Author - Sven Eberlein

Resources

California drought: can a few drops in your bucket make a...

April 3, 2015

In light of California’s historic drought and Governor Brown’s executive order to...

Activism • Energy

We did it! Biggest Anti-Fracking Demonstration in U.S. History!

February 8, 2015

So a bunch of concerned citizens of all stripes came out to Oakland yesterday to talk some fracking...

Activism • Soul

Zen Monks to CA Governor Brown: “Don’t even THINK...

February 7, 2015

I have a sticker in my office that says “Zen Buddhism: Don’t even think about it...

Consumerism • Resources • Technology

The dirty truth about life in the digital age

January 27, 2015

In response to my recent post about composting food waste I was sent a graphic about e-waste...

"If we truly want to move away from the excessive burning of artificially cheap fossil fuels that is powering the modern way of life, we'll need a positive vision of how and why people would benefit from such a change. The most basic case for a less materialistic, carbon-intensive lifestyle I can think of is that what gives our lives meaning and makes our spirits soar is usually not about how quickly we can get from Point A to B, but the human connections that happen along the way."