Category Archives: Action Items
GM Issues “URGENT call to action”
My father has been an employee of General Motors since he graduated from Evansville University in southern Indiana in 1974. A lot has happened since then in the energy industry, in the auto industry, and in my family. I wrote … Continue reading
Clean Energy Economy. Green Jobs. Now.
From Wall St. to the Clinton Global Initiative to the UN Summit, I’ve watched with all of you this week as unprecedented economic and political events unfold in the United States and around the world. Thankfully, in the midst of … Continue reading
Gore Calls for Climate Civil Disobedience at Clinton Global Initiative
(I first posted this on It’s Getting Hot in Here and Power Vote while at Clinton Global Initiative in New York. At today’s Clinton Global Initiative, Al Gore said for the first time in public that we are at a … Continue reading
Cool People Care by Following Up
One of the things that I used to say to college student leaders during trainings for Break Away was the number one rule of anything you do – be it schedule volunteer work, manage a meeting, or fund raise – … Continue reading
Vote at the pump
Gas prices won’t be going down for a while. But at least we as consumers can ease the pain by voting with our consumer dollars, and patronizing oil companies that are devoting at least a small share of their revenue … Continue reading
Park(ing) Day
I just learned about this unusual day – PARK(ing) Day – that takes place annually in San Fracisco as a project of the Rebar Group. (thanks, Meg!) Pretty awesome. A great example of thinking a bit (or far) outside the … Continue reading
Your Water Footprint. Yes, You Have a Big One.
Another great 5 Minutes of Caring this morning from CoolPeopleCare: “Tomorrow is World Water Day, and while it’s a time to realize the dire need for clean water around the world, it’s also a time to take a look at … Continue reading
Help Take Action for Tibet with Avaaz.org
One of my favorite organizations of the last six months is Avaaz.org – who I learned of through one of their staff, Ben Wikler, based here in DC. They are essentially the MoveOn.org for international issues. So far this week … Continue reading
CoolPeopleCare – 5 Minutes of Caring
My favorite blog for the last several months is 5 Minutes of Caring on CoolPeopleCare.org. It’s often the most useful thing I get all day. That is to say, it’s almost always something I can actually do. And on top … Continue reading