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L.A. calls for end to 'corporate personhood'

Dec 7

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“At a packed City Council meeting that included remarks from a man in a top hat with fake money tucked in the pocket of his suit, Los Angeles lawmakers Tuesday called for more regulations on how much corporations can spend on political campaigns.

The vote in support of state and federal legislation that would end so-called “corporate personhood” is largely symbolic. But anti-corporate activist Mary Beth Fielder, who spoke in favor of the resolution, called it “a symbol that’s going to be heard around the world.”’

L.A. calls for end to ‘corporate personhood’ via LA Now – LA Times

[VIDEO] LA Council Meeting – Wednesday December 7th: http://lacity.org/YourGovernment/CityCouncil/CouncilMeetings/LIVEandON-DEMANDVideo/index.htm

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Sow seeds, not greed: Farmers gather on Wall Street

Dec 7

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“It’s been a long time since farmers congregated in downtown Manhattan — around 350 years, to be exact. The folks who populate Wall Street and rural America don’t cross paths much these days. It’s easy to forget that Wall Street used to be rural America; in 1644, the area contained so many cows that the Dutch colonists had to erect a cattle guard to keep them from straying. Livestock farmers literally established the boundaries of Wall Street.

Today, the bronze bull — that icon of the OWS movement — is the lone farm animal you’ll find in the financial district. And the barricades are back, but only to keep Zuccotti Park’s mic checkers in check. That surprisingly fertile concrete plaza has yielded a bumper crop of grassroots activists, to the discomfort of (most of) the 1% and the shills who bill them. But the voices of farmers — a.k.a. the 1% that grows the food that 100% of us eat — have been largely missing from this movement to reclaim our democracy, despite the fact that food has become a commodity that enriches a few at the expense of the many.

That all changed this past Sunday, though, when a group of farmers from around the country marched to Zuccotti Park accompanied by their allies: food justice activists, community gardeners, and other advocates for a more equitable, ecologically sound, re-localized food system.

The march, organized by Occupy Wall Street’s food justice committee and Food Democracy Now, began with a rally at La Plaza Cultural Community Garden in the East Village, where hundreds of folks gathered to hear fiddlers and drummers give the event a festive kickoff, followed by a panel of urban and rural farmers.”

Sow seeds, not greed: Farmers gather on Wall Street Via Kerry Trueman – Grist

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LA’s Solar Power, Green Jobs Potential Largely Untapped

Nov 22

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“World Bank financing has help put solar power systems on more than 300,000 homes and small businesses in Bangladesh. Working with its local partners, the World Bank’s International Development Association IDA’s Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Project (RERED), is aiming to boost that to more than 1 million with an additional $172 million credit facility.

Imagine what could be done here in the US if local, state and the federal government really got behind and supported solar and renewable energy. A lot of potential lies untapped, in many cases solely due to a lack of political will and determination.

An academic study conducted by researchers from UCLA and USC found that there’s a wealth of untapped human resources in LA just waiting to be employed in the solar energy industry. City and civic leaders have thus far failed to enact policies that would take advantage of it, however.”

LA’s Solar Power, Green Jobs Potential Largely Untapped via Andrew Burger – Triple Pundit

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The First Global Revolution Has Begun

Nov 15

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“If you rely on the corporate media for your news, you may not be aware that this is the most significant revolutionary period in human history. Previous revolutions were national in scope: the revolutionaries sought control of a capital city in order to change the politics and economics of that nation. Now we are in the early stages of the first-ever global revolution. It is not about seizing power in capital cities; it is a values revolution that is demanding a transition from the current system where money values rule over the life cycle, to a new system where life values will rule over the money cycle.”

The First Global Revolution Has Begun via Kevin Danaher – Global Exchange – Triple Pundit

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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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Naturepedic Shows Award-Winning Baby & Kids Organic Mattresses and Bedding at L.A. Green Festival October 29-30

Oct 24

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Cleveland, Ohio (October 24, 2011) – Chagrin Falls, Ohio-based Naturepedic, the only baby and children’s bed and bedding company in the U.S. certified to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), is proudly exhibiting at the Green Festival in Los Angeles, CA, October 29-30. The company will display its award-winning certified organic cotton mattresses for babies and children, mattress pads, sheets, pillows and changing pads in booth 669 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. GOTS certification requires the use of organic fibers, and prohibits use of hazardous materials.

“Californians lead the way in searching out the most environmentally-friendly products and Naturepedic offers the most environmentally-friendly baby bed and bedding products in the U.S., so we wanted to be sure to be at this event,” said Barry A. Cik, Naturepedic Technical Director.

Naturepedic uses organic cotton filling grown in Texas, and manufactures all its mattress and bedding products at its facility in Chagrin Falls, just outside Cleveland. Consumers can be assured that the primarily Amish staff is meticulous in providing the utmost in quality.

In addition to organic cotton quilted mattress surfaces, Naturepedic offers waterproofing on their children’s mattresses using food-grade polyethylene (which meets FDA food-contact standards).

Baby Bargains, the best-selling guide to baby products, rated Naturepedic’s Lightweight Mattresses the “#1 Top Pick” of all crib mattresses on the market in its most recent edition. In addition, Naturepedic has won numerous awards for its wide range of high quality products .The mattresses and mattress accessories are available not only online at www.naturepedic.com, but also from mainstream retailers as well as numerous baby boutiques.

Los Angeles is Naturepedic’s third largest hub in terms of sales after New York and Boston, with retailers including Beginnings, Jenny Bec’s, Sid & Me, The Little Seed, Tiny World, Wonderland and others.

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*Visit Naturepedic at booth #669 at Los Angeles Green Festival! To keep up with Naturepedic news, visit https://www.facebook.com/naturepediccribmattress

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Hip-Hop Musical with an Environmental Twist to Perform at Los Angeles Green Festival

Oct 20

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Pacha’s Pajamas: A Story Written by Nature Announces Live Performance Halloween Weekend

Los Angeles, CA (October 20, 2011) — Pacha’s Pajamas: A Story Written by Nature, a hip-hop musical story about a little girl named Pacha who saves the environment with the help of the world’s plants and animals, will take to the stage Saturday, October 29 at 1:00 pm at Los Angeles Green Festival’s Halloween weekend celebration. The live storytelling and musical youth workshop and performance led by Pacha’s Pajamas creators BALANCE Edutainment and an up-and-coming local youth star, takes place in Green Festival’s Green Kids’ Zone at the Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall G. All children are invited to wear their Halloween costumes and dance along with the Pacha’s Pajamas costumed performers.

Pacha’s Pajamas: A Story Written by Nature is both a children’s book (www.amazon.com and www.pachaspajamas.com) and an upcoming hip-hop musical album, designed to bring music and storytelling together to share important messages about the environment and inspire positive action. The new album features well-known, soon-to-be-announced musical artists and talented youth.

“We believe that catalyzing change can happen in a fun way through socially-conscious music, stories about interdependence and by amplifying the voices of children,” said Aaron Ableman, musician, educator and co-founder of BALANCE Edutainment, the creator of Pacha’s Pajamas.

“Nature’s Rights is an issue that Pacha’s Pajamas aims to popularize through a message of unity across species, honoring the planet upon which humanity depends. We are thrilled to share Pacha’s story with the Green Festival and all the youth movements around the world!”

The Green Festival Green Kids’ Zone includes crafts, Halloween adventures, stories, music and much more throughout the weekend. Green Festival is an eco-friendly marketplace with over 300 exhibitors, live music and spoken word, yoga and movement classes and cutting edge film screenings. Ten stages and pavilions host more than 125 enthusiastic speakers and teachers offering in-depth presentations and short talks on the issues and practices for adults and children of all ages.

In addition to the Green Festival performance, the BALANCE Edutainment team will be making live appearances to perform the story and songs from the Pacha’s Pajamas ebook and album throughout the United States this fall and through 2012.  For more information, please visit www.pachaspajamas.com or www.balanceedutainment.com.

About BALANCE Edutainment, LLC

BALANCE Edutainment, LLC, is an Oakland, Calif.-based company that creates cause-related entertainment products—books, musical CDs, iPhone apps and more. Their debut products, Pacha’s Pajamas: A Story Written by Nature book and album, are the brainchild of BALANCE co-founders Aaron Ableman, an accomplished musician and educator, and Dave Room, a deep ecologist and social entrepreneur. BALANCE’s aim with Pacha’s Pajamas and future products is to educate children and the masses in a fun and entertaining way about important environmental and social issues. A portion of the proceeds from BALANCE Edutainment will be donated to aligned organizations.

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Documentary – "Revenge of the Electric Car" – Premiers this Weekend in LA & NY

Oct 18

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"Revenge of the Electric Car" premieres this weekend in Los Angeles and New York

From the director of Who Killed the Electric Car? a brand new documentary – Revenge of the Electric Car, begins its national theatrical rollout next week starting October 21 in LA and NY and then in 20+ cities over the next month (see list below).

If you’re in Los Angeles, attend the opening week launch at Landmark’s NuArt and the Opening Weekend Airstream Lounge Party!

Opening Week Screenings
11272 Santa Monica Blvd, West LA, CA 90025

Fri–Sat-Sun: 12:30 PM, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 (Oct. 21-23)
Mon-Thurs: 5:10 PM, 7:30, 9:50 (Oct. 24-27)

Tickets available now via this site:
http://revengeoftheelectriccar.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=094f2b34316e08f2846844561&id=6f749a0071&e=495d666b4a

Opening Weekend Airstream Lounge Party
Sat-Sun: 2PM – 10PM

To support Revenge of the Electric Car in its opening weekend in LA on October 22-23, electric cars from the movie will be setting up shop in a vintage Airstream around the corner from the NuArt Theater at 11323 Idaho Avenue. The Airstream Lounge is the all weekend drop-in cast and crew party for friends, media makers and well-wishers. Come on by anytime from 2:30PM to 9:30PM to say hello to Gadget, Scarlett and other stars from the team, check out the EVs (Tesla, Leaf, Volt and Porsche), and hang out between screenings

 So far, screenings will occur with Causecast, Bioneers, GADA, LA Burning Man, the Black Rock Yearbook, Plugin America and Global Green.  If your group would like to co-host a public screening at the NuArt (or anywhere else during run of theater),  sign up via the Revenge of the Electric Car Facebook Page.

Also, Revenge of the Electric Car was recipient of an award for best documentary at the 21st annual Environmental Media Awards this past weekend!

For sneak peaks, commentary, reviews, screenings and more, visit http://www.revengeoftheelectriccar.com/

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Ford Motor Company and Green Festival to Award Community Green Grant in Los Angeles, San Francisco

Oct 14

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“Do you live in or near Los Angeles or San Francisco? Do you have a great sustainable idea? Do you need a grant to possibly make it happen? Can you articulate that idea in 500 or less words? Well, theFord Motor Company and Green Festival have teamed up to award a grant to a sustainable idea. That idea could very well be yours.

The partnership will award a $5,000 Community Green Grant during the up and coming  Los Angeles and San Francisco Green Festivals. That’s a $5,000 Grant for an idea at each of the cities Green Festivals.

The idea can be almost anything, from almost anybody. Recipients could be a non-profit or an individual. The idea can be really big, or really small. The idea just has to be “original, innovative and capable of being implemented in your local community.”’

Ford Motor Company and Green Festival to Award Community Green Grant in Los Angeles, San Francisco via Jonathan Mariano - Triple Pundit

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