3 posts tagged “environmentalism”

Part of the problem is a long-running perception that environmental groups value trees and polar bears above people - touting lofty, high-minded goals that have little to do with the day-to-day needs of ordinary folks.

Truly, this is the problem with the entire environmental movement in America, not just with its ability to gain black activists.

My favorite project concerns "bio solids" (a.k.a. crap). When you flush your toilet, your feces is diverted to an old oil chamber where it is left to decompose. As this happens, the shit lets off a bunch of methane which is then converted into energy for the city. (Don't worry - it's clean by then.) How cool is that? Apparently, we're the first city to really do this on a large scale.

- Los Angeles is green!, apophenia, 02.06.07

Recently, Amoeba stepped up its eco-efforts, because according to its website, "with the current state of our environment we felt it necessary to take on a larger, more global focus." This campaign includes Amoeba's "Think Green: 10 Steps for a Greener Tomorrow" educational effort, which encourages individual consumers to take personal action. The store even sells CFL bulbs alongside its CDs.

- Green Amoeba: Music Meets Environmentalism, WorldChanging, 02.03.07