Catch the media buzz – our latest green stimulus package for your eyes, ears and mind:

• McKibben mania — Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org was a guest on David Letterman the other day.  See on youTube why Dave said, “well, you just scared the cr-p out of me.”
• McKibben’s penned a new work, Eaarth. (Along the lines of:  We’ve got too much carbon in the air – warm air holds more water vapor than cold, no wonder India & Pakistan are experiencing so much flooding; and Greenland & other icecaps are melting…become part of the solution before it’s too late, get involved in what’s going on politically.)
• Wed., September 8 – NYC.  McKibben’s Solar Road Trip from Maine to Washington, D.C. makes a stop on Manhattan’s eastside:  Solar1, 2420 FDR Drive, Service Road East in NYC (10010).  5:30-10pm  FREE.  McKibben guest speaks and catch a free screening of A Road Not Taken, a documentary about Jimmy Carter’s installation of solar panels on the White House, and Ronnie Regan removing them seven years later.  RSVP @ dina@solar1.org

It’s that time of year – roundup of September Eco Fashion Events

• The GreenShows in NYC Sept 12-14.  We’ll be there, bringing you highlights!
• Ethical Fashion Show Paris September 25-28.
• Vancouver Eco Fashion Week September 28-30
• London Fashion Week – Estethica September 17-21.

More upcoming eco expos here and there…

• Eco Life in Atlanta, GA 2 Day Event:  Sept 25 – 26, 2010.
• Palm Beach State College’s Green Institute is hosting the third annual Green Expo. FREE.  October 9, 2010; 10a-4p.  Free seminars, green living workshops; learn about eco friendly products & services from over 50 exhibitors.

Personal best read of the summer:  OFF THE GRID Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government, and True Independence in Modern America by, Nick Rosen (paperback, $15; Penguin Publishing).