…
Jan. 30 Sponsor Reception: Don Davis will host a reception to thank [...]
Bruce Ritchie
Floridaenvironments.com
Author Cynthia Barnett of Gainesville says she traces the start of her focus on water issues to a St. Petersburg Timespage 1A story written in 2003 that she says made her “insane.”
Barnett is author of “Blue Revolution: Unmaking America’s Water Crisis.” It’s an important new book that challenges Americans to transform their views of [...]
It’s been called the largest migration in human history: An estimated 320 million Chinese will leave small villages and rural counties to start new lives in cities over the next decade and a half.
It’s the equivalent of everyone in the United States packing their belongings and changing addresses.
Pollution is choking Chinese cities. Breakneck growth has [...]
Amory Lovins has a new book out today. That’s worthy of a news story in itself, since many of his previous works — books and papers going back to the 1970s — have spurred radical new thinking in energy, transportation, and building systems. And not just thinking: an impressive list of companies and governments around [...]
It is that easy being green — at work
October 18, 2011 21:10:37
Monica Weymouth
Metro World News
At home, most of us wouldn’t think about leaving the air-conditioner on full blast while leaving town for a couple days. Or tossing a luncheon’s worth of plastic bottles directly in the trash. Or using individually packaged creamers for a cup [...]
I’m in Miami at the Society of Environmental Journalists conference, and I thought I’d post a few of the places I’m looking forward to revisiting for my SEJ friends and colleagues. The following are excerpts from The Explorer’s Guide to South Florida, which I co-authored with Sandra Friend. Fair warning: if something sounds interesting, please [...]
“Now for some good news about nature.
If you’re depressed about all the bad news circulating regarding nature and the environment, you might want to pick up Richard Louv’s new book, “The Nature Principle,” and come listen to him speak at Santa Fe College this Sunday at 2 p.m. in the new Performing Arts Hall…”
via Author [...]
Renowned Author, Richard Louv, to Speak at Santa Fe College Oct. 9
Richard Louv, journalist and author of the international bestseller Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder, will speak at Santa Fe College on the topic of “The New Nature Movement,” based on his new book, The Nature Principle.
The reading [...]
Disappearing Destinations: 37 Places in Peril and What Can Be Done to Help Save Them, by Kimberley Lisagor and Heather Hansen is “A beautiful and memorable look at some of the most gorgeous endangered places on the planet.
“Machu Picchu is a mesmerizing, ancient Incan city tucked away in the mountains of Peru, but [...]
NPR reports that according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this summer has been the second-hottest ever recorded in the United States, helping to push power demand in homes to record levels. As some worry that the growing use of fossil fuels to produce electricity for cooling is unsustainable, one [...]
In a surprise move, authors’ groups slammed their one-time university partners with a lawsuit demanding that the schools’ surrender digital collections and stop working with Google (NSDQ: GOOG). The lawsuit opens a new phase in the fight over digital libraries and comes the same week that Google’s controversial books settlement is expected to die in [...]
Downward Dog, Upward Fog
By Meryl Davids Landau
What a treat to find a book that gently guides those of us who know there’s more to life but haven’t found the route to it…. Meryl Davids Landau has penned a fictional novel reflecting her own quest to a spiritual life that celebrates our personal power rather than [...]
Many people have made the commitment to go green in their personal lives, so why not extend that mindset to the workplace? Co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Greening Your Business (ISBN: 9781592578856, $19.95) Trish Riley will reply to questions during a live TweetChat on Thursday, September 1 at 1 pm ET. She will [...]
Renegade activist and Texas shrimper Diane Wilson was arrested in London on April 14, 2011, while protesting outside BP’s annual meeting. Wilson, who successfully fought Formosa Plastics to keep them from dumping toxins in the bay near her home and chained herself to an oxide tower to protest Dow Chemical’s refusal to [...]
Cinema Verde Has Arrived!
Our ten-day Environmental Film and Arts Festival has loads of educational fun in store for everyone: 25 films at 10 venues, an all-day EcoFair, EcoArts, Community Conversations and much more! Come enjoy with us! Here are a few special events to look forward to (click here for more):
We will kick off our [...]
Valentine’s Day By the Book
by Trish Riley
Several Valentine’s Days ago, in an unceremonious disposal of failed attempts and foul memories, I tossed away a bagful of books that hadn’t been a bit of help to me. Such titles as You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation (Deborah Tannen, William Morrow, 1990), Men are [...]
Anna Lappé, author most recently of Diet for a Hot Planet (Bloomsbury USA 2010) isn’t buying the latest news from corporate food:
“Walmart made big news yesterday with a press conference alongside the First Lady to announce new company commitments. Most of the mainstream media coverage of the Walmart announcement seemed to buy the company PR [...]
“One of the key facts of the 21st century is that climate change is going to get worse, perhaps a lot worse, before it gets better. Like it or not, the kids of Generation Hot will have to learn how to cope with the consequences — not only for their health and economic prospects but [...]
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