09 Wednesday Mar 2011
Posted in best practices, digital media, environment
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Add to Eric Liu’s considerable credentials as founder of Guiding Lights Network, former Clinton speechwriter, author, and lawyer—garden brain enthusiast.
Liu spoke and at the recent Four Peaks event in Seattle, examining Seattle’s key attributes and meaningful ways to commemorate the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Space Needle.
21 Friday Jan 2011
Posted in Co-working, environment, sustainability, Uncategorized
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For many, working near where they live is a long standing dream. Waving goodbye to commutes and starting one’s own enterprise is not something to be taken on by the faint of heart.
Bridging the gap between desires and knowledge, Sierra Commons is offering a six-week business course to help aspiring entrepreneurs launch new businesses in Nevada County, a scenic Sierra Nevada Gold Rush town. This course could become a model, contributing to developing, walkable, sustainable communities with local support services in many regions. Learn more about building local, living economies here
15 Saturday Jan 2011
Posted in environment, sustainability, technology
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Spent some time yesterday learning about a new directory designed to bring the Pacific Northwest’s green education programs into a single, comprehensive online directory. Designed to let students interested in green careers learn about both careers and program options, EcoWiz.net is the brainchild of a team of professionals, all working in the sustainability space (more on this later).
30 Thursday Dec 2010
Posted in environment, social media
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Seattle Social Media Club’s monthly meeting hosted at Microsoft’s Conference Center on December 8, 2010 in Redmond, Washington raised key questions for 2011 with panelists from non-profit, for profit and government organizations.
Third in a Series
As the manager of one of the most progressive state transportation department websites, Jeremy Bertrand delivers Washington Department of Transportation information to some 6 million residents through myriad channels. The integrated websites, blog, news and twitter accounts also relate to mobile apps, fed by complex traffic monitoring systems and 100s of traffic cameras.
As for 2011, Jeremy notes several interesting stats. First off, social marketing is driving about 10% of all web visits to WSDOT sites, a significant factor. Then there is the audience dynamic, which goes something like this: 75% of income generated today comes from baby boomers. Only 1 in 5 boomers are using social media. The challenge is one of customizing information, so it is right-matched for audience. An inferred dynamic is how to grow technology and information distribution while reaching all audiences, including late tech adopters.
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02 Friday Jul 2010
Posted in environment, ocean & fisheries, poetry & poets
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“A lot of people attack the sea. I make love to it.” —Jacques Cousteau
Lea Haratani has had a lifelong passion for the ocean, and every day she tries to show it. Some days, it means not eating fish. Other times, it’s all about taking a walk on the beach—or diving off the coast of Belize with Jim Simon, the vice president of one of the nation’s largest ocean conservation organizations, Oceana. She might also be found circulating petitions against offshore drilling with her children at Bookshop Santa Cruz, or organizing a fundraising event for Oceana at the Saint Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco.
Read more about Lea and ocean activism, featured in Good Times this week.
26 Saturday Jun 2010
Posted in environment, ocean & fisheries, Uncategorized
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Author David Helvarg brought a wave of ocean enthusiasm to his reading at Bookshop Santa Cruz. The long-time activist and founder of the ocean dedicated organization, Blue Frontier, was in town to promote his new book, “Saved by the Sea” but took questions concerning the Gulf Coast oil spill. This was just before Helvarg abandoned his book tour to visit the Gulf and put his focus on the crisis at hand. See his report from the Gulf here.
Helvarg’s aerial of spill this week
26 Saturday Jun 2010
Posted in environment, ocean & fisheries
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…this was Costner’s comment, when discussing the lack of initial interest in his oil-cleaning centrifuge. 32 have now been ordered by BP. Still room for daily applications in all water operations.
See interview here:
http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/15/video-kevin-costners-solution-to-oil-spill/
06 Sunday Jun 2010
Posted in environment, ocean & fisheries
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Fabien Cousteau, Celine Cousteau and Wallace “J” Nichols
This week I attended the world premiere of Ocean Voices as a guest of Oceana’s Ocean Council Vice Chair, Lea Haratani. The newly remodeled Academy of Science in SF was buzzing with activity and shining in spectacular fashion with science, science everywhere.
Ocean Voices is a combination of recorded sound, live music and images of the ocean. Many voices came together to express the vast, magical ocean….children from all over the nation, indigenous peoples and perhaps, a Cousteau or two….accompanied by live performances of violin, cello, guitar and keyboard. Ocean Voices was composed by sound artist Halsey Burgund and marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols, who joined forces for this amazing expression of love, science and art.
29 Saturday May 2010
Posted in environment
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Frank Sesno Interviews Al Gore
Former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore opened at University California Monterey Bay on May 17 with this quote “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever does.”—Margaret Mead
10 Monday May 2010
Posted in environment, ocean & fisheries
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Attended the “Sea of Consequence” talk by Save Our Shores (SOS) at the Museum of art and History in downtown Santa Cruz last week.
Emily Granville, Save Our Shores educator, gave this attentive group a startling look at where American’s relationship with plastic is headed. (Not long term-maybe terminal-was my take-away from this talk)
