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Enviado por Live Earth, 24 fevereiro, 2009 - 03:45
I’m sure many of you watched the Oscars last night. Congrats to Slumdog Millionaire for sweeping the awards! We also thought Hugh Jackman did a great job as a first time host and the musical ensembles were classic. We’d like to give a huge shout out to the use of recycled materials for some of his performances! Notice the cool recycled cardboard props they used?
The big disappointment was the major lack of environmental sustainability examples during the ceremony. Other than alternative-fuel chauffeur company econation shuttling some stars to the show in the 2010 Prius, there wasn’t much to get green and excited about.
The Oscars ceremony seemed to completely abandon last year’s strive to be green. They used to highlight their efforts in a special section on their website about the ongoing green efforts of the Academy Awards and how they were making big changes. But this year that section disappeared.
Enviado por Live Earth, 22 fevereiro, 2009 - 17:07
On February 19th, Power Shift '09 will bring over 10,000 youth leaders to Washington DC to get inspired, trained, networked and to lobby their members of Congress. This truly is one of our big chances this year to make an impact, and Power Shift ‘09 needs your help.
"This victory alone is not the change we seek. It's only the chance to make that change," proclaimed Barack Obama on election night. Real change will not come easily, and it's more important than ever that everyone builds a popular movement to press our government to do the right thing.
This weekend Power Shift '09 will bring over 10,000 youth leaders to Washington DC to get inspired, trained, networked and to lobby their members of Congress. This truly is one of our big chances this year to make an impact, and Power Shift ‘09 needs your help in the following three ways:
Enviado por Live Earth, 20 fevereiro, 2009 - 00:53
On February 12th, more than 200 cities around the world held Twestivals, bringing together the Twitter community for an evening of fun and to raise money and awareness for charity: water. Twestival was a great success, creating a global buzz while raising more than $250,000 to provide clean water for some of the 1.1 billion who live without it.
Read more and watch featured videos from Live Earth's Twestival video site below:
Enviado por Live Earth, 19 fevereiro, 2009 - 00:28
First there was Atlanta’s “Carbon Neutral Zone.” Now the city is proclaiming its downtown area a “Zero Waste Zone.”
The Zero Waste Zone is an initiative that was announced last week through a partnership between local Atlanta area restaurants and the massive convention center that will divert tons of garbage, food scraps and used cooking oil from landfills.
Enviado por Live Earth, 18 fevereiro, 2009 - 17:30
Earlier today, President Obama signed the economic stimulus bill into law with the majority of the funding going toward for clean energy and other key green initiatives! $500 Million is included in this package that will be go towards Green Jobs!
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President Obama signed the nearly $800 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law with more than $60 billion of the funding going toward clean energy and other key green initiatives. And $500 Million of the package is designated specifically toward creating Green Jobs.
Enviado por Live Earth, 17 fevereiro, 2009 - 15:28
If you live in the Los Angeles area, you know that air quality is an issue for the city. For decades, the City of Los Angeles, which is home to more than 4 million people – has been synonymous with the smog. In 2004, LA emitted over 50 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere – more than the entire country of Sweden.
Confronted with the constant problems associated with poor air quality and energy efficiency, Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa proposed the “Solar LA” initiative.
Enviado por Live Earth, 16 fevereiro, 2009 - 04:55
This year Coachella and Stagecoach Music Festivals are teaming up to deliver 18 & Up… the first ever renewable energy customized Golf Cart collection up to you to design!
Coachella and Global Inheritance's Energy FACTory are seeking submissions from individuals and groups to redesign and repaint ordinary golf carts into alternative energy powered pieces of work.
Each confirmed individual/group will receive a stipend, a useable Golf Cart that will serve as the canvas for the project and VIP tickets for the Coachella Arts and Music Festival.
Enviado por Live Earth, 14 fevereiro, 2009 - 20:57
Nearly 200 cities celebrated Twestival -- a meet up organized via Twitter to benefit charity: water -- on Thursday. The map below details the cities that participated.
Watch video news coverage, Twestival highlights, and more at Live Earth Video.
Enviado por Live Earth, 13 fevereiro, 2009 - 09:36
It has become a trend in recent years to declare that "water will be the oil of the 21st century." Basically making it an essential and limited resource, unevenly distributed around the world based on power and money.
Enviado por Live Earth, 11 fevereiro, 2009 - 17:11
More than 200 events -- Twestivals -- are taking place around the world today to raise money for charity: water. Scott Harrison, founder of charity: water, explains how far the Twestival $1 million fundraising goal can go toward helping the 1.1 billion people without access to clean water.
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Visit an interactive map of Twestivals and watch live footage from more than 100 Twestival locations at Live Earth Video.
