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April Forum: The Hit List – The Top Tips to Green NYC Buildings

Mar 29

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NYS P2IAre you a homeowner, commercial property owner or property manager concerned with increasing energy costs?

Are you a contractor, architect, interior designer or real estate broker whose clients have asked about green buildings?

Do you plan to renovate, buy or develop a building?

Come hear The Top 10 Tips to make NYC Buildings Greener!  Learn ways you could improve your building investments, prevent the loss of energy and money, and be environmentally conscious by constructing, renovating and maintaining green buildings!

Join GreenHomeNYC for a “Green Building 101.”  Our panel will discuss their top 10 tips to:

  • reduce energy and water use;
  • improve occupant health, safety and comfort with non-toxic, reusable and recycled building materials;
  • prevent waste and pollution.

Attendees will also receive a coupon with Build It Green!NYC, the only non-profit retail warehouse of salvaged and surplus building materials in New York City.

Where: Trespa Design Center, 62 Greene Street, NYC

When: April 18th, 6:30-8pm.  Doors open at 6pm, please arrive early as we will start promptly at 6pm!

Please RSVP, seating is limited.

Our speakers include:

Energy Efficiency: Dan Rieber, Weatherization Director, Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation

Green Materials: Charlotte Matthews, Vice President – Sustainability, Related Companies

Waste Prevention: Dave Hirschler, Deputy Director of Waste Prevention NYC Department of Sanitation Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse, and Recycling

Who should attend: Building owners, developers, property managers, homeowners, contractors, architects, interior designers, building materials distributors/retailers, real estate brokers. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, there’s something here for everyone!

It doesn’t end there: If you have further questions about the green building tips, you can email us. This forum will also be recorded, and will be available in full on our website.  For those in a hurry, we will also be posting short YouTube versions of the speakers’ top ten green building tips on our website and at events throughout the city.  Please check back and share them with friends and colleagues, and Like us on Facebook!

Funding provided by the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute through a grant from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.  Any opinions, finding, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Environmental Conservation

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SOCIAL JUSTICE, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES TO BE KEY FOCUS AT SIXTH ANNUAL CHICAGO GREEN FESTIVAL, MAY 5 & 6

Mar 26

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Navy Pier Sets the Stage for the Weekend-long Celebration of Eco and Social-Minded Lifestyles; Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. to Deliver Keynote Address at Show which Features 350 Exhibitors, Ford Ride-and-Drives of New Hybrid, an Eco-Fashion Show and Dozens of Speakers

Chicago Green Festival returns to Navy Pier May 5-6, 2012

Chicago, IL (March 26, 2012) – The sixth annual Green Festival sails into Navy Pier May 5 and 6, 2012, with social and environmental justice on the agenda. Keynote speaker Rev. Jesse L. Jackson will address the crowd on Saturday, May 5, after an introduction by Dr. Benjamin Chavis. At Green Festival, Reverend Jackson’s his impassioned voice will help raise awareness for key social causes integral to the Chicagoland community. Leaders in green lifestyle will also speak, including tween idol, Reed Alexander of iCarly, who will share his newly-launched healthy lifestyle website, KewlBites.com, a family-oriented site where parents and kids can learn how to eat more healthfully.

Leading environmental, healthy lifestyle and social justice advocates join the speaker line-up include Van Jones, who will launch his new book, Rebuild the Dream, a part memoir, part manifesto, which offers a powerful plan to renew the American Dream and critique of the Obama era. Additional speakers include, Laura Flanders, GRITtv; Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!; Jeffrey Smith; William Ayers; Bernadine Dohrn; Greg Palast and local leaders, including Naomi Davis of Blacks in Green; Bianca Alexander of Conscious Living TV and Karyn Calabrese.

“In our sixth year in Chicago, we are bringing together the biggest, brightest and strongest advocates for green lifestyles as well as environmental and social justice to create the most exciting Green Festival to date,” said Denise Hamler, Green Festival Director. “We are one big party with a purpose and this year, the purpose is to continue to raise awareness for making positive changes in our communities and our daily lives, from the food we eat to the technology we buy and the politics we support. We are delighted to celebrate solutions that work on the community level as well as provide platforms for enacting national and global solutions for making the world a more sustainable place.”

The weekend-long Green Festival event is expected to draw more than 30,000 people whose passion for green living and enthusiasm for learning new sustainability tools are matched by the exhibitors’ commitment to environmental sustainability, green living and social justice using Green America’s green business standards. Green Festival Chicago exhibitors bring the best, newest, most eco-friendly family products on the market from food to toys to clothing. The Good Food Stage invites participants to view cooking demos by leading local chefs and attendees can enjoy a snack from many of the vegan and vegetarian local food vendors then imbibe at the organic beer, mead and wine pavilion. The younger set can visit the dedicated kids’ area for learning about easy and fun ways to incorporate green at a young age, including arts and crafts using repurposed materials.

A joint project of Green America and Global Exchange, Green Festival is a non-profit event that celebrates an eleven-year milestone with over one million attendees in eight cities. Green Festival is the only national sustainability event that screens exhibitors for their commitment to social justice, sustainability and ecological balance using co-producer, Green America’s, green business standards.  In the center of Green Festival is a unique marketplace of 350 eco-friendly businesses, featuring the latest and greatest in sustainable products and services. FORD Motor and Green Festivals have partnered again to fund a $5,000 Community Green Grant at the Chicago Green Festival. Attendees will be able to vote for their favorite project at the FORD Community Green Grants Booth during show hours.

Additional highlights include:

  • Ford Ride and Drive opportunities
  • Do-It-Yourself Workshops
  • Green Kid’s Zone
  • Green Business Pavilion
  • Green Jobs and Careers
  • Green Investing
  • Renewable Energy
  • Beer, Mead and Wine Pavilion
  • Organic Local Food
  • Fair Trade Pavilion
  • Community Action Pavilion
  • Green Films
  • Youth Programs
  • Roving acoustic musicians
  • Bike Valet
  • Eco-Fashion Show produced by Bianca Alexander & Michael Alexander of Conscious Living TV
  • Keynote speakers include: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., Van Jones, Reed Alexander, Laura Flanders, Naomi Davis, Bianca Alexander, Karyn Calabrese, Jeffrey Smith, Amy Goodman, William Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn and Greg Palast

The 2012 Green Festival will return to downtown Chicago’s Navy Pier, Hall A. Doors open Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 6, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tickets are $15- 25 when purchased at the event door, discounts are given when purchased online in advance and there is reduced admission for seniors. Free admission for those who ride a bike to the event and park with the bike valet, as well as youth under eighteen and union members with valid identification, Green America and Global Exchange members, Sierra Club members with membership card and volunteers. For volunteer opportunities, visit greenfestivals.org/volunteer.

Key partners and sponsors include: Ford, Clif Bar, Earth Balance, Nature’s Path,Calvert,ManitobaHarvest, The New York Times Media, SustainU, Democracy Now and Repax.

For more information at Green Festival, 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.

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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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Stars Turn Out for Global Green USA’s 9th Annual Pre-Oscar® Party

Feb 23

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Event Launches Citizen Entrepreneur Contest for the 20th Anniversary Rio Earth Summit; Raises Awareness and Funds for Green Schools and Communities

Hollywood, CA - February 22, 2012 Global Green USA celebrated its 9th Annual Pre-Oscar® party on Wednesday night at the Avalon Hollywood, to raise funds for its national green school initiatives and to raise awareness about the upcoming 20th Anniversary Earth Summit in Rio this June.

More than 1,200 people attended the star-studded event which featured a headline musical performance by Sheila E! Notable guests included Adrian Grenier (Entourage), Emmy Rossum (Shameless), Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill), Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory), Kelli Garner (Pan Am), Alison Brie (Community), Ed Begley Jr. (Pineapple Express), Michelle Branch (Musical Artist), Anthony Denison (The Closer), Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother), and Dylan McDermott (American Horror Story), among others.

Global Green President Matt Petersen took the stage with event co-chair and Board member Sebastian Copeland to announce the kick-off of an online Citizen Entrepreneur Contest to identify local Green Heroes.

“As Hollywood prepares to celebrate their nominees for best performances and films down the street, Global Green is calling for nominations for the local green heroes who are tirelessly working to make their communities healthier and greener,” said Petersen. “Tonight we invite Americans to nominate a student, teacher, architect, or community activist greening their corner of the world, and to call on President Obama to represent our future by attending the Rio+20 Summit in Brazil in June.”

Many of the celebrity attendees recorded a video to promote the contest and also signed a letter calling on President Obama to attend the Earth Summit and bring a comprehensive action plan for the health of all Americans, the environment and people around the world. Anyone can add their name to the letter by visiting globalgreen.org.

Over a dozen celebrity guests arrived in the 2012 Chevy Volt electric vehicle which also played a starring role on Global Green’s carpet.  Attendees got a special sneak preview of the 2012 Chevy Volt featuring the new Low Emissions Package, which is now eligible for the coveted car pool lane sticker and $1,500 CA Clean Vehicle Rebate.

Guests enjoyed a night of eco-friendly entertainment including living wall installations by landscape designer Jamie Durie, an eco-couture collection by Hollywood fashion designer Oliver Tolentino, a Pureology Salon hairstyling station, creative organic food and drinks as well as Gardein’s new mini meatless sliders, and much more!  Evolve Motorcycles also debuted their new $55,000 electric Xenon bike that will be auctioned off to benefit Global Green.

Additional featured event sponsors this year included LAcarGuy, Lux & Eco, Office Depot, Revo, The Ambrose Hotel, Cline Cellars, Gardein, KeepCup, Lexington Social House, MKG, 7th Generation, Zimride, North Star Moving, Picore Worldwide, The Playlist Generation, Mulu, Sunset Marquis, Verdant Brand, J. Lohr, One Hope Wine, 360 Vodka, BWR, EcoFabulous, and SHFT.com.

About Global Green USA

For more than a decade, Global Green has collaborated with the Hollywood community to raise global awareness of Smart Climate Solutions — from celebrities driving green cars to the Oscars, to building green homes and schools, buying green products and voting for green political leaders. Global Green is the only national environmental group headquartered in Southern California and has offices in New Orleans, New York City and Washington, D.C. For more information, please visit www.globalgreen.org

About the Chevrolet Volt

The Volt has a total driving range of up to 379 miles, based on EPA estimates. For the first 35 – 50miles, the Volt can drive gas- and tailpipe-emissions-free using a full charge of electricity stored in its 16-kWh lithium-ion battery. When the Volt’s battery runs low, a gas-powered engine/generator seamlessly operates to extend the driving range another 344 miles on a full tank. The EPA estimates 94 miles per gallon equivalent for the car in electric mode and 35 city and 40 highway miles per gallon in extended-range mode.

CONTACTS: Paulette Kam / Dina Rosenberg                                  Ruben Aronin

B|W|R Public Relations                                                  Global Green USA

310.550.7776                                                            (310) 581-2700

pkam@bwr-la.com / drosenberg@bwr-la.com raronin@globalgreen.org

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Event: Gadgets & Gizmos Get You Drinks, Wednesday February 29, 2012 at Brother Jimmy's in Union Square, NYC

Feb 15

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Gadgets & Gizmos Get You Drinks

E-Cycling Happy Hour at Brother Jimmy’s

What: Don’t throwaway your throwback electronics! New York based electronics recycling program, Guzu, is encouraging you to go green with your gadgets by giving you an opportunity to let your old Blackberry, T-9 calculator or laptop buy you a drink! Bring in any old working or non-working electronic to recycle as your ticket in for an exclusive happy hour at Brother Jimmy’s in Union Square on Wednesday, February 29th. Dig through your old junk drawer and join us as we toast to the old junk in your trunk and properly recycle abandoned electronics.

The guest who recycles the oldest, throwback electronic (i.e. Zack Morris cell phone, or beeper) will be awarded Brother Jimmy’s signature fishbowl, Swamp Water. Happy hour specials include:

  • $3.00: PBR, Bud/Bud Light Drafts, Nattys, Well Drinks, Frozen Margaritas
  • $5.00: Heinekens, Frickles appetizer

Who: Guzu, launched by three New York eco-preneurs, pays consumers cash for their old electronics and then recycles them to the highest extent possible; helping to keep electronics out of landfills. On top of putting green in consumers’ wallets, Guzu also plants a tree for every transaction completed through their partner American Forests, a nonprofit organization that seeks to protect the natural capital of trees and forests.

Why Guzu: Often times retired or broken electronics are tossed into landfills as they are not disposed of or recycled properly, adding to the millions of tons of “e-waste” produced every year. There are presently over 3 billion consumer electronics in homes all across America and over 500 million consumer electronics sold annually. Currently, only 25% of e-waste is properly recycled, with the vast majority ending up in landfills or consumers’ “junk drawers.”

When: Wednesday February 29, 2012; 5:00pm – 8:00pm

Where: Brother Jimmy’s; Union Square; 116 East 16th Street (between Park Ave South & Irving Place) New York, NY 10003; www.brotherjimmys.com; (212) 673-6465; Closets subways top to location is Union Sq (N,Q,R,L,4,5,6)

Tickets: Bring any old working or non-working gadget (cell phone, calculator, gaming unit, etc) and drop it into the Guzu e-cycling bin in exchange for your happy hour ticket.

About Guzu, Inc. At Guzu, “eco-friendly” comes in many shades of green – green for your wallet, green for industry, and green for the environment. Our unique value proposition allows consumers to sell their used electronics for cash, while supplying the Consumer Electronics Industry with recycled parts, which help to sustain the secondary market.  Through our partnership with American Forests, we also reduce the industry’s carbon footprint by planting one tree for every order completed.  For complete instructions on how to recycle, please visit www.guzu.com

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San Francisco Green Festival 10-year celebration 2011

Nov 29

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‘“The coconut spread is to die for,” raved the elderly lady next to me as we admired the spread of non-dairy butters. Her crimson felt hat suited for a royal wedding slightly obstructed my view. I took her advice and slathered a knife full of the coconut spread on a raisin bagel. Next to butter in a contest, I may have noticed a difference, but this Earth Balance coconut spread was velvety and rich and absolutely to die for. “Just don’t look at the calorie count,” she added, watching me savor the bite. “Sorry to interrupt your bliss.”

The San Francisco Greenfest is an event I would attend regardless of its newsworthiness. This event kicks so much butt I find it hard to decide where to go first. And it doesn’t just rock the green world, it rocks the social justice, political fairness, media integrity, earth-friendly food, international music and global awareness worlds too. For those who believe being “green” is just a tree hugger thing, this is an event that recognizes how related all of the above issues really are.”
San Francisco Green Festival 10-year celebration 2011 – San Francisco Environmental News | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/environmental-news-in-san-francisco/san-francisco-green-festival-10-year-celebration-2011-review-2#ixzz1f8EayRJG via Jenny Sherman – SF Environmental News Examiner

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The Most Important Things You Can Do To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Oct 26

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Reducing your carbon footprint is do-able; it’s about making changes in how you live your day-to-day life. Even small changes, like reducing the amount of driving you do, can make a huge impact in the environment.

Yogi Times polled experts of all ages in the field of green living and sustainability to bring you some tips for how to make your life and the planet a little greener.

Live in Los Angeles?  You can meet all of these experts and hear them speak at the Green Festival, the largest sustainability event in the nation, taking in place in Los Angeles, California, October 29th and 30th, 2011.

The Most Important Things You Can Do To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint via Sarah Forman / Los Angeles Green Festival Speakers – Yogi Times

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Datebook: Events, exhibits, classes for the week ahead

Oct 24

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Oct. 29-30: The Green Festival includes do-it-yourself workshops, films and a marketplace of green businesses and organizations. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 29, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 30. $10 to $15.  Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall G, 1201 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles.

Datebook: Events, exhibits, classes for the week ahead via Los Angeles Times

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GREEN FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN SAN FRANCISCO

Oct 11

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CONTACT:
SAEGERMEDIAGROUP, Inc.
Katy Saeger
katy@saegermediagroup.com
310.935.3883

Green Festival celebrates 10 years in San Francisco November 12-13, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO - The nation’s premier green living event returns to San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center November 12-13, 2011. This year, Green Festival celebrates a ten-year milestone with over one million attendees in eight cities.

This unique experience celebrates positive solutions working in our communities.  It’s where people come to meet renowned authors, actors, visionaries and community leaders; shop with hundreds of green businesses; participate in DIY workshops; enjoy live music and local vegan and vegetarian cuisine; and join friends at the organic beer and wine garden.

San Francisco leaders are supporting the 10th anniversary.  According to Mayor Edwin M. Lee,   “I applaud Green Festival on its tenth anniversary of bringing together key environmental thought leaders and the best in green economy innovations.” Supervisor John Avalos of the Board of Supervisors commented, “We welcome Green Festival back to San Francisco, it’s a great event to bring your families.”

Ten stages and pavilions will host more than 125 inspirational and educational speakers, including Amy Goodman, Rev Lennox Yearwood of the Hip Hop Caucus, John Perkins, Frances Moore Lappe, Laura Flanders, Mark Hertsgaard, Anuradha Mittal, Q’orianka Kilcher, John Robbins, Jeffrey Smith, and a special tribute to Wangari Maathai.

With the holiday season just around the corner, Green Festival is the perfect location to support local businesses all in one location.  The Green Marketplace profiles hundreds of green and socially responsible businesses and organizations. Attendees browse everything from green, non-toxic home furnishings to organic clothing to Fair Trade gifts, children’s toys and much more.

“By bringing together all the parts of the next economy—the green economy—the Green Festivals follow the core principle of Mother Nature: unity of diversity,” says Green Festival co-founder Kevin Danaher. “Instead of waiting for elites to reform the economy from the top down, we are constructing a new economic model from the grassroots up.”

“Whether you go to shop, learn, 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,” says Denise Hamler, Green Festival Director.

Green Festival offers something for the entire family. Peruse the latest in earth-friendly fashions. View socially and environmentally impactful film shorts at the Sierra Club Green Cinema. Learn by doing at hands-on DIY workshops and gain practical green tips you can apply to your everyday life. Empower your inner entrepreneur with Green Business Seminars and find your next green career at the Green Career Resource Center.

With special performances by Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company, Evelie Delino Sales Posch with the Spiral Dance Chorus and Band, Banana Slug String Band, Valerie Orth, David Young and DJ Sister Yasmin.

Check out the latest in all-electric and hybrid transportation at the Ford Pavilion and enjoy a test drive right at the Green Festival.  Join Ford in celebrating social and environmental innovation in the community and vote for the finalists who will win a $5,000 Ford Community Green Grant.

A joint project of Green America and Global Exchange, Green Festival is a non-profit 501c3 event to explore and build sustainable solutions for successful communities and a healthier environment.

Engage with Green Festivals online at www.GreenFestivals.org.

Connect with Green Festival on Facebook and Twitter @GreenFestival.

Sign up for the Green Festival Newsletter at www.greenfestivals.org/newsletter for program updates and giveaway opportunities.

Become a Green Festival volunteer and get free admission volunteer@greenfestivals.org.

Green Festival Partners make the event possible: Clif Bar, Ford Motor, Renewal by Anderson, Ben and Jerry’s, New York Times, O Organics/Bright Green, New Resource Bank, Earth Balance,  BRITA, Calvert, Consumer Reports, DotGreen, Essentia, Four Green Steps, Green Bash, Manitoba Harvest, Numi Tea, Zu-Kay, Book Publishing Company, and Democracy Now.

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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.  www.greenamericatoday.org

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. www.globalexchange.org

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%.www.sevenstarevents.com

San Francisco 2011 Green Festival Program Highlights:

  • Eco-Fashion Showcase
  • Sustainable Home and Garden Pavilion
  • Do-It-Yourself Workshops
  • Green Kids’ Zone
  • Green Business Pavilion
  • Green Jobs and Careers
  • Green Investing
  • Green Building Pavilion
  • Renewable Energy
  • Beer and Wine Pavilion
  • Organic Local Food
  • Ford Pavilion
  • Fair Trade Pavilion
  • Community Action Pavilion
  • Acoustic Music Café
  • Sierra Club Green Cinema
  • Youth Programs
  • Zero-waste Tour

San Francisco Green Festival

November 12-13

Saturday, 10 am – 7 pm

Sunday, 11 am – 6 pm

Concourse Exhibition Center

8th Street at Brannan, San Francisco

Pricing:

$10 all access weekendpass (online) with two gifts.

$10 day at the door

$15 weekend at the door

Green Festival Fan Package  – weekend pass for 2 — $48 (online) with gifts or $55 (at door)

Free Admission:
 Youth under 18, seniors, union members, cyclists (with use of bike valet), volunteers and Green America and Global Exchange members.

Event contact: June Brashares

Event phone contact: 415-425-3733

Event email contact: june@greenfestivals.org

Second Event Contact: Bryan Ting

Second Event phone contact: 925-788-7797

Second Event email contact: bryan.ting@greenfestivals.org

Event category: green, family, festival, education, expo

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Green Festival, the nation’s largest and most trusted green living event returns to San Francisco for its 10th year on November 12-13, 2011. This unique experience celebrates positive solutions working in our communities. Festivities include presentations by more than 125 renowned authors and inspiring visionaries, DIY workshops, cutting-edge films, enriching kid’s and youth activities, organic beer and wine, delicious organic vegan and vegetarian cuisine, music and art and an amazing marketplace of hundreds of green local and national businesses and organizations.

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Green Festival, the nation’s largest, most trusted green living event returns to San Francisco for its 10th year on November 12-13, 2011.  Meet and hear renowned authors and  inspiring visionaries. Participate in DIY workshops. Enjoy films, fun kid’s activities, organic vegan & vegetarian cuisine, local beer & wine, music & art and a diverse marketplace of green businesses & organizations.

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Electric Car Drivers to Stage Country’s Largest Plug-in Parade on First National Plug In Day

Oct 11

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20 Cities Coast-to-Coast Stage Activities for Largest Grassroots EV Event in History

WHAT: Some 200 EV drivers will take to the streets for the country’s largest-ever plug-in parade to champion the benefits of EVs. Parade in Santa Monica, CA is the flagship event of the first National Plug In Day, taking place in more than 20 cities across the country where EV owners and interested citizens will participate in other parades, “tailpipe-free” tailgate parties, lectures, a ceremonial plugging-in and other grassroots events. For a complete list of national Plug In Day cities and event details, visit: http://www.pluginamerica.org/pluginday

New and legacy plug-in vehicles by GM, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Toyota, SMART, Ford, Tesla, Coda and others will be driven in the flagship parade through downtown Santa Monica. Director Chris Paine, whose film, “Revenge of the Electric Car,” will hit theatres across the country on October 21st, is among confirmed speakers at the press conference preceding the parade. For parade details, visit http://www.pluginamerica.org/pluginday/los-angeles

QUOTE: “Only a few years ago, major automakers were literally crushing electric cars. Today, virtually every auto company in the world is selling or developing a plug-in car, and consumers are snapping up each and every one, stimulating our economy while helping the environment. You’ll see hundreds of these vehicles in National Plug In Day activities. And remember: EVs are powered by domestic electricity, so every cent we spend to run them stays in America,” says Plug In America co-founder and Sierra Club member Paul Scott.

WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011: 9:30 a.m. press conference; 10 a.m. parade

WHERE:
·       Press Conference: Santa Monica City Hall, 1685 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.
·       Parade: Starting from Main Street and Pico Boulevard, two blocks from Santa Monica City Hall press conference.

PHOTO OPP: 200 PLUG-IN VEHICLES STREAMING DOWN ONE OF SANTA MONICA’S MAIN THOROUGHFARES. B-ROLL WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE.

WHO: Plug In America is organizing the flagship National Plug In Day parade in Santa Monica. Plug In America, the Sierra Club and the Electric Auto Association are national organizers, teaming up with other local groups across the country to organize events.

Local sponsors: Title Sponsor of the National Plug In Day Flagship Event: Chevy Volt; Nissan Leaf, Recargo, Leviton, Collaborative Project Consulting.

About Plug In America: Plug In America is leading the nation’s plug-in vehicle movement. The nonprofit organization works to accelerate the shift to plug-in vehicles powered by clean, affordable, domestic electricity to reduce our nation’s dependence on petroleum and improve the global environment. We drive electric. You can, too. www.pluginamerica.org.

About the Sierra Club: The Sierra Club is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization with 1.4 million members and supporters and chapters in all 50 states.  The Sierra Club’s national electric vehicles campaign advocates for a switch to EVs as one important way to reduce emissions and cut our addiction to oil. www.sierraclub.org/ev.

About the Electric Auto Association: The Electric Auto Association, formed in 1967, is a nonprofit educational organization with 75 chapters worldwide that promotes the advancement and widespread adoption of electric vehicles. www.electricauto.org.
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