Archive for January, 2011
Small Fishermen Disgruntled by New Fishing Rules
New fishing rules that assign individual fishermen a portion of the entire fishing fleet’s annual quota may be detrimental to small fishermen. Berkeley Farmers’ Market vendor Mike Hudson of Hudson Fish was interviewed by East Bay Express for a response to the new fishery management system that will affect the Pacific coast. Read the full [...]
Van Jones on Ending the Throwaway Culture
We can’t afford to treat resources as throwaway entities. But can we care for people while at the same time caring for the environment? Click on the above video to hear Van Jones’ talk at the Technology Entertainment and Design Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Berkeleyside interviews BYA garden teacher Kim Allen
The Ecology Center’s Farm Fresh Choice program works closely with Berkeley Youth Alternatives to provide socio-economically challenged adolescents with paid internships that teach the youth valuable skills that they can take with them beyond high school. Berkeleyside interviewed BYA garden teacher Kim Allen, highlighting some of the unique aspects of working with youth in a [...]
Mark Gorrell Day at City Council
The City of Berkeley is honoring long-term Ecology Center Board member Mark Gorrell by giving him his own day in celebration of his achievements. Join us at Berkeley City Council for the reading of the Proclamation declaring Tuesday, January 25th as Mark Gorrell Day! Tuesday, January 25, at 7:00 pm Council Chamber, Old City Hall [...]
Join the Urban Farm and Food Directory
Check out the Urban Farm and Food Directory, a tool to promote urban agriculture and accessibility of affordable food in urban communities. The directory includes searchable profiles of folks who grow and prepare their own own food and want to share with and educate others. The urban farm and food directory enables people to share, [...]
Sale items at the Ecology Center Store!
Check out what’s on sale at the Ecology Center Store! We have a large selection of men’s, women’s, and kid’s T-shirts at 50% off the original price. Haven’t picked up a 2011 calendar yet? All our 2011 calendars are 40% off. We have lots of books at $4.99 or 50% off. And now that the [...]
Jerry Brown appoints John Laird to top Natural Resource Post
Gov.-elect Jerry Brown is expected to appoint former Santa Cruz legislator John Laird head of the state Natural Resources Agency, sources said Saturday–a role that will give the environmental advocate a powerful voice in oversight of logging, fishing, farming, parks and water policies. The appointment, likely to be announced after Brown’s swearing-in this week, suggests [...]
Winter Fruit Tree Pruning 1/23/11
Now’s a great time to learn the basics of fruit tree pruning at the EcoHouse! Teacher Elizabeth Ruiz will guide us through the when, where, and how to cut on apple, plum, citrus, and pear trees. Learn about tools and timing, and leave with the ability to do beginning pruning on your fruit tree, as [...]
If the Earth is Warming, What’s with All the Snow?
With snow covering much of the east coast (17 inches predicted tomorrow in some parts) and temperatures below freezing, there’s a lot of predictable buzz about whether the blustery weather disproves global warming. The New York Times speaks to that confusion: “The not-so-obvious short answer is that the overall warming of the atmosphere is actually creating [...]
Ecology Center staff pick product favorites
If you haven’t stopped by our Store recently, come pay us a visit and see what’s new on our shelves! This past winter, we started carrying glob paint kits, natural botanical paints in irresistibly juicy flavors like lemon verbena, plum purple, tangerine, berry blue, pomegranate, and basil green. Made with organic extracts, they’re as kid-friendly [...]
Join us for a Film and Discussion on the Economics of Happiness, 1/13/11
On Thursday January 13, the Ecology Center is joining the International Society of Ecology and Culture in cosponsoring a special screening of “The Economics of Happiness”, a documentary about the worldwide movement for localization. The film features a chorus of voices from six continents calling for systemic economic change, including David Korten, Bill McKibben, Vandana [...]
Start the New Year Right!
Is your new year’s resolution list looking just like the one from last year? And the year before that? Give your 2011 list a facelift, lighten your ecological impact, and thicken your wallet with these actions, and track your progress here. For added social support and to deepen the quality and impact of what you [...]
Simple Rebuttals to Denier Talking Points
Our Climate Action Coordinator, Debra Berliner, turned us on to this terrific article from Climate Progress. It presents 136 different kinds of statements made by climate change skeptics, along with corresponding one-line responses, as well as more in-depth information on each response. “Most of the time your best response is to give the pithiest response [...]
