D2E - Changents

I propose a pedestrian-orientated “citizen’s passport” to make walking, biking, and other forms of alternative transportation more fun, educational, and rewarding. Local street-level businesses and institutions would be integrated as partners in the passport program and help to fund it.

Eran Segev

Leave the Car at Home People!

Cause Area: Environment

9,254 Story Views

5 Action Requests

I am on a mission to eliminate gardening tools/methods that do damage to the environment. I am starting with an attempt to have the city of Boston eliminate the use of gas powered (two stroke engine) leaf blowers and restrict the use of gas powered lawn mowers to only large scale green spaces.

Mary Beth Vogel

eliminate gas powered leaf blowers and reduce use of gas powered lawn mowers

Cause Area: Environment

1,667 Story Views

I invite you to warm-up your math attitude by reading about math in a style of "Sex and the City" - hip, entertaining and non-intimidating. Join my Puzzle Marathon. If you consider a relocation - check out my Green Family Relocation Tool: www.OptimalHomeLocation.com It takes into account your specific commute pattern and suggests a minimal commute location for your home. It saves time, reduces transportation expenses, lowers your carbon footprint and improves your well being.

Maria Lando

Presenting mathematics as cool, fun, non-intimidating and hip. Math that can improve your well-being and help save our planet.

Cause Areas: Education; Environment

3,392 Story Views

3 Action Requests
The Mug Project ® is a community of individuals and organizations that advocate the use of mugs to reduce waste caused by single serve beverage containers.

Joseph Porcelli

The Mug Project: Use a mug. Reduce Waste. Get a discount! ®

Cause Areas: Environment: Conservation; Corporate Responsibility; Energy

8,867 Story Views

5 Action Requests

My name is Jess, and I run Green on the Inside, a green living consulting business in Boston. My idea for this city to get greener: make thinking and acting green easy! An awareness campaign directed at the public and making it simple for everyone.

Jess Lerner

WINNER: Get a Little Greener! Boston's public awareness and action campaign

Cause Areas: Environment: Air, Conservation, Endangered, Global Warming, Land; Health

10,836 Story Views

3 Action Requests

Thomas is working to reduce the number of plastic bags being used in America!

Thomas Allison

Reducing the Number of Plastic Bags in the U.S.

Cause Area: Environment

1,596 Story Views

1 Action Request
Environmentalist, recent grad of Boston College, interested in urban ecology and environmental justice.

Katherine Walsh

Grow Boston Greener: Let us improve community involvement, efficiency, and success rate of Grow Boston Greener

Cause Areas: Environment: Air, Global Warming, Land; Violence: Crime, Youth

16,457 Story Views

4 Action Requests

Promote the use of better laundry practices in residential and commercial settings.

Alexander Lee

FINALIST: Get more people to hang out

Cause Areas: Environment: Air, Conservation, Endangered; Energy: Alternative, Fossil

8,661 Story Views

4 Action Requests

Hi my name is John McCavanagh. I live and work in the city of Boston and I started a campaign to reduce the amount of plastic water bottles being used in our city.

John McCavanagh

Reducing Disposable Water Bottle Waste

Cause Area: Environment

5,057 Story Views

2 Action Requests
Murals related to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle that would be painted at Boston Public Schools and T stops, and on electrical boxes, with Recycling Bins next to the murals. The murals would engage Boston residents, workers, and visitors to reduce, reuse and recycle.

Alexandra Reilinger & Mimi Colson Leaning

WINNER: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Mural Project

Cause Area: Environment

7,390 Story Views

1 Action Request

I propose a pedestrian-orientated “citizen’s passport” to make walking, biking, and other forms of alternative transportation more fun, educational, and rewarding. Local street-level businesses and institutions would be integrated as partners in the passport program and help to fund it.

Eran Segev

Leave the Car at Home People!

Cause Area: Environment

9,254 Story Views

5 Action Requests

I am on a mission to eliminate gardening tools/methods that do damage to the environment. I am starting with an attempt to have the city of Boston eliminate the use of gas powered (two stroke engine) leaf blowers and restrict the use of gas powered lawn mowers to only large scale green spaces.

Mary Beth Vogel

eliminate gas powered leaf blowers and reduce use of gas powered lawn mowers

Cause Area: Environment

1,667 Story Views

Action Requests

Katherine Walsh: Get Involved with GBG
Alexander Lee: Think About Dirty Laundry
Eran Segev: Walk/Ride Day: Friday, March 27
Alexander Lee: Send us your clotheslines
Joseph Porcelli: Give yourself a hug for me

Field Report Blogs

July 11, 2010

I was coming into dock the other day to Ocracoke Island, off of the North Carolina coast, when I happened upon this lovely batch of laundry drying in the salty sea air. It is the perfect blend of color and nature and how we should live. I love to look for laundry hanging out to dry in areas all around the United States. Here is just the beginning... Continue reading Laundry Out to Sea

Alexander Lee Blogger: The Clothes Peg- Project Laundry List's blog - Manage Posts

July 3, 2010

Blogger: The Clothes Peg- Project Laundry List's blog - Manage Posts: "mrspeggs"This article was originally posted at feedproxy.google.com, click to read in original context. ... Continue reading Blogger: The Clothes Peg- Project Laundry List's blog - Manage Posts

Alexander Lee LEVI STRAUSS & CO. ASKS: WHAT’S THE FUTURE OF LINE DRYING?

May 18, 2010

Company launches $10,000 green design contest;submit your entries at www.levi.com/care from June 1 - July 31, 2010SAN FRANCISCO (May 18, 2010) — Levi Strauss & Co. is asking consumers to let all their good green laundry ideas hang out. Starting on June 1, green pioneers and inventors can submit original air-drying solutions as part of the company... Continue reading LEVI STRAUSS & CO. ASKS: WHAT’S THE FUTURE OF LINE DRYING?

Alexander Lee GRASSROOTS CLEAN ENERGY/ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS

May 13, 2010

KERRY-LIEBERMAN DIRTY ENERGY BILL IS NO SOLUTION TO CLIMATE CRISIS200 environmental, peace, consumer, religious organizations and small businesses today joined together to blast the Kerry-Lieberman “climate” proposal as a taxpayer bailout of the nuclear power industry and other dirty energy interests that would be ineffective at addressing the ... Continue reading GRASSROOTS CLEAN ENERGY/ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS

Alexander Lee Project Laundry List on Colbert Report

May 10, 2010

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cThe Enemy Within - Backyard Clotheslinewww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorFox NewsThis article was originally posted at feedproxy.google.com, click to read in original context. ... Continue reading Project Laundry List on Colbert Report

Twitter Field Reports

From Joseph Porcelli's Twitter Feed

Aug 22, 2009 09:08 am
RT @josephporcelli Heading down to Green Fest at City Hall Plaza - http://www.bostongreenfest.org

From Joseph Porcelli's Twitter Feed

Jun 09, 2009 10:06 am
RT @josephporcelli: Third Annual Green Office Conference, June 23, UMass-Boston’s Campus Center - http://ping.fm/6zjlV

From Joseph Porcelli's Twitter Feed

Oct 15, 2009 08:10 pm
RT @josephporcelli: Use a mug. Get a discount. Reduce Waste #BAD09 http://www.mugproject.com

From Joseph Porcelli's Twitter Feed

Apr 15, 2010 03:04 pm
@Starbucks we're proud of you for your leadership in helping to reduce waste from paper cups - http://www.starbucks.com/thebigpicture

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