(3 comments) SHARE        Thursday, August 4, 2011
New pipeline to challenge Obama's promises There's real worry that the fix is in, especially since recently released WikiLeaks documents show American officials working with the tar sands companies to develop a strategy to "spin" reporters and win favorable press coverage. Still -- the ultimate decision will rest with President Obama. Hence the sit-ins. And the buttons.

(2 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, June 29, 2011
If Brazil Has to Guard Its Rainforest, Why Does Canada/U.S. Get to Burn Its Tar Sands? Exploiting the tar sands is a crime, pure and simple -- and, given the stakes, it is one of the most staggering the world has ever seen.

(2 comments) SHARE        Sunday, June 5, 2011
Three Strikes and You're Hot: Time for Obama to Say No to the Fossil Fuel Wish List Canadian oil sands extraction is one of the biggest environmental disasters in history. Another big disaster in the works which promises to be another major blow to moderating global warming is the planned mining of the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming, one of the world's richest deposits of coal.

SHARE        Wednesday, May 25, 2011
A link between climate change and Joplin tornadoes? Never! It's very important to stay calm. If you got upset about any of this, you might forget how important it is not to disrupt the record profits of our fossil fuel companies. If worst ever did come to worst, it's reassuring to remember what the US Chamber of Commerce told the EPA in a recent filing: that there's no need to worry because "populations can acclimatize to warmer climates via a range of behavioral... adaptations."

SHARE        Tuesday, October 5, 2010
BREAKING: Putting Solar on the White House! Just in time to give the Global Work Party a White House-sized boost, the Obama administration announced this morning that they are going to put solar panels on the First Family's living quarters, returning to a tradition begun by president Jimmy Carter and abandoned by Ronald Reagan.

(1 comments) SHARE        Saturday, September 18, 2010
Notes on the Enthusiasm Gap Solar panels for the White House? There's an enthusiasm gap.

(1 comments) SHARE        Sunday, July 11, 2010
Tell World Leaders to Go Solar! Those solar panels won't be enough solve climate change, obviously. But they'll send a strong symbolic message about what the future demand--and maybe our leaders will see how easy it is to start down a greener path. If they hammer in a solar panel, perhaps they'll feel more committed to hammering out some clean energy legislation.

(14 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Want to Light up a Movement? Think Art, Engage the Heart Art, a good way to build a movement & change the world.