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yo this rules

THANK YOU for writing this piece. I know Minnesotans have been working hard on this, but it's good to do try to get some national advocacy for community energy.On Memo to President-elect Barack Obama on democratizing the energy system posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago 16 Responses

yikes

This article is scary. These guys do NOT care about whether or not their products actually reduce CO2 emissions.

"When I asked Doerr whether he was investing to save the environment, he said, "We are ruthlessly single-minded about our job, which is to make a lot of money for our investors.""

Perfect opportunity for greenwashing, exploitation, and rising rates of consumption.

Capitalism is the problem, not the solution. Global warming is only a symptom.On Must-read NYT Magazine: 'Capitalism to the Rescue' posted 1 year, 1 month ago 7 Responses

too much gas

using wind for our energy does NOT free up natural gas. Gas must be used as a backup for the intermittent nature of wind! On Texas oilman unveils Pickens Plan to avert U.S. energy crisis posted 1 year, 4 months ago 12 Responses

good luck...

Al Gore has his heart in the right place, but he can't seem to get anything quite right...

In an open ended gallup poll this month asking Americans what the most important problem facing our country was, none responded with global warming, and only 2 percent said energy and 1 percent environment/pollution. Where are the "incredible numbers" that Al Gore speaks of?

Any marketing campaign that focuses on the minor solutions to global warming will ultimately fail, especially when many of Gore's solutions are going to cost us. Global warming is inextricably linked to many of the issues that Americans care about (economy, jobs, oil, the war, etc.), but it's not being framed that way. And needless to say, Gore's little demand-side solutions are NOT going to reduce America's carbon emissions significantly, especially if they're using packaging (let me guess - plastic) and commercials. Furthermore, it will not create the positive atmosphere for the massive investment and social and policy shifts we need to build a climate positive America.

For all that Gore has done for the climate movement, it's time for him to take a back seat and give up the hopeless, elitist, survivalist mantra he's been sporting lately. It's time for a different environmentalism - holistic, practical, economic, sustainable, and just.On Gore group will launch climate marketing campaign posted 1 year, 8 months ago 4 Responses

I disagree

Your plan could certainly work, but we're not going to restructure society unless everyone backs the change. We're not going to change society by scaring people into action, especially with floods (why would the center of the country care?). If environmentalists continue to consider themselves separate from society (by having "environmentalist" conferences or trying to shift the nation's values towards "environmental" ones), everyone else will view them as elitist, and any environmental plan will be neither complete nor holistic. Unless we (as society) have a similar vision for the future, then people are just going to drag their feet every time an "environmental" regulation is passed.

What we need, yes, is unity, wisdom, courage, etc. But we can't limit ourselves by defining ourselves as "environmentalists" or continuing fundamental environmentalism - because it simply won't work for climate change. Look at the massive amounts of changes that are needed, and you can understand that we cannot half-ass this, which is what's going to happen if we rely on big government for all of the fixes. No, we need to work locally while connecting and sharing with national groups, building that sense of community we've lost, revitalizing economic growth, fighting for social justice, educating our children better, and more. If you miss one of those pieces, we're going to falter. If we work for all of them, we've got a new progressive vision and a clean energy economy. No one will care if it's "environmentalism" by that point, because it'll just be a part of every policy and action we do. On Twelve simple things green groups can do about climate change posted 1 year, 9 months ago 8 Responses