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Is it any surprise that the best environmental rapper in the game is a kid. Kids have the most to lose if we don’t start getting our green acts together. Lil Peppi is a young rapper from Florida who has been sponsored by the Captain Planet Foundation. He is bringing a green [...]

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Here’s some college students who instead of “taking you money” will be “saving you money” by retrofitting your windows etc:

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One of DJ Spooky’s latest projects involved traveling to Antarctica to use the ice, wildlife, footsteps and other sounds to construct an album and multimedia performance. Using ambient sound as source material is older than using vinyl samples, but Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica is a multimedia performance that comes at a key time in [...]

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I recently saw a demonstration of some of the musical inventions that will be played during the upcoming performance of SchickMachine, the latest work of the The Paul Dresher Ensemble. The non-conventional instruments are made from strange objects, including a lot of reclaimed junk and decommissioned relics, such as an old church organ. [...]

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Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Field Guide has a nice news piece about an electric drag car that is breaking records and beating gas-powered cars. The more people see this, the more people will realize that electric cars can be rough and rugged too. Check it out:

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Here are some of our favorite moments from our interviews this past year:

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With a 21 percent jobless rate in Motown, many people have taken advantage of empty lots to build community gardens. This AP article reports that within the city of Detroit, hundreds of urban vegetable gardens have popped up on abandoned properties. This kind of land grab has become common in the city where [...]

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The turkey sabbatical proved to be very productive. Made a 30 second cartoon for the Environmental Defense Action Fund’s carbon cap video competition. Submitted it just before the deadline. Whew! C-Diddy voices the giant C02 monster.

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When you make coffee at home, do you throw out your cup every day? So then why does Starbucks throw out countless cups, even when people are drinking their java in the store. For a company that markets itself as “conscious”, they sure don’t offer their customers many options to stay green. [...]

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We’ve managed to stay decidedly apolitical this election season, but here’s a last ditch chance to put some green into people’s decision making. There are enough relatives, friends, signs, and robocalls telling you how to vote tomorrow, but how about a little emotion being stirred up for our future? A sample from Supertramp’s “Child of [...]

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In this episode, C-diddy gets hungry and is confronted by a supernatural egg shell. We are then transported to the Greater Portland Oregon area to visit Nigel and Angie, a couple who have a garden on their 3rd story apartment porch. We learn how to create a space-saving worm bin to process compost [...]

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Conscious rap is world-wide and being used to inform farmers of new tools. In Africa, Maasai rapper Mr. Ebbo is the spokesperson for The MoneyMaker,a foot-powered pump developed and marketed by the non-proft KickStart. The pump is insurance against drought, helping small farmers irrigate crops. I wish all rappers sold out in [...]

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In this TED talk, Paul Stamets makes the case for saving species of fungi whose mycelium may be able to create energy, sequester carbon, naturally kill pests, and protect us from global pandemics. This video is rich with insights on the power of mushrooms. Check out how you can get involved at [...]

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For Episode 7, we visit with Kathleen Ward of Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) to learn how they are protecting the natural lands of the Bay Area Peninsula. Join us on a tour of three of their many beautiful protected properties. Feel inspired? Click here to donate! Part 1: POST and Pillar [...]

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Last Sunday, Roz Savage rowed under the Golden Gate Bridge, attempting to become the first woman to row solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US to Australia. Roz has previously rowed across the Atlantic on her own, breaking 4 oars on the way. A former corporate cog, Roz has made it her [...]

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Buy the album In celebration of the near 100 degree temperatures we had here in the Bay last week, I’d like to plug a great Summertime album. PigeonJohn and the Summertime Pool Party is full of the kind of happy rap that you grew up with as a kid. Pigeon John was born in [...]

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Last month, Nader Khalili, an earth architect from Iran passed away. Khalili developed Super Adobe and Super Block construction. These structures, made of soil, barbed wire, and a little cement, withstand extreme climactic conditions and seismic activity. Originally conceptualized for lunar colonization settlements, these adobe buildings have been built by the United [...]

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The Green Rapper crew rolled mobb deep to a screening of Seasons, a mountain biking film by The Collective. Now, we’re not ones to drink a lot of Mountain Dew and cross our arms in an X-formation while yelling “EXTREME!”, but we did very much enjoy this beautifully shot film. The film follows [...]

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These days, knee-jerk emotional responses often trump evidence when it comes to debating environmental issues. Fortunately for the rational among us, Lester R. Brown’s Plan B 3.0 (Free PDF Download) is chock full of hard data. The book summarizes the critical environmental challenges facing humankind, and gives plans on how to address them. [...]

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In our latest installment, we traveled across the Bay to speak with youth development veteran Mark Henderson. For 15 years, Mark has been helping inner-city youth get jobs in the city of Oakland. In this fifth episode, he talks with us about the current job situation for youth in Oakland and how Measure [...]

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