When Agatha Achindu couldn't find fresh baby food she decided to take her own stand not only for her first child, but so that other children would have the opportunity to eat fresh preservative free foods. Agatha, who is 42, listened to her calling and followed her passion to make a difference by starting her own business with her husband, and Yummy Spoonfuls Organic Baby Food was born (http://www.yummyspoonfuls.com/).You can follow her story below. Be inspired!!!Embedded video from CNN Vi...
Friday, July 3, 2009
Lunch time Music Review: Dead Prez Pulse of the People
A couple weeks ago Checktheweather.net hit you with the exclusive interview with Dead Prez to discuss their new album and the green movement. Today we want to give you our exclusive review of the infamous hip-hop duo's latest album Pulse of the People: Turn of the Radio Vol. 3. We caught up with one of the realest album reviewers, Snife the Free Radical. Snife is an Atlanta based artist, architect and blipster (black hipster) and we checked with...
Letter Writing Campaigns: They Actually Do Work!
Last week, we ran a story on Tar Sands in Canada and how people in America could stop the destruction of precious land and public health by just clicking a few buttons. Quickly, thousands of people e-mailed Hilary Clinton and told her we do not want the United states to invest in building pipes for Dirty, Nasty Tar sands. To find out more visit dirtyoilsands.orgThe same happened with the campaign to get Green Jobs language into the ACES bill.Green...
How to Create Energy Independence for the US and Africa Too!
Today most people are out of summer school and off of work ready to celebrate the Fourth of July. Al Gore and the Alliance for Climate Protection are calling for Americans to "Declare Your Energy Independence". That means breaking the addiction to dirty forms of energy like coal and oil. All this comes at the same time that President Barack Obama prepares for his first trip to Africa as President of the United States. A group of some of the leading...
Thursday, July 2, 2009
New York Times Columnist: Young America: Get out of Facebook and Into Somebody's Face"
Yesterday, New York Times published an op-ed by 2002 Pulitzer Prize winner and noted author Thomas Friedman. The article titled "Just Do It" calls out the flaws of the ACES bill. Friedman author of "The World is Flat: A Brief History of the World" agrees with many scientists,economists and environmental journalist, Brentin Mock, that the ACES bill is weak and cannot afford to get any weaker. Friedman goes off in this op-ed calling out Republicans, President Obama and the American public for making this bill weak. Here's a piece of what he had to...
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
DR. OCTAGON - TREES VIDEO
Enter the twisted mind of Kool Keith aka Dr. Octagon aka Dr. Dooom.... "Trees" was one of few singles off of Kool Keith's "Return of Dr. Octagon" 2006 album that made it to video production. Also one of the many dope tracks on ChecktheWeather's The Truth Vol. 1 mixtape, "Trees" offers a clean beat of electro-synth sounds and just some real, grimey hip hop production. The message is blatantly environmental, with some dope one liners (so pay attention!).After the album release, MTV hooked up with Kool Keith to produce this super artistic, science-fiction-steez...
THE OBAMAS' ORGANIC GARDEN : LEADING BY EXAMPLE
I've always been impressed by the Obamas' lead-by-example demeanor, whether it was foreign affairs or family life. Their new organic vegetable garden is, perhaps, one of the most creative, blatant example yet. Since me and my boyfriend have started our own way to food self-sufficiency by planting a garden of our own, I have to admit, I think this is hella fresh of the first family (which was a big PR push by Michelle), to promote healthy eating,...
Gritty City Series: Hello Brooklyn! Part 2
I wish my story would end here and that the occasional gritty nose blowing was the extent to my experiences...By Jameelah Muhammad16 @ War - Karina PasianYou are probably thinking the air quality I'm describing is over exaggerated, that New York has come a long way in terms of air quality, and that I'm just some paranoid environmental obsessed person who is determined to make a scene about any possible sign of pollution. And who knows, I don't have...
How will the Climate Bill Impact Communities of Color?
Today, thegrio.com posted a story by environmental justice journalist, Brentin Mock. Mock takes an in-depth look into the climate bill and finds out the truth on the Climate Bill. Some of the answers may shock you! Favorite quote:As new emerging industries are created from the government's financial incentives provided in ACES, those jobs would come back just in a different form -- green jobs. But in order for this to happen the policy can not be...
Real Talk: A Jamaican on Climate Change
As Part of our Real Talk Real People series, Checktheweather.net correspondent, Kari KGreen Fulton went out and spoke with various residents of DC to see what they thought about Climate Change and what they knew about the Waxman-Markey Bill. First Up: What does a Rasta think about Climate Change? Kgreen sat down with DC based Reggae Artist, Sadiki aka "Spliff" To see what he had to say:Wanna here more from Spliff check out this video for his song Bun Babylon....
Gritty City Series: Hello Brooklyn!
Hello Brooklyn - Jay-ZGritty City Series-"The New York Chronicles" Part 1By Jameelah Muhammad Yes, I live in a gritty city and I have to say that the experience thus far has been, well...interesting. Not that I expected New York to be pristine and the streets clear of trash and/or debris, however I did underestimate how gritty in fact the city was. A Michigan native, I can attest that my home state has its own set of issues when it comes to pollution,...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Breaking News: Cynthia Mckinney Taken Hostage by Israeli Government
It's Getting Real in these STREETS MAN! Former Congresswoman and Green Party Presidential Nominee, Cynthia Mckinney was taken hostage by the Isreali Navy. Mckinney was apprehended with 21 other leading activists working with Free Gaza a United States based pro-Palestinian humanitarian group. The group's boat, Spirit of Humanity, was taken hostage for ignoring an Israeli blockade that stops ships from entering the area near the Gaza Strip. The video...
Don't Let The US Tar Canada's Reputation too.
This just in from our friends up north in Canada. The United States is getting involved in a huge venture to destroy Canada and First Nation People of Turtle Island (North America) The Tar Sands, aka oil sands are extra heavy oil that creates a very dirty form of petroleaum made from sand and clay. The United States is partnering with Alberta, Canada to extract the oil and use it for energy usage in the United States. However there is something we can do today to stop them from building more pipelines of toxic sludge. Another major pipeline from...
New Music Tuesday: Download the Truth Vol.1
Last week's New Music Tuesday featured Dead Prez's New Album, Pulse of the People. Check the video out below to see what they had to say about Checktheweather.net This week Checktheweather.net is dropping even more music for the green and giving all of our readers a free download of our latest mixtape The Truth Vol. 1. This project is in conjunction with the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative and hosted by the Bay Area's own DJLN! Find out more on DJLN and the Bay area hip-hop scene at http://cell2021.blogspot.com/Follow this link...
Monday, June 29, 2009
The Ghetto's Perspective on the ACES BIll
Check this video out! Desire Grover, Activist and Filmmaker and Founder of Ghettoprint.com based out of Chester, PA, is using her talents to tell the Hood perspective on the passage of the ACES Climate bill through the house. The ACES Bill is now up for heavy debate by the Senate after Fourth of July recess. Visit Checktheweather.net for more REAL perspectives on the Climate Bill from REAL people. Environmental Racism is TOXIC! Let us know what you thi...
Reflections on Redefining ACES to buld a real green economy
Cross-posted from "It's Getting Hot In Here"While many of my friend in the movement have been in DC and trying to mobilize for, against, or to strengthen the ACES bill, I've been organizing in Minnesota as part of the Twin Cities Summer of Solutions program - you can read more posts on the programs around the country on solutionaries.net. In my work, I'm continually challenged by the persistent disconnect between the real implications of what we're trying to achieve through bills like ACES, how most people understand it, and the results we get....
Do Rasta's Care about the Climate Bill?
This weekend was quite a busy one in the District of Columbia. On one end of the city, Congress voted on the ACES Bill and on the other side, thousands of Caribbeans danced in the street at the Caribbean Day Festivities. Such opposite scenes for a weekend but so much going on to see and say. Here are some shots and video from some of the events:Friday: The Environmental World went into cardiac arrest as congress passed the American Clean Energy and...
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