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Wes Skiles Memorial Celebration

Trish Riley — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:13:25 +0000

In Memory of

WESLEY C. SKILES

Memorial Celebration and Service Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Ginnie Springs

The memorial service will begin at 6:00 pm followed by a celebration of Wes’s life. Ginnie Springs will be open to our guests all afternoon. The celebration will last into the evening. You may want to bring the beverage of your choice and a picnic supper or food to share.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made in Wes’s name to the Alachua Conservation Trust: alachuaconservationtrust.org

via Karst Productions Home Page

Oakland’s Food Map

Christine — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:14:28 +0000

Oakland has many neighborhoods where social action has improved food access, in West Oakland in particular. But many people continue to live in areas that qualify as food deserts, where there are no outlets to purchase healthy food within walking distance. Even more, lack awareness of food justice as an organizing issue, and of food distribution networks, community gardens and urban food co-ops and farmers markets as ways to start to address these issues. Use our map to find resources--but also to note where they are lacking.

California requires changes in animal agriculture

Christine — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:35:52 +0000

The State of California will end the sale of eggs from out-of-state battery cage facilities beginning January 1, 2015.

On Tuesday, July 6, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law Assembly Bill No. 1437, which requires all sales in California of shell (whole) eggs for human consumption to comply with the state’s Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act. This act prohibits the confinement of egg-laying hens in a manner that does not allow the birds to fully extend both wings without touching the side of an enclosure or other egg-laying hens, effectively banning the use of battery cages.

http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/california-bans-battery-cage-eggs-as-of-2015/.

As simple and humane as this sounds, it has been very controversial — opponents quibble over the language of what it means to ‘extend both wings’ — and predict the egg industry will move out of California. They resist the idea that the public is recoiling from what they are learning about how food animals live.

Kennedy: Ride-Along: GoGreenNation.org

Trish Riley — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:41:22 +0000

Riley recently co-directed the First Annual Gainesville Environmental Film and Arts Festival, which was in collaboration with GoGreenNation.org. She admits she was so overwhelmed with festival-related tasks that promoting her site fell by the wayside. But the festival embodied the greater mission of GoGreenNation.org: to build a community of concerned citizens with a heart and a sharp, informed mind for all things green.

via Kennedy: Ride-Along: GoGreenNation.org.

Solar Tech Rolls Forward

Trish Riley — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:56:23 +0000

Although wet-cooled solar thermal projects use substantially less water than an equally sized agricultural operation, by switching to the dry-cooling alternative, the project will reduce its groundwater use by a factor of eight, from 1,600 acre-feet to 200 acre-feet annually.

via Plan To Dry Cool Plant Announced.

Green Drinks at Tioga – What Fun!

Trish Riley — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:54:26 +0000

What another great Green Drinks we enjoyed! Many thanks to Luis Diaz, who hosted us at the Town of Tioga, providing drinks for all. And thanks to Tioga property manager Dorothy Cayce, who organized the event and shuttled delicious pizzas and salads from Blue Highway in the Tioga Town Center.

It was great to see so many Green Drinkers at the party… Janet Davies brought a green flag that she suggested we take on as our mascot – from now on, look for the green flag to find our meetings.

Thanks, too, to Melanie Martin, who told us about her and husband Haskell’s company, Moksa Organics, which produces organic soaps and bodycare products. Melanie recognized Robbie Blake, her childhood music teacher, who has joined us as development director for our Environmental Film Festival.

Karen Arrington brought us up to speed on hair collections for the Gulf Oil Spill and several others made announcements about sustainable projects happening around Alachua County. We’ve posted details at www.GoGreenNation.org, our local and national resource site for building sustainable communities.

If you’d like to host a Green Drinks meeting or a fund raiser for the Environmental Film Festival, please let us know: Trish@gogreennation.org. We’re actively seeking sponsors for both events!

Many thanks to all our supporters,
Best,
Trish*

Obama Offshore Drilling Moratorium: Administration Issues New Rule

Trish Riley — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:23:15 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is issuing a new moratorium on deep-water offshore drilling and it's no longer based on water depth.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar made the announcement Monday, arguing that a pause is still needed to ensure that oil and gas companies implement safety measures to reduce risks – and are prepared to handle spills.

via Obama Offshore Drilling Moratorium: Administration Issues New Rule.

California Green is Glamorous Event

Christine — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:38:33 +0000

YOU’RE INVITED TO ATTEND:
Green Is Glamorous
www.greenisglamorous.wordpress.com
Hosted by Avenue Accents
Including: Fashion show, live music, celebrities, green awareness, and gifting event to benefit Toys For Tots
WHEN:                Saturday July 31st , 6:00pm – 8:000p
WHERE:   Libertine on Sunset, 8210 Sunset Boulevard Hollywood, CA
WHAT:              Green Is Glamorous is a comprehensive event to help various charities around the world and while doing so we will raise green awareness. This event will focus on helping Toys For Tots (http://seal-beach-ca.toysfortots.org/local-coordinator-sites/lco-sites/default.asp), Our mission is to incorporate green awareness into EVERY event we host and help charities around the world by hosting fun events that include fashion shows, celebrities, live music, gifting and green awareness. Please visit our website at: www.greenisglamorous.wordpress.com for more information.

RSVP required for admission. Press/media/celebrities RSVP to: hollywoodstarpress@gmail.com

Kevin Costner’s Oil Spill Cleanup Machine Now At Work In The Gulf (PHOTOS)

Trish Riley — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:04:00 +0000

PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — Kevin Costner's company has sent an oil-skimming vessel to help clean some of the crude that has fouled the Gulf of Mexico.

The actor told workers and visitors Thursday who had come to see the latest in the fight against the oil spill that “the machine I once dreamed of is here to help you.”

via Kevin Costner’s Oil Spill Cleanup Machine Now At Work In The Gulf (PHOTOS).

New Rules May Cloud the Outlook for Biomass

Trish Riley — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:37:04 +0000

In Massachusetts and elsewhere, environmentalists are questioning the clean and renewable energy claims made by developers of biomass power.

“Whether you call it biomass or simply chopping down trees, it’s still deforestation,” said Franz A. Matzner, climate legislative director for the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, which supports the sensible use of biomass power. “Burning trees for energy is an age-old practice that we know can cause some pretty bad effects if we don’t get our heads around doing it the right way.”

http://nyti.ms/cqWZSP