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Lady Bird's green leanings
The passing of the former first lady (sorta) missed by enviros |
Kate Sheppard |
17 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Asher Price over at the Austin American-Statesman calls us out for not mentioning that Lady Bird Johnson passed away last week. The former First Lady (what did she go by, anyway? 'Lady'? 'Bird'? 'LB'?) was a staunch environmentalist, even though she rejected the term. She was the major driving force in the more than 200 environment-related bills that her husband passed while in office, including the Highway Beautification Act of 1965, the Wilderness Act, the Land and W ... |
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| Topics: environmental movement, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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China and the environment
Big changes, happening quickly |
David Roberts |
17 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Don't miss (occasional Grist contributor) Christina Larson's piece on environmentalism in China, which contains this pithy sentence: To understand why Chinese officials are genuinely concerned about the country's growing environmental problems, you must first remember that they live here. The dynamic she describes is pretty fascinating. Environmental problems are getting so severe that they're causing serious social unrest. But the central government in Beijing no ... |
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| Topics: China, environmental movement (all these topics) |
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The Story of Us
An interview with Tom Kiernan of the National Parks Conservation Association |
Sarah van Schagen |
17 Jul 2007 |
Main Dish |
| A moment of reflection at Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Photo: Richard and Robin via flickr Every year, millions of Americans pack up their families and head out to visit one of America's national parks. My family was no different: I vividly recall the patchwork of reds, oranges, and yellows blanketing the Appalachian mountains as autumn made its big ent ... |
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| Topics: biodiversity, climate, climate change impacts, environmental movement, national parks (all these topics) |
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Who killed Sajida Khan?
Patrick Bond and Rehana Dada solve the mystery |
Gar Lipow |
17 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| What follows is a guest essay by Patrick Bond and Rehana Dada in memoriam for Sajida Khan. ----- Internationally-known environmental activist Sajida Khan passed away on Sunday night in her Clare Road home at age 55. She was suffering her second bout of cancer, and chemotherapy had evacuated her beautiful long hair. Before slipping into a coma last Thursday, she watched out her window, seeing within a few meters the interminable crawl of dumptrucks unloading heaps ... |
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| Topics: environmental movement (all these topics) |
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Bipartisanship on the environment
Who's stopping it? |
David Roberts |
16 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| You hear a lot, from well-meaning Republican environmentalists of the sort you find on this site, or this one, or this one, that we'll "never make any progress" on the environment until it becomes a bipartisan issue. Strangely, this scolding isn't directed at the conservative movement, which has for decades obstructed any action dedicated to solving environmental problems. It's directed instead at environmentalists who identify with the progressive mov ... |
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| Topics: environmental movement, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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Bright green principles
All 21 of them, from Worldchanging |
David Roberts |
13 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| A while back, Worldchanging did a great series of posts on the core principles of a bright green future. I kept meaning to link to it. Now I finally am! Here they are: Principle 1: The Backstory Principle 2: Ecological Footprints and One Planet Thinking Principle 3: Cradle to Cradle and Closing the Loop Principle 4: Life Cycle Analysis, Embodied Energy and Virtual Water Principle 5: Ecosystem Services and Ecological Economics Principle 6: Transp ... |
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| Topics: education, environmental movement, green living, placemaking (all these topics) |
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E.O. Wilson on Bill Moyers Journal
The great biologist offers thoughts both hopeful and harrowing |
Maywa Montenegro |
11 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| In a great interview with Bill Moyers, Wilson talks about his new Encyclopedia of Life project, and what it will take to spark a new green revolution. 'We desperately need leadership,' he says. |
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| Topics: environmental movement, green living (all these topics) |
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Live Earth party demographics
Where were younger people at Live Earth house parties? |
Michael Tobis |
09 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Pretty much everyone in attendance at two Austin Live Earth house parties was a boomer. Is grassroots activism still unhip among young people? I was a bit nervous about attending a Live Earth event. At 52, I thought I'd be at least twice the age of most of the people I'd encounter. I needn't have worried. I attended two Live Earth house parties in Austin, Texas, and saw nobody under 30 except the kids of one of the hosts. I looked for online pictures of other ... |
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| Topics: environmental movement, green living, music (all these topics) |
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On the Shoulders of Giants
A Grist correspondent sweats her way through Live Earth |
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07 Jul 2007 |
Dispatches |
| Emily Gertz reports on environmental issues from her home base in Brooklyn, N.Y. She has written for Grist, BushGreenwatch, The Bear Deluxe, and other independent publications. She contributes to Worldchanging.com, and recently launched OneAtlantic.net: Environmental News & Views for the Atlantic Coast. Saturday, 07 Jul 2007 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. With Live Earth over, Al Gore, Kevin Wall, and their no-doubt- ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, climate, environmental movement, green living, music (all these topics) |
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E.O. Wilson on Bill Moyers Journal this week
Check it out |
Kate Sheppard |
05 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| On Friday, Bill Moyers profiles E.O. Wilson on the latest edition of 'Bill Moyers Journal.' (The show is his new spot on PBS that started airing in late April, and happens to have the same name as his old show that stopped running in 1981.) Moyers talks to Wilson about subjects ranging from his work cataloging every living creature on earth to religion to his vision for facing climate change. Check out a preview: The show also includes an update on the work of th ... |
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| Topics: biodiversity, environmental justice, environmental movement, green living, messaging, religion and spirituality, TV (all these topics) |
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If a website pats itself on the back in the forest and there's nobody there to hear it, does it make a sound?
Grist in NYT |
Kate Sheppard |
04 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| How did we neglect to shamelessly self-promote mention that Grist honcho Chuck Gilla got some props in Sunday's New York Times? |
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| Topics: environmental movement, green living, messaging, shameless self-promotion (all these topics) |
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Innovative ideas for a new West
An annual conference for perennial inspiration |
Erik Hoffner |
25 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Westerners are known for their pluck and willingness to solve problems with grit and imagination. Combating climate change, developing renewable energy, promoting rural economies and local agriculture, strengthening communities, and ensuring equitable access to transit ... these are all pieces of a Western manifesto put forward by the Sopris Foundation's great annual conference, this year in Missoula from July 13-15. Elected officials, planners, ranchers and farmers, ... |
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| Topics: environmental movement, green living, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Greens and hunters
Two great tastes? |
David Roberts |
19 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Christina Larson has the latest on the flowering cooperation between greens and the hook & bullet crowd. This bit is funny:Hunters are predominantly male. Yet the folks who've been most successful in reaching out and forging partnerships haven't been green dudes, talking man to man -- but rather the enviro ladies. A few possible explanations present themselves.Hm ... |
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| Topics: environmental movement, green living, sex (all these topics) |
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Where does our power originate?
Convincing evidence for the central role of protest and a troubling cost-benefit analysis |
Ken Ward |
19 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The most important and relevant research for U.S. environmentalists is being conducted by Jon Agnone, a sociologist at the University of Washington. Agnone studies sources of environmentalist power -- the first social scientist to undertake a systematic analysis. His comprehensive findings are summarized in 'Amplifying Public Opinion: The Policy Impact of the U.S. Environmental Movement' (PDF), appearing in the June 2007 issue of Social Forces. Agnone compared the ... |
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| Topics: Bill McKibben, campus activism, environmental movement, grassroots activism (all these topics) |
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Global warming envy
Who knew? |
Jon Rynn |
13 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Maybe some of you are not going to believe this, but a trend seems to be developing wherein some progressives seem to think that the issue of global warming is grabbing the 'spotlight.' For instance, in 'Why is peak oil politically incorrect?' Ugo Bardi compares the number of online searches that global warming receives versus peak oil, using Google's admittedly new 'Trends' system. The number of searches for global warming is rising rapidly, while peak oil lists along. ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, climate, environmental justice, environmental movement (all these topics) |
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What's the worst that could happen?
Some guy and a camera |
JMG |
13 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| A homecooked argument for aggressive response to global heating. |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, environmental movement (all these topics) |
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Gore wins!
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David Roberts |
07 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Spain's Prince of Asturias award for international cooperation, that is. Can the Nobel be far behind? |
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| Topics: Al Gore, environmental movement (all these topics) |
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Tim Lambert ...
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David Roberts |
06 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| ... dismantles NYT columnist John Tierney's latest attack on Rachel Carson. |
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| Topics: books, environmental movement, health, toxics (all these topics) |
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Happy World Environment Day
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David Roberts |
05 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Have you hugged your ecosystem today? |
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| Topics: environmental movement, United Nations (all these topics) |
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I am sorry, earth. As I scar you, I scar myself: A Q & A with dancer Monica Favand Campagna
She discusses her new environmentally themed show |
Kit Stolz |
04 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| This spring a small-but-innovative dance company in Southern California called TRIP Dance Theatre premiered a production about what poet Gary Snyder calls "the war against nature." The dance was called "Poisoning the Well." Using delicate, Asian-flavored music, played live, the dancers first appeared carrying water and gathering around a well. Slowly the audience could watch the grace and beauty of these dancers, four of them women, literally turned ... |
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| Topics: art, environmental movement (all these topics) |
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Doom and gloom blowback
Start with CFLs, and let the lightbulb go on |
Erik Hoffner |
01 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Today's post on how gloom and doom messaging backfires -- on Katya Andresen's excellent nonprofit marketing blog -- backs up David Roberts' posts on fear-based messaging being bad for green issues here and here. It's more important to empower people than scare them, Andresen says. Grist keeps a good balance in this regard. I think she's right on the money: Go negative with caution. You must give people the feeling that they have the power to help, not the feeling ... |
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| Topics: environmental movement, green living (all these topics) |
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Rachel Carson and the unity of all smears
Oy |
David Roberts |
30 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| How did the wingnut critique of Rachel Carson (worse than Hitler!) move from the lunatic far-right fringe to the slightly-less-lunatic conservative mainstream? Tim Lambert does a little digging and find that the answer traces back to ... Big Tobacco. Seriously. |
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| Topics: toxics, environmental movement (all these topics) |
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Kunstler nails it
Taking on the belief that technotoys will allow the status quo to continue |
JMG |
28 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| James Howard Kunstler, dyspeptic critic and peak oil Paul Revere, nails the people whose approach to the twin calamities of global heating and peak oil is to spend all their time trying to cobble together the McGyver solution that saves the day, rather than trying to adapt to the new, low-energy imperative. My belief is that the more time we spend trying to find the McGuyvers, the more likely we are to respond poorly when we find that no amount of McGuyvers are going to allow us ... |
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| Topics: climate, environmental movement, green living, politics (all these topics) |
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Good stuff at WC
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David Roberts |
26 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Two good posts on Worldchanging I've been meaning to call out: Jeremy Faludi makes the important point that control technologies are just as important as efficiency technologies. Control technologies allow us to control energy systems in a more fine-grained way, using only what we need -- think occupancy sensors for lighting or continuously variable transmissions for cars. Make room for this in your conceptual toolbox. Alex Steffen, meanwhile, has an essay grapplin ... |
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| Topics: energy, energy efficiency, environmental movement (all these topics) |
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A little hope for a change: The promises of religious environmentalism
A guest essay |
David Roberts |
25 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The following is a guest essay from Roger S. Gottlieb, Professor of philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. His books include A Greener Faith: Religious Environmentalism and our Planet's Future and This Sacred Earth: Religion, Nature, Environment. ----- If you're not depressed, a friend of mine has been saying, it's only because you haven't been reading the newspaper. And indeed we live in a frightening time of fundamentalist violence, aggressive wars, et ... |
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| Topics: environmental movement, religion and spirituality (all these topics) |
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