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Dennis Kucinich, broadcaster Amy Goodman to appear at Green Festival in Seattle

Congressman Dennis Kucinich headlines a roster of more than 125 speakers at the 10th annual Green Festival in Seattle next month.

Billed by promoters as the nation’s largest green living event, Seattle’s Green Festival is among several festivals around the country promoting sustainable lifestyles. The event features presentations by more than 125 authors, leaders and visionaries, workshops, films, children’s activities, organic beer and wine, vegetarian cuisine and live entertainment, and a green marketplace featuring local and national eco-friendly businesses, according to the festival website.

The festival will be May 21 and 22 at Qwest Event Center, 800 Occidental Ave. Other speakers include Amy Goodman, host of the TV and radio show Democracy Now; bestselling author Jeffrey M. Smith who writes on the health dangers of genetically modified organisms, and Gifford Pinchot III, the president and co-founder of the Bainbridge Graduate Institute, which offers an MBA integrating sustainability and social responsibility with innovation and profit.
Read more: Dennis Kucinich, broadcaster Amy Goodman to appear at Green Festival in Seattle via Debby Abe – The News Tribune

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Consider. The Green Festival San Francisco.

“San Francisco is starting to glow greener these days. While Spring is slowly blooming, the Green Festival is just around the corner!

The festival, held from April 9-10th, turns 10 in 2011. GF continues to focus on enviro and social awareness, responsibilities, and initiatives.  Check out the website  to learn more about Green Festivals.”

Consider. The Green Festival San Francisco. via The Ranglin’ Gypsies

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With EPA & Labor Unions Under Fire, So is US Democracy

“There’s more to the recent political assault on the EPA than meets the eye — it goes beyond the ‘big government’ rhetoric, and beyond political opportunism (though there’s plenty of that indeed). But the entire debacle reveals something more fundamentally disturbing — a wrench in our democratic process, which allows the interests of the rich to essentially overrule the American public’s right to clean air, clean water, to lead healthy lives. And there are a few seemingly unrelated reasons I’d argue this is happening: skyrocketing income inequality, a scattered green movement, and a decline in political support for working class families.”

With EPA & Labor Unions Under Fire, So is US Democracy via Brian Merchant – TreeHugger

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Nature isn't red or blue. It's green

“With the nation mired in war half a world away, a catastrophic oil spill imperiling coastal waters and the economy sputtering, the president rallied the nation around a common goal.

“Restoring nature to its natural state is a cause beyond party and beyond factions,” he said, calling on Congress to strengthen environmental safeguards, invest in cleaner fuels, promote more efficient cars and crack down on corporate polluters. “Clean air, clean water, open spaces, these should once again be the birthright of every American. If we act now, they can be.”

Barack Obama, 2011? Hardly. That was President Richard M. Nixon in 1970. In his State of the Union Address, the Republican leader put environmental protection near the heart of an agenda that garnered widespread bipartisan support.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49514.html#ixzz1E9EkKxp2

Nature isn’t red or blue. It’s green via John Adams – NRDCPolitico

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Beyond Oil: Activism and Politics

Beyond Oil: Activism and Politics via OnEarth Magazine by Bill McKibben

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