Events
The great American writer and humorist whose two Occupy-supporting quotes are shared in the cartoon, would have turned 176 last week. If he were alive today (gross) he’d have been pepper-sprayed by now.
Revolute!
Joe’s cartoon archive, twitter ramblings and StumbleUpon page…… Read the rest
A couple weeks ago, we told you about the Great Salmon Run, an event that took place to raise awareness for the Snake River salmon. Want to learn more about salmon recovery? If you’re in Portland, Ore. stop by the Lewis & Clark State College Student Union Building Solarium on… Read the rest
Close to one billion people in our world do not have access to clean water—that’s about one in every eight people. Water.org confirms, “The water and sanitation crisis claims more lives through disease than any war claims through guns.” As communities throughout the world fight water-borne illness and struggle to… Read the rest
Clif Bar started the 2 mile challenge to help eliminate 100,000 automobile trips under two miles and they have 45,109 to go. These trips make up 40% off all urban travel with 90% of these trips made by cars. October (RIGHT NOW) is the final month and has numerous month… Read the rest
I was with my mother years ago when I first experienced the paths of Portland, Oregon’s Forest Park. We hiked a portion of the 30-mile Wildwood Trail into the Rose Gardens at Washington Park and up to the exquisite Pittock Mansion. It was raining, of course, and coming from the… Read the rest
If you happen to be in Oregon this weekend, don’t miss out on the opportunity to be part of the Great Willamette Clean Up 2011.
The 187-mile effort to clean up a river essential to life in Oregon takes place both on land (by foot and by bike) and water… Read the rest
Al Gore has one thing to say about the flooding, fires and drought this summer: you better get used to it. Starting today, he’ll be delivering the message to every time zone in the world for 24 straight hours through his Climate Reality Project. An update to An Inconvenient Truth… Read the rest
One of the things I dislike about living in an apartment is the fact that I don’t have a yard to lounge in on hot summer Sundays. Apparently, I’m not the only one who feels that way.
In New York, The Participation Agency is offering up a timeshare backyard space… Read the rest
Thanks to prAna, we came across this fantastic six-minute video that’s a compilation of clips from the film The Age of Stupid… Read the rest set against the backdrop of Bombay Dub Orchestra‘s chilling sounds. The film sets itself up in 2055, where a man takes the time to look back at
What better way to respect the environment by playing in it and helping to clean it up? Here at Wend… Read the rest, we believe that experiencing the environment and caring for it go hand in hand–you can’t have one without the other–so we’re thrilled to see a cleaning event that combines
