July 2010
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What's Next for the Climate Movement?
I started reading Eric Pooley’s Climate War yesterday – a nailbiter account of how our leaders didn’t pass any significant climate legislation from 2006 to now, which roughly corresponds with the years I’ve spent pushing for just that every hour of every day. The first half of that time, we had a deadlocked Congress and feckless president, and we had no chance of getting anything through – but we...
WatchTalib Kweli & Hi-Tek
Ballad of the Black Gold
June 2010
2 posts
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Things I did in Seattle
I’m in the waning hours of a 4-day trip to Seattle. As I sit here waiting to board a red-eye back to muggy Washington DC, I thought I’d recount the awesomeness of Seattle, list-style:
Stayed at the Maxwell Hotel, where the theme is Pineapple, and they have COMPLIMENTARY bike rentals. I highly recommend the place - It’s right by the space needle, and I borrowed a bike every...
May 2010
1 post
March to the White House: Obama's Crude Awakening
photo: Chris Eichler
I just got back to the 350 office here in Washington DC, and my feet are soaked. It’s been drizzling all morning, and me feet got soaked — but the rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the more than 100 concerned DC, Virginia and Maryland residents who showed up for a march from the Department of the Interior to the White House.
We carried a banner that...
April 2010
4 posts
South Africa Dirty Loan Approved
Cross-posted from 350.org:
After a string of bad news about fossil fuel companies shirking responsibility and our politicians following suit, it’s hard to believe that it’s happened again. Today, over the objections of tens of thousands of community members and over 190+ civil society groups, the World Bank board of directors voted to approve a $3.75 billion loan to South African...
gel-lit night shots
March 2010
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February 2010
4 posts
WatchLeading peek-a-boo-ologists agree: Global Warming is a myth.
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“Karaoke-related killings are not limited to the Philippines. In the past two...”
– http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/world/asia/07karaoke.html?em
WatchThis is how you slow-jam fiscal policy.
January 2010
6 posts
Telling our story.
cross-posted from itsgettinghotinhere.org
Obama graced the House chamber yesterday with a speech reminiscent of his candidacy rather than his presidency. That’s a good thing, because his so-called base needed a reminder that he’s in Washington not just to wade knee-deep into the political swamp of DC, but to affect change from inside out. He wasted no time before really digging into...
December 2009
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Copenhagen: Triumph or Failure?
It’s been over a week since the Copenhagen climate talks ended. Most bloggers and pundits have taken a couple days off from 24-7 prognostication, so it feels safe for me to venture into the fold and submit my humble take on what happened at COP15, and what it means for the global climate movement. First, I’d like to look back at the last couple years of the climate movement leading up...
November 2009
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Most Vulnerable Countries Call for 350ppm and more
Leadership is contagious. President Nasheed of the Maldives delivered a powerful speech yesterday at the opening of the Climate Vulnerable Forum, which included leaders from Bangladesh, Barbados, Bhutan, Ghana, Kenya, Kiribati, Maldives, Nepal, Rwanda, Tanzania and Vietnam and other countries. The focus of his speech was to bring attention to the dire consequences of coming out of the Copenhagen...
September 2009
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Watch
August 2009
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The Retweet Revolution →
After slamming twitter in the post below this one, I want you to check out this beautiful visualization of how the tweets spread throughout the Iranian election….
June 2009
3 posts
African Youth Climate Activists, Unite!
Cross-posted from 350.org
We came from throughout the continent and beyond — from fishing communities in Zanzibar to townships in South Africa, from villages in Zambia to teeming capital cities across the continent. More than 40 youth climate activists from throuhgout Southern and East Africa traveled by boat, car, taxi, bus, train and airplane to Johannesburg South Africa for the...
Setting the Bar at 350 →
An interview with me from our friends over at Policy Innovations — thanks Evan!
May 2009
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April 2009
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March 2009
4 posts
An invitation from Bill McKibben, Vandana Shiva,...
If you’ve been following the news on Capitol Hill this morning, you might have noticed that Chairmen Waxman and Markey released a draft climate bill that will be the opening salvo in a legislative battle on climate change here in the US.
It’s going to be an uphill struggle to take that bill and make it stronger; strong enough so that when we come to the table in Copenhagen this...
Pony at a party
Spontaneous cheering crowd at #powershift
February 2009
14 posts
Welcome to powershift09
My new favorite traditional tune, The Bravest...
Late 90s alt hits and can beers at the red derby
John Kerry reps 350 at a congressional lunch
Blackwater falls, wv
Swooshing skis and wind in the dolly sods...
Soundblog
I was sitting with my friend Hannah a couple nights ago, having some after-dinner sorbet, when the conversation turned to memories. We reminisced about spending time in Africa, how we tried to keep diaries and journals throughout the years, but quickly lost interest after a few weeks of scrawling daily.
Her being a first grade teacher, we talked about how difficult it is for us to keep our minds...
Andrew bird playing at the 9:30 club, but webcast...
