This summer some of the hottest artist from John Legend to the Fray to Snoop Dogg are going green. GreenJar.net is catching up on all the action. Check out this video from Green Jar's KidGREEN at the REVERB Concert with the Fray!...
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Event today! Grind 4 da Green Eco-Music Festival!
In the Bay Area? Check out Grind For The Green's Eco-Music Festival TODAY From 10-2pm At San Francisco State's Downtown Campus 835 Market St. The event will feature a solar powered concert and M1 of Dead Prez will be the Keynote speaker. Oh yeah and did I mention the event is FREE! For more information visit: Grindforthegreen.comAlso Check out this video promo for the event....
What's Gentrification got to do with the Green Movement
All over the country from Harlem, New York to the Eastside of Denver, Colorado, urban communities are changing. New condos and starbucks are popping up, public schools are shutting down and people of color and/or low-income are being priced out of the neighborhood. Some call the process urban revitalization, others call it gentrification.Could the Green Movement be one of the main culprits in creating mass displacement of low-income communities to the suburbs? Check out what Checktheweather.net's Kari Fulton has to say in her interview with Bigthink.com...
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
BAY AREA CALL TO ACTION FOR HEALTH & JOBS - TODAY @ 12PM
Come out today if you're in the Bay Area as Richmond community members will be speaking out for health AND jobs in the midst of their long-time fight against the Chevron Refinery.Just earlier this month, the Bay Area environmental justice community won a huge victory against the infamous Chevron refinery in Richmond. One of the oldest and largest refineries in the US, the communities of Richmond, CA have been battling expansion plans and dirty chemical spills at the plant for YEARS. Groups like Communities for a Better Environment, the Asian...
Why are Republicans Siding with Climate Scientist James Hansen on the Waxman-Markey Bill?
In a wild turn of events, republican congresspeople are siding with Climate Scientist James Hansen and environmental justice groups like WEACT for Environmental Justice that the Waxman-Markey bill isn't the right bill for fighting Climate Change. Unfortunately they may be agreeing for the wrong reasons.James Hansen is a noted scientist and in 1998 he was the first to testify in front of Senate on the impacts of global warming. Hansen heads up the...
Lonely Are The Brave's Davey Talks ACES Bill
We caught up with Indie-group Lonely are the Brave for our new music Tuesday section. We asked Bassist and Vocalist, Davey what he thought about the Waxman-Markey bill and his vision for a real sustainable energy revolution. Here's what he had to say:Can't watch the video here's our favorite quote "it's a step in the right direction but what we have right now is a culture that isn't ready for change and isn't ready for the sustainable revolution that we really need...." It get's deep so I suggest you get to a computer where you can catch this or...
New Music Tuesday: Lonely Are The Brave
Continuing on our quest to find the dopest eco-friendly music we caught up with Lonely are the Brave. LATB coins themselves the "synergetic beast child of hip-hop and punk." The group's Facebook page states, "LATB stands as a call for the sharing of strength in a time of despair."LATB's sound is a mixture of raucous punk rock and hip-hop inspired percussion infused with a sound similar to new orleans flavored zydeco due to saxophonist Sam Goering....
Monday, July 13, 2009
Eco-Jam of the Day: Nina Simone's Baltimore
Did you used to love catching all the grit and crime drama on HBO's the Wire? In our introduction to Checktheweather.net's Gritty City Series, we mentioned we would highlight the top ten cities with the highest homicide and crime rates. Baltimore is number THREE on the list provided by the City Crime Rankings Report. The Wire showcased the complexities of Gritty City politics from the hood to the city council building. Neo Natal Penguin offers...
Gritty City Series: Charm City, Baltimore
Charm CityBy Reginald LarkinBaltimore city is famous for its luxurious harbor and rich history however, in recent years Baltimore’s efforts to become industrialized has disenfranchised three communities in the city. The transportation system in Baltimore has placed four bus yards throughout the city, three of which are in close proximity to transit dependent communities. These four bus yards are located at Kirk avenue bus yard (Midway Community),...
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