Author Archives: Laura Deaton
Forget the groundhog; focus on wetlands
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and has determined that, on this Groundhog Day, winter isn’t going anywhere soon. Yet, in all the pomp and circumstance of the annual occasion, Phil forgot to mention it is also World Wetlands Day, and how…
Black History Month: Honoring Van Jones
T4CI is growing: now hiring a human resources director
With incredible growth the past three years, T4CI is currently looking for an experienced and forward-thinking human resources director to join our downtown Oakland-based team. This is a newly created position and we are poised to hire immediately. Check out the…
Nobody’s Fool: Paul Newman
Today is Paul Newman’s birthday. The legendary Academy Award-winning actor not only made an impact on the screen, but as a leader in corporate responsibility and the environment (among many other causes). Before it was popular for celebrities to be activists,…
11 years after “Who Killed the Electric Car?”
On this day in 2006, a controversial murder mystery documentary debuted: Who Killed the Electric Car? from writer/director Chris Paine. The film was the third highest-grossing theatrical documentary of 2006 and screened with An Inconvenient Truth in many markets. The film investigates…
Rockefeller Foundation gives $4.6 million grant to T4CI project, Bay Area: Resilient by Design
Excited to announce a new $4.6M grant from The Rockefeller Foundation to help the Bay Area with our new project, Bay Area: Resilient by Design Challenge. This new competition seeks to tackle the very real threat of climate change by bringing together…
Happy Winnie the Pooh Day
MLK: more than a civil rights leader; an environmental justice visionary
When we think of Martin Luther King, Jr, the environment and sustainability are not what comes to mind. However, his vision of basic civil rights went well past freedom, equality, and the end of racial segregation. He also believed everyone has…
Creativity through activism
Can sustainability be artistic? Of course! And since January is National Creativity Month, it’s time to highlight a few of our creative projects. Imagine powerful art experiences when it comes to healthy food systems. That’s what AgArts does. After all, artists have…
It’s not just for food: put your energy consumption on a diet
It’s National Cut Your Energy Costs Day. So we created a little infographic to help you help the world. To download this infographic, right click your mouse and select ‘Save…’. And check out the Building Codes Assistance checklist at http://bcapcodes.org/consumer-portal/checklist/
It’s for the birds.
You may know that birds are the barometer of the ecosystem health and the alert system for detecting global environmental ills. But what you may not know is today is National Bird Day. Each year on January 5, the official holiday…