Al Gore Launches “We” Campaign Al Gore has begun an immense PR campaign from his Alliance for Climate Protection (ACP) in an effort to call attention to the need to change policies regarding climate change. The “we” campaign is a three-year $300 million movement aimed at shifting public opinion over the urgency of global warming and the fact that “we” can overcome it.
How the “We” Campaign Will Work
The “we” campaign will feature television ads, print ads and social networks, utilizing 10 million volunteers to spread the good word. One of the objectives is to get rid of the partisanship question, showing ads that bring together opposing sides like Pat Robertson and Al Sharpton in unity over Read the rest…
Recycling Electronics Responsibly With the U.S. Postal Service
Looking for a place to recycle that cell phone you left in your pocket and accidentally washed in the laundry?
The U.S. Postal Service is now offering a way to get rid of small electronics without flinging them into the wastebasket with the Mail Back program. Read the rest…
Check out this interview with Green For All president Van Jones on how green collar jobs will benefit the economy by providing lower socioeconomic groups with jobs and getting rid of a “pollution industry.”
Van Jones Video on the Colbert Report
Jones has been dealing with green issues, jobs, class and race for over 15 years, while Green For All works is a coalition uniting business, environmentalists and low-income communities towards creating green collar jobs.
First “Green” Stadium in Washington, D.C.
The Washington Nationals kicked off their season in their new eco-friendly baseball park this week. It is the first green professional stadium in the U.S., stated the U.S. Green Building Council.
Artist Maya Lin Creates Memorial For Environment
Maya Lin, the artist best known for her moving commemoration of veterans with the Vietnam Memorial, is constructing what she calls her “last memorial” in honor of nature lost to the destruction of the earth. The piece is planned on being unveiled on Earth Day 2009 by the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco at Golden Gate Park.
“What Is Missing”: The Environment in Memoriam
The piece, tentatively titled “What Is Missing,” is a somber call to action, pointing out Read the rest…
Zero-Emissions Goals Reduced in California
Automakers will be relieved to hear that California has adjusted its goal to cut the number of zero-emissions vehicles on the road by 2014. Environmentalists are not so happy about the decision.
The new rules reduced the number of cars using electric and hydrogen fuel-cell technology that need to be on the road to 7,500, a 70 percent cut from five years ago.
Lexus Tops Luxury Eco-Friendly Vehicles List
Forbes Auto came up with a list of both luxury and non-luxury vehicles that emit the least pollutants in the atmosphere. Each model is based on their Air Pollution Score and Carbon Footprint rating, using EPA standards.
On the list of luxury vehicles, three Lexus hybrids were at the top: the GS 450h sedan, the RX 400h SUV and LS 600h L sedan are all green auto winners. Read the rest…
On March 29, twenty-six major cities globally will turn off the lights on major landmarks in an effort to raise global warming awareness during Earth Hour.
Chicago, Dublin, San Francisco, Manila, Copenhagen, Bangkok and Toronto have all agreed to join in the lights-out campaign. They will shutting down landmarks and are encouraging homeowners and businesses to turn out the lights as well. Read the rest…
Antarctic Ice Shelf About to Break Off
Breaking up is hard to do — unless you are a vast ice shelf suffering from global warming. Around 220 square miles of ice collapsed in Antarctica, leaving a massive ice shelf ready to fall apart.
The ice shelf is 5.282 square miles, which is roughly the size of Connecticut.
