Max Gladwell

The UK’s Together campaign makes its US debut.
We’re pleased to see our governor continuing to lead his (otherwise backward) party in the fight against climate change by welcoming the Together campaign to the ‘States. It was kicked off with an event in New York today.
Schwarzenegger said: “By making it easier and more affordable for Americans […]

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GM announces initiatives to respond to growing demand for fuel-efficient vehicles. The company will also serve as the exclusive automotive sponsor for Discovery Green.
Note: The following are official GM announcements.
Chevy Volt is a go
The Chevy Volt took a major step toward the showroom with formal approval by the GM board of funding for […]

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Brookings Institution report names Los Angeles as the least-carbon-intensive city in the continental U.S.
Forgive us for gloating, but this is something we’ve known all along. According to a recent study by the Bookings Institution, Los Angeles generated less carbon per person than any other metropolis in continental America.
We’ve known this because we see our energy […]

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Editor’s note: Originally posted on Sustainablog.org.
If you’re reading this blog, then you’re on board with social media. There’s a good chance you belong to social networks like Facebook or MySpace. It’s likely that you Digg stories and even possible that you Twitter. These technologies and services, together with a growing number of others, make up […]

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Green Home community from Huddler.com integrates a new Facebook app.
In case you missed it, the social Web is decentralizing the online experience. Whereas the Web was once a grand archipelago of individual island sites (with speedy ferry service), it’s becoming connected and integrated in ways that enable us to consume content and experience the Web […]

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As a celebration of ourselves, it was OK. As a networking event, it fell flat.
We just received an email for a SurveyMonkey about a new LA green networking event we attended a couple weeks back. It’s hosted by Opportunity Green and branded as Room 367. It was promoted as a hip alternative for 20- and […]

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New community site provides a forum for green judgment
Am I Green or Not? You decide. If you recall the popular “Hot or Not” rating site from earlier in the decade, this new online community takes a similar approach in the green space. You can create a profile for yourself or for any person, group, or […]

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Celebrity moms speak about how their going green for their families and the environment

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The End of Suburbia, $200 Oil, Food Miles, Greenpeace Goes Nuclear, Global Cooling, The iPhone Social Network, Top 25 Blogs, That’s All for NAU, and GM Invests in Cellulosic Ethanol
1. It’s the End of Suburbia as You Know it
Business Week: The suburban landscape has been marred by foreclosures and half-built communities abandoned in the subprime […]

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Max Gladwell’s Tweets of the Week for May 3, 2008. Plus, a new Twitter tag for Green Streaming.
Below are a handful of Tweets that we favored over the past few days because they provide relevant links, thoughts, and ideas. If you don’t already, feel free to follow Max Gladwell on Twitter. And if you don’t […]

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