26 October 2011
Get ready, because the Los Angeles Green Festival is this weekend, October 29-30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center!
Discounted tickets are still available online. The deadline for you to purchase your discount online tickets is Friday October 28th at 5pm PST. You can also purchase your tickets at the box office on Saturday and Sunday.
Ride your bike and use the Bike Valet, or take public transportation for FREE admission at the door! Students with ID and seniors also receive free admission. Green Festival is at the Los Angeles Convention Center, located at 1201 South Figueroa Street. If you take the Metro Rail Blue Line, exit at Pico Station on Flower. The Bike Valet is located off of Figueroa St, under the glass awning of the South Hall main entrance. For further directions to the convention center, visit the Travel Page.
17 October 2011
Alisa Gravitz
Green America
Breaking up with your mega-bank sends a message as loud and clear as a bullhorn in the middle of Wall Street itself. You're shifting power and money away from Wall Street to Main Street -- to the green economy.
Here are the top 6 ways you can break up with your corporate mega-bank today, and use your money to power the new green economy, instead of the old, corrupt, Wall-Street economy:
14 October 2011
Are you ready for Los Angeles Green Festival October 29-30 and San Francisco November 12-13? Thousands of people are excited too - including us! This fall, we are making it easier than ever to get your Green Festival tickets in advance. When you purchase your tickets in advance you will save money and still earn GF Bucks Back in your pocket to spend with your favorite green businesses!
Attending Green Festival is easy and affordable. An all-access pass for 2 days of fun at Green Festival is only $10 when you buy online! For a more comprehensive Green Festival experience, try the Green Festival Fan Admission Pack that includes your weekend passes, an eco-tote bag, organic cotton t-shirts, cafe drink tickets and your lunch at the festival - all for only $48!
Why wait? get your tickets now through our admissions site:
Also, check out ways to trade your time and effort for FREE admission, including volunteering, cycling, taking public transport, recycling electronics and more!
14 October 2011
Cory Rae Shaw
Assistant Marketing Manager
Sungevity
With the majority of Americans feeling overwhelmed by rising energy costs (which increases 7% each year from the grid!), more people are looking to clean energy to power their lives, and a smart way to do this is with sunshine. Solar panels take advantage of the most readily available natural resource we have and the possibilities are endless. For example, covering just 4% of the earth with solar panels (like the
Even if we focus on the smaller picture for the
11 October 2011
The plant-based diet is no longer a trend or for activists. In fact, word about its benefits is spreading to the masses, and in a big way. With the recent release of the documentary Forks Over Knives, coverage of plant-based diet health benefits by Oprah, Martha Stewart, Ellen, Dr. Oz and more, and the plethora of vegan cookbooks hitting shelves, there has been an awakening of ‘healing with food,’ and an abandoning of animal products by many.
In a recent survey conducted by Bon Appétit Management Company, it was found that over 13% of college students are vegetarian. If vegetarianism was a college major it would be the most popular major at all universities. Plant-based eating is not just a fad – it’s a lifestyle that is here to stay.
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