http://www.greenforall.org Site News daily 1 2008-01-25T01:40:44Z http://www.greenforall.org/media-room/press-clips/adoptions-from-haiti-melissa-harris-lacewell-and-afghanistan No publisher ada 2010-01-28T22:08:01Z Press Clip http://www.greenforall.org/media-room/press-clips/clean-energy-working-in-portland I was in Olympia again yesterday tracking the progress of the Energy Efficiency Financing Act, a bill being considered by the Washington State Legislature. The legislation would make it easier for local governments to create innovative financing for energy efficiency retrofits in the residential sector. No publisher ada 2010-01-28T22:04:26Z Press Clip http://www.greenforall.org/media-room/press-clips/five-who-are-keeping-martin-luther-king-alive Much attention is paid to Dr. Martin Luther King's 'dream,' but in the past tense...as if he only talked about blacks and whites lining up and singing "Kum Bah Yah" together. But that's the campy early '70s misinterpretation of what he stood for that was old for most of us by third grade. No publisher ada 2010-01-28T22:00:16Z Press Clip http://www.greenforall.org/media-room/press-clips/24-hours-to-go As international climate talks conclude in Copenhagen, it is clear that we are on the verge of a historic moment. Today, 130 heads of state seek to reach an agreement on clear steps forward to solve the climate crisis. The significance of this moment cannot be overstated, especially for historically disadvantaged communities. No publisher yvonne 2009-12-19T10:02:45Z Press Clip http://www.greenforall.org/media-room/press-clips/were-all-in-this-together "The disaster is already in progress, but we have it in our power to end this injustice," Desmond Tutu, COP15 So begins the email that Green for All's Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins sent from Copenhagen at 3 a.m--a message that sums up the climate change-driven disaster that everyone is facing, even if they haven't admitted it, yet. No publisher yvonne 2009-12-18T18:25:10Z Press Clip http://www.greenforall.org/media-room/press-clips/crossroads-in-copenhagen "The disaster is already in progress, but we have it in our power to end this injustice." -Desmond Tutu, COP15 I am writing from Copenhagen. It is 3 a.m. and I am filled with incredibly conflicting emotions. No publisher yvonne 2009-12-18T00:22:06Z Press Clip http://www.greenforall.org/media-room/press-clips/not-waiting-on-copenhagen-1 No publisher yvonne 2009-12-16T21:08:13Z Press Clip http://www.greenforall.org/media-room/press-clips/reflections-on-the-way-to-the-climate-change-summit-2 The solution to our climate crisis and poverty are one in the same, says Green for All CEO No publisher yvonne 2009-12-16T18:23:29Z Press Clip http://www.greenforall.org/media-room/press-clips/a-model-for-clean-energy-good-for-the-economy-the-environment Recently, Green For All partnered with the City of Portland on a clean-energy project. On September 30, 2009, the Portland City Council passed a resolution endorsing a groundbreaking Community Workforce Agreement that will lead to the creation of thousands of good jobs in the clean-energy economy for low-income workers. No publisher yvonne 2009-12-15T21:46:10Z Press Clip http://www.greenforall.org/media-room/press-clips/blacks-getting-a-seat-at-the-green-table BlackEnteprise.com spoke with Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, CEO of Green for All, and Gina E. Wood, the director of policy and planning at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies -- both attending the conference-- about the summit, getting blacks more involved in a green energy economy, and shaping the climate change discussion. No publisher yvonne 2009-12-14T23:57:22Z Press Clip http://www.greenforall.org/media-room/press-clips/growing-the-green-jobs-boom What clean-energy Recovery investments mean for America's communities No publisher yvonne 2009-12-09T18:44:12Z Press Clip http://www.greenforall.org/media-room/press-clips/how-i-became-an-environmentalist-a-small-town-story-with-global-implications It’s not surprising that new, popular movements and organizations are emerging in response to the ecological crisis. Climate change is the most important challenge facing humanity – and the rest of the planet – today. My story is much smaller, about one family in one town on the west coast of the United States. No publisher yvonne 2009-12-09T20:39:07Z Press Clip http://www.greenforall.org/media-room/press-clips/nonprofit-leaders-attend-obama-jobs-forum President Obama today is holding a White House event to discuss job growth, and some charity leaders will be rubbing shoulders with executives from Google and Disney. The guest list is primarily made up of business people, union leaders, and mayors, but a few charity officials will be among the 130 or so attendees. They include Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, chief executive of Green for All, an Oakland, Calif., group focused on creating “green jobs”; No publisher yvonne 2009-12-08T07:01:28Z Press Clip http://www.greenforall.org/media-room/press-clips/clean-energy-and-good-jobs-go-hand-in-hand It’s difficult for most Americans to accept data indicating an end to the recession for a simple reason – they don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. No publisher yvonne 2009-12-08T07:08:22Z Press Clip http://www.greenforall.org/media-room/press-clips/green-jobs-movement-leaves-women-behind A report by the U.N. released last week found that women eat more vegetables, use less fuel for travel, and are more likely to buy eco-friendly products than men. Yet in the bio-fuel and energy sectors, women comprise only 18.7 and 7.6 percent, respectively, of the total workforce in those industries. Moreover, the numbers for minority women were even lower—only 4 percent of green jobs are held by African-American or Latino women, according to a study by the Women of Color Policy Network. No publisher yvonne 2009-12-07T03:44:48Z Press Clip