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For A Second Consecutive Year, Green Festival Flourished in the Tri-State Area on Earth Day Weekend

May 2

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Green Festival, the nation’s largest, longest running green consumer event, returned to New York for an energizing and powerful show with a feast for all senses and everything green.

POST-EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

WHO: (Includes)Reverend Billy and the Earthalujah Choir, Sara Moulton, Parsons the New School for Design, Eileen Fisher, FORD Motor Company, Frances Moore Lappé, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr., Mark Terceck and John Perkins

HIGHLIGHTS:

The biggest “party with a purpose” brought out a crowd of more than 20,000, and opened with a jubilant EARTHALUJAH from sustainable preacher Reverend Billy and his Earthalujah Choir.

This year’s festival features engaging and inspiring panel discussions with such notable experts as Sara Moulton of Good Morning America and PBS, who led a lively locavore discussion and recipe demonstration in front of a standing room-only crowd. Jennifer Welser of Je and Jo Comestibles led the audience through making an easy organic inside-out ice cream sandwich, and Sacha Dunn of Common Good and Co. shared her earth-friendly (and budget-friendly) tips for creating simple home cleaning products.

The Green Festival marketplace was host to over 250 exciting eco-friendly companies, including many innovative local and national businesses – such as vegan bath products from the Fanciful Fox, Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, Daiya Vegan Cheese, eco-friendly fashion from Tomi Otee, Eco-Friendly Printer, Joulebody, Theo Chocolate, Emmy’s Organics, and more.

Green Festival set up the catwalk for two sustainably chic and innovative fashion collections.  On Sunday, celebrated designer, Eileen Fisher presented a unique experience from her coveted “the & Collection” modeled by 8 eco influencers in addition to her sustainable initiative “We’d Like Our Clothes Back Now Thanks Very Much.”  On Saturday, students from Parsons the New School for Design showcased their avante-garde collection, refashioned from landfill-bound materials.

It was Happy Hour all weekend long in the exclusive organic beer and wine pavilion, as attendees mixed and mingled while enjoying the best in organic and sustainable beverages.

Green Festival partner FORD Motor Company held their Community Green Grant competition at the Javits Center for five local non-profits to have the chance to win $5,000 towards their cause. This year’s winner was the New York Coalition for Healthy School Lunches. Four runners-up each received $1,000.

FORD also provided attendees the opportunity to test drive their latest innovative line of hybrid and electric vehicles in their Ride and Drive Experience.

The Clif Bar Bike Valet was just as bustling, with many attendees riding their bikes to the festival and parking with the valet for free admission.

Green Festival’s Resource Recovery team recovered an impressive 94% of all trash from the weekend festival. Trash was diligently sorted, recycled, and diverted from landfills. It’s always the goal of Green Festival to be as close to zero waste as possible.

The Green Festival team is currently in preparation for the Chicago Green Festival coming up on May 18th and 19th at the famed Navy Pier.

For any questions, additional information, or photos, please contact Elizabeth Carter at (646) 675-0176 or elizabeth@organicworkspr.com

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BUDDHA REIKI celebrates Earth Day Weekend in New York City

Apr 15

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BUDDHA REIKI WATER will be raising the vibe in New York City at the Green Festival April 19th-21st

SAN FRANCISCO – April 9, 2013 today BUDDHA REIKI announced they will be celebrating Earth Day weekend with a booth at the Green Festival in New York City. The New York City Green Festival celebrates green community with the largest, most diverse and trusted place for learning, shopping, networking and having fun. Come get chi charged at booth #507 at the Javits Center North.

BUDDHA REIKI CHI [BRC] is the revolutionary beverage that premiered the fourth quarter of 2012 at the Green Festival in San Francisco and Los Angeles. BRC is pristine spring water charged with Life Force Energy by a Reiki Master. BRC is known to increase energy levels, lift mood and enlighten. “Be Energized. Be Happy. Be Enlightened.”

“BRC was incredibly well received in San Francisco and Los Angeles. We had people try the water and come back and buy it by the case. People want to feel good in mind body and spirit and BRC meets that need in a fun, efficient and earth friendly way. Having lived in New York City for several years I have a feeling that New Yorkers are going to respond extremely well to BRC. Our beverage is about living life on a higher frequency and New Yorkers are keen to that vibe.” Paige Lee Baron, founder and CEO of BUDDHA REIKI, LLC.

Reiki is the Japanese art of channeling chi or life force energy to increase well-being in mind, body and spirit. Yoga and acupuncture are two well-known systems of benefiting from healthy chi flow. Reiki is a more direct approach to increasing ones chi and has recently received a lot of attention from celebrities, high profile doctors and Olympians. Dr. Oz declared to his TV audience that Reiki was his #1 alternative therapy and he has even used a Reiki Master during open heart surgery.

BRC’s pristine spring water is sourced from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and it is done so in an environmentally friendly fashion. The water manufacturing is 65% solar powered and has a zero carbon footprint. Recyclable BPA free plastic is used and all materials are sourced within 150 miles of the plant. The water receives a Reiki treatment after bottling and the resulting taste is beyond pristine. A Los Angeles customer remarked BRC “tastes like love!”

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Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, BUDDHA REIKI is a conscious minded company that is on a mission to help people raise their vibe and thrive. Science and Sages are in agreement that we are vibrational beings amidst a vibrational universe. BUDDHA REIKI helps people tune into that reality and take quantum leaps with their well-being. BUDDHA REIKI was founded by Reiki Master Paige Lee Baron. Paige Lee received a master’s degree from NYU in Real Estate Development and left a career at a private investment firm to follow her dream of bringing a chi charged beverage to the world.

To learn more about BUDDHA REIKI please direct your consciousness to www.BuddhaReiki.com Namaste!

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TOMI OTEE to Recycle Textiles During NYC Green Festival

Apr 3

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Sustainable sports chic fashion & philanthropic textile recycling company encourages visitors to recycle old fabrics at Javitz Center during Earth Day Weekend to benefit local charities.

tomi_oteeNEW YORK – APRIL 3, 2013 TOMI OTEE is excited to announce the presence of its Positive Impact initiative, the first program in the USA to dedicated to golf’s textile sustainability, during the Green Festival during Earth Day at the Javitz center April 19-21. TOMI OTEE will be front and center during the show, at booth #601 (the first one as you come in past registration) and visitors are encouraged to bring their used clothing to recycle at the bin in the lobby of the Javitz Center, next to the registration area.

As the premier ecofriendly golf apparel brand, TOMI OTEE is a pioneer and leader in the full supply chain integration of sustainable and ethical practices in the golf and sports chic fashion industry. TOMI OTEE’s goal is to influence consumers to think sustainably in their practice of golf and in their consuming habits allthewhile looking good in fashionable clothing.

The Positive Impact program is the first dedicated program focused on providing golf facilities the ability to collect used textile from their members and participants, and receive in exchange a certification of the total weight of textiles saved from landfills and of the CO2 emissions saved. This allows participating facilities to achieve at least a zero impact on the environment from textiles.

The Positive Impact program goes beyond the zero impact on the environment from textiles. TOMI OTEE is partnering US wide with local charities that focus on children, education and golf, to give back all of its textile collection profits. In the New York metropolitan area, TOMI OTEE is proud to partner with The First Tee of Metropolitan New York, and will be organizing events involving and educating both the children and the textile donors throughout the year.

TOMI OTEE has an exclusive partnership with USAGAIN to serve all golf facilities in the USA. USAgain is a leading US for-profit company that collects unwanted textiles and resells them in the U.S. and abroad, effectively diverting millions of pounds of clothing from landfills. In 2011 alone, USAGAIN collected nearly 60 million pounds of discarded clothing.

TOMI OTEE’s president, Thomas Ferre commented:”We’re very excited about showcasing this program during Green Festival on Earth Day weekend at the JavitzCenter. We have already partnered with great charities throughout the tristate area, who also use the program as an educational tool. The program is very successful and we are constantly adding new clubs to our list of hosts.”

Thomas concluded “We’re very proud and excited about this program unique in the world, and we’re excited to see all the events the children will be planning around the collection at participating clubs and during Earth Day, it’s going to be an exciting year!”.

About TOMI OTEE LLC

Since 2011, TOMI OTEE (www.tomiotee.com) has pioneered a golf lifestyle by the way it connects its consumers with their passion in terms of fashion, of responsibility and of community engagement. TOMI OTEE also is currently available for sale US wide, in Korea and in France. For more information please email: contact@tomiotee.com or visit www.tomiotee.com

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Green Festival, the Largest, Longest-Running Green Consumer Event, Returns to the Javits Center North, April 19-21, 2013

Jan 31

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The premier name in sustainability events will take place in LEED-certified North Pavilion of New York’s Javits Center; features national and local speakers, workshops, vendors and cultural programming.

nyc_overviewNEW YORK, NY – The nation’s largest and most trusted green living event will kick off its 12th year by bringing the New York City green community together at the Green Festival for the second time. Featured at the weekend-long show will be leaders in the environmental community, including speakers, entrepreneurs and activists as well as an organic beer and wine pavilion and a unique marketplace of more than 300 eco-friendly businesses, featuring the latest and greatest in sustainable products and services.

Held in the LEED-certified North Pavilion of the Jacob Javits Center, Green Festival is the only green event that screens exhibitors for their commitment to sustainability, ecological balance and social justice using co-producer, Green America’s green business standards.

Green Festival will launch its first New York City business-to-business (B2B) Green Trade Day on Friday, April 19, 2013 from 3-7 P.M. at Javits Center North. The afternoon will allow retail and wholesale buyers to conduct business with Green Festival exhibitors before they open its doors to consumers.

NYC Green Festival 2013 Program Highlights:

  • Ford Ride and Drive opportunities
  • Do-It-Yourself Workshops
  • Good Food Stage & cooking demos
  • Green Kid’s Zone
  • Green Jobs and Careers
  • Responsible Investing
  • Green Business Opportunities
  • Renewable Energy
  • Beer and Wine Pavilion
  • Organic Local Food
  • Community Action
  • Sierra Club Green Films
  • Youth Programs
  • Local musicians
  • Keynote speakers

WHERE:        Javits Center North: 655 West 34th Street, New York, NY, 10001

WHEN:           SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2013: 10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.

SUNDAY, APRIL 21 2013: 11:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.

B2B Green Trade Day – FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2013: 3:00-7:00 P.M.

TICKETS:      Free admission for anyone who rides his or her bike and parks with the bike valet.

$15- 25 for a full weekend pass. Tickets can be purchased online at www.greenfestivals.org  or at the show. All tickets provide access to exhibit floor, workshops, speakers and films.

To exhibit, please call (828) 333-9403 x300. For volunteer opportunities, visit greenfestivals.org/volunteer. 

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4th Annual Green Metropolis Fair Celebrates Earth Month April 14 at Chicago’s New Green Exchange Building!

Apr 12

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Chicago (Feb. 14, 2012) Once again, Chicago’s Green Metropolis Fair will bring the local conscious community together on April 14 to officially celebrate Earth Month. This year, the Fair will be held at the Green Exchange Building, 2545 W. Diversey, Chicago’s premier sustainable business community.

“The vision for Green Exchange has always been about being a place to gather and educate people about incorporating sustainable choices into their lives,” says David Baum, owner and developer of Green Exchange. “Green Metropolis Fair exemplifies this opportunity, and we are thrilled to be hosting at GX!”

With the planting season just around the corner, and Chicago enjoying a warmer USDA zone classification, the Green Metropolis Fair will feature workshops and activities on a wide array of gardening topics, including urban organic gardening, composting, keeping backyard chickens and bees, and growing and preserving fruits and vegetables. Master Gardeners and Master Composters from the University of Illinois Extension Service will be on hand to answer your toughest gardening questions, and bedding plants – herbs, vegetables, and flowers ‐ will be available for purchase.

Many local businesses will be part of the Gren Metropolis Fair’s Retail Marketplace, and their special handcrafted, artisanal products, along with fair trade offerings from around the World, will delight the most discerning shoppers. Wonderful local food and drink from a wide variety of purveyors will be available throughout the day, and local services like CSAs (community supported agriculture), nuritionists and chiropractors, and other sustainable businesses will be featured in the table sponsors area.

Yoga, and other wellness activities, and ways to make your home healthier and more energy efficient year round will be spotlighted. Children will enjoy petting rabbits, goats, and other furry creatures. And everyone will appreciate the beautiful new LEED certified Green Exchange Building, with it’s organic sky garden, cistern for recapturing and recycling rain water, green roof, green tenants, and other outstanding features.

Again this year the Green Metropolis Fair is presented by the Green Parent’s Network. For more information, visit www.greenmetropolisfair.com, or contact Maureen Ewing @ greenmetropolisfair@gmail.com, or Mary Beth Rebedeau @ mbr@greenparentsnetwork.com.

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NUEVA YORK DA LA BIENVENIDA AL MAYOR EVENTO DE CONSUMO RESPONSIBLE FESTIVAL DEL VERDE, 21 & 22 DE ABRIL

Mar 16

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En su primera presentación en Nueva York, justo a tiempo para celebrar el día de la Tierra, el Festival del Verde auspiciará la presentación de 30 exhibidores; podrás manejar y andar en el nuevo modelo de automóvil híbrido de la marca Ford, asistir a una exposición sobre economía “verde” y escuchar a los oradores principales del evento Russell Simmons y Amy Goodman

Nueva York, NY (28 de febrero, 2012) – Los días 21 y 22 de abril, fin de semana del día de la Tierra, Nueva York se vestirá de verde celebrando el debut en La Gran Manzana del primer evento ecológico participativa de la nación, el “Festival del Verde.” El ala norte del centro de convenciones Javits, será el lugar de encuentro. El centro de convenciones acaba de recibir una certificación de “LEED” (liderazgo en energía y diseño ambiental). En el festival se darán cita cientos de innovadores ecológicos, oradores, el escritor Van Jones entre ellos, los empresarios Russell Simmons, Dylan Ratigan y Chris Yura y también la periodista y activista política Amy Goodman. Ford presentará su ultimo modelo de vehículo híbrido. Habrá una exposición de economía verde auspiciada por UrbanGoGreen, un pabellón dedicado al vino y la cerveza orgánica y la Gran Feria Verde que contará con la presencia de vendedores de todo el país, comida “vegan” y vegetariana “gourmet,” talleres innovadores y actividades culturales.

Un proyecto mancomunado de “Green America” y “Global Exchange,” El Festival del Verde es un evento sin fines de lucro que celebra su décimo aniversario con una audiencia superior al millón de participantes en las ocho ciudades participantes. Se espera que a la convención en Nueva York asistan más de 20.000 entusiastas seguidores de una forma “verde” de vida cuyo deseo de aprender nuevas técnicas encontrará respuesta en el compromiso de los exhibidores con el desarrollo sostenible y las normas de justicia social que promueve “Green America”.

“Describimos el Festival del Verde como una gran fiesta con un propósito” dice Denise Hamler, directora del Festival del Verde. “Venga usted a comprar, a aprender, o a disfrutar del arte y la música, aquí lo encontrará, El Festival del Verde tiene de todo; Este es el lugar perfecto para festejar lo que está funcionando ahora en nuestras comunidades y las soluciones para el desarrollo sostenible que concuerde con su estilo de vida. Esta experiencia, única en su estilo, celebra y destaca soluciones que funcionan a nivel local y también las soluciones de índole nacional y global.”

El Festival del Verde es el mayor evento de esta naturaleza en los EEUU, con más de 125 oradores locales y nacionales presentando oradores, talleres y un programa de actividades culturales. Los niños menores de 12 años pueden ir al pabellón de niños para jugar y aprender a crecer y ser personas “verdes,” responsables con el medio ambiente. La Gran Feria Verde presenta 300 organizaciones y negocios “verdes” que funcionan en una forma responsable con el medio ambiente. Los asistentes podrán encontrar desde muebles y accesorios sin químicos para el hogar hasta vestimenta ecológicamente correcta, regalos de “Fair Trade” (Trato Justo), juguetes para niños y mucho más.

Participantes de todos las edades podrán aprender en talleres de “hágalo usted mismo” (“do it yourself”) y adquirir conocimientos y técnicas “verdes” para aplicar en su vida diaria. Durante este fin de semana, los participantes podrán conectarse y ponerse al día en las oportunidades que existen en los trabajos “verdes” y negocios “verdes” en los pabellones de Negocios “Verdes” y UrbanGoGreen.

El sábado 21 de abril el Festival del Verde invita a una excursión ciclistica en el acueducto de “Old Croton” de las 12 del mediodía a las 3 de la tarde. Los participantes se congregarán en el Green Festival Bike Valet y se unirán a Matthew Malina de NYC H2O, experto del acueducto quien los guiará a través de la histórica construcción acuática de Nueva York en siete millas de ruta panorámica.  El acueducto es una obra maestra de ingeniería que provee diariamente 40 millones de galones de agua potable a una ciudad que ha visto epidemias y fuegos devastadores.

Otras actividades recomendadas:

  •  maneje y ande en un Ford
  •  Escenario de la buena comida con talleres culinarios con Pooja Mottl, Leslie Durso y Tanya Fields
  • Talleres de “hágalo usted mismo”
  • Zona verde para niños
  • Pabellón de negocios “verdes”
  • Trabajos y carreras “verdes”
  • Invirtiendo en “verde”
  • Energía renovable
  • Pabellón de vino y cerveza
  • Comida orgánica y local
  • Pabellón de “Trato Justo” (“Fair Trade”)
  • Pabellón de Acción Comunitaria
  • Películas “Verdes”
  • Programas para jóvenes
  • Músicos ambulantes
  • Oradores que incluye: Russell Simmons, Van Jones, Amy Goodman, Francis Moore Lappe, John Perkins, Katrina Van Den Heuvel, Dylan Ratigan

El Festival del Verde de la ciudad de Nueva York tendrá lugar los días 21 y 22 de abril del 2012. El sábado 21 las puertas abren a las 10 de la mañana y cierran a las 7 de la tarde. El domingo 22 el horario es de las 11 de la mañana a las 6 de la tarde. El Javitz Center está ubicado en el 655 Oeste de la Calle 34 en la ciudad de Nueva York.

Admisión gratis para los y las que vengan al evento en bicicleta y jóvenes menores de 18 años, mayores de 65, miembros de sindicatos, voluntarios y miembros de Green America y Global Exchange.

Socios claves y auspiciadores incluye: Ford, Clif Bar, Earth Balance, Nature’s Path, Calvert, Manitoba Harvest, The New York Times and Repax

Para mayor información sobre el Festival del Verde NYC, por favor visita a www.GreenFestivals.org Para exhibir: 828-333-9403 x.

Para convertirse en socio del Festival: www.greenfestivals.org/become-a-partner

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Green America

Green America es una organización nacional sin fines de lucro que desde el año 1982, que provee estrategias económicas y organizativas, métodos prácticos para lidiar con los problemas sociales y ambientales de hoy en día. Su red de negocios “verdes” es la mayor red nacional de negocios reconocidos por su responsabilidad social y ambiental.

Global Exchange

Global Exchange es una organización defensora con membrecía a los derechos humanos internacionales que promueve la justicia social, económica, y ambiental en todo el mundo. Desde 1988, Global Exchange ha exitosamente incrementado el conocimiento público sobre las causas reales de la injusticia y al mismo tiempo desarrollado una red internacional de asociaciones.

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NEW YORK CITY WELCOMES LARGEST GREEN CONSUMER EVENT, GREEN FESTIVAL, APRIL 21 & 22

Mar 1

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The inaugural New York Green Festival launches April 21-22 at Javits Center North

In Its First New York Appearance and In Time to Celebrate Earth Day, Green Festival Will Showcase 300 Exhibitors, Offer Ford Ride-and-Drives of New Hybrid, Present a Green Economy Expo.

 Featuring:  Guest Speakers Russell Simmons, Dylan Ratigan and Amy Goodman

 

New York, NY (February 28, 2012) – Move over St. Patrick’s Day, Earth Day weekend will be awash with green in New York City as the nation’s premier eco-living event, Green Festival, makes its Big Apple debut April 21-22, 2012. The new LEED-certified Javits Center North Wing will host the event, which will feature hundreds of eco-innovators, guest speakers including author, Van Jones, entrepreneurs, Russell Simmons, Dylan Ratigan and Chris Yura, as well as activist, Amy Goodman, Ford’s latest hybrid vehicle, a Green Economy Expo sponsored through UrbanGoGreen, an organic beer and wine pavilion and the Green Marketplace featuring vendors from across the country, delicious gourmet vegan and vegetarian food, innovative workshops, and cultural programming.

A joint project of Green America and Global Exchange, Green Festival is a non-profit event that celebrates a ten-year milestone with over one million attendees in eight cities. The NYC event is expected to draw more than 20,000 people whose passion for green living and enthusiasm for learning new sustainability tools are matched by the exhibitors’ commitment to environmental sustainability and social justice using Green America’s green business standards.

“We affectionately refer to Green Festival as the largest party with a purpose,” said Denise Hamler, Green Festival Director “Whether you come to shop, learn, network or experience art and music, Green Festival has it all; it’s a great place to celebrate what’s working in our communities and find the sustainable solutions that fit your lifestyle. This unique experience celebrates positive solutions that work on the community level as well as national and global solutions.”

Green Festival is the largest sustainability event in the US with over 125 national and local speakers presenting keynotes, workshops, and cultural programming. The Green Kids Pavilion offers play and learning for the under 12 set who want to grow as green individuals. The Green Marketplace features 300 green and socially responsible businesses and organizations. Attendees browse everything from green, non-toxic home furnishings to eco-clothing to Fair Trade gifts, children’s toys and much more.

Attendees of all ages can learn at the hands-on DIY workshops and gain practical green tips to apply to everyday life. Networking opportunities throughout the weekend will allow attendees to experience what’s trending in green jobs and green businesses at the Green Business and Urban Go Green Pavilions.

On Saturday, April 21, Green Festival will host a bike tour of the Old Croton Aqueduct from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Participants will meet at the Green Festival Bike Valet and join aqueduct expert, Matthew Malina of NYC H2O, for a guided tour of NYC’s historic waterworks and a scenic seven-mile bike ride. The aqueduct is an incredible work of engineering that delivered 40 million gallons of clean drinking water daily to a city that hosted epidemics of disease and devastating fires.

Additional highlights include:

  • Ford Ride and Drive opportunities
  • Good Food Stage with hands-on cooking demos, featuring Pooja Mottl, Leslie Durso and Tanya Fields
  • Do-It-Yourself Workshops
  • Green Kid’s Zone
  • Fair Trade and Green Business
  • Green Jobs and Careers
  • Green Investing
  • Renewable Energy
  • Beer and Wine Garden
  • Organic Local Food
  • Community Action
  • Green Films
  • Youth Programs
  • Roving acoustic musicians
  • Keynote speakers include: Russell Simmons, Van Jones, Amy Goodman, Dylan Ratigan, Francis Moore Lappe, John Perkins, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Josh Silver, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, David DeGraw and more tba

New York City Green Festival will be held on April 21-22, 2012. Doors open Saturday, April 21, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.and Sunday, April 22, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Javits Center is located at 655 West 34th Street, New York, NY.

Free admission for anyone who rides a bike to the event and parks with the bike valet, youth under eighteen, adults over sixty five, union members, volunteers and Green America and Global Exchange members.

Key partners and sponsors include: Ford, Clif Bar, Earth Balance, Nature’s Path, Calvert, Manitoba Harvest, The New York Times and Repax.

 

For more information about Green Festival NYC, please visit www.GreenFestivals.org. To exhibit:

828-333-9403 x 300. Apply to speak:  www.greenfestivals.org/apply-to-speak.   For partnerships:  www.greenfestivals.org/become-a-partner

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About Green America

Green America is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1982, providing the economic strategies, organizing power and practicing tools for businesses and individuals to address today’s social and environmental problems. Its Green Business Network is the largest national network of businesses screened for their social and environmental responsibility.

About Global Exchange

Global Exchange is a membership-based international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world. Since its founding in 1988, Global Exchange has successfully increased public awareness of root causes of injustice while building international partnerships and mobilizing for change.

About Seven-Star, Inc.
Seven-Star, Inc. is the nation’s premier green full-service event company focusing exclusively on green events. Since 1999, Seven-Star has provided turn-key green event services for environmentally responsible and socially respectful (eR/sR) festivals, trade and consumer expositions, conferences and concerts. Events include the greening of the 2007 International Live Earth events, 2008 Democratic National Convention events, and Green Festivals. Seven-Star is the first event company to win the EPA’s Gold Waste Wise Award for Excellence in recognition for their proprietary system of event waste diversion, which has consistently achieved greater than 92%.

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Can We Save the Planet for a Buck a Person? Kickstarter Campaign for "Big MaMa Earth & ME" Kid's Eco-TV Show

Feb 23

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012 – LOS ANGELES Is the Earth Day spirit still alive?  In today’s economy, will families donate $1 or more to save the Planet?  Mike Miller, co-founder of Big MaMa Earth Entertainment, is counting on it. Miller, known as Grandpa Mikey to his grand kids, is a TV infomercial producer, a past business consultant, and a devoted environmentalist his entire life. “Our environment is in peril – approaching a tipping point”, and, “our children, being the future of our planet, can show us the way”. To encourage everyone to take action, Miller and his team are developing the first Eco-Kids TV Show called, “Big MaMa Earth & ME”.

The TV show will engage, inspire, and empower children, teachers, and families to take action. It will teach them about environmental solutions they can implement in their homes, schools, and communities. The TV show will be a blend of a green Hannah Montana, Wild Kingdom, and Sesame Street.

The Big MaMa Earth “Learning Experience”, which is the hub of the TV show, has been portrayed by many as being an “Eco-Disney Act on Wheels”. Miller designed a cartoon-like solar powered 20’ trailer with a drop-down stage and a professional sound system . . . pulled by a new Ford  Eco-boost truck. To showcase the “Learning Experience,” Miller and one of his team members, the vocal artist Ross, auditioned children from local schools and theatre groups who were environmentally conscious – and formed the Eco-Earth Kids.  Original Eco-theme songs such as: Big MaMa Earth & ME, Big MaMa Earth is Crying Out, Go Green & Clean, Save the World, Change, and others are performed by Ross and the Eco-Earth Kids on the Big MaMa Earth stage. Big MaMa Earth Entertainment has 36 animated characters in the development stage of which Big MaMa Earth is the main character.  Her friends, “RainForest Tree-O”, “Sammy Sea,” and “Pukey Pollution” were released to support and interact with Big MaMa Earth at events and in the Eco-TV series. As the Eco-TV series grows in popularity, other animated characters will be released and additional walk-around theme characters will be produced to keep the Eco-TV series fresh, unique and exciting.

The Big MaMa Earth “Learning Experience” co-hosted 17 high-profile events in 2011 from the Aquarium of the Pacific – Kids Fun Run, Let Freedom Ring on July 4th at CBS studios, to ABC 7’s Spark of Love Toy Drive.  For 2012 they will be co-hosting the Dana Point Whale Festival on March 3rd & 4th and Earth Day at Balboa Park in San Diego on April 22nd. Miller enthusiastically invite the public to visit them at these important events. Miller believes the public will choose to support the creation of this TV show and has contracted with Kickstarter (an established social media funding platform that helps artist’s, companies, and entrepreneurs) to facilitate online pledges. To pledge $1 or more, go to the Big MaMa Earth Kickstarter website. Please watch the video and read the information.  On the top right side, you will see a button – “Donate $1 or more”.  Please click on it and begin a simple registration for Kickstarter and Amazon. You’ve just helped save our Planet.

Why should I care or pledge to create this Eco-Kids TV Show?: Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, humankind has over-consumed many of the earth’s natural resources to a point of exhaustion – with little regard for the long term effects on our planet and its inhabitants.  We must be good stewards of our planet and STOP this destructive cycle.  Our children are our future and they will learn through this TV Show.  Please do not think of it as a donation!  Think of it as an Environmental Protection Plan for future generations.  If you see the value in this TV Show, pledge – and be a part of History!

Are Miller and his team doing this only for the potential profit?  According to Miller, a large portion of the proceeds, which the show will generate through advertising, will be donated to the Big MaMa Earth Foundation to enhance environmental education in schools.

Big MaMa Earth is dedicated to empowering children and families everywhere to take action through the dissemination of factual and non-biased scientific information that is both enlightening and entertaining.  This initiative will bring about positive, incremental changes and will ultimately fuel humankind’s reconnection to Mother Earth.

Miller encourages kids, families, and corporations to review the website at www.bigmamaearth.org.  The “Events”, “Photo”, and “TV/Press” sections show how Big MaMa Earth and the Eco-Earth Kids are loved by children, families, and teachers – and how they inspire and empower others.

For more information about the Big MaMa Earth project, contact Mike Miller at 951-244-8444, or e-mail Mike at bigmamaearth@ca.rr.com

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The San Francisco 10th Annual Green Festival a huge success

Nov 29

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“It would be impossible to attend this festival and not leave with the feeling that action needs to be taken.  Whether your battle is to recycle and compost your waste, combat the 1%, or pledge to help the people of Africa, the Green Festival left visitors feeling moved.  Once you’ve been, you cannot stop going back and loyal festival goers who have attended for the last 10 years say the festival ‘just getting bigger and better’!

Who knows what the keynote speakers will be talking about in another 10 years, but we do know that the Green Festival is going to hit the east coast next. New York City will play host to the next set of inspiring keynote speakers on the 21-22nd April 2012 at Javits North.”

The San Francisco 10th Annual Green Festival a huge success via Emma Parker – Conference Hound

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Go green for Earth Day

Apr 28

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“April 16, 2011 (CHICAGO) – Earth Day is on Friday, April 22, and it promotes a green spirit and eco-friendly thinking. There are a lot of events in our area to mark the day.

Bianca Alexander with Conscious Living was in our ABC7 studio to tell us about a few events. She also gave tips we can use in our daily lives to help protect the environment.”

Go green for Earth Day via ABC 7 Chicago

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