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Flush Forward Jason and Kimberley Graham-Nye, eco-diaper entrepreneurs, answer readers' questions		12 May 2006	InterActivist
The Graham-Nye clan. If you are truly striving for "eco-friendly," how do you justify any disposable? In view of our addiction to excess consumption, aren't disposable diapers perpetuating the myth that use-it-once is OK? In striving for sustainable practices, shouldn't we be cultivating habits of reuse, as in laundering cloth diapers? -- Joanne Poyourow, Los Angeles, Calif. ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, parenting (all these topics)

Al Revere An interview with accidental movie star Al Gore	David Roberts	09 May 2006	Main Dish
Al Gore is on the campaign trail again, and he actually seems to be enjoying it. Like Brad Pitt, but wonkier. Photo: Eric Neitzel/WireImage. For those who remember his ponderous, consultant-driven bid for president, the idea of Gore enjoying anything about campaigning may seem far-fetched. But this time, the campaign's not about him; it's about the issue that has been his consuming intellectual passion for nea ...
Topics: Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, climate, green living, interview, politics (all these topics)

Flush-a-Bye, Baby Jason and Kimberley Graham-Nye, eco-diaper entrepreneurs, answer Grist's questions		08 May 2006	InterActivist
The Graham-Nye clan. What are your job titles? Cofounders, CEO and president, dad and mum of gDiapers. What does your company do? Manufacture and market the world's only flushable diaper. Every day in the U.S., 50 million waste-filled diapers go into the landfill where they sit for up to 500 years. Diapers are the third-largest contributor to landfills. Flushing puts poop where it bel ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, parenting (all these topics)

The Artful Roger Roger Mustalish, Amazon researcher and protector, answers readers' questions		05 May 2006	InterActivist
Roger Mustalish, head of ACEER. Can you describe an animal from the Amazon ecosystem and another animal from the Andes ecosystem whose status illustrates a particular environmental threat to those regions? -- Mark Stephen Caponigro, New York, N.Y. Globally, including in the tropics, we are losing amphibians at an alarming rate; many species are headed to extinction. Other than habitat los ...
Topics: Amazon, environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, Peru, rainforests (all these topics)

A Cure for What Jails Ya An interview with jailed 'eco-terrorist' Jeffrey Luers	Gregory Dicum	04 May 2006	Main Dish
An interview with jailed "eco-terrorist" Jeffrey Luers By Gregory Dicum 04 May 2006 In 2000, 21-year-old Jeff Luers and an accomplice set fire to three pickup trucks at a dealership in Eugene, Ore., to bring attention to gas-guzzlers' contribution to global warming. They were promptly arrested. Luers, who refused to plea bargain, was sentenced to 22 years, eight months in prison. It is the longest term ever handed down for environmentally motivated sabotage in ...
Topics: Earth Liberation Front, eco-terrorism, environmental justice, interview, Oregon, politics (all these topics)

Roger That Roger Mustalish, Amazon researcher and protector, answers Grist's questions		01 May 2006	InterActivist
Roger Mustalish. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I'm president of the Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research Foundation, a U.S. nonprofit with offices in West Chester, Penn., and in Iquitos and Puerto Maldonado, Peru. What does your organization do? ACEER's mission is to promote environmental conservation by being a catalyst for awareness, understanding, act ...
Topics: Amazon, environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, Peru, rainforests (all these topics)

The Elephant in the Green Room An interview with retiring Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, a GOP leader on environmental protection	Amanda Griscom Little	28 Apr 2006	Main Dish
Sherwood Boehlert. Photo: AP/Jim McKnight. When leading U.S. climate scientist James Hansen accused NASA earlier this year of stifling his public speech on climate change, Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-N.Y.) sprang into action. Chair of the House Science Committee, Boehlert immediately fired off a stern letter to the NASA administrator, asser ...
Topics: interview, New York, politics (all these topics)

Paper View David Ford, biz consultant and forest advocate, answers readers' questions		28 Apr 2006	InterActivist
David Ford, head of Metafore. What is the most effective way to convince a Fortune 500 CEO that eco-friendly practices are good for the corporation? -- Andrew Fridley, Portland, Ore. In my experience, the most effective approach is to demonstrate to the CEO the business value of changing practices. You have to build a case beyond just risk mitigation. To really get the CEO's attention, you need t ...
Topics: business, grassroots activism, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Have You Chatted With Ford Lately? David Ford, biz consultant and forest advocate, answers Grist's questions		24 Apr 2006	InterActivist
David Ford. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I am the president and CEO of Metafore, an enterprise nonprofit based in Portland, Ore. How does it relate to the environment? We help businesses align their practices so they achieve positive social and environmental outcomes. In Metafore's view of the world, "Every business is in the forest business.&q ...
Topics: business, grassroots activism, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

A Class Act Terrain Johnson and Colleen Contrisciane of Earth Force answer readers' questions		21 Apr 2006	InterActivist
Is it fun to do Earth Force? How do you join the Earth Force project? -- Elisse Duvall, Manteo, N.C. Terrain Johnson. Johnson: Yes, Earth Force is a very fun project, and most kids get involved through their school and clubs that deal with the environment at their school. You can also call or go to the Earth Force website to get involved and learn more. Contrisciane: Yes, it's fun to do E ...
Topics: education, environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Youth the Force Terrain Johnson and Colleen Contrisciane of Earth Force answer Grist's questions		17 Apr 2006	InterActivist
With what environmental organization are you affiliated? Terrain Johnson. Johnson: I'm a 6th grade student at Masterman Middle School in Philadelphia, and I work with Earth Force. Colleen Contrisciane. Contrisciane: I am a program coordinator with Earth Force, a national organization that aims to engage young people as environmental citizens. What does your organization do? Contrisciane: ...
Topics: education, environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Tropic of Answer Charles Munn, a pioneer of South American ecotourism, answers readers' questions		14 Apr 2006	InterActivist
Charles Munn, Tropical Nature. Ecotourism is promoted as a sustainable alternative to industrial development; however, ecotourism does not generate the same immediate financial returns as industrial development. How can activists formulate their argument when aiming to save pristine areas from mining through promoting ecotourism? -- Jacqueline Obando, Pretoria, South Africa Well, yes, ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, South America, travel (all these topics)

Don't Discount Him An interview with Wal-Mart CEO H. Lee Scott	Amanda Griscom Little	12 Apr 2006	Main Dish
Last week, Wal-Mart joined leading energy executives in their startling call for mandatory caps on greenhouse-gas emissions. The heart of this monolithic retail Grinch grew three sizes that day -- or so it seemed to many environmental Who's. Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott. For many enviros, the name "Wal-Mart" has always triggered a shudder. The world's biggest retailer has been charged with exa ...
Topics: business, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, greening biz operations, interview, renewable energy, Wal-Mart, waste (all these topics)

A Tour for What Ails Ya Charles Munn, a pioneer of South American ecotourism, answers Grist's questions		10 Apr 2006	InterActivist
Charles Munn. What work do you do? I am chair of the board of Tropical Nature, a nonprofit conservation group specializing in conservation through ecotourism. What does your organization do? We run the world's largest network of eco-lodges in tropical rainforest -- in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Brazil. We also consult for rainforest and tropical ecotourism companies and for gover ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, South America, travel (all these topics)

Henningsen-Picked Carsten Henningsen, green mutual-fund founder, answers readers' questions		07 Apr 2006	InterActivist
Carsten Henningsen, cofounder of Portfolio 21. How do you respond to Paul Hawken's claim that the standards for socially responsible investing portfolios have been loosened to the point where they are virtually indistinguishable from those managed without an environmental or social screen? Is Portfolio 21 any different? -- Seth Zuckerman Paul Hawken's study on socially and environmentally r ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, green living, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

The Feeling Is Mutual Carsten Henningsen, green mutual-fund founder, answers Grist's questions		03 Apr 2006	InterActivist
Carsten Henningsen. What work do you do? I am the cofounder of Portfolio 21, a global mutual fund investing for a sustainable future. I am also chair of Progressive Investment Management, the investment adviser to Portfolio 21. How does it relate to the environment? Portfolio 21 (the 21 is for 21st century) invests in companies from around the world that understand the ecological crisis and ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, green living, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

You Can Grow Your Own Ray Jason Edens, rural solar advocate, answers readers' questions		31 Mar 2006	InterActivist
Jason Edens, Rural Renewable Energy Alliance. How do I find out if my site is suitable for solar, and how do I go about building my own system? -- Louise Wickham, Wellington, New Zealand Determining if your site is suitable for solar starts with assessing your solar resource. Essentially, you're determining if enough sunlight strikes the proposed solar array location to make it worthwhile. We u ...
Topics: energy, energy at home, green living, InterActivist, interview, Japan, Minnesota, Poverty and the Environment, solar voltaic power (all these topics)

More interview with author Richard Louv On his book, Last Child in the Woods	David Roberts	30 Mar 2006	Gristmill
This is the second part of my interview with Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder. The first part is here. Louv is not just interested in healthier kids and families, though that's obviously his abiding passion. He also realizes in a way few other environmental leaders seem to that connecting kids with nature is vital for the future of the environmental movement and, well, the environment. As he says ...
Topics: books, green living, interview, parenting (all these topics)

Louv Story An interview with Richard Louv about the need to get kids out into nature	David Roberts	30 Mar 2006	Main Dish
Richard Louv is an anecdote machine. As we milled about near the door of a Seattle cafe awaiting lunch-hour seating, he kept up a constant stream of witty, telling stories -- about "no running" signs on playgrounds, clueless environmental leaders, suffering outdoor-gear execs. I started fumbling for my recorder. Richard Louv. It's no wonder Louv's got a trove of such chestn ...
Topics: interview, parenting, placemaking (all these topics)

Movement Shakers Two eco-leaders -- one mainstream, one radical -- debate the movement's past and future	Kathryn Schulz	29 Mar 2006	Main Dish
Eric Mann. When Eric Mann first encountered environmentalists, he saw them as a bunch of "arrogant, racist airheads." When Frances Beinecke first encountered environmentalists, she felt she'd found her cause. Frances Beinecke. Nearly four decades later, both are tireless proponents of environmental sanity, but they work in very different ways. Mann is ...
Topics: environmental justice, heroes, interview, NRDC, politics, Poverty and the Environment (all these topics)

Garden of Edens Jason Edens, rural solar advocate, answers Grist's questions		27 Mar 2006	InterActivist
Jason Edens. Where do you work? I work at the Rural Renewable Energy Alliance, a grassroots nonprofit organization whose mission is to make solar power accessible to people of all income levels. What does your organization do? At RREAL, we install solar heating systems onto the homes of low-income families qualifying for energy assistance. In Minnesota, and indeed across the country, hundreds of thousands of ...
Topics: energy, energy at home, green living, InterActivist, interview, Japan, Minnesota, Poverty and the Environment, solar voltaic power (all these topics)

Give Him a Farmhand Tirso Moreno, farmworker organizer, answers readers' questions		24 Mar 2006	InterActivist
Tirso Moreno, Farmworker Association of Florida. A note from Moreno: This interview is especially timely as next week (March 27 - April 2) is national Farmworker Awareness Week. I hope you will all take a few minutes to find out more about the actions, activities, and campaigns going on around the country and see what you can do to help make a difference for farmworkers in the U.S. Do you support bans ...
Topics: agriculture, environmental justice, Florida, health, InterActivist, interview, Poverty and the Environment, toxics (all these topics)

An interview with Rabbi Michael Lerner On spiritual environmentalism	David Roberts	22 Mar 2006	Gristmill
A few weeks ago, I sat down for a long chat with Rabbi Michael Lerner. The first half -- most directly related to environmental issues -- is here. The second half, wherein in we discuss general spiritual and theological issues, is below. In his new book The Left Hand of God (you can read an excerpt here), Lerner says the religious right offers what he calls the right hand of God: a stern authoritarian father, who punishes sin, demands self-reliance, and inspires ...
Topics: interview, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

What the Left Hand's Doing Rabbi Michael Lerner calls on environmentalists to develop a spiritual vision	David Roberts	22 Mar 2006	Main Dish
As we strolled through downtown Seattle in search of coffee, Rabbi Michael Lerner casually pointed over my shoulder and said, "That's where I was in jail." Rabbi Michael Lerner. Photo: Mark Werlin. He was referring to his membership in the Seattle Seven, a group of Vietnam War protesters whose 1970 arrest and trial sparked a legendary media circus. It wa ...
Topics: consumerism, God and the Environment, green living, interview, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Integrate Expectations An interview with integration advocate Sheryll Cashin	Jon Christensen	21 Mar 2006	Main Dish
Space is the place where race, poverty, and the environment get sorted out, for better or worse. And the spaces where we live, work, learn, and play are the places where integration succeeds or fails, argues Sheryll Cashin. The Georgetown University law professor wrote 2004's The Failures of Integration: How Race and Class Are Undermining the American Dream, one of the most important and p ...
Topics: education, environmental justice, heroes, interview, politics, Poverty and the Environment (all these topics)

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