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Socially Networked: Building Community with Evolver

Socially Networked: Building Community with Evolver

If you’re reading this site, chances are the you’re looking to make a change, either in your own life or something on a larger scale. Maybe you belong to an activist group or maybe you’re just doing the best you can on your own. The social networking site Evolver is a fantastic resource [...]

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We Add Up’s Climate Action Giveaway and Call to Action

We Add Up’s Climate Action Giveaway and Call to Action

We Add Up, the global marketing campaign to raise awareness about climate change, has teamed up with non profits like 350.org and 1Sky to put together the ‘World’s Biggest Green Sweepstakes.’ The sweepstakes started during Climate Week, the last week in September. Folks can enter until December 7, when they’ll have a random drawing for [...]

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So Far, Reviews for “No Impact Man” Mostly Positive

So Far, Reviews for “No Impact Man” Mostly Positive

One of this year's most anticipated environmental documentaries has just been released. While currently only playing in Los Angeles and New York, so far No Impact Man, the film about a man and his family taking "extreme" measures to reduce their environmental impact, is getting mostly positive reviews. Here's a sampling of what some early reviewers have said about No Impact Man:

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#Ecomonday Twitter Suggestions - Vol. 6: @ElephantJournal & @LeahLamb

#Ecomonday Twitter Suggestions - Vol. 6: @ElephantJournal & @LeahLamb

Now that we are through the end of summer madness, and back in front of the gentle glow of our computer monitors  we are back in full effect with our Green Twitter #ecomonday series This week we bring you two more people leading the sustainability conversation in the Twittersphere…

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Truck Farm: the Concrete Jungle’s Mobile Garden

Truck Farm: the Concrete Jungle’s Mobile Garden

I am intrigued with the creative way concrete jungle dwellers are finding ways to grow gardens whether it’s through yardsharing or fire escape farming, and now, Truck Farms.  Film makers Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, the creative minds behind King Corn and The Greening of Southie are proving that you can garden anywhere with their [...]

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#Ecomonday Twitter Suggestions - Vol. 5: @Treehumper @EarthIndustry @AmazonPilgrim

#Ecomonday Twitter Suggestions - Vol. 5: @Treehumper @EarthIndustry @AmazonPilgrim

As summer is wrapping up I’ve been running around crazy so I haven’t had a chance to connect with last week’s #ecomonday recommendations to get their picks for this week so I’m going to resort to some shameful self-promotion.  This week I’m going to recommend you follow the Twitter accounts for two projects that we [...]

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#Ecomonday Twitter Suggestions - Vol. 4: @Michael_GR @DerekMarkham @SeanDaily

#Ecomonday Twitter Suggestions - Vol. 4: @Michael_GR @DerekMarkham @SeanDaily

This week’s #ecomonday picks from Olivia Zaleski, Karl Burkhart are two I can really get behind.  First Olivia recommends Michael Graham Richard, a guy who’s been blogging about green issues since 2005.  Karl recommends our very own contributer Derek Markham and I added another great green blogger, Sean Daily…

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#Ecomonday Twitter Suggestions - Vol. 3: @OliviaZaleski & @GreenDig

#Ecomonday Twitter Suggestions - Vol. 3: @OliviaZaleski & @GreenDig

This week’s #ecomonday suggestions come from one of last weeks green Twitter stars, @SheaGunther.  When Shea tweets, you listen, so check out Olivia Zaleski and Karl Burkart, two prolific Green tweeps…

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#Ecomonday Twitter Suggestions - Vol. 2: @sheagunther & @mariaenergia

#Ecomonday Twitter Suggestions - Vol. 2: @sheagunther & @mariaenergia

Since Twitter and #ecomonday are all about community, instead of just telling you who I think you should follow, we decided to pass the torch and invite the previously recommended Tweeps to share their recommendations for this weeks #ecomonday.  Last week I recommended David from @thegoodhuman and Adam from @twilightearth.  I contacted them and asked [...]

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#Ecomonday Twitter Suggestions - Vol. 1: @TheGoodHuman and @TwilightEarth

#Ecomonday Twitter Suggestions - Vol. 1: @TheGoodHuman and @TwilightEarth

If you’re on Twitter you are probably familiar with #ecomonday (if you’re not, check out the Twittervore’s Dilemma) a Monday tradition of recomending good eco-friendly tweeps.  The problem is that the list of good green tweeps is long and people just blast out tons and tons of suggestions which is hard to keep up with. [...]

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