World’s biggest recycled artwork
June 23, 2009 by Ambassador of Green · 1 Comment
Aluminun Cans. dubbed Precious Metal -This has taken a team of artists a week to complete and can only be fully viewed from the air.
This is Recycle Week (22-28 June 2009), and in Sussex England, along the coastline of the dramatic chalk cliffs. over 1/2 million cans were assembled in a design with the title: Keep It Going Recycle.
In the run up to National Recycling Week 2009, the artistic collaboration between lead artist Robert Bradford and aerial photographer Read more
HaPpY FaThEr’S DaY!
June 21, 2009 by Randi · Leave a Comment
Men, women, & in-between…It’s Your Day if you’re a parent, so Enjoy it Fully!
THE ARTS GO GREEN!
June 17, 2009 by Ambassador of Green · Leave a Comment
Arts:Earth Partnership Launches at Santa Monica Museum of Art
Santa Monica, CA. (June 15, 2009) The Arts are going Green! The City of Santa Monica’s Cultural Affairs Division and Office of Sustainability and the Environment’s have created a unique partnership with Arts:Earth Partnership (AEP), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the cultural and creative sector become sustainable. AEP is a voluntary coalition of cultural facilities, theaters, museums, dance studios, art galleries, performing arts companies and individual artists collectively committed to achieving environmental sustainability.
On Friday, June 26th from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., artists of any discipline and Santa Monica arts organizations of every type are invited to attend this launch event in order to learn more about AEP at a free event hosted at the Santa Monica Museum of Art at Bergamot Station (2525 Michigan Ave, Santa Monica, 90404).
Information will be available for both individual artists and arts organizations to sign up and join the partnership. In addition, initiative sponsors City of Santa Monica Sustainable Works, LADWP and other partners will have information on sustainable practices for attendees. There will be wine and mingling before a brief presentation of the program and a Q & A session by the founders.
Membership in AEP is open to any artist or arts agency who wish to engage in sustainable practices. Members will be recognized as being “green” and be eligible for a free materials exchange program, energy audits, creative convergences, exclusive vendor deals and vetted resources. Organizers hope that arts agencies will play a leading role in the greening of America, inspiring audience members and supporters to follow suit.
Arts:Earth Partnership founding partners include Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Santa Monica Sustainable Works and the LA Stage Alliance. The Partnership is endorsed by the City of Los Angeles, City of Santa Monica, Santa Monica OSE, Arts for LA, Los Angeles Arts Commission, Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, Green LA, Green Theater Initiative and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. This is the first launch party for this National Program. There are 8 regional open houses planned this summer all across Los Angeles at City of Los Angeles owned Cultural Facilities.
http://www.artsearthpartnership.org/index.html
RiverSimple - opensource hydrogen Urbacar
June 16, 2009 by Ambassador of Green · Leave a Comment
Supported by Porche, Opensourced deign, and 240 mile range at up to 50 mph… not too shabby specs-wize. Guardian reports:
A new hydrogen-powered car, whose designs will be “open source” and posted for free use on the web, was unveiled today in London. The company behind the Riversimple urban car claim the new model proves hydrogen automotive technology is ready for roll-out now rather than in 10 years’ time.
The open-source approach means entrepreneurs around the world could download the designs and manufacture the two-seater prototype locally for free.
The car, which drove in to the launch event, is capable Read more
FOOD Inc - Movie: shocking truths revealed
June 10, 2009 by Ambassador of Green · 1 Comment
On June 12th this film will debut: If you really knew how your food was being processed by mega corp agro factories, you probably would not eat it.
THIS FILM COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE
True. The amazing people at Participant Media, with Eric Schlosser and Michael Pollan have made what is possibly the finest study-in-film on this, that has ever been done, in a film by Robert Kenner.
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Who’s Behind the Eco-Friendly ‘Joie de Vivre’ Lifestyle Business?
June 9, 2009 by Randi · Leave a Comment
Joie de Vivre founder and CEO Chip Conley started this fabulously progressive lifestyle business, which includes nearly 40 hotels, 20 restaurants, and 4 spas, with more on the way…He started this empire in 1987 San Francisco, at age 26, with his rock and roll themed ‘Phoenix Hotel’. Since then, he and “his in-house creative services team have launched a unique collection of urban and suburban boutique hotels, fun boutique motels…and also manage residential projects with hotel-style services and amenities.”
Chip’s mission statement for Joie de Vivre: Creating Opportunities to Celebrate the Joy of Life…and he has!
Time magazine wrote “few boutique hotels are as genuine as those run by Joie de Vivre”. In 2001, his book “The Rebel Rules: Daring to be Yourself in Business”, was published by Simon & Schuster.
He’s been awarded Guerilla Marketer of the Year from American Travel Marketing Executives, Emerging Growth Company of the Year from San Francisco’s Chamber of Commerce, National Humanitarian Hospitality Company of the Year, Northern California Entrepreneur of the Year from Ernst & Young, the Experience Stager of the Year, and was featured as Lodging magazine’s 75 Most Influential Leaders in the Travel Industry.
His philanthropic interests center around teens-at-risk, where he created San Francisco’s annual Celebrity Pool Toss, which raises $350,000 annually for the Tenderloin After-School Program. He has a B.A. and an M.B.A. from Stanford University, and became a foster parent to a 15-year old teen who is now 28.
Check out their website at www.jdv.com…he’s really created a great company!
Randi B.
HOME - a date with the planet VIDEO
June 5, 2009 by Ambassador of Green · 8 Comments
Spectacular Videography of the Planet, in a Film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. THIS FILM IS STUNNING. We all have the power to change
… so what are we waiting for?
In 200,000 years on Earth, humanity has upset the balance of the planet, established by nearly four billion years of evolution. The price to pay is high, but it’s too late to be a pessimist: humanity has barely ten years to reverse the trend, become aware of the full extent of its spoliation of the Read more
Global Green USA’s 2009 Millennium Honorees…
June 2, 2009 by Randi · Leave a Comment
Rosario Dawson, Arianna Huffington, Mayor Villaraigosa,
Adrian Grenier and Many Others Celebrated Global Green USA’s
2009 Millennium Honorees: Wallis Annenberg,
Jeff Skoll, Marc Nathanson, Zem Joaquin
Funds Raised Support Global Green’s Programs Including National Green Schools Initiative to Create Healthy, High Performance, Energy-efficient Classrooms for Students in LA, San Francisco, New Orleans and Across the United States
Los Angeles, CA – OnMay 30, 2009, Global Green USA and more than 350 guests celebrated the 2009 Millennium Awards Honorees at a star-studded fundraising gala at the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica, California. The event raised over $500,000 to support the programs of Global Green USA, including its National Green Schools initiative.
“All Americans can do something about climate change, and protect our most precious natural resource – our children – by responding to the call to create green schools and healthy classrooms,” said Global Green PresidentMatt Petersen. “Incredibly, today we spend more on energy bills in schools than on textbooks and computers combined.”
Celebrity supporters and presenters in attendance included:Rosario Dawson,Adrian Grenier,Arianna Huffington, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Amy Smart,Radha Mitchell,Sharon Lawrence,David Duchovny, Billy Zane, Davis Guggenheim, Mia Maestro,Luke Perry,Maggie Grace and Blake Mycoskie, Austin Nichols,Eve Ensler andDomenico Vacca, as well as award-winning hip-hop poetsSteve Connelland Sekou ‘Tha Misfit’ Andrews, who performed at the event.
This year’s Millennium Honorees include:
WALLIS ANNENBERG/THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION
California Environmental Leadership Award:Recognizing her vision and stewardship of the Annenberg Foundation which has supported noteworthy environmental organizations and advanced transformative green projects in Southern California and nationally. Wallis and the Foundation are committed to improving the well-being of the community for generations to come.
JEFF SKOLL
Entertainment Industry Environmental Leadership Award:Recognizing Jeff’s social and environmental leadership, from his film work at Participant Media to his support of social entrepreneurship via the Skoll Foundation, to his newly created Skoll Urgent Threats Fund to battle climate change and other critical global challenges. Jeff plays a crucial role in entertainment, philanthropy and business to educate, inspire, and activate millions around the globe.
MARC NATHANSON
Green Building Environmental Leadership Award:Recognizing Marc’s groundbreaking role as Founder of Falcon Waterfree Technologies, which is advancing sustainability through the built environment by reducing water use, as well as the energy and resulting greenhouse gas emissions from treating and moving water to our buildings.
ZEM JOAQUIN
Founders Award:Recognizing the important contributions Zem has made as a Global Green board member, Co-Chair of Global Green’s San Francisco Committee, and Founder of Global Green’s Successful Annual Fundraiser and Ecofashion event. Zem also leads by example not only in her personal life, but also via her business, ecofabulous.com, and through her various contributions as a design and strategy consultant and true evangelist for eco-friendly lifestyle solutions.
About the Awards
Global Green’s Millennium Awards were established to recognize and herald those whose lives and livelihood embody their mission of “fostering a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure world. The Awards were designed to honor individuals and organizations who recognize the important connection between humankind and nature, to celebrate their success and inspire others to make such exceptional behavior the norm. They are presented annually in Los Angeles.
About Global Green
Global Green USA was founded by Diane Meyer Simon in 1993, to serve as the American arm of President Gorbachev’s Green Cross International. Global Green USA is a national leader in advocating for smart solutions to global warming including green building for affordable housing, schools and communities. For 15 years, Global Green’s LEED-accredited staff has spearheaded applying green technology to green schools and green affordable housing projects while advancing groundbreaking solar, green building and energy efficiency legislation in California, other states and at the national level. Global Green USA has influenced more than $20 billion dollars for green building projects and educates millions of people about climate friendly solutions through its annual Red Carpet/Green Cars Oscars campaign. Global Green is also leading efforts to help rebuild a green New Orleans through its sustainable green village and green schools initiatives.
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