A Winter Spare the Air Alert has been called for tomorrow, Saturday, January 9, 2010, in the Bay Area ( Read more... )

Please Spare the Air tomorrow Thursday by removing a car journey by pooling, transiting, or cycling. Thank you!

Tread lightly, make repairs, share, and be merry!

Things you can do:
San Francisco carbon footprint tools, Events around the Bay, or just get out there.

If you are bicycle oriented: there are three events today, including the SFBC's Volunteer Night and SFSU's Bike to School Day.

EDIT: Earth Day in SPAAAACE, high-def video from the ISS in orbit.

KPFA's Flashpoints pursued an insightful interview into the ongoing challenges in coal country, including talking with locals and activists* about the Christmas TVA ash-spill disasterOther resources ( Read more... )

Before I head out on a biodiesel tour today...

1. Interesting social engineering of customers by electrical utilities.

2. Silly definitions of green - unfortunately, this road building dispute has captured the EPA on the so-called "IMR."

3. Bright Bike.

4. Green Vocab Quiz.

5. Nice posters!

6. EDIT: NYTimes pleads for shopping malls. Eh? I ( Read more... )

I've been mulling over the benefits and difficulties in bringing back the ancient larder or thrawl, or even some no-electricity cooling pantries, and now I'm in information-gathering mode ( Read more... )

Just how bad, bad has been with the EPA.

Also: good ad spots attacking "clean coal." Still, the message would have been more effective if he walked into a white room, not an old quarry with plants growing...

What is your vision of America's future? Think it over and share it at Change.gov.

Op-ed columnists apparently have hopes for an intellectual future. Whatever, I just hope we have more open mics and greater transparency ( Read more... )

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