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  • Hop on – Celebrate May’s Bike Month in NYC and the Brooklyn Bridge’s 125th Birthday Bash on May 24 at high noon.
  • Author – environmentalist – activist Bill McKibbon talks about the official launch of 350.0rg (June 9,) and encourages all of us to join in the global effort to rapidly lower our level of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere to 350 parts per million (we’re currently at 387) – or face dire ecological consequences. Check out Brighter Planet’s recorded, tel-conference with McKinnon and a group of concerned bloggers, and learn about Cap and Dividend initiatives, perhaps the most promising way to mitigate our dependence on non-renewable energy.
  • Marketing Gurus – reserve your seat @ The Green Conference on “How You Market Can Make A Difference,” sponsored by Ad Age. Learn from the top dogs at Patagonia, Conservation International, GreenLife, Institute for Sustainable Communication and others. Topics to Include: Green marketing as an opportunity for innovation. Tuesday, June 10, 8:30a-3p, NYC. Details and Registration @ regonline.com/.
  • Bob Redford’s at it again, expanding his Sundance Channel’s quality eco programming. Sundance is adding two British eco-reality series to their weekly environmental block THE GREEN. Why British programs? Brits are way ahead of the curve with all things eco:
  • July 1 at 9p, Outrageous Wasters, debuts — see if a family transforms from energy-guzzling “meanies” to tree-loving “greenies” in just two weeks
  • July 29 at 9p is season 2 of It’s Not Easy Being Green. Eight 30-minute episodes follows three “green experts” traveling around the British countryside helping folks realize their eco goals
  • Sundance Channel’s “Big Ideas for a Small Planet” continues every Tuesday night at 9pm et/pt through June 24. Stay tuned.