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Scientists arrested, tiny competitions, and the language of love
Greetings good people~ In this update you will find: News about inspiring climate initiatives, enviro news worth noting, and why I DIDN’T write, “This could be your last chance to save the whales” in the subject heading. At the time … Continue reading
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Rerouting to the Dominican Republic, and wondering if we crowd funding is the way to go…
So I need to confess something to you, when I first came up with the People and the Planet project…I was imagining a series of simple short stories. Simple being the key word. Minimal Budget. Butta-Bing-Butta-Bang. I’d been relentlessly harassing … Continue reading
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On Dreaming Big and other random thoughts about not meeting my 10K goal
This is a moment for reflection. As I write this, the kickstarter campaign I launched has 1 hour to go, and I have not achieved the goal of 10K. That means that the 1,800 raised so far will disappear into … Continue reading
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Calling in An Army of Angels
Greetings friends and allies~ Have you had it with news today? Ever felt inclined to throw the devise that delivers news about the environment out the window? Me too. That’s why I have a dream to infuse the main stream … Continue reading
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Sex, Pandas, Kittens, and Swimming with Whales: Reclaiming the way we talk about the environment
For the past 5 years I have been actively trying to crack the code. You know the one, it’s the special sauce in a good story that engages people to protect the planet. I have studied that stats about what people like to consume online, and learned what we like looking at pictures of kittens, pandas sex, and yes…whales.
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Grab the media by the reins: and stand behind the stories you want to see
Our modern mythology focuses on how people have exploited, pillaged, and polluted our planet. And lets face it, we need those stories. They motivate people. But are those the stories that mobilize people? Continue reading
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Peggy Liu: Making Every Day Eco Heroes Out of All of Us. Sustainable Shanghai Day 8 part 2
In 3 years, Peggy has not only amassed a vast network influential people to help make a cleaner, greener China, but she has created an organization that brings them together in diverse ways to make real, measurable impact. Peggy says her” magic sauce” is to combine other people’s power, and applying them in effective ways. Continue reading
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Sustainable Shanghai Final Round Up
Let me be frank, I didn’t write this little series for the money (actually, I haven’t even covered the cost of the trip). I did it because I saw an opportunity to tell a story I believed was important. Because some internal knob clicked and I realized that while my attention has been focused solely in one direction re: the environment, one of the most important stories of the planet’s evolution was happening in the other direction. Continue reading
The Organic Farm Tour and poet laureat of Industial Ecology: Sustainable Shanghai Day 8 Part 1
And so today I will take you on a tour of The Organic Farm, a visit with Peggy Liu of JUCCCE, a visit to the InterfaceFlor showroom to meet Patrick Riliey to hear all about greening the factory system, and we’ll end with a lovely interview with Chinese youth Flora Lan. Continue reading
Making Biking Sexy in Shanghai and Eco Cities bridging Gap Between Fantacy and the Future: Day 7 Sustainable Shanghai
Susan Evans talks about making biking the hot new accessory, Eco City Architect James Brearly talks about dreams for the future, and I ponder about how I walked into a world where Burning Man met Blade Runner. Continue reading