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Investing in the New Economy
Green For All CEO Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins calls for investment in green jobs training programs to grow our economy on the Huffington Post.
From Sinkhole to Stimulus: Fixing Our Water Systems Will Get Jobs Flowing
Investment in water infrastructure could generate $266 billion in economic activity and create close to 1.9 million jobs over 5 years. Green For All's report, Water Works is profiled.
What would it take to create a thriving green economy?
Over the past couple of years, the United States has weathered a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Canadian pipeline debates and the challenges of recession. Through it all, the promise of the green economy seems to be just sitting there like a golden opportunity to cure our ills. To get some answers, Momentum turned to Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, chief executive officer of Green for All.
Leaders Call Barack Talk 2012 a Success with Over 32,000 Viewers Tuning In
The League of Young Voters Education Fund (LYVEF), in partnership with AllHipHop.com and Rock the Vote, engaged young voters with an interactive viewing party and panel discussions in Washington, D.C. with #BarackTalk 2012.
A plan to keep America 'first'
Green For All CEO Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins blogs on the Grio about building the economy the United States needs now and for the future ahead of the President's State of the Union.
Green For All Promotes a More Sustainable State of the Union
Oakland-based Green For All unveiled "A Plan to Keep America First" today, a four-point course of action it claims will put people back to work.
As Obama seeks re-election, his former church expands its vision
Congregation's plan for 27-acre sustainable community is part of its growing 'green ministry'
Rapping for the Planet Could Get You $1,000
Green For All is announcing a new competition, seeking to make young people more interested in promoting eco-friendly values through unconventional methods.
Bank of America tackles a tough market - old buildings in low- and middle-income areas
E&E Publishing takes a look at the market for energy efficiency retrofits, citing our Kat Daniel on the topic.
STORMWATER STRATEGIES: Cities Prepare Aging Infrastructure for Climate Change
Climate change is already affecting water utilities, according to a 2009 report from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies and the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, industry advocacy groups based in Washington, DC. A seemingly contradictory witches' brew of more frequent and extreme storms, drought, and sea-level rise is beginning to stress some cities' water infrastructure. (Mentions "Water Works" report.)
SF Gate on The Million Person Project
Bruce Reyes-Chow: "One of the people that I met was Heather Box, who along with [GFA's] Julian Mocine-McQueen, are part of a new project called The Million Person Project."
10 Great Moments in Hip-Hop Philanthropy
Here are 10 examples from 2011 that prove hip-hop is philanthropic — and we’re not even including the most-active hip-hop philanthropists Russell Simmons and Wyclef Jean.
The Green American Dream?
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, interviewed for Latino USA on the President's green jobs record.
Edmonston’s ‘Green Street’ becomes keynote to environmental legislation
At the anniversary of establishing its environmentally-friendly street, Edmonston officials hosted U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards on Thursday as she highlighted its success and used it as an example of her legislation to put more federal dollars into “green” municipal projects.
Building Political Power
For Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, the bad news is that the national unemployment rate is still hovering around nine percent. But the good news -- that the green economy outperformed the nation during the recession -- stands to make her job a whole lot easier. Ellis-Lamkins, CEO of the Oakland-based nonprofit Green For All, took over leadership of the organization from its founder. Her experience working in California’s labor movement makes her a rarity in the country’s environmental movement today.
Ebony: THE POWER 100: ELEVATING THE GAME
We only wish we could list all 100 of our power players for 2011 right here! (For that you’ll have to grab the December/January issue of EBONY on newsstands now.) But what we can tell you is that this is the list of all lists. Within the Power 100 are the ultimate shakers and innovators who have shaped Black America throughout the year. Of course, that doesn’t mean they are all household names like Steve Stoute, Jay Z, Oprah Winfrey, Lil Wayne, Tyler Perry or Soledad O’Brien (all on the list). In fact some of these names like Dickey, Bartunde Thurston, and Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins are lesser known—but trust us, their individual and collective impact is unquestionably large.
Suburban DC town cited as model for green infrastructure investment
A Prince George’s County town is being recognized as an example of how to improve the environment while creating jobs. Federal officials will be in Edmonston on Thursday celebrating the first anniversary of the town’s Green Street project, which is being credited with helping cut pollution in the nearby Anacostia River. Town officials say the project has also created jobs for about 70 people.
American Jobs Act could bring water infrastructure jobs to Arkansas
The purpose of the American Jobs Act is meant to be simple, get more people back on the job and put more money in the pockets of working Americans. But some political parties have a different way of stimulating job growth. A group of Arkansans support America's Job Act and want others to urge congress to vote on it.
Why Your Water Bill Must Go Up
The problem is most troubling in cities, where dense and increasing populations put greater demand on already-strained systems that municipal governments generally lack the funds to upgrade. Without robust, urgent action, the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that nearly half the nation's pipes will fall into the “poor, very poor or elapsed” categories by 2020, risking widespread failures and a considerable threat to public health.
