So the government does, in fact, still work for the people! Yesterday’s signing of the Energy Bill — with its mandate to increase auto fuel efficiency to 35 mpg by 2020 — gives me a little hope for that The People may still be in charge. At least every now and then, anyway. And maybe…
With less than a week to go before Christmas there’s still time to find gifts with an eco-friendly message or have less environmental impact on the earth. How about the children’s book When Santa Turned Green by Victoria Perla? Bonus: Available at FAO Schwartz, a dollar from the sale of each book is donated to…
I’ve been procrastinating some cosmetic changes to The Siren for some time now. (Still pondering a redesign with a different look.) Just thought I’d point out that I finally did one thing on my list: Sprucing up the blogroll. Don’t worry, nothing has been deleted. But things are shuffled here and there and a lot…
The CDC is reporting that for the first time in 14 years the teen birth rate is going up, particularly among those aged 15-19. I like what our local Planned Parenthood had to say about it: “In the last decade, more than $1 billion has been wasted on dangerous abstinence-only programs that deny teenagers life-saving…
My favorite part about the holidays is decorating my home, parties and sending out holiday cards. But I don’t want to wreck the environment in the name of good tidings and cheer. Luckily, you don’t have to be a Scrooge to celebrate green. And hey, some of these tips can even save you some money…
So today is one of my favorite days of the year, as far as activism goes. It’s Adbusters’s Buy Nothing Day. The idea is to backlash against the uberconsumerism that is the Day After Thanksgiving by, well, not buying anything. It’s, as they say, “A 24-hour moratorium on consumer spending. Participate by not participating.” Also…
I have a brand new thing to be grateful for today. There is a new, locally owned, organic dry cleaners now in Las Vegas! I’m so happy about it I’m willing to plug it on the blog for nothing in return. It’s owned by this sweet couple who have been in the dry cleaning business…
So my holiday shopping list got me thinking that some people might just want to skip the gift/proceeds thing (just trying to kill two birds with one stone) and go straight to charitable giving. So I’ve got a little list of causes (in no particular order) that I’ve been brewing for you. Like the shopping…
OxFam posted this nugget and felt the need to pass it along … Farmworkers who pick tomatoes for Burger King earn 40 to 50 cents for every 32-pound bucket of tomatoes they pick, a rate that has not risen significantly in nearly 30 years. Workers who labor from dawn to dusk must pick two tons…
Talk amongst yourselves: What do you think about this ad, modeled after the ubiquitous Mac campaign, promoting progressives? (Thanks to the Gleaner for making me hip to this.) Props to Erin over at the Nevada Conservation League for her post on eco-friendly Thanksgiving action. Just had to give a shout out. (And major props for…
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