Archive for August, 2008
Joe Biden - No Ordinary Time, No Ordinary Election
The choice of Joe Biden for Democratic VP has been well received. The energy and experience that Senator Biden brings to the ticket is easily seen through his interactions with Barrack and excitement in his speech. He provides the experience in foreign policy and appeal for white working class voters. He clearly is also going [...]
Majora Carter - Green Jobs, Green Media
In my post “Democratic National Convention and Beyond”, I talked about my excitement to see Majora Carter and Lester Brown speak at the American Renewable Energy Day Conference. Majora provided her insights to two panel discussions, one focused on a recent Arctic trip with progressive leaders and the other on media’s role in social change. [...]
Solar Living Center – Solfest 08
I have always been a fan of the Solar Living Center in Hopland, CA. I love the experiential nature of the place, it lends itself to learning. Here is where I got my first real understanding of permaculutre, with it’s passive solar architecture, foliage choices, pond scheme; all the interrelated systems that take into account [...]
Local Green Economy
The San Francisco Civic Center, in front of City Hall, hosted an event last weekend billed as a kick-off for the San Francisco Clean Energy Act, current legislation that will be put to the voters on November 4th as a ballot initiative allowing for the city to produce it’s own power. Similar measures are moving [...]
Protests at the Democratic National Convention
It helps to be on the ground here to understand what the locals are talking about, at least in the papers. As far as I could decipher they have built a holding tank for protesters in a warehouse in downtown Denver. Razor wire atop the newly constructed cages has been taken down due to public [...]
Democratic National Convention and Beyond
The Journey ahead is very exciting. This week I am traveling to Colorado for 9 days of conferences, meetings and mayhem, so stay tuned. The trip starts in Aspen at the American Renewable Energy Day, three days of panel discussions, climate change and renewable energy adoption. I’m looking forward to hearing Lester Brown, Majora [...]
