]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/advocates Blog Articles Tagged with 'advocates' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130662?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates By Tom PhilpottOf all the panels I attended at Slow Food Nation's series, the most powerful for me was the one convened by Eric Schlosser on creating a new, fair food system. It featured labor-rights advocates from California and Florida -- the pol... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130662?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:47:08 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/130700?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates This article was written by Alex Steffen in September of 2004. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.There's a change coming to the world of advocacy, one which is as fundamental as anything we've seen since the... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/130700?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:13:20 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/130702?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates This Worldchanging Interview with Thomas P.M. Barnett was conducted by Alex Steffen in December of 2004. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.Prof. Thomas P.M. Barnett, Senior Strategic Researcher at the U.S. ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/130702?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:29:51 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130295?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates By Glenn HurowitzThere's a heated debate going on about whether environmentalists should jump on breaking climate disasters like Gustav and frame them in terms of global warming and other environmental issues. Open Left's Matt Stoller and Center for ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130295?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:09:44 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/129830?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Last week, GreenBiz.com reported on the latest proposal by California State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner to implement a Pay-As-You-Drive (PAYD) program in California.PAYD insurance plans already exist for costumers in 34 states across the US... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/129830?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/129153?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates You've probably never heard of the whitebark pine, much less the tiny mountain pine beetle, but the story they tell together may be one of the clearest windows we have on how climate change is already affecting ecosystems around the world.I just retu... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/129153?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:46:29 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/128812?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates By Guest author The following is a guest essay from Bob Rose, executive director of the U.S. Fuel Cell Council. This essay responds to Joseph Romm's Gristmill post, Flush! Department of Energy flushes $15 million down the hydrogen toilet. ----- ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/128812?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:11:40 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/128432?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates By Michael HoexterAs you might expect from an analyst who has written a series about the (renewable) electron economy, I believe that the mainstay of our future energy system will be electric generators powered by renewable energy. However, I hope... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/128432?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:16:34 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/128116?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates By Michael Hoexter In light of concerns about climate change, some enviros as well as those within the nuclear industry have emphasized nuclear energy's carbon neutrality. In light of concerns about climate change, the role of nuclear powe... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/128116?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:46:04 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/128161?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates By Ben BlockIf the full water requirements of a morning roast are calculated - farm irrigation, bean transportation, and the serving of the coffee - one cup requires 140 liters of water. This notion of a product's water footprint is gaining tractio... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/128161?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:33:46 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/127468?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates By Kate Sheppard Coal River Mountain is one of the last mountains in West Virginia's Coal River Valley that hasn't been destroyed by mountaintop removal coal mining. Massey Energy is planning to mine a 10-square-mile area of the mountain, but activi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/127468?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:19:39 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-411/127435?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates This post is by Lisa Moore, Ph.D., a scientist in the Climate and Air program at Environmental Defense Fund.Just when we're finally having the kind of national conversation we need about global warming, those who are ignoring scientific evidence are ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-411/127435?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:33:09 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-411/130605?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates This post is by Lisa Moore, Ph.D., a scientist in the Climate and Air program at Environmental Defense Fund.Just when we're finally having the kind of national conversation we need about global warming, those who are ignoring scientific evidence are ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-411/130605?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:33:09 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/127495?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates A cup of coffee has a hidden cost. If the full water requirements of a morning roast are calculated - farm irrigation, bean transportation, and the serving of the coffee - one cup requires 140 liters of water. This notion of a product's water footpr... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/127495?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/130532?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates A cup of coffee has a hidden cost. If the full water requirements of a morning roast are calculated - farm irrigation, bean transportation, and the serving of the coffee - one cup requires 140 liters of water. This notion of a product's water footpr... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/130532?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/127151?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates By Jon RynnThis is a guest post by Ted Glick, the policy director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network/U.S. Climate Emergency Council. He can be reached at usajointheworld@igc.org. He is author of Past Future Hope columns. ----- On August 4,... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/127151?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:29:12 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/126643?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates I received an email invitation to help The Economist advertise a two-week long online, Oxford-style debate . I am happy to oblige, and actually feel kind of honored that Atomic Insights was included in the list of bloggers invited to help such a maj... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/126643?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:16:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/126538?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates By Andrew DesslerIn a recent article in The New York Times, Andy Revkin talks about the whiplash effect: When science is testing new ideas, the result is often a two-papers-forward-one-paper-back intellectual tussle among competing research teams. ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/126538?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:01:47 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/126168?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates By Joseph Romm In every deliberation we must consider the impact on the seventh generation ... even if it requires having skin as thick as the bark of a pine, goes the Great Law of the Iroquois. If you embrace liquid coal, however, it is quite saf... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/126168?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:41:36 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/125931?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates By Sean CastenLast week Cleveland Scene wrote about a local brewery that is recovering its waste heat. They set out to convert the heat into electricity and useful steam for their brewery. In a great quote, the owner Patrick Conway says: When our ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/125931?rsstype=tag&tag=advocates Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:26:20 -0400