Category: Sustainability and Climate Change

Mickey Hart’s Nostalgic Single Benefits the Jersey Shore

Mickey Hart’s Nostalgic Single Benefits the Jersey Shore

As the dust settles and the news coverage of the Sandy Storm starts to wane, many of Americans who were not affected by Super Storm Sandy will go back to their normal lives. But Mickey Hart, member of the legendary Grateful Dead and friend of HeadCount, decided this would be the perfect time to release a song entitled “Jersey Shore” which will benefit the storms’ victims. You can download the song and help rebuild the shore at MickeyHart.net/Jersey. Read More

Sustainability & Climate Change Issue Update: The Candidates on Drilling and “Clean Energy”

Sustainability & Climate Change Issue Update: The Candidates on Drilling and “Clean Energy”

Wondering where President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney stand on energy and environmental issues? We’ll attempt to break it down for you. Read More

Remember Climate Change?

Remember Climate Change?

You may have heard how some people like to play a drinking game during the Presidential Debates. If you haven’t, the rules of the debate drinking game work like this: You make a list of words that each candidate is likely to say and drink whenever the candidates say those words. The effectiveness of this game depends on what words are on your list beforehand. You shouldn’t choose a word that would be used too frequently. If you use the word “taxes,” you might as well call your “game” what it is, “a blackout waiting to happen.” The opposite is true for words that wouldn’t be used at all. Read More

The Battle over GMO Labeling

GMO labeling

Guerilla GMO-labeling, innovative apps to find GMO-free foods and how California is leading the charge to keep consumers in the know about what is, or isn’t, in their food. Read More

‘Last Call at the Oasis’ Soundtrack Not Watered Down

‘Last Call at the Oasis’ Soundtrack Not Watered Down

Dave Matthews, My Morning Jacket, Blind Pilot, Gomez and Primus team up for water on the soundtrack of a new documentary. Read More

Turning Sh*t Into Gold

Flushing for a cause! Here’s how one company is turning sh*t into gold for people and the environment. Read More

Sustainability & Climate Change Issue Update: The GOP, Sustainability and Climate Change

Sustainability & Climate Change Issue Update: The GOP, Sustainability and Climate Change

Coming into Iowa, candidates stumped on a range of issues, including sustainability and climate change. Here’s where the 2012 hopefuls stand on the issue. Read More

A Real Whodunnit: The Oil Spill Blame Game

A Real Whodunnit: The Oil Spill Blame Game

A parade of mega-corporate lawsuits stemming from the Gulf oil spill are doing nothing to address the needs of citizens, a HeadCount blogger argues. Read More

A Sustainable Answer to Invasive Species… Put them on the Menu

The hottest Sushi restaurant in New Haven, CT is serving up invasive species – and fighting environmental destruction in the process. Read More

State Department to Delay Keystone XL Pipeline…Politics or Public Good?

State Department to Delay Keystone XL Pipeline…Politics or Public Good?

In the wake of arrests and demonstrations, the decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline has been delayed until 2013. Both critics and supporters say the Obama administration was influenced by the protests. Could this be the sign of a new dynamic in Washington?

A delay on the Keystone XL pipeline project is be Read More

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