The Idaho Energy Collaborative is presenting a  Living Energy Festival on Sunday, July 10th at the Shangri-la Tea Room and Cafe Lawn from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm.
This free event is offering an energy festival, workshops on renewable energy and energy efficiency, and live music. And, if you visit every booth before 3:00 pm, there will be raffle prizes to win!
Some of the businesses and organizations that you can expect to see:
Green Works Idaho, Snake River Alliance, Idaho Conservation League, Renewable Energy NW, Sustainable Community Connections, Treasure Valley Food Coalition, …

One of the more recent ‘booms’ is the process of drilling natural gas wells in the United States. It’s a process called hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’, for short. The problem with fracking, is that it creates numerous conditions that threaten our environment’s future.
The process of fracking, as explained on Greenpeace’s website is as follows:
Large shale rock formations lie deep underground throughout much of the US. Some of these shale deposits, including the Marcellus Shale in the Eastern US, contain reserves of natural gas that cannot be exploited using conventional drilling …

On the 26th of March at 8:30pm (your local time), Earth Hour will sweep around the globe as people switch off their lights and celebrate a worldwide commitment to protect our planet.
This year, when the lights go back on, please think about what you can do beyond the hour to contribute to a more sustainable future.

I just learned today about an upcoming renewable energy summit coming to the Treasure Valley in January 2011. And, am I stoked !! January 27th and 28th,  TVCC and several energy organizations are hosting this renewable energy summit at the Ontario Readiness Center, (new National Guard Armory), in Ontario, Oregon.
It is everyone’s responsibility, from the single apartment dweller to large corporations, to find more efficient ways to consume energy. Whether you believe in global warming or not, it’s no secret that our natural resources are dwindling and/or causing damage to …

I watched a very eye-opening and sobering movie today. It’s called “Home”. It’s a review of the use and misuse of our natural resources by human activity. It clearly demonstrates how all living matter is linked to one another.
Now, anyone who knows me even a little, knows that I’m definitely no “Debbie Downer”. But, the downside part of the message of this movie was that “We” are depleting what nature provides. All our actions have repercussions on the entire earth, no matter where we are at. After all, 20% of …

I was the voice of many last Saturday night in Boise, when we stood in front of the Idaho State Capital, and voiced our passion for a Real Deal in Copenhagen. Now, a week later, I sit and ponder if our voices were even heard.
Honestly, I don’t know the answers. But, I’m not naive enough, not to know, that there’s a lot of ’special interest’ involved in these discussions and decisions, (or lack thereof). In the meantime, I have to choose to believe that COP 15 was a launching pad …

What a wonderful time we had on October 24th, the International Day of Climate Change! A very small, but passionate group, gathered at the Boise Centre On The Grove during the Saturday Market. Their purpose: To share with as many people as they could, that Climate Change and Global Warming are REAL issues.
Tyrel Trainor organized this grass roots group to come together last Saturday, at the Saturday Market in Boise, ID. And without his bold step, the rest of the group wouldn’t of had a central point to meet and …

I’ve spent a few hours online today, reading articles, reports, commentaries and such, on the issue of Global Warming verses Global Cooling. Obviously, I wasn’t able to even put a tiny dent into all the information available, but I really endeavored to look at articles on both sides of the debate. And so now, I’d like to summarize for you, a little of what I learned today and will follow up with another post about the debate over the upcoming Climate Treaty conference that will be held in Copenhagen, in …

Join us at Boise Centre On The Grove, Saturday, October 24th, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
We are a group of people from around the planet—young and old, scientists and writers and activists—who have one thing in common. We know the most important number on Earth: 350. And we know how to use that number to finally get global action on the worst crisis humans have ever faced. But we can only do it if you help.
A year ago, our greatest climatologist—NASA’s James Hansen—and his team produced a landmark series …

Were you aware that today is Blog Action Day and do you know what it’s all about? Well, I’d like to share with you, in case you don’t.
Today, October 15, 2009, bloggers around the world are uniting by writing blog posts to raise awareness about environmental issues. Specifically, we want to put it out in front of every person, in every corner of the planet, that climate change and global warming are forces that must be reckoned with.
Scientists, environmentalists and politicians have already acknowledged the issue of global warming. But, …