Gil Friend’s Blog

Van Jones, founder of Green For All and Ella Baker Center co-founder, holds his own on the Colbert Report -- talking about green collar jobs, and "building an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty". Thank you Gristmill!...

Lester R. Brown and Jonathan G. Dorn suggest that it may be "The Beginning Of The End For Coal," and offer a "detailed timeline" of A Long Year in the Life of the U.S. Coal Industry. They comment: With concerns about climate change mounting, the era of coal-fired...

From Seth Godin this time. Again. Persistence isn't using the same tactics over and over. That's just annoying. Persistence is having the same goal over and over.

Well, the Natural Logic open house was a blast! 125 or so of our best friends and new friends. Exceptionally tasty and ecogruvi food from Back to Earth Organic Catering, Clean Fish, Parducci Winery (the "first carbon neutral winery in the US") and Clif Bar. And Dave...

We're having a few people over tonight to our new offices at the Strawberry Creek Design Center. If you're in the area, please drop in. You can even ride the electric car shuttle from the North Berkeley BART that we've arranged with our friends at Green Motors. And...

We've long been told, by both the medical establishment and the generals of the War on Some Drugs, that we should only ingest medication that's been properly prescribed for us my trained medical personnel. Well, guess what? A vast array of pharmaceuticals —...

I came upon this a few weeks ago: San Jose Mercury News: In the first such program in California, and perhaps the United States, Bay Area air pollution regulators are proposing to charge an annual fee to thousands of businesses based on the amount of greenhouse gases...

Frozen in Grand Central Station

Two stories from Environmental Leader this morning, offered without comment. GM’s Bob Lutz: Global Warming Is A ‘Crock Of Shit’ During a closed-door session with reporters in January, Bob Lutz, General Motors’ vice chairman, said that global warming is a...