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Leo Says: This Is Our Moment … We Agree

Whole Foods: Uncertified Organic?

Fox News Dumber than Ever: Denies Global Warming due to Snow

Bisphenol A, It’s the New Asbestos and It’s Everywhere

Sushi Update: Despite Political Posturing, Bluefin May Go Bye Bye

Vision of David de Rothschild

Earth Hour 2010

Dirt Fights Disease Better than Soap

by Kevin McCann 12.04.2009

Why it matters:
Sheltering kids from nature and showering them with chemical-based anti-bacterial soaps has caused decreased resistance to disease and allergy in the industrialized world.
Recap:
Hippies and Earth Muffins rejoice! You were right and Proctor & Gamble was wrong…muck does help [...]

Hacked Emails Prove Climate Change Fraud

by Kevin McCann 12.02.2009

Why it matters:
A handful of scientists guilty of improper conduct does not refute the science of climate change and allowing talking heads to make that argument is unacceptable and dangerous.
Recap:
This just in from the New York Times (and many thousands [...]

Little House on the Urban Prairie

by Kevin McCann 11.24.2009

Why it matters:
For the first time in the nation’s history, we have the chance to reinvent the American city from the ground up.
Recap:
Poor Detroit. Literally. But also figuratively. The city was once the 4th most important city in the United [...]

Corporations Kill Climate Change Reform, Invest in Biodomes

by Kevin McCann 11.16.2009

Why it matters:
Because climate change doesn’t care how rich you are.
Recap:
According to a recent report by the Center for Public Integrity, corporations around the world are lobbying hard to curb climate action.
The report follows a four-month, eight-nation investigation that included [...]

Climate Interactive: The Bridge to Copenhagen

by Scott Badenoch 11.11.2009

Why it matters:
Policymakers are not scientists and have never been able to see the impact of their policy decisions on climate change, until now.
Recap:
ClimateInteractive.org is the web-based version of one of the most important pieces of software in human history [...]

Greenwashing: Downright Deceit

by Nancy Astrid Lindo 11.10.2009

Why it matters:
Greenwashing is not just creative marketing, it is downright deceit; As conscious consumers, we have the power to stop greenwashing in its tracks.
Recap:
With the green movement running at full steam ahead, it is no wonder that big business [...]

Architecture for Humanity: Ending Poverty by Design

by Kevin McCann 11.04.2009

Why it matters:
Because Architecture for Humanity understands that sustainable design is not about impressing your neighbors; it’s about building communities and working to bring an end to poverty.
Recap:
We’ve all heard about conspicuous consumerism. I mean, the easiest way to let [...]

350 Means Largest Climate Action Ever

by Kevin McCann 10.29.2009

Why it matters:
Because the October 24th International Day for Climate Action was wildly popular, carried as the top story on “CNN, The New York Times, Le Monde, Google News, and on and on all around the world.” But it can’t [...]

Over Paper Mail? Zumbox!

by Nancy Astrid Lindo 10.21.2009

Why it matters:
The average American receives about 167 pounds of junk mail annually with 44% of that being sent to landfills, unopened. In just the U.S., over 200 billion pieces of mail are sent each year, only 16% are being [...]