Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
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Category Archives: activism
Access to Education Opens Up New Possibilities for Roma Girls in Spain
Share This: It’s 5 o’clock, and Yasmina is running late for her after school drawing and painting class. She quickly grabs her watercolors, kisses her mother, and runs out the door. The public school is in the neighborhood, so … Continue reading
Warren Demands Student Loan Interest Must Equal Wall Street Borrowing Rates
Share This: Senator Elizabeth Warren has introduced her first bill, which allows for college students to borrow money at the same low rate of interest which Wall Street banks enjoy. Why would billionaire bankers be given a much more … Continue reading
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Tagged aid, Bank, Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act, bill, borrow, college, debt, Economy, Elizabeth Warren, equal, equitable, Financial, interest, interest rates, Legislation, lend, loan, money, Politics, rate, reform, Senator, student, student debt, student loan, Wall Street, Warren
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Tiny New York Town Wins Landmark Case to Uphold Fracking Ban
As of 2012, 2.5 million oil and gas wells have been drilled worldwide using the hydraulic fracturing method, and more than 1 million of them are located in the United States. The result of this trend has been devastating to human health … Continue reading
Rise of Cooperatives and Credit Unions is Revolutionizing the US Economy
Share This: Recently I was listening to an engrossing radio interview with the visionary economist and author, Gar Alperovitz, as he was discussing his new book, What Then Must We Do?, which highlights the rise of cooperatives, worker ownership and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alperovitz, American, Business, Co-Op, collective, cooperative, credit union, distribution, economist, Economy, gap, Gar Alperovitz, income inequality, Laura Flanders, Matthew Rothschild, progressive, Revolution, Tolstoy, Wealth, What Then Must We Do?, worker, worker-owned
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Rise of Cooperatives and Credit Unions is Revolutionizing the US Economy
Share This: Recently I was listening to an engrossing radio interview with the visionary economist and author, Gar Alperovitz, as he was discussing his new book, What Then Must We Do?, which highlights the rise of cooperatives, worker ownership and … Continue reading
Posted in activism, economics, In the U.S., Interview, poverty, Society, sustainable, U.S., united states, video
Tagged Alperovitz, bottom up, Business, capital, Co-Op, collective, cooperative, credit union, distribution, economist, Economy, Evergreen, gap, Gar Alperovitz, income inequality, Laura Flanders, Matthew Rothschild, ownership, podcast, progressive, public, Revolution, The Progressive, Tolstoy, Wealth, What Then Must We Do?, worker, worker-owned
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Are Bicycles a Sustainable Tool for Feminist Social Revolution?
Share This: Women began cycling during the late 1800s, and were often met with fierce derision because they defied and threatened the oppressive social norms dictating that they must stay at home. The advent of the bicycle meant that … Continue reading
Posted in activism, bicycle, bicycling, bike, bike riding, biking, empower, girls, green, india, Society, sustainable, transportation, women
Tagged access, female, feminism, feminist, girl, In Europe, liberation, pin up girl, pin-up, public, school, Sexism, sexual harassment, transit, woman, womens rights
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San Francisco Board Passes Resolution to Divest $583 Million from the Fossil Fuel Industry
San Francisco’s board of supervisors unanimously passed a resolution to divest $583 million from the fossil fuel industry. The resolution will move funds from the San Francisco Employee Retirement System (SFERS), which currently invests in 91 out of 200 fossil … Continue reading
Posted in activism, california, Climate Change, Environment, global warming, investment, news, san francisco
Tagged 3rd city to divest from fossil fuels, Activism, bill mckibben, California, carousel showcase, Climate Change, divestment, Environment, fossil fuel industry, Global warming, go fossil free campaign, investment, money, news, San Francisco, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, SFERS
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Bayview’s Local Latona Community Garden Continues to Flourish
Share This: Last month we returned to our beloved Latona Community Garden in San Francisco’s Bayview District for a spring party. Scores of local families came to the festive event, which included free face painting, egg decorating, crafts and … Continue reading
Posted in activism, community, food, garden, gardening, healthy, In the U.S., san francisco, Society
Tagged Bayview, dyeing, Easter, egg, face painting, food access, food guardian, free, grow, growing, image, Jeffrey Betcher, Latona, Latona Community Garden, local, neighborhood, party, photo, photograph, Quesada Gardens Initiative, SEFA, urban
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Sandy Hook Parent: Now is the Time to Do Something about Gun Violence
Share This: President Barack Obama did not give his regular public address to the nation this week; in his place was Francine Wheeler, whose six-year-old child was brutally murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School four months ago. The grieving … Continue reading
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Tagged #NowIsTheTime, address, Ben Wheeler, bill, broadcast, death, Francine Wheeler, gun control, gun safety, killing, law, Legislation, lobby, mass shooting, mother, murder, parent, Politics, President, reform, safety, Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Elementary, school, Senate, shooting, violence, vote, weapons, weekly, White House, whitehouse.gov
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Exxon Commercial: This Rancid Sludge Won’t Spew Everywhere All by Itself
Share This: On her show this week, Rachel Maddow highlighted a satirical commercial featuring Exxon that is especially funny, because the bizarre scenario that it depicts is actually strangely close to reality. Comedian Andy Cobb is presented as a … Continue reading
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Tagged ad, advertisement, Andy Cobb, comedy, commercial, Energy Everywhere, exxon, funny, heavy crude, heavy crude video, humor, industry, Maddow, mayflower, petroleum, pipeline, Racel Maddow, satire, satirical, satirist, spill, spoof, tar sands
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