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On Saturday, September 27, the Ella Baker Center and a bunch of our friends are throwing an afternoon concert, featuring the funky soul music of Bay Area's rising star Femi! As part of the "Green Jobs Now" National Day of Action, organized by our allies Green For All, 1 Sky, and the We Campaign, this event is one of hundreds -- involving thousands of people -- happening simultaneously around the country. Our event in Oakland will be one of the biggest. We want to send our local officials, Congress and the next President a clear message: | |||||||||
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Dear lauren, As you know, a true eco-equity movement is taking root in the Bay Area, throughout California, and across the US. And because this movement to create green pathways out of poverty requires hard work from a broad coalition of folks, we decided it was high time you got to know some of our allies a little bit better. We're happy to introduce a new series of Partner Profiles, beginning with our friends at Solar Richmond. Solar Richmond, a close regional ally of the Green-Collar Jobs Campaign, is doing amazing work in Richmond |
With all the GREEN BUZZ these days its no wonder that affordable, eco-friendly makeup is being worn by celebrities like Uma Thurman, Heidi Klum, Alicia Silverstone, and Gwyneth Paltrow!
Uma uses Origins Smileage Plus liptint. It's 95% organic and 100% chemical free.
Heidi is a huge fan of the Boots Mediterranean Wonderbalm. This great little product is an all over moisturizer.
Gwyneth supports Pangea Organics Facial Cream. Aside from the cream itself being earth friendly, all packaging is made using a zero waste process. Best of all, you can soak the box in water, and then plant it to grow medicinal herbs.
Alicia Silverstone loves Kiss My Face Obsessively Natural Color 3way tint. It can be used on cheeks, lips and eyes.
Mariska Hargitay helped create PlantLove lipstick. Same deal
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I like this post, from GreenAsaThistle.com...Beat the receipt (Day 88)…
I hate when I make a point of gathering together all my tote bags, walking to the grocery store, spending the whole shopping process trying to buy local, organic food with the least amount of packaging, only to finish paying and then get handed a mile-long receipt, sometimes two separate ones if I paid with credit card or debit. I always recycle them when I get home, but still, it provokes a lot of that frustrated, Marge Simpson kind of grumbling.
The worst are the receipts that are twice as wide as the standard cash-register size, printed on glossy white paper and have so much useless information on them they end up running 10 times longer than need be — like
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HAPPY EARTH WEEK, ya'll!
This article is really interesting: "Top 10 music acts going green with compost and biodiesel" -Read on to see how The Roots, Radiohead, Serj Tankian, DMB, Jack Johnson, Willie Nelson, Mana, and Pearl Jam are keepin' it real).
Music publication Billboard published a list of 10 acts that have tried to make a difference to the environment over the past year:
1. JACK JOHNSONHawaiian-born singer/songwriter Jack Johnson, a lifelong surfer, recently built a recording studio insulated with used denim and powered in part by solar panels at the Los Angeles HQ of his Brushfire Records, a cozy single-family home. Trucks and coaches on his 2008 tour will run on biodiesel, and venues are required to comply with his rules on cutting waste
and recycling. 2. WILLIE ...
From Greenpeace:
Lenovo, once ranked last in our 'Green Ranking,' has shot up to first place, while Apple continues to scrape the bottom of the barrel. Well, if Lenovo can turn things around, what's stopping Apple from turning green?
The nation's leading experts on green-collar jobs just released an important new publication, .
People everywhere are now talking about the promise of green-collar jobs to serve both the planet and the people. This publication will help people in cities across the country realize their dreams of a strong -- and green -- economy that provides pathways to prosperity for people in need.
The report profiles the Green-Collar Jobs Campaign's work on the Oakland Green Jobs Corps as a case study, along with almost a dozen amazing examples of other cutting-edge, local innovation in cities around the country.
Click here to Download Report
h1. Press Release - Leading Experts Publish Groundbreaking Guide:
"Green-Collar Jobs in America's Cities"
Publication outlines strategies for developing
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A message from the Ella Baker Center for HUman rights:
The Green-Collar Jobs Campaign is making big strides in Oakland andthroughout California -- dramatically expanding our scope to work
statewide, while deepening our innovative work at home in Oakland.
Meanwhile, our national sister organization, Green For All, has spun
off as a separate entity and is preparing for The Dream Reborn, their groundbreaking conference in Memphis next week.h3. Going Green in the Golden State: Times are tough: every day we hear more bad news about the economy.
Foreclosures, evictions and job loss are hitting our most vulnerable
families and neighborhoods. But one sector of the economy is bucking
the trend. Green technology business (like solar and wind energy) grew
an astounding 40 percent to over ...
Interesting article featuring this "green ultimatum" from the UK (posted on the UK Guardian online):
US airlines must pay for their carbon dioxide emissions or face a curb on flights to the European Union, the EU transport commissioner warned yesterday.
The green ultimatum was issued by Jacques Barrot as the transatlantic airline market undergoes its biggest shakeup in 30 years when limits on flights between the EU and US are lifted this month. Barrot said negotiations on a second phase for the treaty will include a demand that US carriers join the EU emissions trading scheme or an equivalent system in the US.
He added that requests by Washington for data on passengers overflying the US are disproportionate and will not be accepted by the EU, which fears that security measures across
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Had to share this article on "Going Green" in 2008, in the South Florida Times BY BIANCA ALEXANDER. My favourite, for this community especially is #10 - be a conscious consumer!
You don't have to be Al Gore to understand that going green is vital to Mother Earth's survival'and our own. Most of us want to do our part to prevent global warming, but don't really know how. The good news is, if each of us does our part to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions by just 2 percent a year, we could actually prevent the worst effects of global warming by the year 2050!
With the year 2008 well under way, now is the perfect time to resolve to make 2008 your greenest year ever! To get you started, here are 10 easy resolutions you can make today:
1. Say Goodbye to energy vampires. Reduce your utility
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