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Keystone Bill Won’t Create Jobs; Green Investment Will
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House passed the Northern Route Approval Act (H.R. 3), which authorizes construction of the first leg of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, designed to carry toxic tar sands oil from Canada to Texas. The bill is sponsored by Representative Terry Lee (R-Nebraska).
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Statement of Green For All CEO Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins
For members of Congress who think allowing the Keystone pipeline will bring jobs to their communities, it won't. What it will bring is a greater vulnerability to the effects of climate change, along with polluted air and water and risks of oil spills like the one we saw recently in Arkansas.
The oil industry has grossly exaggerated estimates for the number of jobs the pipeline would create. They’ve even counted dancers, manicurists, and bartenders in their numbers. In reality, the pipeline would open up just 20 permanent jobs, according to the State Department. The pipeline would do nothing to help lower gas prices or increase our energy independence. Much of the oil it would carry is destined to be shipped abroad.
We shouldn't have to choose between jobs that put food on the table and clean air and water, and thankfully, we don't have to. Instead of allowing this pipeline, we need to accelerate investments in clean energy, energy efficiency, and green infrastructure. Unlike the Keystone pipeline, these industries will create real, family-supporting jobs right here at home. Dollar for dollar, investment in clean energy creates three times as many jobs as investment in fossil fuels, according to a national study by the University of Massachusetts.
What America needs right now is investment in clean energy and green infrastructure that will truly create jobs and spur economic growth—not dirty oil pipelines that put our air and water at risk.
http://greenforall.org
PEOPLE OF COLOR: ON THE FRONT LINES OF CLIMATE CHANGE - http://greenforall.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Keystone-XL-Fact-Sheet-Final1.pdf
Contact: Alyssa Cocchi
press@greenforall.org
(202) 828-0940
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Los Angeles Green Business Academy Strengthens Local Green Entrepreneurs
- Business Experts Connect With Entrepreneurs to Grow Area’s Green Business
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Gardena, Calif., May 3, 2013 – Today, Green For All and University of Phoenix’s Los Angeles Green Business Academy (#LAGreenBizAcademy) brought skilled business professionals and green entrepreneurs together to help Los Angeles-area small businesses thrive.
During the daylong workshop, business leaders, business support organizations, and capital providers discussed sustainable business resources, working with the government and finding business capital in a tight capital market.
The Los Angeles green business community is already booming, enjoying the largest cluster of green employment in the United States. According to a Californians For Clean Energy & Jobs Network study, green jobs accounted for approximately 178,500 of the roughly 4.5 million employed people in the Los Angeles region during 2010.
“As the Los Angeles green economy continues to develop, we need to not only provide small business owners with the resources to grow, but connect them with local organizations and community stakeholders,” said Green For All’s Senior Associate Business Engagement, Khary Dvorak-Ewell. “Since 2010, we’ve been working with University of Phoenix on a series of Business Academies to do just that.”
The Los Angeles Green Business Academy is Green For All and University of Phoenix’s 12th business academy event and first one in the Los Angeles region. The academies support green entrepreneurs in growing their businesses, especially businesses located in underserved communities.
“University of Phoenix is dedicated to being a good corporate citizen by serving communities and individuals across the country in the areas of education, workforce readiness and sustainability,” said Apollo Group’s Director of Sustainability Melissa Antone. “The movement towards local business is becoming more and more important. We’ve globalized. Now we need to localize. We are proud to work with Green For All on this event.”
Speakers and panelists that attended the event included: Khary Dvorak-Ewell, Senior Associate Business Engagement - Green For All; Melissa Antone, Director of Sustainability - Apollo Group (University of Phoenix); Rada Chanmugathas, Campus College Chair - Apollo Group (University of Phoenix); La Ronda Bowen, Ombudsman - California Air Resources Board; Elizabeth Topp, Co-Founder - shiftalliance; Kira Hudson, Go Green 4 Good; Clando Brownlee, President - Go Green 4 Good; Barbara Voss, Senior Regional Manager - Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation; Kecia Washington, Mayor's Office of Contractor Relations, Office of Economic and Business Policy - Executive Director; Marcia Davalos, Small Business Majority - Southern California Outreach Manager; Yolanda Lewis, Black Economic Council – CEO/ President; Hassan Nicholas, Community Financial Resource Center (CFRC) - Senior Program Officer, Consumer Financial Services and Education; Jenny Kassan, Cutting Edge Capital – CEO.
You can also find out more about what Green For All is doing for green businesses here - http://greenforall.org/programs/business-engagement-strategies/ or via Twitter @greenforallBiz.
About Green For All
Green For All is a national organization dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through a clean energy economy. The organization works in collaboration with the business, government, labor, and grassroots communities to create and implement programs that increase quality jobs and opportunities in green industry – all while holding the most vulnerable people at the center of its agenda. For more information, please visit www.greenforall.org.
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Tosheka Textiles – Lucy & Herman Bigham’s
“Creating Recycled Treasures Project”
As we await Spring, we have launched a Kickstarter Campaign to take Tosheka Textiles to the next level. The importance and impact of our “Creating Recycled Treasures Project” has been widely acknowledged & publicized but remains substantially unfunded. As you can imagine getting banks to back such projects can be a rather difficult task.
www.Kickstarter.com ; is a fundraising website for funding creative projects. The process is simple. We have established a fundraising goal within a time-frame of 45 days, and design pledge rewards for supporters. The catch is we must meet or exceed our goal of $15,000.00 to receive the funding from Kickstarter .
We are making this personal appeal to our family, friends, fans and business associates to support us.
Click http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/786267410/creating-recycled-treasures to see our project. Details on the rewards you will receive are listed on the right side. No amount is too small.
Please urge your friends, family and support networks to support this worthy project.
Your support will demonstrate your commitment to improving the environment, health and providing sustainable incomes for hundreds of people in rural communities.
On behalf of all the artisan communities we work with, my husband and I, We thank you in advance for your participation.
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SURVEY: LATINOS REJECT RUBIO APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE, CLEAN ENERGY
- Poll Shows Latinos Overwhelmingly Support Obama Call For Action on Industrial Carbon
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WASHINGTON (February 19, 2013) – About three out of four Latinos believe that
climate change is a serious problem and a substantial majority support President
Obama using his authority to reduce its main cause: dangerous carbon pollution,
according to a national poll of 1,218 registered voters conducted after last week’s
State of the Union speech for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The poll
included an oversample of 183 Latinos.
The survey findings are a clear rejection of the dismissive tone taken by Senator
Marco Rubio in his response to Obama’s State of the Union address. Rubio shrugged
off the need for action on climate change, saying “our government can’t control the
weather.”
Latinos clearly disagree with Rubio, with a strong majority convinced that action is
needed soon to reduce a real threat of climate disruption.
Released on the heels of the hottest year ever in the U.S. and one marked by extreme
weather, the poll of Latinos conducted by Public Policy Polling for NRDC found:
* 74 percent of Latinos believe climate change is a serious or very serious problem,
a higher level than the 65 percent among all American adults.
* 68 percent of Latinos support the president using his authority to reduce
dangerous carbon pollution, including 60 percent of all American adults.
* 69 percent of Latinos agree with the president’s statement that “for the sake of
our children” and our future, we must do more to combat climate change, compared to
62 percent of all American adults.
Adrianna Quintero, director of Voces Verdes, said: “These poll findings clearly show
that President Obama speaks for Latinos on climate and clean energy issues. Latinos
do not agree with Sen. Rubio that we should stand by and do nothing in the face of
the ravages of climate change. The best way to strike back is to reduce the
dangerous carbon pollution from our dirtiest power plants, the single greatest
threat to our climate’s future. Latinos are counting on bold action and leadership–
for the sake of all of America’s children.”
Other key poll findings include the following
* 64 percent of Latinos agreed with Obama’s promise to make addressing climate
change a priority in his second term.
* 74 percent of Latinos think that climate change is already a problem or will
become a problem in the near future.
* A clear majority of Latinos (65 percent) agree with the vast majority of
scientists that Superstorm Sandy, drought and wildfire are the effects of climate
change. More than two thirds of Latinos (67 percent) said the country should do more
to address climate change, including 51 percent of independents, while just 14
percent said we’re doing enough already.
Tom Jensen, director of Public Policy Polling, said: “This survey certainly debunks
any notion that Sen. Rubio is the voice of Latinos on climate change. What is
perhaps most striking in the findings is that Latinos back President Obama’s climate
change and clean energy agenda even more strongly than it is embraced by the broad
cross-section of American adults. Right across the line, Latinos see climate change
as a serious problem happening right now that requires an engaged President who
takes the initiative to crackdown on industrial carbon pollution.”
The extreme weather events of 2012, from record heat waves to large-scale drought,
from raging wild fires to Hurricane Sandy, raised public awareness of climate change
and public support for taking action to address climate change and one of its chief
causes: industrial carbon pollution from power plants.
Last year, the president started down the road to addressing climate change by
announcing standards for cleaner cars and trucks, and by proposing carbon pollution
limits for new power plants. More than 3.1 million Americans submitted public
comments last year in support of strong limits on carbon pollution from new power
plants. Polling by Small Business Majority found 87 percent of small business owners
supported adopting stronger fuel standards, and by a 3:1 margin, small business
owners across the nation support the EPA regulating carbon emissions that cause
climate change.
Today, the hundreds of power plants across the country have no restrictions on the
carbon pollution they emit into the atmosphere. NRDC has offered one way for
President Obama to use his authority to significantly cut carbon pollution by 26
percent by the end of this decade.
The low-cost, high-benefit plan would create thousands of clean energy jobs making
homes and buildings more energy efficient while protecting people from asthma
attacks and heart ailments and saving families as much as $700 a year in
electricity bills. More information about this plan can be found
http://www.nrdc.org/air/pollution-standards/.
The overall NRDC poll has a margin of error of +/- 2.8%
Contact: Leslie Maloy, lmaloy@hastingsgroup.com
and 703-276-3256
Voces Verdes is the independent, non-partisan voice of Latino leaders for the
environment. Launched in 2009, this actively growing coalition of Latino leaders
advocates for sound policy and recognizes the importance of balancing economic
growth, environmental protection and prosperity. For more information, go to
www.vocesverdes.org.
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is an international nonprofit
environmental organization with more than 1.3 million members and online activists.
Since 1970, our lawyers, scientists, and other environmental specialists have worked
to protect the world's natural resources, public health, and the environment. NRDC
has offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago,
Livingston, Montana, and Beijing. Visit us at www.nrdc.org and follow us on Twitter
@NRDC.
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