Bicameral Task Force Tackles Climate Change
At the forefront of bringing awareness to all things green is Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), who serves as a ranking Democratic member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Category: Spotlight
“ExxonMobil Hates Your Children” and This Ad
There are a plethora of ads put forth by oil companies to promote the “social good” they are doing. As a writer on environmental issues, I happen to be aware of the flip side...
Should Big Oil Receive Taxpayer Subsidies?
“The oil and tax subsidies that go to the top oil producers such as ExxonMobil, Shell, and Chevron are $4 billion plus per year—roughly $43.6 billion over ten years.”
New York City Exhibit Features Artists of Guyanese Heritage
In this exhibit of artists of Guyanese heritage, almost forty works of photography, painting, welded steel, works on paper, and sculpture provided the foundation for expression that covered a continuum from abstraction to political subtext.
“Trashed” Examines Global Waste
As part of the “Reel Pieces” movie series at the 92Y in New York City, Annette Insdorf hosted Jeremy Irons in a screening of Trashed. Irons, the executive producer of the film, also takes...
Eve Ensler’s “Emotional Creature” Speaks the Language of Girls
Ensler’s hope and goal is for each individual girl to “empower her authentic self.”
The ‘Other Israel Film Festival’ Tackles Complex Issues
“Cinema. Dialogue. Understanding.” These words were on the screen at the Other Israel Film Festival, at the JCC in Manhattan, as the auditorium filled up on opening night. Sharqiya, by first time Israeli filmmaker...
“Sweet Dreams”— Reconciliation in Rwanda at DocNYC
Through the artistry and energy of drumming, Odile “Kiki” Katese, a Rwandan theater director, saw a channel for the many who were broken.
The Environment, The Election, Money and the Koch Brothers
The Koch Brothers have funneled $60 million to organizations supporting the denial of climate change, and that only covers 1997 to 2010.
Naming the Shame That Can Cripple
“The more people come out and talk about shame, the less power it has.”
