Environment

SolarFest Renewable Energy Fair

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:31:05 -0400

The Speaker Schedule is available here:
http://www.shorelinesolar.org/fair5/speakers.php

The list of Exhibitors is available here:
http://www.shorelinesolar.org/fair5/exhibitors.php

Check out our Sponsors here:
http://www.shorelinesolar.org/fair5/sponsors.php

Interested in volunteering at the Shoreline SolarFest?
volunteer@shorelinesolar.org

Special Offerings at the Fair

Don’t Drink the Nuclear Kool-Aid

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:56:49 -0400

Don’t Drink the Nuclear Kool-Aid
by Amy Goodman

While the presidential candidates trade barbs and accuse each other of flip-flopping, they agree with President Bush on their enthusiastic support for nuclear power.

US Corn Production Feeds Expanding Gulf Dead Zone

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:13:12 -0400

US Corn Production Feeds Expanding Gulf Dead Zone
by J.R. Pegg

WASHINGTON - This year’s dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is likely to be the largest on record and growing U.S. corn production is a primary cause of the worsening conditions, federal and state scientists said Tuesday.

July 21: Green Crossings -- Railroads, Light Rail, and Energy-Conscious Environmentalism

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:02:27 -0400

Green Crossings: Railroads, Light Rail, and Energy-Conscious Environmentalism
Presentation and Discussion with Mike Lehman

Our Cry for Cheap Oil Is Crude and Deadly

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:39:45 -0400

Our Cry for Cheap Oil Is Crude and Deadly
The Niger Delta should now be an oasis of riches. But the people live with nothing
by Johann Hari

I-69 Protesters Shut Down Asphalt Yard Again!

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:03:55 -0400

***URGENT UPDATE***

Gohmann Asphalt and Construction Shut Down Again! 15 people on jail solidarity

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:32:09 -0400

Monday, July 14th

Gohmann Asphalt/Gravel Yard Shut Down By I-69 Protestors
stopi69.wordpress.com

*Call the Gibson County Jail at 812-385-3496 to demand the release of all 15 people arrested. All are engaged in jail solidarity- refusing to give their names or to cooperate with the booking process. Call now!*

Toward Walkability — and Happiness

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:22:30 -0400

Toward Walkability — and Happiness
by Dan Burden

Over the 12 years I’ve spent advocating for walkable communities in about 2,500 towns and cities throughout the world — including 20 or so in the Bay Area — I’ve found a disparity in the level of happiness that appears to have nothing to do with levels of income.

July 14: Sustainability Talk at Mennonite Church

Brian Dolinar — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:17:46 -0400

Monday, July 14, at 7:00 p.m.

Pipe scheme: ICC judge to weigh Canadian pipeline's demand for eminent domain in Illinois

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:00:45 -0400

Pipe scheme
ICC judge to weigh Canadian pipeline's demand for eminent domain
BY PETER DOWNS, Illinois Times
JULY 3, 2008