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Urban Botany: An American in Cuba, plus more, on Steal This Radio

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Because you can't hug a tree if you can't find one.". An American in Cuba, plus more, on Steal This Radio. Mitchel Cohen blasts away at the illusions many Americans have about Cuba, reading the first chapter of his essay "An American in Cuba." But first, he phones Cathryn Swan to talk about her great blog Washington Square Park. And the destruction the NYC administration is wreaking on our public parks. Steal This Radio, #38. Listen to the podcast here. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Urban Botany: Buy Nothing Day 2008

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Because you can't hug a tree if you can't find one.". Buy Nothing Day 2008. We went out with a video camera and gave away Unshopping Bags. On Buy Nothing Day. Rather than just not shop, which wasn't such a stretch for us, we thought this would be a good way to let others in the community know about BND and the problems with consumerism. Today my camera crew isn't available, so I'm just going over to Union Square for the Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping BND Dance Party. Follow me on Twitter.

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Urban Botany: Presidential Candidates Backed by Nuclear Powerhouses

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Because you can't hug a tree if you can't find one.". Presidential Candidates Backed by Nuclear Powerhouses. I have been wondering where the democratic candidates stand on nuclear energy, and found some interesting answers in. The nuclear industry has helped bankroll the presidential campaigns of both Senators Obama and Clinton. Will zero-carbon-emission nuclear power plants save us from the devastation of climate change, only to poison the planet with radiation from uranium mining and nuclear waste?

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Urban Botany: The Case for Third Party Candidates

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Because you can't hug a tree if you can't find one.". The Case for Third Party Candidates. My friend from the Green Party called me out the other day for letting the Democrats off the hook too easily. Here is what he had to say in the comments to my last post. Rejin, I'm glad you brought up this Sarah Palin lunacy. The problem is that Joe Biden is hardly any better. Who will the American people think won? Who was able to parry the other's tricks? And how this feeds into the current debt crisis. No one ch...

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Urban Botany: Food or Fuel?

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Because you can't hug a tree if you can't find one.". In the last few weeks, the insanity of turning food crops into fuel for developed-world cars has become apparent, as rising food prices all over the world. Affect populations that were already threatened by hunger. In such far flung countries as Pakistan, Mexico, Egypt and Haiti. Haitian President Rene Preval has. Promised to subsidize the cost of rice. You're so right - agrofuels are insane and we in the west really do need to rethink how we live our...

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Urban Botany: Buy Nothing Day Dance Party

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Because you can't hug a tree if you can't find one.". Buy Nothing Day Dance Party. Because it did not seem like enough to just not shop today, instead I went to Union Square for the "Dance Your Debt Away" Dance Party with Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir. Rev Billy exercised the shopping demons at Starbucks and Barnes and Noble, we danced in a conga line around the Square. The band played and the choir sang. And a couple hundred people didn't buy a single thing. Labels: Buy Nothing Day. I'm an ...

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Urban Botany: Funny Music Video

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Because you can't hug a tree if you can't find one.". OK, I know I am obsessed with plastic. Bags, but I am not the only one. Here is a funny music video by Tim Minchin. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I'm an artist, activist, and Board member of World Fellowship Center, a peace and social justice community. Contact me at urbanbotany (at) gmail (dot) com. View my complete profile. Follow me on Twitter. Find Your Local Freecycle Group. Lower East Side Ecology Center. NYC No Spray Coalition.

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Urban Botany: Everything is Political

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Because you can't hug a tree if you can't find one.". Some green bloggers have shocked their readers lately by writing critically about the GOP’s scary vice presidential candidate. And further loss of biodiversity. Rejin, I'm glad you brought up this Sarah Palin lunacy. The problem is that Joe Biden is hardly any better. I'm sick of the way the pundits, including most bloggers, are discussing the Vice President candidates' debate. It is so energy-sucking to read even intelligent comments about the de...

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Urban Botany: Carnival of Trash

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Because you can't hug a tree if you can't find one.". Please check out the Carnival of Trash (#3). Hosted by Beth at Fake Plastic Fish. Because apparently I'm not the only one obsessed with garbage. While you are there, be sure to check out some of Beth's other articles and links for good information about the problems with plastic. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Follow me on Twitter. Find Your Local Freecycle Group. Lower East Side Ecology Center. NYC No Spray Coalition.