Last week, president Barack Obama put forth a proposal to create the Clean Energy Security Trust, to research renewable and domestically-produced energy sources. Per the president’s plan, $2 billion would be set side over 10 years that “will support research into a range of cost-effective technologies – like advanced vehicles that run on electricity, homegrown…
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Kickstarter: Mobile surfboard-building classroom
The good folks at Maine-based Grain Surfboards want to help surfers learn how to build their own boards and experience the power of the process. So they’ve launched this Kickstarter campaign. They already have a truck, spent 5 years fixing up the engine. They’re trying to now raise $38,500 to outfit the truck, fill it with…
Women in the Outdoors: Giving new meaning to “mama earth”
Today is International Women’s Day to honor women and promote gender equality, fairness and advancement. The environmental and outdoors communities have a tremendous and rich history of female leadership and innovation. HuffPo Green posted this slideshow but here’s a warning, it includes celebs like Lucy Lawless. Mother Earth News Network published this list of “5…
Sequestration and the environment/outdoors
We’ve written before about potential budget cuts to the National Park Service and what it might do to your favorite parks as a result of sequestration — or mandatory, across-the-board federal budget cuts on domestic and defense budgets unless federal lawmakers come to a deal by tomorrow Friday, March 1. Estimates coming out today indicate…
“Journey to the edge of climate change”
Steps: The Ride Greener Film is promising to be the “first climate-friendly snowboard and ski movie of its kind.” It’s a group of snowboarders and skiers who are trying to find a more sustainable way to pursue their passions. Check out the trailer.
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