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“Why Changing Your Lightbulbs Doesn’t Matter,” a rant at EcoGeek by Hank Green, is also a front page item at Digg.
Internet sensation Hank Green’s personal site is more interesting than the usual boring resume page. And it links to his YouTube channel, where you can see proof of his sensationhood:

A commenter at Digg cited a […]

For those who aren’t ready for full-scale veganism, you might consider Chickens In Your Backyard: A Beginner’s Guide.
During the 1970s, my dad did raise chickens in his backyard in suburban Walnut Creek along with some corn and for real craziness, a couple of sheep.
I used to go out to the chicken coop and […]

Dr. Joe O’Neill’s talk was well attended and well received at the August 18 meeting of the Karl Hess Club, held at Dinah’s restaurant on Sepulveda.
As you might expect, Dr. O’Neill covered the language of Big Brother justifying security cameras everywhere and useful war propaganda terms such as “pacification.” While shared media culture seems to […]

Cleantechnica article reports a big deployment of solar systems in San Francisco by a group called 1BOG.
1BOG, “one block off grid,” is a “community solar initiative” program that allows neighbors to sign up to get solar equipment with subsidy, using their chosen systems provider, Real Goods Solar.
The group is working in several locations outside […]

Adamama, according to their web site, was founded in 2003 “for adopting ways of sustainable lifestyle, agriculture and recycling, and as a place for finding the balance between man and nature.”
And here’s an excerpt from a Haaretz article about “an anarchist group” in Nir Moshe.
“The journey began with a visit to Nir Moshe, where a […]

There may come a day when unspoiled natural scenery has no connection to our physical health, due to insanely high-tech medicine. But what kind of world would it be?
The author Paolo Bacigalupi said in a great interview about his career at the Mumpsimus blog, “With “Sand and Slag”, I had a beef with an old […]

Organic farmers should appreciate the vigilance of the rat terrier breed of dog against rabbits, squirrels, rats and other nibblers of your produce. Calmer than Jack Russell terriers, rat terriers are also more appropriate as a typical family dog.
A Boing Boing post by Cory Doctorow about rats in an upscale L.A. community got me thinking […]