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Meet Tamara Giltsoff of Abundancy Partners

Leonora Oppenheim — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:30:00 GMT

Tamara Giltsoff is a highly respected sustainability strategist who has worked for brilliantly innovative companies such as live|work in London and OzoLabs in New York.

Focus on Focus Earth: The Beginning of Eco-Terrorism (Video)

David DeFranza — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Since the birth of the environmental movement in the 1960s, activists have branched off to follow a variety of paths, each with its preferred methods of action. In recent years, the focus has largely been on personal actions, things each individual can do to help the planet, and and encourage political regulation. Some environmentalists, however, have taken a different, more aggressive, approach that involves direct confrontation with polluters, developers, and anyone else believed to be harming the environment.

Protest without Throwing Pudding (or Pie) at High Public Officials

Jessica Root — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:31:00 GMT

Have you heard the slimy, green news? Last Friday a glob of green custard-y goo was hurled at Britain’s business minister Peter Mandelson during an act of eco-activism. Let's use this news as a lesson to protest peacefully.

Meet Change Maker Marcus Hill of London Bio-Packaging

Leonora Oppenheim — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:30:00 GMT

Like many an environmentalist, Marcus Hill was irritated with packaging waste. The needless waste...the landfill contribution...urghhhh! But instead of getting frustrated, Hill fought back by founding London Bio-Packaging with two partners.

Solve Diaper Rash, Choose Calendula

Team Planet Green — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:49:00 GMT

A friend called me this morning with the exciting news she's about to become a mom! Since she's adopting from Vietnam--and kids from Southeast Asia have a high propensity for eczema--she asked me for advice.

Peak Everything: Learn About Peak Oil

Lloyd Alter — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:22:00 GMT

The first in a series where we look at why those basic things that we take for granted, like water, food and fuel are getting expensive and scarce, all at once.The economic boom of the last thirty years has lifted billions out of poverty around the world, and people are using their newfound wealth to buy things that we...

Things to do on Christmas for Non-Christians

Lloyd Alter — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:21:00 GMT

Not everyone does Christmas-a large percentage of our population celebrates other holidays. In the United Kingdom, over 6500 people volunteered last year to help out with Crisis Open Christmas, noting "If you are homeless or living in hostel accommodation, Christmas can be a lonely and depressing time."

Get Recession-Ready!

Lloyd Alter — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:21:00 GMT

It is everywhere in the news these days-recession is in the air.It is also true that almost all of the things that we preach as being good for the planet are also good for getting recession-ready; use less stuff, lower your heating bills, reduce your use of electricity, make your own dinner-all these things that make...

Meet Change Maker Hugh Bowring Of Footprint Environmental Solutions

Team Planet Green — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:21:00 GMT

Today we're going to meet Hugh Bowring from the West Midlands in the United Kingdom.I think everyone can: get the best out of life without taking the best out of the planet. :: Footprint Environmental Solutions Change Makers is series of interviews with people famous and obscure, who answer questions about how they are...

Join the Shift to Thrift

Lloyd Alter — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:21:00 GMT

In the United Kingdom, one of the surprise hits in the book world is David Kynaston's Austerity Britain, 1945-1951 (2008, Walker & Company), which documents the way Britons adapted to the dire shortages after World War II.Create a soap ball in the kitchen: Collect tiny fragments of soap from elsewhere in the house, then