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An Open Letter to the President, the 535 Members of Congress and Thousands of Local Politicians
August 24, 2010 by Eric Corey Freed
Dear Legislators:
Tell us the truth. We can handle it.
I'm willing to overlook your past ridiculous stunts like the Birther Bill or claims of Death Panels. After all, that's just the game of politics. I would like to believe you don't really believe some of these things you say. Politics is, after all, a form of theater, and in the world of a 24 hour news cycle, we need an endless supply of theater.
But lately there have …
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EPA: Green Power Partner Rankings Are In!
August 03, 2010 by Kailani Joy
The EPA has released its latest list of the 50 green power partners using the most renewable electricity generated from resources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, biogas, and low-impact hydropower. The Green Power Partnership’s top purchasers use more than 12 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually. Intel Corporation, 2010 Platinum Sponsor for West Coast Green, remains the partnership’s largest single purchaser of green power, using more than 1.4 billion kWh. …
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Can we use this crisis to create new systems?
July 21, 2010 by Kailani Joy
Our Education Director, Andy Mannle's, latest column on why we need a new set of institutions to protect the ecosystems we all depend on:
Why the BP Oil Spill is a Tragedy of the Commons
In 2008, I published an article titled “Why the Wall St Meltdown is a Tragedy of the Commons.” Now in 2010, as oil washes ashore in five states, …
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A story worth listening to!
July 09, 2010 by Kailani Joy
From Annie Leonard and the makers of a very noteworthy short film "The Story of Stuff" comes a new story - one that we all need to hear - "The Story of Bottled Water"
"We're trashing the planet, we're trashing each other, and we're not even having FUN!"
This story is important and imperative that we not only listen to but repeat to our friends, neighbors, …
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Intel read our minds . . .
June 28, 2010 by Kailani Joy
. . . and has joined us as a Platinum Sponsor at West Coast Green 2010!
Join us Sept 30th - Oct 2nd, to be a part of not only the leading speakers, education, and exhibitors that West Coast Green offers - but the incredible addition that Intel brings to the event! Witness innovation at its ultimate best with Intel's latest technological advances. One example can be seen in their …
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What can you do to change the course of the world in 4 years?
May 26, 2010 by Kailani Joy
We have . . . FOUR YEARS. GO!
This is a movement . . . FOUR YEARS. GO. This is a new goal for each and every organization on the planet, West Coast Green included, because what we do in the next four years can determine the quality of life for the next thousand, and because there is still time to act, but no time to waste …
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