At the end of September, I’ll be riding bikes along with a bunch of other folks from New York to Washington to give voice to the fact that we want our elected representatives to take care of the planet we depend upon for our health, happiness and security. We want to let them know that […]
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The sign of a civilized country
Tonight I was at a fundraiser for my heartthrob organization, Transportation Alternatives, where I heard the former mayor of Bogota, Columbia, Enrique Penalosa speak. According to the Project for Public Spaces: While mayor, Peñalosa was responsible for numerous radical improvements to the city and its citizens. He promoted a city model giving priority to children and public […]
What I’d say if I was wrong about climate change
I get emails from people, every so often, asking what I would say and feel if I was wrong about climate change. What would I say if, after dedicating years of my life to bringing attention to the problem, I found out there was no problem. Well, first, of course, I would praise God in […]
What’s the best way to change the world?
Curious what you think: What’s the best action to promote? a. Changing to green electricity b. Complete moratorium on plastic bags c. Phone your political representative Not that these actions are mutually exclusive or representative of all the actions that could be promoted. But one represents different consumer choices, one represents habit change, the other […]
It’s my blog…
… so if I feel like taking a day off from the environment, I guess I can, right? Because sometimes you don’t want to talk about environmentalism or lifestyle change or any of the other constantly over-earnest stuff you usually say. Sometimes, you just want to say how much you dig your girl. So, tonight, […]
About looking for someone to blame
Oh hell, I do it. Probably all of us do. We choose a scapegoat and decide that they’re the ones to blame for the problems. Some of us try to blame the people who work for “the corporations.” Now, personally, I *do* believe that corporate structure, where shareholders are rewarded for a corporation’s profits but […]
Watch the trailer for No Impact Man: The Documentary
First of all, on Wednesday (7/15) at noon EST, I’m moderating an online discussion–a “webinar”–on so-called “green banking.” Want to be part of the discussion? Click here. But meanwhile, if you want a sneak preview of the trailer of the No Impact Man documentary, which comes out at the same time as the book, click […]
What we’d gain if we built things to last
Lots of nights we have talks about Teddy. Isabella wants to know about when her mom was little and how she played with Teddy, too. As things age, they collect stories. Stories of our families that connect us to them. In my own case, I have a pair of my grandfather’s cufflinks and his watch. […]