Q & A with Stanford’s Green Grid Radio
Green Grid Radio is a new hour-long weekly radio show from Stanford radio. The show airs Tuesdays, 1-2pm PST on KZSU Stanford 90.1FM in the San Francisco Bay Area and … Continue reading
Seeds of Occupy: The Gill Tract Contested Land and Oakland’s Planting Justice
This article originally appeared in Project Groundswell. On Earth Day, activists, community members, students and local farmers reclaimed the Gill Tract, a five-acres of a 14-acre piece of land in … Continue reading
Simplifying the Economics of Happiness with Helena Norberg-Hodge
This article originally appeared in Project Groundswell. In 1975, before India’s northern region of Ladakh became a popular tourist attraction; Helena Norberg-Hodge went with a film crew. It was here she first … Continue reading
A Vision for the Future: Founder of Earth Trust, Vanya Orr
The Nilgiri Hills consists of a heart-shaped region rising almost vertically from the lowlands of the Southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka in Southern India. In order … Continue reading
Displacing Rural Communities for Delhi’s Drinking Water: Is the Renuka Dam Worth the Cost?
First Published in Project Groundswell I have a love/hate relationship with the many contrasts in India: the bright green paddy fields next to red tile roofs, the smell of jasmine … Continue reading
World Record Egg Plant Curry Made to Protest Biotechnology Bill in India
This post originally appeared in Project Groundswell As part of a public campaign against the upcoming Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill, the largestbaigan ka bharta (eggplant curry) was made … Continue reading
Cargill Salt Pond Development a Bad Idea for San Francisco Bay
This post originally appeared in Project Groundswell On a recent trip to Coyote Hills, a park on the east side of the San Francisco Bay, with a class of kindergarteners, we … Continue reading
New Laws Pose Potential Threat to Food Activists
This post originally appeared in Project Groundswell In a recent New York Times article titled, “Animals, Cruelty and Videotape”, author Jennifer Mascia describes “Ag-gag” laws making it illegal to film inside … Continue reading
EcoTuesday’s Sustainable Network Celebrates Four Years
This post originally appeared in Project Groundswell Clad in a green dress, Blobel, EcoTuesday’s Silicon Valley Ambassador enthusiastically welcomed each participant to the first event of the year held at SimplyBe Salon & … Continue reading
Accepting Difference: India’s Nomadic Van Gujjar Community
This post originally appeared in Project Groundswell “I can’t stay in one place for a long time, that’s why I work with nomads,” Praveen Kaushal Manto says smiling as he stands, … Continue reading
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