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Bert Sacks blogs about the Iraq War and US sanctions against Iraq.  Bert is a noted Seattle peace activist who challenges the legality of this war and sanctions against Iraq.  He has a fine legal...

Beth Kanter Beth Kanter is a trainer, blogger, and consultant to nonprofits and individuals in effective use of social media. Her expertise is how to use new web tools (blogging, tagging, wikis, ph...

A growing number of people in our region are committed to building a healthy local food economy. This is not an easy task. A significant part of the challenge is to show that developing strong loca...

Documentary movie "The Shift" in production 2008. 

A new DK project DK GreenRoots premiers this week, featuring a number of diarists w...

(Note: The link to this particular diary does not work; therefore, I have proivided the link to my page on Kos. The diary is posted below in its entirety.)   What's the true cost behind a tin of ti...

An excellent resource for information on the amazing events happening in Seattle in April 2008.  Please visit www.ecoapril.org for information about the Eco April Alignment.

What chemicals are in your baby shampoo? Was sweatshop labor used to make your t-shirt? What products are the best, and what products should you avoid? Increasingly, you want to know about the im...

A nighthly wrap of news as well as diaries from Kos day on the entire spectrum of environmental issues.... readers can click on author's name, Meteor Blades, to read through previous diaries. Fabul...

In the summer of 2008, HEET formed with the goal of bringing neighbors together to weatherize homes in Cambridge. Using the barnraising model, HEET aims to reduce the carbon footprint of specific h...