It’s taken a very long time to admit it, but yes, I am an environmentalist. There has always been some trepidation and awkwardness towards the…
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Today’s epic scale, inter-twined problems of climate change and inequality demand that we mobilize unprecedented reservoirs of human creativity and collaboration in the spirit of…
As an LA native I would have never imagined that a bike movement would ever flourish in this city. Not because it’s impossible, but because…
Albert Einstein once said that “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” But at this…
Our climate is destabilizing, and we are drastically unprepared. As of October, the atmosphere’s carbon dioxide levels were at 388 parts per million, higher than...
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Once upon a time I was lucky enough to move into a house with a small and completely overgrown garden. So my then-partner Manny and…
The year is 1984 and I am on a bus riding through the green pastoral landscape of Northern Spain’s Basque country with about 30 other…
What does hip-hop legend J-Live have in common with the billionaire ultra-conservative Koch brother? Not much. Expect perhaps that they both work hard and are…
At the same time that protests have erupted all over France regarding national cutbacks of the country’s historic social safety net, there is a local…
Since BP’s Deepwater Horizon explosion this spring, over 5 million barrels of oil have spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. Animals, humans, states and entire…
This week I read in the paper that the Los Angeles City Council was awarding $18 million to finish a project that has been a…
What follows are popular education scripts, curricula, poster, brochure, and a culminating report to help engage workers, youth, and families in creating a more green and...
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When thinking about urban environmental repair, there is perhaps no better place to start than in what may seem to be the most unlikely of…
The next bubble is bound to be green. Stock markets will rise and fall based on how people relate to new energy technologies. So why…
This Saturday, April 17, in honor of Earth Day, there will be activities in South L.A. This is a good thing, of course, as all…
poster Seth Tobocman While health insurance and bank lobbies vie for the comic-book-villain-of-the-year award, there is nothing more insidious than the invisible health threats that…
Plan for London Olympics 2012 Village Photo: ecofriend.org In 2012, London will be hosting the Summer Olympics, “the greenest games to date” according to the…