inconvenient truth

Need proof that environmentalists have a sense of humor? Well, look no further. The evidence is right here. However, to make an impact, we need knowledge AND action.

That’s where TitanGreens.com comes in.

This website let's you see what will happen to your house if the sea levels were to rise by a certain amount. Whilst it focuses on the Netherlands, you can use the application to scroll to anywhere in the world. Whilst it may still take some time for the sea levels to rise to such alarming levels, it is a highly graphical and convincing illustration of the urgency of doing something about climate change.

“Green” for college students doesn’t mean what it used to. The phrase that once only conjured images of leafy substances now signifies recycling bins and fuel-efficient cars.

It turns out that the claimant in the recent UK case against showing The Inconvenient Truth in schools, Mr. Stewart Dimmock, school governor (and “father of two” as various media agencies were quick to highlight) is in fact a member of a right wing political group that is anti-environmental, and even described as "fascist' by Scottish press.

Al Gore and climate change are all over the news. But, is Gordon Smith getting the message?

There is nothing to indicate Smith has changed his stance from 2003 when The Daily Astorian said his climate change position would earn him induction into the Flat Earth Society.

Environmental activist Laurie David has, with a tragic assist from Hurricane Katrina, brought unprecedented focus to the global-warming debate. The movie she produced, Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, was just released on DVD, and she recently published The Solution is You! An Activist's Guide. On an unseasonably hot October day in New York, she talked about . . . well, guess what.

How fashion rules and gets the best of a green girl wannabe's conscience.