Rachel Barge's Blog (4)

Hooray! Campus InPower had its first official success today, with the passage of "The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF)" at UC San Diego. TGIF was lumped into a larger fee campaign called "Better Faster Stronger", which raised fees roughly $20 per quarter to support a variety of initiatives, from diversity training to student groups to sustainabil… Continue

The Green Bubble Bursts Amid the energy crisis, Democrats are losing the high ground on the environment to a GOP that is pushing oil drilling. By Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger September 30, 2008 As the election enters its endgame, Democrats and their environmental allies face a political challenge they could hardly have imagined just a few months ago. America's growing dependence on fossil fuels, once viewed as a Democratic trump card held alongside the Iraq war and th… Continue

Eco-elitism at its finest: Glamping. Or, for us non-word-compacting individuals, glamorous camping. Here's the NY times article about it: ______________________________________ Camping? Yes. Roughing It? Not Quite. By JENNIFER CONLIN Published: September 14, 2008 IF the eco-friendly idea of falling asleep under the stars and roasting marshmallows around a campfire appeals to you, but the reality of pitching a tent and sleeping on bumpy ground does not, glamping, the new term being used for… Continue

I thought folks might be interested in this blog post written by my co-worker at Breakthrough Institute. I don't have much experience with Deep Ecology but I know we'll be discussing it in depth on our trip, so that's why her post stuck out to me. Feel free to leave comments! Here's the article her post was referencing too. http://breakthroughgen.org/2008/07/15/the-nihilism-of-deep-ecology/ http://spot.colorado.ed… Continue