Chevron is up for a huge award this month and we need your votes (VOTE HERE) to help them win this much-deserved award. Each year ten corporations are (dis)honored by being named as finalists in the “Corporate Hall of Shame”. This year Corporate Accountability International has deemed Chevron worthy of their final list because of the company's toxic legacy of pollution in the Ecuadorean rainforest. It will surely be a close race as Chevron is up against some stiff competition: Monsanto – “for mass-producing cancer causing chemicals, aggressively running small farms out of business and for recklessly promoting genetically engineered seeds ...
Once upon a time, Ann* and KP** were engaged. They couldn’t live without each other. Ann needed KP to be safe and feel a sense of security, and to discipline herself to maintain a sustainable and green household. On the other hand, KP would be nothing without Ann. KP needed Ann to carry out life targets and aims. Yet, word had it that Ann was not ready to commit to the relationship. In fact, Ann had not been fulfilling the sweet promises between them. At the same time, KP couldn’t wait forever. KP would leave Ann soon, or would eventually die of ...
His name, for the purpose of this article, is Joe. Not Joe the Plumber but Joe the Farmer. He lives with his wife, fifty chickens, and a seventeen-year-old cat on a dirt road in a small Alabama town. He wears a black cowboy hat with Carhartt blue jeans, and he keeps his beard long and scraggly. Although he’s hardly your typical eco-warrior, people like him may play a major role in our sustainable future. Joe, a small-scale farmer, sells organic vegetables and free-range eggs to folks who live nearby. His customers can buy food locally. Their blueberries and tomatoes are grown just ...
Wow, that was an amazing week. Just the fact that it's taken me till day 7 to sit down and write something should tell you something about how much we're doing here in Iceland. It's about 11pm here, it's still completely light out (the sun goes down for about 3 hours per day, but it's never really dark), and I am exhausted. This has honestly been the best week of my entire life, hands down. I've achieved at least 5 of my life goals, and I'm expecting a few more over the next part of this journey. Let me list ...
This is my 4th day in Detroit, and I am so psyched for the next 4 days! I came to Detroit for two events: the Rising Tide North America (RTNA) All-Network Convergence, and the U.S. Social Forum (USSF)! While at the RTNA convergence, I had the opportunity to meet with local organizers from Detroit and hear about some of the environmental justice issues they work on in their communities. I've also had the honor of helping them prepare for a big rally and march they're having on Saturday morning. The Clean Air, Good Jobs, Justice for All march will target ...
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