Forward on Climate Blogathon

This week I got to organize the Forward on Climate “blogathon” with some of my blogger friends at Daily Kos, in the lead up to tomorrow’s big rally in Washington D.C. and a bunch of solidarity rallies around the country. We had some heavy hitters...

Ecocity Builders Advisor

I was recently asked to become an official communications advisor for the amazing Oakland nonprofit Ecocity Builders. Very cool. I love their work and look forward to collaborating on many exciting projects, including the International Ecocity Framework &...

Laws from around the world that make sense

New article on Matador Travel Network: 23 laws from other countries the US should adopt TRAVELING IS A GREAT WAY to learn about other cultures and ways of thinking. While most of our encounters with a host country’s legal system usually revolve around visas and...

Couchsurfing into the new sharing economy

I just reviewed “One Couch at a Time,” a movie about traveling and the sharing economy. Check out Couchsurfing was my gateway drug at Matador Travel Network. I went to a screening of the movie at the Hub in San Francisco, followed by a discussion of the...

Composting on PBS NewsHour

Last Friday, PBS NewsHour aired a segment on the San Francisco composting program with myself and my partner Deb starring in the roles of resident composters. Here’s the final piece, Deb and I appear at about 2:10, but it’s worth watching the whole thing to...