Getting Green Done by Auden Schendler
Unvarnished dispatches from the front lines of the sustainability revolution.
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Outdoor Industry CEOs Weigh in on Climate
The North Face, Aspen, and climate policy 0
Posted 1 week, 6 days ago When North Faces start melting, and Aspens start dying, it gets the attention of two CEOs from namesake companies. The CEOs of The North Face and Aspen Skiing Company weigh in on the urgency of climate policy action. Read More -
Grace, Dignity, Climate and a New Book on Warming in the West
Climate change and God 0
Posted 3 weeks ago There's a great new book out called How the West Was Warmed about responding to climate change in the Rockies. Read More -
How to Actually Solve Climate Change, Part Whatever
Energy Trust and the Big Hope 13
Posted 3 weeks, 6 days ago One glimmer of hope in the campaign against climate change is called Energy Trust, an organization in Oregon that, if widely copied, would move us well on the way to solving the problem. Read More -
Green Colleges Make Green
Colleges without rocking enviro programs are failed businesses 5
Posted 3 months ago Even if you didn't care one little tiny bit about climate or environment, as an undergraduate institution you'd create a killer Enviornmental Studies program with a climate focus simply to recruit students and make money as an business. Read More -
How to Make Green Conferences Feel Less Like Capital Punishment
Sustainability conferences can be boring and terrible 3
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago Sustainability conferences are now so ubiquitious that you can't swing a cat without hitting one. But I find myself massively dissatisfied by most (though not all) events, which typically bore the crap out of me. Read More -
Why I LIke to Do Battle With the Deniers
The climate science fight club 14
Posted 3 months, 4 weeks ago I like to engage in the fight with global warming deniers every once in a while as a sort of bloodsport, a fight club. It gets the blood flowing, like a good workout at the gym or a big cup of coffee. Read More -
Just Tell the Truth
The eternal durability of greenwash 5
Posted 4 months ago Businesses have nothing to lose by being brutally honest about their environmental successes and failures. Read More -
Why Don’t Gas and Coal Love (Some) Climate Solutions?
Coal-nundrum and Ex-gas-peration 15
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago Questions for utilities about the economics of climate solutions. Read More -
Climber Dies Soloing in California
John Bachar, Our Generation’s Great Hero 0
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago John Bachar, who died yesterday while climbing solo in California, was a pure rock climber who redefined the sport by ascending sheer rock faces of extreme difficulty without ropes to protect him in the event of a fall. What he did was athletic achievement at the highest levels of human ability and training. Read More -
Part I (of 100) in the Big Levers to Solve Climate Series
Three crucial steps to fixing climate change in cities 1
Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago If we're going to reduce the carbon footprint of big cities, we'll need to tackle all sorts of problems, from transportation to building codes. I have a few ideas where cities can start, but I need your help compiling a more comprehensive list. Read More
