Green Blogs

electrifying crab story, and crabbin’ about Kauai electricity

Written by Ken
07/25/2008
Good news and bad this AM for readers of tea leaves. The bad news is thousands of crabs turning up dead on Poipu beach. The good news is KIUC gets top rankings for solar power capacity among all utilities nationwide (via pacbiznews). The bad news is KIUC’s so small this can’t be good news. Good buddy Jean Souza [...] Read more...

Friday Freebies: Positively Green

Written by Siel

07/25/2008

A twice-weekly sharing of eco-shwag.

Want to read the new eco-magazine Positively Green? I talked about it here — and have two copies to give away.

State of California

Current regulation: Nothing as of yet, but a bill imposing a 25 cent per-bag fee could be...
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Positively Green: A green version of Lucky magazine

Written by Siel

07/24/2008

A new green mag called Positively Green just launched — and threw a party last night at the Falcon in Hollywood to celebrate.

Highlight of the evening: Bill Nye the Science Guy (left, avec moi) came wearing a pretty bow tie — via folding bike and Metro rail! He...
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blood and gore in the blogosphere: on Al’s all-in speech

Written by Ken
07/24/2008
Sheesh! Ya woulda tho’t Al Gore had enough cred by now to avert the slings and arrows. Wot matters most is that he’s pushing greener, sooner, cheaper…80% by 2020, versus the G8’s 50% by 2050. Wot matters least is whether Gore’s the best advocate for this more urgent sustainability agenda. David Roberts slams Tom Brokaw for his “awful” [...] Read more...

Clicklist: Wins

Written by Siel

07/24/2008

>> Want any of these for free?

* MOO Green Pack of Eco-friendly Business Cards
* Book Duo: Worldchanging & Nature by Emerson
* Building Green with Kevin Contreras Season 1 DVD
* e² Season 1 & 2 Design and Energy 3 Pack DVD...
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Green commitment: would you do it?

Written by Administrator
07/24/2008
In their commitment to the planet, and each other, Stefanie Schmiedel and Robert Gray took the Tube to their wedding. They travelled with their bridal party from Dollis Hill to Baker Street Tube station by London Underground, and then walked the rest of the way to the Marylebone register... Read more...

Lit Thursday: Pessoa’s ear

Written by Siel

07/24/2008

“The ear on which I lie stamps itself mathematically on my brain.” After reading Fernando Pessoa’s The Book of Disquiet, I’ll never sleep on my side the same way again.