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Hey Chevron- put your money where your mouth is.

Hey Chevron- put your money where your mouth is.

Posted by Paula on Apr 16th, 2010 in Chevron, Climate Justice, Energy, Featured, RYSE | 2 comments

I got to hand it to Chevron; they have a genius marketing team. Not only has one of the most environmentally destructive corporations managed to come off as socially conscious, but Chevron has also managed to win over the hearts of their worldwide consumers with their heartfelt campaigns about consuming less and curbing our dependency [...]

Mirrors

Mirrors

Posted by Jill on Jan 26th, 2010 in Rainforest Agribusiness | 0 comments

Whenever I anticipate travel to a new part of the world, I inevitably create for myself a picture of what that place looks like. Before arriving in Borneo, my mental map of the island was filled with wide, slow-moving rivers winding sinuously through tangled jungle forests for mile after mile. Yesterday, a part of that [...]

Avatar: the Good, the Bad, and the Are You Serious?

Avatar: the Good, the Bad, and the Are You Serious?

Posted by maryam on Jan 11th, 2010 in Uncategorized | 3 comments

The good: the art
The bad: the message
The are you serious? The gendered and racist depiction of natives vs. colonizers
Avatar is a beautiful work of art in which unique creatures are brought to life in a natural world where everything is, generally, living in harmony. Everything about Pandora was absolutely spectacular, and the special effects made [...]