The largest act of civil disobedience against climate change in U.S. history took place in the nation’s Capitol in frigid, snowy weather on March 2. More than 2,000 people marched, and many risked arrest by blocking all four entrances to the coal-fired Capitol Power Plant. Time magazine gave it serious coverage among other mainstream [...]
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Capitol Climate Action A Success
March 4th, 2009 · No Comments · sustainability
Tags: activism·climate change·coal·coal plants·global warming·social justice
Giving Feels Great: Blog Action Day
October 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments · community, lifestyle, simplicity, sustainability
Today is Blog Action Day, I have learned from the popular blog Zenhabits, and the theme this year is poverty. As you may know, I’m a fan of solutions and ‘doing’ when it comes to any given problem.
I promote more joy and less consumption in the United States — but you need to have your [...]
Tags: Blog Action Day·Boardman·development·economics·giving·happiness·life·Mercy Corps·PGE·Pro Mujer·social justice
High Energy Prices: Good
May 19th, 2008 · No Comments · simplicity, sustainability
I’m sipping my coffee at 6 a.m. at Stumptown in Southeast Portland (joy). The Oregonian’s front page shows an ocean of the 72,000 faces that turned out to see Barack Obama yesterday (yes, I voted for him, too) and the lower right corner story is: “Who loves high energy prices? The environment.”
The gist is basic [...]
Tags: carbon dioxide·carbon footprint·carpooling·consumption·economics·environment·global warming·life·philanthropy·social justice
The Peak Of Happiness
March 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments · simplicity, sustainability
I recently asked a good friend how happy he was on a scale of 0 to 10. He only had to think for a few seconds. “A five,” he said. “You?”
“I’m at 9 or 10,” I replied. Interestingly, he makes about twice as much money as I do, and even likes his job (as do I). The social sciences have studied happiness quite thoroughly, so what have they
Tags: consumption·economics·happiness·history·Juliet Schor·relationships·Robert Putnam·social justice
John Edwards: More Grit Than Gloss
January 30th, 2008 · 4 Comments · politics, sustainability
I’m sad that John Edwards has exited the presidential race. Why? I saw his as the most honest and courageous voice on the national stage, between his populist stand against poverty, naming corporate greed for what it is, and . . . imagine this . . . promoting that Americans should be willing to sacrifice as we address global warming.
I heard Mr. Edwards use those words when I was
Tags: carbon footprint·climate change·Democrats·environment·global warming·John Edwards·poverty·primaries·sacrifice·social justice
