/* FILE ARCHIVED ON 0:28:14 Nov 8, 2012 AND RETRIEVED FROM THE AN OPENWAYBACK INSTANCE ON 1:21:46 Oct 1, 2024. JAVASCRIPT APPENDED BY OPENWAYBACK, COPYRIGHT INTERNET ARCHIVE. ALL OTHER CONTENT MAY ALSO BE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT (17 U.S.C. SECTION 108(a)(3)). */ var sc_blogfeed = { "entries": { "Michael Brune": {"url": "https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121108002814/http://sierraclub.typepad.com/michaelbrune/", "title": "Victory, Opportunity, and a Challenge", "text": "Did you find it hard to sleep last night? Me too. However, it wasn't pre-election jitters that kept me and my wife awake, but our little newborn baby, Genevieve. As I got out of bed a little before dawn to take my shift, I thought about the polls opening on the East Coast and wondered whether the day would end in celebration, disappointment, or indecision. Rocking sweet Genevieve back to sleep in the darkness of our bedroom, I also thought about what the country might be like when our little girl is able to vote. Will voters still have to wait in line for hours? Will ads from wealthy donors ...", "pubdate": "06 Nov 2012 17:37:52"}, "The Green Life": {"url": "https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121108002814/http://sierraclub.typepad.com/greenlife/", "title": "Born-Again Presents: Upcycled Gifts That Do Good", "text": "These gifts are all made from something that obviously used to be something else. To boost the good-cheer factor, they're not just upcycled — they also help someone, somewhere, rise above poverty.

HAITI: Display memories in Macy's hand-hewn, tree-of-life-inspired "Heart of Haiti" picture frames. They're made from discarded oil drums, and each piece is signed by the metalworker, who gets half of the wholesale price. $32 to $60.



THAILAND: Show birds — and trees — some love with this handmade, reclaimed-wood birdhouse from Bambeco. It's ...", "pubdate": "07 Nov 2012 16:02:05"}, "Compass": {"url": "https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121108002814/http://sierraclub.typepad.com/compass/", "title": "What Obama's Re-Election Means for Coal, Climate Change, and America's Energy Future", "text": "
President Obama's victory yesterday was a victory for clean energy, one that gives us a fighting chance to slash coal pollution and turn the corner on climate change, in the wake of a devastating hurricane that brought global warming into sharp, painful focus for millions of Americans. As the Sierra Club's Michael Brune said on election night, "We did it." Fossil fuel billionaires had spent at record levels to defeat Obama in this election, and Romney had returned the favor, promising to open the floodgates on more mining and drilling if elected. But then Hurricane Sandy hit ...", "pubdate": "07 Nov 2012 06:57:23"}}, "mostRecent": "Michael Brune"};