I've had half an eye tonight on Sundance Channel's "The Green": an episode of "It's Not Easy Being Green"; a short doc on carbon-offsets company TerraPass; etc. And it's good! Simple, matter-of-fact stories of people making good things happen. Thumbs up.
Stunning photos of an icy blue world at risk from global warming. "The Arctic without ice would be like a garden without soil."
Wanna see what you'd look like as a chimp? "YouWild" -- somewhere between a wildlife campaign and a classic Internet timesuck -- will blend a critter's face with a photo of yours. giving you an image you can send to friends or save to your MySpace, etc.
Actor Ed Begley Jr. launched this site, which hosts more than 40 forums on topics ranging from the general (Green Talk) to the specific (Low Emission Scooters & Motorcycles). Community members can reques
Blog "carnivals" seem to be popping up in all sorts of cultural niches. Works like so: each week, a different green blogger "hosts" the carnival by writing a round-up of action in other green blogs; sometimes a topic is chosen in advance.
Great adversarial interview with Republican strategist Frank Luntz on Grist; both sides land a few good punches.
Synthetic chemicals in the environment are making animals' hormones go haywire. What might this mean for female humans?
Authored by Sir Nicholas Stern (former World Bank chief economist; current head of the UK Gov'ts Economic Service), the landmark "Stern Review" concludes that the benefits of strong early action far outweigh the costs of ignoring it. The NYer summarizes.
transfixing visualization of the world's births, deaths and CO2 emissions, in real time. make sure your audio is on.
Watch Robert Redford discuss the importance of saving the Arctic Refuge in this NRDC Action Fund video on YouTube.
the average elementary school produces more than 18,000 pounds of lunchroom waste each year. This site does more than help you figure out how to pack a better lunch -- it shows parents and kids how to start a school program. the section on success stories
CitySol is a green summer music and market series that takes place on the East River waterfront (Manhattan side).
"The environmental and health hazards posed by high-tech products are hardly limited to what happens when they're dumped in the garbage, like an estimated 89 percent of discarded consumer electronics in the United States."
