Category Archives: Renewable Energy

2 years ago today, my family woke up with no power, downed trees and fallen power lines. Today, I have new solar panels on my home. On October 29th, 2012 we woke to find ourselves trapped in our dead end … Continue reading

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THIS IS THE FIRST IN OUR SERIES OF POSTS ABOUT BEYOND EXTREME ENERGY (BXE) I get asked all the time: “What’s next, how can we top 400,000 people in the streets of New York City. What can we do to … Continue reading

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Communitopia, with the help of our ClimateMama extraordinaire, Joylette Portlock has once again “knocked it out of the park” with this great video, “More on Methane Part 1: Taking a Leak.” Grab the kids in your life, watch this video … Continue reading

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For many of us who took part in the Peoples Climate March, either in person or by cheering on friends and family who could be in New York on our behalf, the euphoria may have passed, but the urgency to … Continue reading

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“Hear no evil, speak no evil, there is no evil.” Putting our heads in the sand, ignoring all the bad news on climate change won’t make it go away; especially when it comes to learning more about what may negatively … Continue reading

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Update 7/16: The Greenpeace YouTube video “Lego is not Awesome” is back..! Woohoo..See below Also, Greenpeace has an awesome new toolkit of activities so that families can be part of a global wave of protest calling on LEGO to cut … Continue reading

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‘I Refuse To Condemn Our Children To A Planet That’s Beyond Fixing’ President Obama, May 31, 2014 We have heard similar words from President Obama before, beginning with his strong statement when he won the Democratic primaries in 2008 and … Continue reading

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90 million tons of carbon pollution enters the atmosphere every day. Shut your eyes and imagine that. We heard a lot about “visualization techniques” used by athletes at the Sochi Olympic games. Visualize 90 million tons of carbon pollution..It’s not … Continue reading

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We believe the universe sometimes has a plan for us, and in this case it was meeting Climate Mama Extraordinaire, Leslie Martel Baer! Through some insightful and thought provoking comments in a Moms Rising Blog on the EPA and power … Continue reading

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It’s Do Something Wednesday at ClimateMama, and we invite you to join us today and DO Something to help create a brighter future that advances climate solutions that will help us all! In the NYC area, where I hail from, … Continue reading

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