Navy 1, Whales 0
By Jamie Henn - Nov 12th, 2008 at 4:39 pmNot that I really thought an underwater creature would triumph over the United States military, but today’s Supreme Court decision is still a bummer. The…
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John Dingell Needs to Go
By Jamie Henn - Nov 11th, 2008 at 5:00 pmThe fight over the House Energy and Commerce Committee took a new turn today, as news came out that John Dingell (D-MI) has hired K-street…
Join the Al Gore and Power Vote Webcast
By Jamie Henn - Oct 29th, 2008 at 5:39 pmLess than a year ago, Power Vote set the ambitious goal of registering one million youth voters for clean energy. The campaign is certainly well…
Chevron Taken to Court in Landmark Case
By Jamie Henn - Oct 28th, 2008 at 11:21 amThe US imports more oil from Nigeria than it does from Iraq. Yet Nigeria, and the myriad human rights and environmental abuses associated with oil…
Ninety Percent of Young People Want Action on Climate Change
By Jamie Henn - Oct 24th, 2008 at 2:28 pmTalk about a consensus: 90 percent of young people around the world think global leaders should do “whatever it takes” to tackle climate change, according…
My Friend Was on a Terrorist Watch List
By Jamie Henn - Oct 23rd, 2008 at 3:13 pmMy friend is a terrorist?
I was outraged this morning to read that a number of my friends who work on building a youth movement…
The First Debate in a Minute
By Jamie Henn - Oct 2nd, 2008 at 1:46 pmIn preparation for tonight’s long anticipated VP debate tonight, it might be useful to recap the salient points of last week’s first presidential debate. Here…
Tim Wise: Your Nation on White Privilege
By Jamie Henn - Sep 17th, 2008 at 9:47 amTim Wise, an anti-racist commentator and author of White Like Me: Reflection on Race from a Privileged Son, has an excellent column on the role…
Gore at DNC: “When you pray, move your feet”
By Jamie Henn - Aug 31st, 2008 at 10:20 amAlthough energy issues have been front and center in this election, the connection to climate change has been somewhat absent. So, it was interesting to…
All Electric, All the Time
By Jamie Henn - Aug 20th, 2008 at 10:11 amWired has a great cover feature this month on Shai Agassi and his innovative plan to get electric cars on the road. First off, it’s…
Come On In, the Water’s… Dead
By Jamie Henn - Aug 15th, 2008 at 6:07 pmAn article in yesterday’s San Francisco Chronicle should be a wake-up call about the ocean’s environmental crisis.
If you’re like me, you probably don’t think…
Is Bush Right on China?
By Jamie Henn - Aug 12th, 2008 at 10:37 amIt hurts to say this, but I have to admit I was actually a little impressed with our president Sunday night.
Bush was on the…
Strike Out Exxon: Should Oil Companies Sponsor Stadiums?
By Jamie Henn - Jun 23rd, 2008 at 1:56 pmA coalition of student, faith, health, and environmental groups rallied outside Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Friday to protest ExxonMobil, the park’s largest sponsor. The…
Good 50×70 Award Winners
By Jamie Henn - Jun 20th, 2008 at 6:15 pmThe goal of Good 50×70 is to help social communication by having graphic artists lend their talents to social causes. 50 x 70 centimeters is…
An Introduction to 350.org
By Jamie Henn - Jun 19th, 2008 at 10:20 amForgive me a little self-promotion, but check this out:
In my other life, I’m a full-time climate change activist, co-coordinating a new campaign called 350.org.…
