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Message from the Arctic: Drilling Disaster Awaits

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I stepped on to the Esperanza, Greenpeace’s ice class A ship, this past weekend for the first time. It will be my home for the next two months, a home that will travel with me as I do this work I feel is so necessary, important enough to leave my beloved family for such a long time. I am heading up to the Arctic to draw a line in the ice, and to say No to Shell as they prepare to drill for greater profits in the Arctic. I know drilling in the Arctic won’t affect the prices that you and I pay at the pump because they are set at a global level. This is about one of the richest companies in the world getting a few billion dollars richer. Continue reading →

Meat me at the salad bar

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I was listening to Bill Maher last week and something he said about global warming that had me scratching my head. “And when it comes to ‘bad for the environment,’ nothing compares with the business of raising animals for food, which causes about 40% more global warming than all the cars and planes combined. If you care about the planet, it’s actually better to eat a salad in a Hummer than a cheeseburger in a Prius.”

Then, I stumbled upon this Greenpeace video that gives a pretty good breakdown of why meat has such a large carbon footprint.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEV3vlBO1lA&feature=player_embedded

As someone who cares about the environment, you are probably searching for things you can do to help protect it. And, here is one more way you can make your life a little greener.

–Michelle