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This weekend an estimated 40,000 people marched in Washington DC to support action for climate change. They gathered outside President Obama’s doorstep to urge immediate rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline and energy extraction practices that threaten the environment.
The Keystone XL Pipeline project would pipe some of the planet’s dirtiest oil from Canada through America to be shipped overseas through the Gulf of Mexico. This tar sands oil proposal could be disastrous for our planet – producing tar sands crude that kicks out two or three times as much carbon pollution as producing conventional crude oil.
Yes we can… Again….
Back on a cool November night, my BFF and I sat on her couch as Brian Williams announced Mr. Barack Obama had been elected for a second term as President of the United States. Environmentalists were quick to bash the competition like the Sierra Club, mentioning “we” won over the corporate fossil fuel giants:
Despite the hundreds of millions of dollars the fossil fuel industry dumped into this election to elect Mitt Romney, we proved that corporations are, in fact, not people.
Obama’s next four years in office are crucial to the environment as my 850-word election eve post begged. Although he still has to get buy in from Congress on sustainability initiatives, the momentum could bring some great changes.
Since today is Obama’s inauguration, here are my 10 green goals for President Obama’s 2nd term:
Make sure you get out there and voice your opinion. People have fought hard (a long time) for that right.
(And if you’re not sure, guess who the oil & gas industry have been giving most of their money to this election.)
I’m know you’re sick of ads and presidential candidates accusing each other of lying, voting against your cause and wearing the wrong type of underpants. But the environment’s ongoing climate change needs you to vote tomorrow.
The way we’ve consumed products has changed drastically in the past 60-70 years from a nation who has (unknowingly) conserved and valued resources to a disposable society. In some ways we’ve advanced in amazing ways, yet in other ways we’re struggling.
I know that convenience is awesome. But why are Americans spending money to purchase tap water from Fiji, France and “Deer Park” when we’re one of the fortunate nations to have an unlimited supply of clean water straight from their tap? Ever think about how corporations buy their way into the government by lobbyists, convincing us we’re doing the right thing?
So what the F does that have to do with the presidential election tomorrow? And which candidate will better our environment?
Many critics (including us) questioned why climate change wasn’t mentioned during the Presidential Debates. Mitt Romney even used climate change as a punchline. But could we be seeing Climate Change forced in front of our eyes right before a monumental election?
Hurricane Sandy isn’t just half as big as Texas – She’s set to be an unprecedented storm of our lifetime. Scientists predicted that global warming would intensify North Atlantic hurricanes, but Frankenstorm (Find out more about Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change, after the jump!)
Within the past 12 hours, I’ve heard 2 reports about a shocking report by Stanford, saying that organic food is no better than conventional produce. More specifically, that organic foods offer no more vitamins and nutrients than conventional products.
(What should you actually get from this study and find out about the dirty dozen, after the jump!)
Nope it’s not a trendy new club or restaurant opening, this is better friends… The Dirt Factory means good news for Philadelphia composting.
The Dirt Factory is University City’s new composting center. If you’re new to the green game, (find out about the Dirt Factory & composting, after the jump!)
Do you like water?
I love showing off my SIGG water bottle. It’s pretty yet dented from the number of times I’ve dropped it. And I keep filling it up with tap water. But, there may be a time I can’t fill it up anymore with tap.
The Safe Drinking Water Act protects our precious water in Philly. Yet, fracking is a threat. After hearing lots of questions from readers, I’ll now break down why Fracking is a danger to your water supply and the latest developments:
OK, so I came across this article the other day: Schick’s eco razor is coined (by Schick) ‘the most sustainably produced disposable razor and associated packaging.”
While the way it’s produced is “green (handle is 100% recycle plastic, package composed of 100% post-consumer paper)… IT’S STILL DISPOSABLE! Meaning, (find out more, after the jump!)
Call me a tainted woman, but I wasn’t too optimistic anticipating the State of the Union address.
After reviewing my 2011 environmental summary of the State of the Union, I realized Obama made promises to put pressure back on big oil, get 80% of Americans access to high-speed rail within 25 years (remember that one?), 80% of electricity sourced by clean energy in 2035, and break foreign dependence on oil.
Hmm…. Where are we today? (Luckily Treehugger had some Cliff Notes for me…)
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