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Wed, Aug. 02, 2006
Posted by Jeffrey Hollender

Tom Friedman Says Green is the New Red White & Blue

I’ve always respected Thomas Friedman. He's smart as a whip, but he's recently become too conservative for my taste. When he says all trade is good trade, and he’d support any free trade agreement without even reading it, he’s gone too far for my tastes. But he’s also a big advocate for alternative...
Wed, Aug. 02, 2006
Posted by Lara Petersen

Inspiration in D.C.

We’ve been really blessed with our guest speakers this week at Change It. Christine Kelly from the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education woke us up with her Systems Thinking training first thing in the morning yesterday. It was fun, and everyone really seemed to get how it applied to the...
Wed, Aug. 02, 2006
Posted by Jeffrey Hollender

My Brother Peter Would Have Turned 50 Today.

My brother Peter would have turned 50 today. There would have been a huge party around the swimming pool of a rented house near the beach. Loud music, beautiful people, too much to drink. But he didn’t quite make it to 44. He lived his whole life in half the amount of time most of us do. His life...
Tue, Aug. 01, 2006
Posted by Jeffrey Hollender

They’re Changing It

100 of the brightest, most passionate college kids committed to learning the art of social and environmental change have gathered at our Greenpeace activist camp in the 100 degree heat of Washington, DC. These kids have stepped forward to hold themselves accountable for ensuring that we create the...
Mon, Jul. 31, 2006
Posted by Jeffrey Hollender

The Jolly Green Giant

On July 26th Fortune Magazine published a cover story on Wal-Mart under the banner “Wal-Mart Saves the Planet, Well Not Quite…” Something is going on here that I’m not quite sure we understand. Whether you believe Wal-Mart is the devil incarnate or are a cheerleader for what they are doing, the...