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More radio silence
Hey there, just checking in real quick to say that I’m traveling yet again — I’m in Yale to do a “Master’s Tea,” which I very much hope involves crumpets and holding one’s pinkie in the air — so posting will be light-to-nonexistent today and tomorrow. I should be back in the saddle on Wed.
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Chart: The mind-boggling rise in Asian coal consumption
You may have heard that all that coal we’re not using in the U.S. is going to China. (Thanks, Warren Buffett!) At Wonkblog, Brad Plumer has posted a chart about this that will boggle your mind:
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How the new NYC taxi is bike-friendly
New York City's new taxis have sliding doors, so that there's no danger that a tourist from the flyover zone will thoughtlessly door a passing cyclist when he or she hops out.
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Tipping points, climate and political
We need a political tipping point in order to take action before the climate reaches its tipping point.
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Of soccer moms and sinister U.N. plots
When communities embrace sustainability, are they actually falling victim to the evil U.N. plot known as Agenda 21? A visit to a simple town meeting in New England reveals the surprising truth.
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Republicans for Environmental Protection drops ‘Republicans’ from name
Once upon a time, there were green Republicans. Now, not so much.
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Facebook for cities: A social network for building better neighborhoods
Neighborland, an online platform born from an experiment in street art, helps residents cook up smart ideas for improving their communities, then gives those ideas wings.
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We lost, we laughed, we cried: An April Fools’ post mortem
Are some issues too important to poke fun at? Is nothing sacred? Oh, get serious: Laughter saves lives. It certainly won't sink the climate movement.
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HEAT stroke: House energy action plan reads like a bad April Fools’ joke
With its latest energy action plan basically a how-to for warming the planet, the House Energy Action Team (HEAT) lives up to its name. We wish it were still April 1.
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Labor of love: Domestic fair trade grows
Just like Fair Trade for international farms, the Food Justice Certified label is rewarding farms with fair labor practices inside the U.S.
