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Reggae Legends Steel Pulse Help Solar Electrification of Hospitals in Earthquake-Ravaged Haiti
As the dust was settling and people were still digging through the rubble after the massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti on January 12, frontman for legendary reggae band Steel Pulse, David Hinds, was already sitting down to write a song about the catastrophe.
Pete Seeger Still At It, Performs at Anti-Fracking Rally
Folk hero and longtime social and environmental activist, Pete Seeger, hasn’t hung up the protest banjo yet.
Crawfisherman Breaks into Song at Oil Spill Hearings
Crawfisherman Drew Landry breaks into song at the first Gulf Oil Spill Commission hearings earlier this week in New Orleans.
Oil Spill Reaches Bonnaroo
Ever since the massive explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig and the ensuing oil spill that began almost two months ago, I have spent nearly all of my professional time and energy on reading, writing and researching the BP response and serious problems with transparency; the government response and the media’s enthusiasm to [...]
Red Rocks Amphitheatre: The New Deal’s Rockin’ Legacy
[Note: After watching Robert Stone's excellent film last night on PBS' American Experience about the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), I was reminded how incredibly important the work done by the CCC has been for this country. I was also reminded of a piece I wrote last summer at Red, Green and Blue about one of [...]
Pearl Jam Touring Less, Planting Trees to Cut Carbon Footprint
Ecopolitology talks with Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard about the band’s $210,000 donation to Cascade Land Conservancy to lock-up the carbon they produced during their 2009 touring schedule.
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