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Jones brings them to their feet
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David Roberts |
19 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Van Jones just got a standing ovation -- totally spontaneous and, to me at least, totally unexpected. It's the first sign of genuine enthusiasm I've seen at this conference. Speaks again to Van's incredible charisma and the power of his message. |
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| Topics: events, heroes, Van Jones (all these topics) |
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More Gore
Watch the video of Gore's speech today |
Grist |
17 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| If the summary and full text of Gore's speech have left you wanting more, here's the vid: |
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| Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change mitigation, heroes, video (all these topics) |
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We're Changing the Climb-It
Climber scales New York Times building with climate message |
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06 Jun 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 7:03 AM on 06 Jun 2008 For World Environment Day on Thursday, a French climber scaled the New York Times building in Manhattan to protest climate change. Wearing a T-shirt bearing the words "The Solution Is Simple.Org" -- the web address of a one-page site calling for meaningful climate action -- Alain Robert climbed to the top of the 52-story building unroped and without a parachute. Onc ... |
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| Topics: climate, heroes, New York, news (all these topics) |
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Vangelism
Q&A with Van Jones about the Climate Security Act and green jobs |
Kate Sheppard |
05 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Van Jones. What does the green jobs and justice community think about the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act? To get one perspective, Grist caught up with Van Jones, the founder of Green For All, a group that promotes green-jobs policies and environmental justice. Jones, a civil-rights lawyer and the founder and former executive director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, has become a leading voice for building a green economy. Green for All pu ... |
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| Topics: climate, environmental movement, heroes, hotties, interview, legislation, Muckraker, Van Jones (all these topics) |
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Feed your Van Jones crush
Premier episode of a new online film series features Jones and Carl Pope |
Maywa Montenegro |
04 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| A new online film series called This Brave Nation premiered its first episode Sunday night: a conversation between Carl Pope and Van Jones. Both are natives of Frisco and both are equally adamant about environmental stewardship, but they have vastly different approaches. Here they chat about melding those tactics towards a common goal. Later this month, on June 15, Pete Seeger and Majora Carter discuss environmentalism, protest music, civil rights, and urban renewal ... |
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| Topics: Van Jones, environmental movement, heroes, San Francisco, hotties (all these topics) |
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Coal is dirty
A new blog takes on the enemy of the human race |
David Roberts |
29 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This week marked the launch of Coal is Dirty. (It is 'a joint project managed by The DeSmog Project, Rainforest Action Network, and Greenpeace U.S.A.')The site is devoted to battling Big Coal's PR machine. They've got some great writers involved, including Jeff Goodell (author of Big Coal) and Jeff Biggers. Bookmark it. |
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| Topics: coal, energy, heroes, websites (all these topics) |
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Truth or falsetto
Inconvenient Truth gives an encore -- as an opera |
Sarah van Schagen |
29 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Climate change ain't over 'til the fat Albert sings ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, green living, heroes (all these topics) |
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Sebelius ...
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David Roberts |
19 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| ... continues to kick ass. |
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| Topics: energy, heroes, Kansas, politics, state politics (all these topics) |
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Jump the chasm
Are you an EcoDaredevil? |
Guest author |
30 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This is a guest post by Wallace J. Nichols, a senior scientist at Ocean Conservancy and a research associate at California Academy of Sciences. He was featured in the documentary film The 11th Hour. On Earth Day, Nichols gave a keynote address at Duke University in honor of Evel Knievel entitled 'Jump the Chasm: Are you an EcoDaredevil?' After the address, Elliott Hazen, a Duke University PhD student, was honored with the first EcoDaredevil award. ----- E ... |
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| Topics: heroes, climate, environmental movement (all these topics) |
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Goldman videos
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Adam Browning |
17 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Video of Goldman Prize speeches here and here. |
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| Topics: environmental movement, grassroots activism, heroes (all these topics) |
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If loving the earth isn't enough, hating Chevron will do
Chevron runs ad attacking Goldman Prize winner |
Adam Browning |
15 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I attended the Goldman Prize presentation last night, and it was, per usual, a spectacular celebration of uncommonly dedicated individuals working to make this world a better place. The stories of their struggles and triumphs wetted every eye in the house, and they serve as a beacon of inspiration to all who care about the future of planet Earth. Unless you are Chevron. This morning, Chevron ran a full-page ad in the San Francisco Chronicle attacking one of the ... |
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| Topics: Big Oil, grassroots activism, heroes, jackassery, litigation, oil (all these topics) |
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Cries on the Prize
Chevron throws hissy fit that anti-Chevron activists received award |
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15 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:48 AM on 15 Apr 2008 Chevron is throwing a hissy fit over the Goldman Environmental Prize awarded to two Ecuadorian activists who want the oil company to clean up pollution in the Amazon rain forest. Texaco, which was acquired by Chevron in 2001, dumped 18.5 billion gallons of petrochemical waste in the Amazon between 1972 and 1992. Lawyer Pablo Fajardo and community organizer Luis Yanza won the G ... |
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| Topics: Amazon, Big Oil, Ecuador, energy, grassroots activism, heroes, litigation, news, oil, rainforests, water pollution (all these topics) |
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They're the Tops
Meet the global activists who won this year's Goldman Environmental Prize |
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13 Apr 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Think changing the world is impossible? Think again. From a polio-stricken musician who's spreading the word about clean water in his native Mozambique to a pair of Ecuadorian activists taking on Big Oil, this year's seven Goldman Prize winners prove that a little heart and a lot of sweat can make a big difference. Press the arrows to scroll through the photos. Each year, the Goldman Prize -- f ... |
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| Topics: environmental justice, environmental movement, grassroots activism, heroes, progress (all these topics) |
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You know who rocks?
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David Roberts |
10 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Majora Carter rocks. |
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| Topics: China, heroes, hotties, international politics, Olympics, politics, sports (all these topics) |
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She's Got a Feeling You're Not in Kansas Anymore
Bill to allow new dirty coal plant vetoed by Kansas governor |
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21 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 3:09 PM on 21 Mar 2008 Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has vetoed a bill that would have allowed a new two-unit coal plant to be built in her state. The legislation would have overturned an October decision by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to deny Sunflower Electric a coal-plant permit on the basis of greenhouse-gas emissions. The bill Sebelius kicked to the cu ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, heroes, Kansas, legislation, news, politics, state politics (all these topics) |
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Majora Carter
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David Roberts |
31 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| If this doesn't get you in your gut, you've got serious problems: |
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| Topics: environmental justice, heroes, hotties, placemaking (all these topics) |
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The other Hillary
Everest climber dead at 88 |
Katharine Wroth |
11 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Things I did not know about Sir Edmund Hillary: He was still alive. He was only 88 when he died. Which means when he became the first person to reach the top of Everest, he was just a year older than I am now. Better get cracking. He once won an honor from Queen Elizabeth known as the Order of the Garter. Oh Liz, you saucy thing! May he rest in peace. |
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A Perfect Tennesseean
Tennessee Senate passes resolution honoring Al Gore |
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11 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:02 AM on 11 Jan 2008 The Tennessee state Senate has passed a resolution honoring Al Gore for his efforts to curb climate change. And the crowd goes wild! "Let's be honest about it. What is a resolution but a piece of paper with flowery words on it," says House Republican Leader Jason Mumpower, adding that the resolution "has no real meaning other than whatever meaning it has to him when he hangs ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, climate, heroes, news, politics, Tennessee (all these topics) |
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Who's the greenest of them all?
Vote for the most heroic eco-hero of 2007 |
Grist |
21 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Check out our nominations for the most ass-kicking hero of 2007, then vote at the bottom of this post. (And tell us who we missed.) Barbara Boxer. Sen. Boxer (D-Calif.) has been pushing for tough climate and energy legislation as chair of the Senate Environment Committee, and going head-to-head with James Inhofe (R-Okla.) on global warming. She's also trying to make Capitol Hill more energy efficient. Leonardo DiCaprio. This green-leaning actor shined a spotlight on the ... |
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| Topics: climate, heroes, politics, energy, Van Jones (all these topics) |
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One Prize Fits Al
Al Gore and IPCC awarded Nobel Peace Prize |
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10 Dec 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 7:51 AM on 10 Dec 2007 Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change received their Nobel Peace Prizes this morning in Oslo, Norway. In his acceptance speech, Gore emphasized humanity's role in the climate crisis, saying, "We are what is wrong, and we must make it right ... We never intended to cause all this destruction, just as Alfred Nobel never intended that dynamite be used for waging war. He had hoped ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, climate, heroes, IPCC, news (all these topics) |
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Good on Gordon
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown makes ambitious climate speech |
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21 Nov 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 1:18 PM on 21 Nov 2007 In his first major speech on the environment, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has suggested that Britain could aim to cut its greenhouse-gas emissions 80 percent by 2050. To accomplish said goal, Brown promised that all new dwellings in Britain will be zero-carbon by 2016, and that free insulation, low-energy light bulbs, and efficient appliances will be distributed widely to h ... |
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| Topics: Bali 07, climate, climate change mitigation, Gordon Brown, heroes, news, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Did You Ever Know That You're My Hero?
Time compiles list of environmental heroes |
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23 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 10:06 AM on 23 Oct 2007 Time Magazine has compiled a long list of environmental heroes, including widely recognizable names (Mikhail Gorbachev, Prince Charles, Robert Redford, Al Gore) eco-recognizable names (Angela Merkel, Tim Flannery, Wangari Maathai, James Hansen, Amory Lovins, David Suzuki, Richard Branson), less-well-known folk (anti-poaching advocate Hammer Simwinga, water-purifying savant Abul Hus ... |
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| Topics: heroes, lists, news (all these topics) |
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Our hero
Grist maximum leader Chip Giller lights up the pages of Time |
David Roberts |
19 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Laugh, or the planet gets it. Photo: John Clark, TIME. The cover story in TIME magazine's international edition this week is "Heroes of the Environment." Lots of good stuff to browse through, but around here we're particularly fond of #28: Environmentalists are the people you want to avoid at a party. Trust me -- I'm one of them. Get cornered and you'll hear about how the polar bears on the Arctic ice cap are doomed, and it's all your fault. We'l ... |
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| Topics: heroes, shameless self-promotion (all these topics) |
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Gore wins his second favorite award
Nobel Prize is a nice follow up to Oceana Award |
Andrew Sharpless |
12 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| We are thrilled to learn that Al Gore just won the Nobel Prize. As David Roberts points out, he certainly deserved it and this is good news for all of us in the environmental community and in the world.Gore was also presented with Oceana's 2007 Partners Award this past Friday. The former vice president's work on highlighting the challenges climate change presents to our oceans is incredibly important.Gore was joined by Dr. Daniel Pauly, winner of the 2007 Ted ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, climate, heroes, oceans (all these topics) |
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The Thrill of It, Al
Al Gore and the IPCC win Nobel Peace Prize |
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12 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 5:34 AM on 12 Oct 2007 It's official: Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have won the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change," the Nobel committee said. The former vice president was described as "probably the single individua ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, heroes, IPCC, news (all these topics) |
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