Chris Paine Resurrects the Electric Car Doc

I want to give a SHOUT OUT to all the Electric Vehicle Associations across the country. Last month I attended a meeting for the EVA/DC. These were not just people showing off shiny new cars. They were showing us the future. Where was this group when I was looking for silicon cells for my solar [...]

If Only It Were a Dream – “Mount Fuji in Red.”

Saturday, 2 April 2011, 19:52 | Category : Asian, Environmentalism, Japan, Movies
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In 1990, the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa (“Seven Samuri,” “Rashomon,” “Ran,” ) wrote and directed a series of short films based on his own dreams. “Mount Fuji in Red” is one of the “dream tales.” In our real and present world news reports say the earthquake crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant reactor is leaking radioactive [...]

Eclectique Interview: Tracye McQuirter, author “By Any Greens Necessary”

I’ve always known Tracye as a vegan, health educator, and one of the most attractive energetic, and positive people you’ll meet in the capital city. As an omnivore, I credit Tracye’s pluses to her choices and priorities especially when it comes to food. I was honored when Tracye asked me to host her book launch [...]

The Haps: Dirty Movies

Not quite what you may think. This weekend, we’ve got films that will inspire you to get your hands in the dirt. ALEXANDRIA FILM FESTIVAL’S HEALTHY FOOD MOVIE Yesterday was the opening of the fourth (Thursday, November 4), the Alexandria [Virginia] Film Festival. Sunday it’s the Healthy Food Alexandria Event with food samples from local [...]

The President’s Weekly: Here Comes the Sun

Tuesday, 5 October 2010, 14:12 | Category : Barack Obama, Eclectique Citizen, Environmentalism, Politics
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I, too, run after the earth as it disappears beneath my feet. I, too, mourn machines moving over her face without empathy or love of her. – Alice Walker (Kojo Nnamdi Show, September 28, 2010) The President’s weekly focused on clean energy jobs and plans to move forward on a “new type of power plant” [...]