Update / Al Gore
Posted on | August 6, 2009 | No Comments
I wanted to post a quick update of my Unemployment Tour of the West Coast. The update is… I’m still unemployed! But I’m stationary because I’ve decided to set up camp in Portland, so I’ve given up “touring”, so to speak. I’m still looking for jobs, and since this city has embraced me so warmly, AND it’s the embodiment of every sustainable urban practice I hold dear, I hope I can find a long-term position in the area. It was, at first, a little intimidating to arrive in what many “green” designers consider their “Mecca” and start looking for jobs… I didn’t even know if I could match the standard here! But after spending a month meeting people and attending events, I found many friendly, kindred spirits. Hooray for PDX!
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Anyway, a while ago I promised a post on Al Gore as part of my obligation as a “green blogger.” Well I couldn’t for the life of me figure out how to talk about CFLs and polar bears at the same time, so Section 2c of my Green Blogger Top Ten will have to suffice for now.
Al Gore, for those of you who may have been living under a rock for the past 20 years, is our former Vice President, the Academy Award-winning producer of “An Inconvenient Truth”, and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for teaching people around the world about global warming. Al Gore is also a blogger! Just like me! His posts are usually to the point and talk about something awesome that he’s done or sponsored lately. His most recent post was about getting the two young journalists out of North Korea with his fellow superheroes President Clinton and President Obama; a few weeks ago he blogged about another blog that he likes called RealClimate.org, and I thought I would pass on the recommendation. Its tagline is “climate science by climate scientists” which means I immediately nerded out on all the science-y stuff as soon as I visited. Also, this blog provides proof that scientists can be nerdy and cute at the same time. For evidence, note the title of their July 12 post: Warming, interrupted: much ado about natural variability. I love a scientist that can blog AND work two movies into their post title!
OK, so I think I can cross Al Gore off my list, now onto CFLs and polar bears…
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