John Passacantando 
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John Passacantando's career has taken him from Wall Street to philanthropy to a leading role in the global fight to stop climate change. He worked for Jude Wanniski -- the "high priest" of supply side economics -- and is a committed practitioner of non-violent civil disobedience as taught by Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. He has a master's degree in economics from New York University, as well as a record of a dozen arrests for engaging in peaceful protest. He has been quoted in every major newspaper, appeared on most major news programs and has been a regular commentator on environmental issues for Fox News programs. Passacantando just completed eight years as executive director of Greenpeace USA, the longest serving director in the history of the organization. In addition to select speaking engagements, Passacantando is now developing a series of business ventures under the theme From Crisis to Opportunity. He is also working on a book that explains the economic crisis to a lay audience while proposing the development of a modern economy that draws on the creative powers of citizens.
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Greenwash cycle
Earth Day gets no respect 5
Posted 7 months, 1 week agoGrist hates Earth Day because it thinks every day should be Earth Day. I’ve got a different grievance, however. There’s no @#$&ing enforcement with Earth Day. Anyone can claim anything on Earth Day.
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The Meaning of "Is."
Conratulations to Dave Roberts to exposing this little dance Edwards is trying to do with his position on coal plants. Hopefully this exposure will make Edwards clean up his position. To much is at stake to have a politician parsing works for political maneuver. The days of poltitical silliness (Clinton/Lewinsky) are long past.
Furthermore, even if you capture and sequester all the carbon emissions from new coal plants (which is currently technically NOT POSSIBLE) the beautiful mountains of West Virginia are still going to be ground up and burned. How to cut emissions without nukes or coal? Plans abound, here's ours:http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/global-energy-scenario ... On Why Edwards' 'ban' on coal plants does little good against climate change posted 2 years, 2 months ago 42 Responses