Articles tagged “Take Action”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Stop the Consumption of Tiger Parts and Save the Bengal Tiger Now By Sara Novak IN Travel & Outdoors Jun 26 2009 India is home to 1/3 of the world?s remaining Bengal tigers, 1,411 cats in all. It?s estimated that the population of tigers was 100,000 at the turn of the century, so the population has declined by about 99 percent during that time. Out of the few remaining cats, a recent count found that 18 were missing, murdered by poachers according to a story in National Geographic's Adventure magazine. With so few remaining, 18 is an enormous issue. + READ MORE

Focus on Focus Earth: The Beginning of Eco-Terrorism (Video) By David DeFranza IN Work & Connect Jun 26 2009 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. + READ MORE

Focus Earth: June 27, 2009: The Roots of Eco-Terrorism and Saving the Whales By Team Planet Green IN Focus Earth Jun 25 2009 This week, Focus Earth takes at look at what happens when environmental and animal rights concerns push some activists to the brink of violence to protect what they believe in. Get inside information from law enforcement and terrorism experts, as... + READ MORE

Focus on Focus Earth: Saving the Whales (Video) By Stephanie Sharpe IN Travel & Outdoors Jun 25 2009 With several species of whales endangered and other populations on the decline, it seems like it should be illegal to hunt whales for commercial purposes. Well it is, according to the International Whaling Commission (IWC), but some countries have chosen not to pay any attention to this decree. + READ MORE

Care About Bears? You Can Help Save Them By Josh Peterson IN Travel & Outdoors Jun 25 2009 I really like bears. They are the best animals on earth. They inspired the beloved "Teddy Bear" with the help of some president guy. Bears are always depicted in cartoons as snuggly and sweet. That's why it's hilarious that bears are among the most dangerous creatures on earth. + READ MORE

Meet Auden Schendler, Author of Getting Green Done By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Jun 25 2009 Sometimes sustainability isn't so easy, neat, or simple enough to be achieved in six green steps. Auden Schendler would know. His experience as trying to green Colorado's man-made, artificial ski destination, Aspen Skiing Company (he's their official Executive Director of Sustainability), proves a slippery slope of eco-challenges and stumbling blocks?and little easy answers. All addressed in his recent book, Getting Green Done: Hard Truths from the Front Lines of the Sustainability Revolution + READ MORE

Yes, There is Such a Thing as an Optimistic, Green American By Brian Merchant IN Work & Connect Jun 22 2009 We Americans get a bad rap from time to time—we're impetuous, self-interested, over-zealous, and consume everything in sight, the stereotype goes. I'm not usually one to intermingle stereotypes and clichés, but that saying about there being a bit of truth to every stereotype? Well. + READ MORE

Surf Green with Eco-Friendly Surf Gear By Laurel House IN Food & Health Jun 22 2009 More than a sport, surfing is a full-body green exercise. It combines cardio with resistance, focusing on the core, shoulders, back and arms, and you never have to step foot in a gym. Just take a look at celebrities who swear by surfing's body-shaping ability like Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake. In fact, according to Discovery's Calorie Counter a 130-lb woman burns an average of 177 calories per hour on the board. Considering that surfing is often an all-day affair, that's a serious green exercise. But more than the health of their bodies, surfers are very much aware of the health of the Earth, an awareness that has recently created a call to action! + READ MORE

Let's Declare This July Fourth Interdependence Day! By Mat McDermott IN Work & Connect Jun 19 2009 With the Fourth of July coming up in just a little while I want to put a thought into everyone's mind to consider in the coming days before the holiday weekend, and beyond. + READ MORE

UFO Sighting in VA Makes Us Ask: Could We Just Move to Another Planet? By David DeFranza IN Work & Connect Jun 19 2009 Last weekend, visitors to the Kings Dominion amusement park in Virginia noticed a strange black ring in the sky. The tight, solidly defined, ring remained stationary throughout the day. One family, believing the ring to be a sign from God, filmed the event and posted their video to YouTube. Others thought it might be a UFO. The question is: Could we one day become extraterrestrials ourselves? + READ MORE

Take it from a Beatle: Cut Your Carbon Footprint by Making Mondays Meat-Free By Brian Merchant IN Food & Health Jun 19 2009 So Beatlemania may be long over, but the influence of the world's most famous pop band lives on—or at least so hopes founding member Paul McCartney, who's launched a movement to get people to stop eating meat on Mondays to help combat global warming. The movement began last year, but has now gained enough momentum to become an international phenomenon. + READ MORE

Warped Tour Gears Up For a Green Summer By Elizabeth Seward IN Work & Connect Jun 18 2009 For a lot of people, summer means festival-going. Giant outdoor celebrations decorate landscapes across the globe during the warm months and unless there's a great green team working alongside that festival, the environmental impact of gatherings this large each year is detrimental. Festivals have been learning how to green up their acts in recent years and after having spent two summers in a row on Warped Tour myself, I can testify that Warped Tour is helping to pave the path for greener festivals. + READ MORE

Green Glossary: Ecosexy By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Jun 17 2009 The term ecosexy was supposedly coined by an Australian magazine called Taste. It was meant to refer to "any product or company that adheres to 'Big 3' of new sustainability." + READ MORE

How to Cure Green Apathy in Friends and Family By Josh Peterson IN Work & Connect Jun 17 2009 How many of you have heard this argument? "I don't have to worry about climate change. I'll be dead before it gets really bad." There is nothing more infuriating than this. The people who use this argument demonstrate unabashed selfishness and complete moral apathy, in my opnion. How can you convince someone like this that they should go green? They obviously aren't swayed by morality or facts. + READ MORE

Top 9 Facebook Time Wasters to Avoid By Paula Alvarado IN Food & Health Jun 16 2009 With all its meaningfulness as an amazing tool to connect and share with friends, family and professional contacts on the web, Facebook can also be a plain simple waste of time. + READ MORE

Why I'm Writing Obama a Letter About His New Ocean Policy By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Jun 16 2009 Our first World Ocean's Day on June 8 came and went so quickly that it was just over the weekend when I remember thinking to myself; I wonder if anyone actually gives a damn? That was until yesterday... + READ MORE

Why Building Community is the Greenest Thing We Can Do By Mat McDermott IN Work & Connect Jun 15 2009 For me green is not a checklist of things to buy...Only when you see that more than anything else being green is more a state of mind, a deepening of awareness, an appreciation of the essential and complete interconnectedness, from the micro- to the macrocosm will you truly grasp it. + READ MORE

Down with Matt Damon and Clean Drinking Water for All? Sign this Petition! By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Jun 12 2009 We can't emphasize enough the importance of our precious natural resource, water. Matt Damon can't either. He's asking us to sign a petition, increasing access to clean H2O for the hundreds of millions of people in need. + READ MORE

Support Green Live Music: Sarah Harmer By Elizabeth Seward IN Work & Connect Jun 11 2009 Sarah Harmer is an award-winning songstress. She has been in the music industry for over two decades and has never been shy about her activism. And her music is good. Her platform from which to speak on environmental matters has been built and she has taken the microphone to let everyone know her beliefs. + READ MORE

Don't Miss Sheryl Crow's Green Summer Tour By Elizabeth Seward IN Work & Connect Jun 10 2009 I have always liked Sheryl Crow. The root of that might be because I too am a female singer/songwriter/guitarist, but at the end of the day, the lady has immense talent and my appreciation for her is based on much more than girl-support. In addition to having a knack for writing melodic and plain ol' good songs, Sheryl Crow also cares about the environment and isn't shy to take actions that make her career in music a green one. But her career isn't the only part of her life that is green. + READ MORE