You know what I slept on these videos for a minute but this is well worth your time. Perhaps this is the green rap Black Into Green blogger Gloria was asking for? If anything can make the cut for that “Wheat Grass” can. What’s greener than wheatgrass? Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
Former White House environmental adviser and Green For All founder Van Jones recently spoke in the very green city of Seattle, Washington, a far friendlier place than the other Washington he joked. You can watch the full speech, which is worth it, at worldchanging.com I’m starting his book The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For African Americans and other people of color, I hope you can support the clean energy solutions that will make our communities more prosperous. This isn’t the time to surrender to feelings of hopelessness and despair. It’s time to tell our friends, neighbors and elected officials why clean energy is good for our communities and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: Getty Images Van Jones is an American treasure…Van’s vision, in short, is a vision for America restored to its place as the definitive world economic leader. ~Benjamin Todd Jealous” This Friday the NAACP is holding their 41st Image Awards. Slated to receive the President’s Award from NAACP from its president and CEO Benjamin […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I didn’t start out as an environmentalist. I started out helping urban kids in trouble and I burned out, going to way too many funerals and court cases that turned out badly. I was just trying to get my own health back. I went to these retreat Centers in Marin County, and it was a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo credit: Getty Images LAS VEGAS – AUGUST 11: Van Jones with the White House Council on Environmental Quality tours a LEED-certified building on the UNLV campus during the National Clean Energy Summit 2.0 August 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Political and economic leaders are attending a two-day summit to discuss a domestic policy […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Publisher Merriam-Webster has offered new words for 2009 to be entered into their dictionaries. “Many of the new words address: concerns about the environment (carbon footprint, green collar), government activities (earmark, waterboarding),” and “pop culture (docusoap, fan fiction, flash mob, reggaeton)”. This year it seems there is some controversy though and not just from grammar […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: solar panels on a 15th century old manor by Eric Delalonde Van Jones, founder of Green For All, has been an advocate of what we as of late have rather casually been calling “green jobs”. My understanding is that green jobs include what is called retro fitting and building weatherization upgrades. In their […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
