Moving Planet - Bangkok

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Saturday September 24, 2011 · 3:41 AM PDT

2011/09/24 · 03:41

A week after Car Free Day in Bangkok, where several thousand folks joined in a ride & rally (see pictures below), we had Moving Planet!

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Sunday April 11, 2010 · 10:15 AM PDT

2010/04/11 · 10:15

Last year I read a very well-intentioned but somewhat harsh diary about commuting to work by bike. The diarist made the case that the environmental problems we are facing demand that pretty much everyone abandon their cars in favor of the bike. I'm sure we've all seen diaries like that on this and other sites

This isn't that kind of diary.

One of the commenters of the diary mentioned above stated that he was a contractor who had to haul his tools with him to his job sites. Several others mentioned long commutes that would be unsafe by bike. I get that. Not everyone can commute to work by bike. Due to my long commute, for example, I don't get there by bike (I take a van pool).

However, many more of us can knock our driving down quite a bit by doing our shopping and errands by bike. And this I can write about from personal experience, as my weekend and evening driving is essentially non-existent these days... unless I'm dealing with a Michigan cold snap or snow storm, that is.

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Monday March 01, 2010 · 12:27 PM PST

2010/03/01 · 12:27

I'm a big fan of the "Climate Denial Crock of the Week" series by Peter Sinclair. He used to post around here, but I haven't seen him recently.

His latest video breaks down the climate science from the starting point (150 years ago), to answer those folks who claim that there's no evidence for human caused global warming. It's very straightforward and easy to understand. As with all of Sinclair's videos, it's a good tool to help folks understand how the scientists know what they know.

IPCC mistakes & stolen emails don't change the basic science of climate change.

I've posted the video below the fold...

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Thursday January 14, 2010 · 10:53 AM PST

2010/01/14 · 10:53

Despite all of the comments in (it seems) every blog post out there (except for this lovely community), more data keep coming in showing that the earth is indeed heating up. According to Science Now, NASA will be releasing data tomorrow (Friday) that will show that 2009 was the hottest year ever in the southern hemisphere.

More info below...

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Tuesday January 12, 2010 · 7:07 AM PST

2010/01/12 · 07:07

Today, Tuesday January 12, is the environmental group 1Sky's Day to Call your Senators for Clean Energy Legislation!

Please consider calling or emailing (though 1Sky is really pressing phone calls) your senators to ask them to support legislation supporting clean energy and limiting CO2 emissions.

More info below...

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Friday December 04, 2009 · 8:46 AM PST

2009/12/04 · 08:46

According to Joe Romm at Climate Progress, efforts by John Kerry, Lindsey Graham, and Joe Lieberman to create an "economy-wide" energy bill are still underway.

This is a discussion of that news, plus some recent pushback on Cap & Trade from environmental groups, plus some other tidbits I found interesting.

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Friday November 20, 2009 · 6:20 AM PST

2009/11/20 · 06:20

As reported by Mother Jones earlier this week, some of our favorite midwestern Democrats sent a bill to the Democratic leadership asking for more carbon offsets for coal-burning utility companies in the Senate's energy/climate change bill.

The signers included:

Minnesota's Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar, Tom Harkin of Iowa, Michael Bennet and Mark Udall of Colorado, Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, Russell Feingold and Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Roland Burris of Illinois, and Robert Byrd of West Virginia.

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Thursday November 12, 2009 · 11:15 AM PST

2009/11/12 · 11:15

As a part of a fundraiser for Ann Arbor's Ecology Center at least 40,000 people (using Michelle Bachmann math) heard a great, sobering speech last night by the founder of 350.org, Bill McKibben.

I was fortunate enough to be there and have summarized the event below.

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Tuesday November 10, 2009 · 12:22 PM PST

2009/11/10 · 12:22

A few weeks ago, a bunch of folks interested in environmental issues were whapping our hands into our heads lamenting a recent poll showing growing skepticism about global warming. And while that is certainly concerning, there is good news coming out of Pew also. More below the jump.

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Thursday October 29, 2009 · 6:48 AM PDT

2009/10/29 · 06:48

Last night, Repower America (which is the group founded by Al Gore after winning the Nobel Prize for Peace a few years ago), launched their latest campaign. It's a very interactive - showing the people who are behind clean energy initiatives talking about them in their own words.

They call it The Wall!

More below the fold...

Poll

22 votes Show Results

What's the best Pink Floyd Album?

22 votes Vote Now!

What's the best Pink Floyd Album?

A Saucerful of Secrets

0 votes

Soundtracks

0 votes

Ummagumma

2 votes

Atom Heart Mother

0 votes

Meddle

1 vote

Dark Side of the Moon

11 votes

Wish You Were Here

2 votes

Animals

3 votes

The Wall

2 votes

The Final Cut

0 votes

A Momentary Lapse of Reason

0 votes

The Division Bell

1 vote

350 Climate Action: Re-skilling Fest in Ann Arbor!

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Saturday October 24, 2009 · 5:03 PM PDT

2009/10/24 · 17:03

As a part of the 350.org International Day of Climate Action, folks in Ann Arbor, Michigan, gathered to figure out what we could do to reduce our own carbon footprints. You can read more about it here and see some great pictures and information below the fold.

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Friday October 23, 2009 · 10:10 AM PDT

2009/10/23 · 10:10

There are now over 4000 events planned for tomorrow, or going on today as a part of the Global Day of Climate Action.

Check out 350.org and find one near you!

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