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MANHATTAN SALON HAITI FUNDRAISER
From February 2 - 6, 2010 Rare by Ruth Roche/Pureology Salon, located at 317 Church Street, in New York City, will be hosting a fundraiser with 100% of the donations going towards Global Green USA’s efforts in Haiti.
For a $25 donation, guests will receive a 15-minute Pureology Hydrating Scalp Massage. Clients will have the opportunity to add the Hydrating Scalp Massage donation to an existing appointment or book one as a stand-alone service.
Participating guests will also receive a complimentary petite size Pureology EssentialRepair ColourMax or EssentialRepair InstantRepair.
Book your appointment today by calling 212-343-9133 and reference the Global Green USA Haiti fundraiser.
Clean Energy Week
Clean Energy Week (CEW) is a clarion call to NGO’s, non-profits, associations, private corporations, local, regional and national government agencies to actively encourage and support the passage of clean energy and climate policies that will provide job creation. Clean Energy Week is planned as a week of action points, breakfasts, lunches, dinners, receptions, workshops, press conferences, rallies and outreach activities on Capitol Hill and across Washington, DC and the nation sponsored individually by the participating organizations.
LEARN MORESustainable Industries Economic Forum in Santa Monica featuring Paul Hawken
Join the Sustainable Industries Economic Forum for a presentation by Paul Hawken, who draws from his wealth of expertise and vision to address both the triple-bottom-line opportunities and economic realities of these extraordinary times - all in an exclusive dialogue with the Sustainable Industries community.
January 14, 2009
Sheraton Delfina
Delfina Ballroom
530 West Pico Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Copenhagen Climate Summit 2009 Calendar
Global Green USA is pleased to compile this calendar as a service to attendees of the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, and has attempted to provide as much useful information as possible. However we can not guarantee the accuracy of any event (including date, time or location). Most of the events on this calendar have been collected from outside sources and therefore may be subject to change. For accurate updates, please contact the event hosts directly.
LEARN MORESolar Power International 2009
Solar Power International is the largest U.S. business-to-business solar conference and expo. Produced by the top solar industry associations, SEIA and SEPA, Photon International magazine calls Solar Power International "the most important US solar event of the year." It features sessions on markets, policy, finance, and technology advances as well as 650+ exhibitors, and more than 25,000 attendees from 90 countries. With top-notch keynote addresses, 200+ speakers, more than 65 breakout sessions and workshops, this is the premier place for expanding your business opportunities and networking with solar industry leaders.
WHEN: October 27-29, 2009
WHERE: Anaheim, California, USA
LEARN MOREInternational Day of Climate Action
350.org is calling on people around the world to organize an action on October 24 incorporating the number 350 at an iconic place in their community, and then upload a photo of their event to the 350.org website.
LEARN MOREBioneers Conference 2009
The Bioneers Conference is a leading-edge forum taking place in San Rafael, California, October 16-18 2009 (with intensives October 15 and 19). At this premiere environmental conference, social and scientific innovators focus on solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity.
LEARN MORECreating Security & Prosperity for the 21st Century
The program will feature Mary Nichols, Chair of the California Air Resources Board, along with distinguished science and policy experts who will discuss the latest climate research and the economic opportunities of climate policies. The forum will focus on the interplay between The California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32), California’s landmark climate legislation, and the American Clean Energy and Security Act (HR 2454), recently approved by the House of Representatives.
HOSTED BY:
Rep. Henry Waxman (CA-30) Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
Sen. Fran Pavley (SD-23) Chairwoman, Select Committee on Climate Change and AB 32 Implementation, California State Senate
WHEN: Friday, August 21, 2009 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
WHERE: Korn Hall, UCLA
Presented by:
The Center for Climate Change Solutions | UCLA Institute of the Environment | The Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment | UCLA School of Law | The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research | UCLA Government and Community Relations
American Renewable Energy Day
Global Green President Matt Petersen will be in Aspen on Friday, August 21st at American Renewable Energy DAY (AREDAY).
The mission of AREDAY is to promote education and awareness of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies as practical solutions to global warming. The theme of the 2009 conference is The Problem IS the Solution:
Wall St. meets Green St. - Creating the New Energy Economy
Matt will be on a panel Friday morning at 11 a.m. called Re-Generating the Future along with the following panelists:
Moderator: Randy Udall, ASPO
David Orr, Oberlin College Environmental Studies
Bill Becker, Presidential Climate Action Project
Alec Loorz, Kids vs. Global Warming & Alliance for Climate Education
Wise Water Use Expo
The CD11 Empowerment Congress Environmental Committee invites you to their Wise Water Use Expo. The event is co-hosted by the Mar Vista Community Council Green Committee & Venice Neighborhood Council Environmental Committee. The event will be held on July 21st at the Mar Vista Recreation Center. Table presentations will begin at 6:00 pm and speaker presentations will be from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
The evening is designed to bring further awareness of the drought crisis that we face as a community and provide information and tools to embrace water conservation. There will be three guest presenters who will then offer a panel discussion and Q&A. Water conservation information tables will provide information, give aways and exciting water solution raffle items.
Presenters include: Ed Begley, Jr. (actor, author and environmental activist), Kevin O’ Donnell (sustainable design strategist, presenter for Al Gore’s Climate Project), and Green Gardens Group LA (G3LA is an organization devoted to educating in the latest eco-restorative landscape techniques and low-impact development).
WHEN: July 21 2009, 6 - 9 PM
WHERE: Mar Vista Recreation Center, 11430 Woodbine Ave, Los Angeles
Closing the Loop on Paper Fast Food Packaging: Meeting to Plan New York City Trials
Please join Global Green USA on June 24th & 25th to participate in the development of a pilot to close the loop on paper fast food packaging.
Working with corporate partners, Global Green seeks to develop paper fast food packaging, that can be collected and recycled with corrugated cardboard, closing the loop on paper packaging, reducing greenhouse gases, and assisting municipalities in reaching their solid waste diversion goals. The project will consist of designing a new cup and piloting consumer recycling of paper cups and other selected packaging types at ~20 fast food restaurants throughout New York City.
Meeting Topics
Communications and Brand Opportunity
Key Attributes of Successful Consumer Pre-Sort Programs
Collection Infrastructure and Acceptible Contamination Levels
Developing a Protocol to Voluntarily Certify Coated Paper Food Packaging as Recyclable and Repulpable
Pilot Metrics and Success Measures
How You Can Get Involved
WHEN: June 24th & 25th, 2009
WHERE: Paley Center for Media 25 West 52nd Street New York, NY
Attendance is limited to company representatives and invited guests. Pre-registration required.
LEARN MOREEXCLUSIVE ONE NIGHT READING OF EVE ENSLER’S NEW PLAY O.P.C.
To Benefit Global Green USA and V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women and girls.
sponsored by Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club
Friday May 29, 2009
Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club
1210 Fourth Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
8:00pm Play Reading
9:30pm Post-Play discussion with Eve Ensler (Playwright, V-Day Founder) & Matt Petersen (Global Green President)
10:00pm VIP Reception
Eve Ensler's new play, O.P.C. (Obsessive Political Correctness) is a wildly funny and irreverent exploration of consumption and politics that asks, "How are we to survive as a species if we insist on destroying the world we love?
Twenty-five-year old Romi Weil is worried about her carbon footprint, polar bears, holes in the ozone, wildflowers, songbirds and certain land masses to name just a few of her concerns. As a dumpster-diving-Freegan and a Harvard drop-out, she's doing just fine squatting in an abandoned tenement and not causing any harm to the enironment.
But when her mother decides to run for State Senate, Romi's little green world is sent spinning off its access and she is hurled headlong into the frenzy of family, fashion and media attention. Not only is her life put under the harshest scrutiny, but her own eyes are opened and she is forced to ask herself (and everyone around her) is it possible to be too awake or care too much?
LEARN MORESanta Monica Festival: Revel with a Cause
The City of Santa Monica presents Santa Monica Festival: Revel with a Cause each spring in Clover Park, located at 2600 Ocean Park Boulevard. Through the performing and visual arts, the Festival honors the unwritten ethnic history of Santa Monica as well as the rich environmental resources that sustain it. Each year the celebration features an eclectic array of traditional and contemporary music and dance on several stages, demonstrations of traditional crafts by local artists, and hands-on art and environmental workshops to engage people of all ages. The Festival is produced by the City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division.
Revelers at the 18th annual Santa Monica Festival will enjoy an eclectic day of music, dance, and visual arts by some of the most exciting performers and artists in the region. Celebrate Mother Earth and all moms this Mother’s Day weekend while indulging in guilt-free shopping from vendors featuring earth-friendly artistic wares. Eat fresh foods from an assortment of local eateries and participate in art workshops using recycled and repurposed materials. This year, the festival advances its effort to become a zero-waste event in order to reduce its impact on the environment and the community.
WHEN: Saturday May 9 2009, 11am - 6pm
WHERE: Clover Park, 2600 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica
Global Green's Green Building Resource Center will be represented in the Eco Zone so come down and visit us!
LEARN MOREAPRIL 22: EARTH DAY 2009
Earth Day is coming up on April 22, 2009. Global Green will be participating in a number of events in honor of Earth Day. Come join us, and follow these tips on what you can do this Earth Day, and every day, to make a positive impact on climate change.
LEARN MOREThe Federal Stimulus: What It Means for L.A. & the Environment
April 3, 2009. The Green LA Coalition presents The Federal Stimulus: what It Means for Los Angeles and the Environment featuring keynote speakers Nancy Sutley and the Honorable V. Manuel Perez. The workshop will provide an overview of the federal stimulus funding, what programs are still open to influence, and how to prepare today.
LEARN MOREEARTH HOUR 2009
Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.
In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday.
We all have a vote, and every single vote counts. Together we can take control of the future of our planet, for future generations.
VOTE EARTH by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for Earth Hour.
Saturday, March 28, 8:30-9:30pm
LA's New Low Carbon Diet: what AB 32 means for Los Angeles
This day-long symposium at UCLA will focus on the response of actors in the L.A. region and identify the open questions faced by governments, industry, and communities. The goals of this event are to explore the specific responses of the region and to lay the groundwork for future collaborative initiatives and research that will help all of us in the Los Angeles region to meet our obligations.
Friday, March 06, 2009
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
De Neve Commons Auditorium
351 Charles E. Young Drive West
Global Green USA at Huffington Post Pre-Inaugural Ball
Global Green USA joins The Huffington Post at a Pre-Inaugural Ball in Washington, DC celebrating New Media, Clean Technology and the Environment
January 19, 2008. Global Green Founder Diane Meyer Simon joins Global Green President Matt Petersen, who will be blogging at 11pm (est) tonight on the Huffington Post. "As we enter into this dawn of a new era in America, we must move beyond rhetoric and pursue our economic rebirth and environmental revival as one in the same" said Petersen.
Sting will be performing at the Huffington Post Pre-Inaugural Ball taking place at the Newseum along with will.i.am. Attendees at the Huffington Post event are expected to include Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Denzel Washington, Shakira, Jon Bon Jovi, Halle Berry and Ashton Kutcher.
LEARN MORETranslating the Transition: An Inaugural Exchange
LOS ANGELES - Bringing together business, labor, civic, cultural and thought leaders, the Los Angeles Times has assembled an eclectic and provocative panel for their exclusive "Translating the Transition: An Inaugural Exchange" event and reception to be held January 13, 2009. The forum promises to stir debate, discussion and provide insight into the trends, policies and impacts of the upcoming Obama Administration and how they will affect Southern California and the US as a whole.
LEARN MORESebastian Copeland presents his new book of photography about Antarctica
Join Global Green USA Board Member and internationally renowned photographer Sebastian Copeland this Wednesday, November 19th at Barnes and Noble on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica as he presents his latest book of photography Antarctica: A Call to Action. A portion of the proceeds from the book support Global Green's initiatives.
Copeland’s awe-inspiring images of the frozen continent capture the beauty of the glaciers, biodiversity, and wild wide seas of the Drake Passage.Along with exceptional new photographs, Antarctica: A Call To Action is a concise and visually compelling discussion about global warming with a hopeful and helpful new take: each of us can make a positive difference through small changes. With insightful commentary, the purity of undoctored photographs and "takeaways" provide readers with simple lifestyle changes to help preserve Antarctica’s fragile ecosystem.
LEARN MOREGlobal Green CEO speaks on sustainability
The Daily Evergreen. Oct 30, 2008. By Mike Brambley.
The environmental costs of global warming are a threat to the livelihood and survival of the human race, said Matt Petersen, president and CEO of Global Green USA.
Petersen spoke to students about the environmental benefits of green building and sustainable development Tuesday in the CUB Ballroom. The speech was the concluding event of Global Green Week, which occurred Oct. 20-24.
“Now is the time to invest in green jobs,” he said. “Now is the time to invest in the future of energy supplies like wind and solar power.” Petersen’s company, Global Green USA, works to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by creating sustainable building and city designs.
Global Green USA arrived early in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. He said the company set the standard for green development in the effort to rebuild homes destroyed by the hurricane.
“We got there early and made a commitment,” Petersen said. “It has had a ripple effect.” Most of the homes constructed in New Orleans are designed to be energy efficient since reconstruction began, he said.
Petersen encouraged students to consider careers in environmental protection, even if their majors are not related to environmental sciences.
He said global warming and other world environmental problems are the greatest challenges facing humanity in today’s world.
“The planet can survive without us, but we cannot survive without a healthy planet,” he said.
Matt Petersen presents at Bioneers
Global Green President Matt Petersen is participating in this years Bioneers Conference. Founded in 1990, Bioneers promotes practical environmental solutions and innovative social strategies for restoring Earth’s imperiled ecosystems and healing our human communities.
Founder Kenny Ausubel coined the term Bioneers in 1990 to describe an emerging culture. Bioneers are social and scientific innovators from all walks of life and disciplines who have peered deep into the heart of living systems to understand how nature operates, and to mimic "nature's operating instructions" to serve human ends without harming the web of life. Nature's principles—kinship, cooperation, diversity, symbiosis and cycles of continuous creation absent of waste—can also serve as metaphoric guideposts for organizing an equitable, compassionate and democratic society
On Friday afternoon, Matt Petersen will be moderating a panel: Leveraging Business Innovations for Environmental Breakthroughs. The panel includes Ray Anderson; Erin Meezan, Interface’s director of sustainable development; and Jack Hidary, brilliant entrepreneur and innovation maven, first funder of the Automotive XPrize, and founder and chairman of the Freedom Prizes.
Find our more about Bioneers here.
Global Green participates in Solar Power International
A number of Global Green staff will be speaking on panels at Solar Power International 08, which takes place Oct 13-16 in San Diego, CA. Solar Power International is the largest solar conference and expo in the US, currently by a factor of more than 5, and attracts the widest range of professional attendees. The event also educates consumers through a one-night public opening of the expo hall.
LEARN MOREGlobal Green in Texas as part of “Greening the Tax Credits” Campaign
Global Green Policy and Legislative Affairs Director Mary Luevano travels to Austin, Texas September 24th to make a presentation to staff at the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs about the benefits of green affordable housing. This trip and a previous one in July are part of Global Green’s “Greening the Tax Credits” Campaign an effort to get states to incorporate green building criteria in their low income housing tax credit programs, the most competitive source of financing for low income housing developments nationwide. Global Green has been successful in encouraging the adoption of green building criteria in CA, LA, NY (state and City) and has influenced practices in several other states.
Global Green participates in Park(ing) Day LA
Friday, September 19th is Park(ing) Day LA, an event which encourages groups to transform parking spaces & parking lots located throughout LA into ephemeral parks for the day. By occupying a parking spot, volunteers enhance the streets with sustainably designed pocket-parks.
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