Guest poster, Abby Ray, who used to spearhead media outreach for the Rainforest Alliance, an international nonprofit organization, wrote this amazing post months ago. I just found it amongst a series of draft articles. Time moves so quickly that Abby is now a master’s candidate in the Sustainability Management Program at Columbia University . Go […]
Poison Ivy Spreading Due to Climate Change, Says NPR
Photo by James Emery I hate poison ivy, and have no idea what its purpose is besides to make me itch. In fact, the thought of it makes me itch. Every time I am exposed, my rash gets worse. National Public Radio noted in one of their radio segments that poison ivy is growing faster and more […]
BP Clean up the F’in Gulf says UnF’ktheGulf.com
There is nothing like a great video that tells it like it is on a Monday morning. UnF–kTheGulf.com says it all. Kind of like a cup of Joe to get the blood running through your body. In this case, F’in mad blood since our gulf is running black not blue because BP can’t shut the […]
KIDS MAKE IT BETTER: When Life Gives You Oil Spills…
Welcome guest poster, Suzy Becker, author of Kids Make it Better, It’s a weird synchronicity. The week my book KIDS MAKE IT BETTER: A WRITE-IN, DRAW-IN JOURNAL made its way into stores, disturbing photos of oil-doused ducks started cropping up all over the place. A nearly identical photograph had been the genesis of the book. […]
Four Years. Go, a Campaign to Change the World
My friend, Beth of Fake Plastic Fish, sent me this inspiring video made by Four Year. Go, a campaign to change the world. It begs the question, where will we be in four years with all the problems we have on our plate today. With this Campaign, there is hope at the end of the […]
Green News for April 4 , 2010, Ford Motor, Facebook Green, Fake Energy Star Approvals
Photo by Fernando de Sousa. I don’t know what got into everyone this week, but my email box was jammed with interesting green news. Is it Spring? New clothes? Lost Weight? New Love Interest? A recent Hook-up? Heck, I have no idea, but get a cup of Joe, tea or tap water (forget the […]
Chevron, a Fox Dressed Up like a Hen in Enviro Chicken House
Photo by Angel (a) Guest Post from Green Talk reader, Jim, a retired civil engineer who is fascinated by solar and wind technology: I am not usually paranoid. But I just can’t stop thinking about how one of the biggest oil companies in the world is now one of America’s largest solar power companies. Chevron. […]
Earth Day, Green Infrastructure, and Global Awareness
Welcome Guest Poster, J. Garver – “Writer of all things left and progressively green.” Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. Are you wearing the green? Well, here is some green to think about. Spring 2010 is approaching and there’s a lot of buzz around topics like the economy, taxation, global poverty, restoration in Haiti/Chile, […]