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SOLAR SCHOOLS FOR SOUTHLAND STUDENTS
(Santa Monica, CA) – September 2, 2010 – Global Green USA and the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District celebrated last night’s board passage of the School District’s decision to adopt a plan for installing solar panels on nine elementary schools that will generate nearly two-thirds of all the power needs for the schools, save the district $2.8 million - $5.1 million dollars and reduce 24,000 tons of CO2 emissions over the next twenty five years.
Statement in Response to President’ Obama’s Remarks From Matt Petersen, President and CEO of Global Green USA
“Indeed New Orleans is blossoming again, thanks to so many amazing social entrepreneurial leaders across the the great city. The job has not been easy. Much like President Francis as he pledged to reopen Xavier University within months after Hurricane Katrina, many people thought I was crazy to think we could help rebuild New Orleans to be a green city in the years after the storm,” said Matt Petersen, President and CEO of Global Green USA. “Remarkably, we have made significant progress on all fronts we pledged to accomplish:
GLOBAL GREEN USA CALLS ON PRESIDENT OBAMA TO CREATE INDEPENDENT GULF COAST CLEAN ENERGY FOUNDATION TO HELP REGION RECOVER FROM BP OIL SPILL AND LEAD NATION TOWARD CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
New Orleans, LA – August 26, 2010 – Global Green President Matt Petersen called on President Obama to demand that BP fund the creation of a $2.5 billion “Gulf Coast Clean Energy and Healthy Communities Foundation” – helping transform the Gulf Coast into the green coast – as he marked the completion of the first phase of Global Green’s sustainable Holy Cross Project, a response to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Global Green is the only environmental group building affordable housing in the United States.
Statement on the opening of L.B. Landry High School
Beth Galante, Director of Global Green's New Orleans office
"We're thrilled at Global Green that L.B. Landry, our second "Model Green School," has come to fruition. We've worked hard with the architects, Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, and the Recovery School District to make sure this brand new building, housing a historically significant school, is energy efficient, environmentally friendly, and a healthy learning environment for the 900+ students, faculty and staff who will populate it this month. Global Green pushed for some of the school's most notable green features such as solar water heating; rain water harvesting, cistern, and retention pond; and native landscaping. Landry is also "PV ready" meaning that all the wiring has been run and the roof prepared for solar electric panels that can help provide energy for the school."
Pivotal step: Recognition of the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation at the UN
July 29, 2010 – New York – Founding President Mikhail Gorbachev of Green Cross International (GCI) said “the actions and voices of millions of citizens have brought the global movement for the right to water this far. I hope that more people will join us to help bring us closer to the ultimate goal — a world where everyone’s right to safe water and sanitation is not just recognized but is also fulfilled.”
FBI representative speaks about joint law enforcement and public health response to bioterrorism
Washington, D.C. – July 15, 2010 – On Wednesday afternoon, July 14, 2010, Global Green USA's Security and Sustainability Program organized a discussion entitled "Joint Law Enforcement and Public Health Response to Bioterrorism.” Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) Kristine A. Beardsley from the Bioterrorism Prevention Program in the FBI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Directorate spoke about her program which coordinates the development of countermeasures, tripwire initiatives, and response policies that aim to prevent, detect, or assist in the response to a bioterrorism incident or event.
ACTRESS RHONA MITRA JOINS GLOBAL GREEN TO WITNESS IMPACTS OF GULF OIL SPILL & CLEANUP; CALLS FOR CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Rescues Oil Soaked Bird at Myrtle Grove Marina; Meets with Plaquemines Parrish President Billy Nungesser to discuss Green Future
July 12, 2010 – Myrtle Grove Marina, LA – Yesterday, actress Rhona Mitra, star of “The Gates,” joined national environmental group Global Green USA to see the impacts of the BP spill for herself. Mitra met with Plaquemines Parrish President Billy Nungesser and discussed the opportunities for embracing a clean energy future for the region before getting on a boat to witness the oil soaked coastline and ongoing cleanup efforts.
Global Green USA Congratulates US for Chemical Weapons Destruction Milestone
Calls 75% Achievement a Major Step Towards Global Nonproliferation
Washington DC – July 6, 2010 – The US Department of Defense today announced that it had met another major milestone – 75% destruction – in the two-decade-long effort to safely eliminate its chemical weapons stockpile, a still dangerous legacy of the Cold War.
Global Green USA Applauds Russian Announcement of 3-Year Delay in Destroying Chemical Weapons
Washington DC – June 29, 2010 – The Russian Federation, the largest declared chemical weapons (CW) possessor state with 40,000 metric tons of deadly chemicals in seven large stockpiles, has indicated that it will not be able to meet the legally binding destruction deadline – April 29, 2012 – under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). The announcement was made today by Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), in The Hague at the opening of the 61st OPCW Executive Council meeting. The OPCW is the multinational organization with 188 States Parties which oversees the inspection and verification of chemical weapons demilitarization and the nonproliferation of banned chemical agents globally.
Modern Living Showhouse Debuts at Dwell on Design & Brings Ecofabulous to Life
LOS ANGELES, CA (June 22, 2010) – A glamorous, one-of-a-kind, green designer home – the Modern Living Showhouse – will be unveiled by ecofabulous on Friday June 25 at the 2010 Dwell on Design show in Los Angeles, the West Coast’s largest modern design event. Presented by Electrolux, the Showhouse by ecofabulous features luxurious green interior design and lifestyle choices that are uncompromising in style and sustainability. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to bid on the Showhouse via eBay Giving Works, with proceeds donated to Global Green USA.
GLOBAL GREEN USA CELEBRATES 2010 MILLENNIUM AWARDS HONOREES
Raises Money to Respond to the Gulf Oil Spill, Create Healthy Green Schools and Affordable Housing, and Fight Climate Change
Los Angeles, CA – June 14, 2010 – Global Green USA celebrated its 14th Annual Millennium Awards honorees at a fundraising gala at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica, California on Saturday, June 12, 2010. The event also raised funds for Global Green’s response to the Gulf Oil spill to support the communities impacted, to help document the devastation it is causing, fight for more legislative regulation of the oil industry and increased investment in renewable energy and clean technologies.
Matt Petersen, President & CEO of Global Green, on Gulf Oil Spill
Los Angeles - May 27, 2010 - People in Louisiana have been working hard the last 4 1/2 years to rebuild their homes, neighborhoods and the region in a sustainable way after the destruction of Katrina. Global Green has been on the ground here since just weeks after the storm, helping them to rebuild better and in ways that create lower energy bills, solutions to climate change, and green jobs.
GLOBAL GREEN USA's 14th ANNUAL MILLENNIUM AWARDS HONORS OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2010
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to deliver Keynote Address
Los Angeles, CA – May 26, 2010 – Global Green USA will welcome celebrity guests and leaders from the Hollywood, business and environmental communities at its 14th Annual Millennium Awards on Saturday, June 12th 2010 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, CA. Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will deliver the evening’s keynote address.
GULF COAST FAMILIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS JOIN FORCES TO SEND A GIANT HUMAN TEXT MESSAGE TO BP
WHO: Hundreds of Gulf Coast families are being brought together by the Commercial Fisherman of America, Global Green USA, and others
WHAT: The Shrimping/Fishing Community and Environmental Groups join forces at Grand Isle, Lousiana to send a giant human text message to BP, and the country, in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Supporters from New Orleans will join for a community barbecue and provide donated food.
Global Green USA Attends BioShield 2010 Tabletop Exercise in Tbilisi, Georgia
Washington, D.C. - May 12, 2010 - The Southern Caucasus Workshop on Public Health, Security, and Law Enforcement Partnership in Bio-Incident Pre-Planning and Response and the associated Southern Caucasus BioShield 2010 Tabletop Exercise were held in Tbilisi, Georgia, 11-12 May 2010. These events were a joint effort of the US Department of Defense (DOD), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA); US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (HHS/ASPR); and Georgia’s Ministry of Public Health, National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC).
Global Green Leading the nation in Sustainable Neighborhood Development
Los Angeles – April 28, 2010 – The Green Urbanism program at Global Green has certified its third sustainable planning project through the new LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system, the most number of projects certified by any organization in the country through this system that combines smart growth, walkable urbanism and green building.
VOTING BEGINS TODAY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, CALIFORNIA’S FINALIST IN OBAMA’S ‘RACE TO THE TOP’ COMMENCEMENT CHALLENGE
LAWNDALE, CA (April 26, 2010) – Environmental Charter High School (ECHS), in Lawndale, CA, was recently named one of six finalists in President Obama’s ‘Race to the Top’ High School Commencement Challenge. To kickoff the next round of the contest, ECHS invites Californians and the country to watch the compelling student-created videos and cast their vote at the White House web site beginning today. Voting is live from 8:00a.m. EST, Monday, April 26, 2010 through Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 11:59p.m. EST at www.whitehouse.gov/commencement.
Global Green USA Announces Partnership with Environmental Charter High School
Los Angeles - April 22, 2010 - Global Green USA is pleased to partner with the Environmental Charter High School (ECHS) to help share the best green practices, curriculum, and student and teacher engagement strategies developed by ECHS over the last 10 years, with schools throughout California, in New Orleans and across the country.
Statement from NYSE closing bell as part of Yale/NYSE green summit
"On this Earth Day, as our nation’s leaders and our business leaders debate much needed reform of our financial industry, let us all acknowledge and embrace together that the Earth is too big to fail. Humanity can live without banks too big to fail, but we cannot survive without clean water, air, and atmosphere the Earth provides to sustain life as we know it. 40 years ago we celebrated the first Earth Day. Today more and more companies have sustainable track records. More and more companies are leading the fight for climate change legislation. But today we need to ring the closing bell — on companies that continue to pollute our water, our air, and our atmosphere."
Kelly Ripa Teams up with Electrolux and Top Eco Experts to Swap Ideas on Going Green with Proceeds Benefitting Global Green USA
April 13, 2010 – Talk show host and super-mom, Kelly Ripa is used to going live in front of a national audience. But not like this. Today, Kelly teamed up with Electrolux, maker of eco-friendly, ENERGY STAR® qualified appliances, to host her first-ever live Webcast in support of Earth Day and Global Green USA.
Celebrity Supporters James Cameron & Suzy Amis Cameron, Jessica Alba, Serena Williams, Mel B, Nicole Scherzinger, and More Joined Global Green to Celebrate and Support “Greener Cities for a Cooler Planet”
Performances by Mia Maestro, Benji and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte and Camp Freddy with special guest performances by Juliette Lewis and Mark McGrath
Los Angeles, CA. (March 3, 2010) – Global Green USA celebrated it’s 7th Annual Pre-Oscar® party on Wednesday night at the Avalon Hollywood, raising funds and awareness for Global Green’s national initiatives to fight climate change. The star-studded event featured musical performances by Mia Maestro, Benji and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte, and Camp Freddy. “Greener Cities for a Cooler Planet” was the theme of the evening which benefited Global Green’s initiatives to promote smart solutions to climate change by creating healthy, green communities.
NEW ORLEANS AND INDIANAPOLIS GREEN GROUPS JOIN THE SUPER BOWL WAGER MANIA
Green living invitations offered in each City
Global Green Asks Watchers to help New Orleans win More Than a Game by Donating $10 to the Green Rebuilding by Texting --at the end of the 1st Quarter -- GREENDAT to 85944
New Orleans, Indianapolis - February 2, 2010 - Global Green USA - founded by Indianapolis native Diane Meyer Simon - who has helped lead the way in the green rebuilding of New Orleans, and the Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC) of Indianapolis have expanded the challenges between the two cities to include a “green” wager.
GLOBAL GREEN USA ANNOUNCES FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES FOR GREEN REBUILDING OF HAITI WITH SBE & ACTOR WALTON GOGGINS
NEW TEXT TO DONATE PROGRAM WITH SBE LAUNCHES TEXT SBEHAITI TO 85944 TO DONATE $10 TODAY
BENEFIT SCREENING OF INDEPENDENT SPIRIT NOMINATED FILM “THAT EVENING SUN” WITH GOGGINS & HAL HOLBROOK ON FEB 10TH
Los Angeles, CA – January 29, 2010 – Today Global Green USA announced the launch of its text to donate campaign where the public can text SBEHAITI to 85944 to help raise desperately needed funds to provide emergency “sustainable aid” including solar powered flashlights and water purification. Funds will also help Global Green collaborate with on the ground organizations to help rebuild green homes, schools and communities.
Global Green celebrates the completion and opening of its first New Orleans model green school
Statement by Beth Galante, Director, Global Green USA New Orleans
January 29, 2010 - New Orleans, LA - Global Green USA is proud to announce the results of our three year partnership with the Recovery School District (RSD) and the Broadmoor Improvement Association (BIA) to develop the green design of the Andrew H. Wilson Elementary School -- making it one of the greenest schools in the nation that will have dramatically lower utility costs and substantially improve student health and performance.
NEW RECYCLABLE POULTRY PACKAGING PACKS A POWERFUL CLIMATE PUNCH; SAVES MONEY & RESOURCES
MOUNTAIRE FARMS’ TRANSITION REDUCES GREENHOUSE GASES BY MORE THAN 100,000 TONS, WATER CONSUMPTION BY MILLIONS OF GALLONS ANNUALLY, AND ASSISTS RESTAURANTS IN ACHIEVING ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS
Jan. 27, 2010 – Atlanta, GA – Global Green USA, Mountaire Farms, and Interstate Container announced completion of the conversion of the largest poultry plant in the US to recyclable, wax-alternative boxes, thereby reducing costs and environmental impact, and assisting its customers in cost-effectively meeting their environmental goals.
Green Cross Assembly renews priorities
Geneva, Switzerland - January 19, 2010 - The biennial General Assembly of Green Cross International (GCI), held on 15-16 January in Geneva, reviewed the priorities and programmes of the global network to build on its niche activities.
Statement on Haiti by Green Cross General Assembly
Geneva, Switzerland - January 15, 2010 - Members of the Green Cross International assembled in Geneva are distressed by the scale of human tragedy wrought by the massive earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January 2010. We express our condolences to the people of Haiti who have lost their loved ones or have suffered injuries.
It is in times like this that our preparedness to respond to human calamities is tested. The tragedy has again painfully demonstrated human fragility in the face of the forces of nature, reminding that millions of people caught in the clutches of poverty are most vulnerable victims of such calamities. However important now the emergency aid committed by a number of countries and institutions, mitigation of natural disaster’s consequences requires more systemic, rapid and coordinated measures on global scale.
GC Assembly stresses need for Climate Change Preparedness
Geneva, Switzerland - January 15, 2010 - The General Assembly of Green Cross today adopted a statement on Haiti, urging world leaders to speed up preparedness to natural calamites as part of a rapid and strong response to climate change.
The statement paid condolences to the victims of the Haiti earthquake and noted that it painfully demonstrates human fragility in front of the forces of nature. “Haiti’s tragedy is a poignant reminder of the unfinished business in Copenhagen,” the assembly affirmed. “The climate change related mitigation and adaptation measures can help us respond not only to the destructive potential of climate change-induced natural catastrophes, but to other national disasters similar to Haiti’s.”
Congressman Tim Ryan, Mayor Jay Williams and Global Green USA Announce Innovative Partnership to Create Green and Sustainable Development in Youngstown
Copenhagen, Denmark/Youngstown, Ohio – Today in Copenhagen, while world leaders meet to craft plans to combat global warming, an iconic American Rust Belt city and a bold U.S. environmental nonprofit announced a partnership to advance sustainable, ‘green’ city goals.
U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-17), Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams, and Global Green USA CEO and President Matt Petersen announced that this innovative partnership will initiate a climate and neighborhood sustainability action plan to create green jobs and sustainable development in Youngstown, Ohio. Ryan and Petersen were in Copenhagen and Williams in Youngstown, to make the announcement. By building on the successful Youngstown 2010 planning process and implementing a citywide and neighborhood-specific ‘greening’ plan, Youngstown can become a model ‘green’ city for the rest of the Midwest. The goals of this initiative include generating resources and national participation in a design competition for envisioning the future of one of Youngstown’s neighborhoods.
GLOBAL GREEN USA RELEASES GLOBAL SOLAR REPORT CARD; GERMANY TAKES TOP GRADE, BEATS OUT CHINA, INDIA, US, RUSSIA
CALIFORNIA – INCLUDED AS ONE OF TOP SOLAR MARKETS IN WORLD – GARNERS BETTER GRADE THAN MOST COUNTRIES AT COPENHANGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT
Group Urges Increased Funding For Solar As Key Solution to Address Energy, Poverty and Fight Climate Change
“Solar is a key strategic investment that can help combat energy poverty to create economic growth and help fight climate change,” said Matt Petersen, President and CEO of Global Green USA. “We need governments to shift subsidies for oil, gas and coal toward solar and renewable technologies to create jobs, improve the lives of those in need, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The report card enables us to see which countries are doing exactly that and which countries still need to strengthen their solar programs.”
Global Green USA Releases Study on the U.S. Military and Climate Change
Calls for US Military to Reduce Carbon Emissions
The Security and Sustainability Program of Global Green USA today released a preliminary analysis of the impact of the U.S. Department of Defense on climate change. Entitled “Department of Defense Sustainability,” the study illustrates how very important energy has become as a determinant of national and international security, and also how large an environmental impact the U.S. military has with its widespread use of fossil fuels.
COPENHAGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT KICKOFF CELEBRATED AT GLOBAL GREEN USA’S 5th ANNUAL GORGEOUS AND GREEN BENEFIT
Mayor Newsom, Peter Mensah, Josie Maran, David de Rothschild join hundreds of Global Green supporters for ecofashion show & sustainable gala
San Francisco, CA - Dec. 8th - Global Green USA celebrated our 5th Annual San Francisco Benefit Party on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009. Held at San Francisco’s W Hotel, just the seventh hotel in the country to receive LEED certification, the event celebrated the organization’s efforts throughout the Bay Area, California, and across the country to advance smart climate solutions.
EPA ADMINISTRATOR VISITS GLOBAL GREEN’S LEED PLATINUM HOMES IN 9TH WARD
New Orleans, La - November 17th, 2009 - Lisa Jackson, Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Administration today visited Global Green’s Holy Cross Project in the Lower Ninth Ward.
“We are so pleased that Ms. Jackson had the opportunity to visit our sustainable development and Visitor Center and see firsthand the affordable green community that we’re building, said Global Green President Matt Petersen. “More than 8,000 people have already visited our Holy Cross project and we are so pleased to welcome Ms. Jackson with some of the community leaders who have partnered with us every step of the way."
IN RUN UP TO COPENHAGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT, GLOBAL GREEN HONORS LEADERS IN COMBATTING CLIMATE CHANGE
Innovation in Energy Efficiency and Renewables Among Reasons for Recognizing PG&E; Greenest Academic Building in NYC Inspires Cooper Union Students to Lead Into Future; Others Driving Change Via Education, Policy and Finance Across US
Awards Ceremony Hosted by Emmy award-winning actor Brian Cox
November 9, 2009—New York, NY—Global Green USA, an innovative environmental organization focused primarily on stemming global climate change by creating green buildings and cities, today celebrated the recipients of its 10th annual Sustainable Design Awards. As the U.S. Congress deliberates on climate legislation and the world prepares for the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Conference, Global Green selected five honorees who are demonstrating effective climate solutions today by designing green business, schools, governments, and utilities, as well as establishing new networks of businesses and investors to address climate change, that set the example for others to follow. These innovators and leaders are working to protect New York and other coastal cities from global warming, while creating a sustainable economy.
eBay Teams With Zem Joaquin & Ecofabulous for Re+Purpose Campaign
Championing Eco-Conscious Ways to Shop, Save and Be Green
SAN JOSE, CALIF. – October 7, 2009 – The vintage dress that gives you a brand new look. Last year’s laptop that saves you money, and helps save the planet. An antique couch that now looks great in your living room instead of in a landfill. For savvy consumers around the world, discovering new value in existing products is becoming a smarter, greener way to shop. The latest consumer trend didn’t just arrive in stores, it’s using what we already have and can buy and sell from each other.
President Obama Tours Global Green USA Green Seed School in Lower 9th Ward
Green Renovation Saves $23,000 Annually, Improves Kids Health, Creates Green Jobs
Green Rebuilding of New Orleans Needs to be Accelerated to Create Sustainable Economy and Fight Climate Change
October 15th, New Orleans – President Obama today visited one of the schools that Global Green USA targeted in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to rebuild green. Thanks to the Bush Clinton Katrina Fund, Global Green provided a $70,000 grant and free technical expertise to the Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School, which is helping to save approximately $23,000 a year in energy expenses that can now be spent on education. Global Green is investing more than $2 million to help rebuild green schools in New Orleans and has worked with the Recovery School District to insure that all new schools are built to a LEED certified green standard.
Landmark Energy Efficiency Bill Sponsored by Global Green USA Signed by Governor
Los Angeles, CA (October 12, 2009) – Today, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 758, legislation that will make existing buildings more energy efficient and less expensive to operate. The bill, sponsored by Global Green USA and authored by Assembly Member Nancy Skinner (D- Berkeley), will require the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop a comprehensive energy efficiency program for all existing residential and commercial buildings.
Mikhail Gorbachev to Speak on “Resetting the Nuclear Disarmament Agenda”
Gorbachev continues to support Global Green USA’s ongoing mission to eliminate weapons of mass destruction
Washington DC, October 5, 2009 - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev will deliver a lecture at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday, October 5, 2009, on global nuclear disarmament. This lecture will follow President Gorbachev’s recent op-ed in the New York Times (September 25, 2009) in which he supported US President Barack Obama’s call for a nuclear weapons-free world and his recent cancellation of missile defense in Europe. Gorbachev wrote: “Indeed, if [President Obama’s] decision is followed by further serious steps, it will provide an opportunity for us to strengthen global security as well as reach a new level of cooperation in ridding the world of nuclear danger.”
41 Habitat-NYC Families Receive Keys to New, Affordable, Eco-Friendly Homes in Ocean Hill-Brownsville, Brooklyn as Historic Habitat-NYC Complex Is Completed
Brooklyn, NY (Sept. 26, 2009) – 41 low-income New York City families received the keys to their new Habitat for Humanity - New York City homes in a joyful celebration in Ocean Hill-Brownsville, Brooklyn.
The ribbon-cutting marked an historic first for Habitat-NYC: This is the largest and greenest multifamily complex ever built by a Habitat affiliate in the nation. These 41 affordable green condominiums are expected to receive LEED Gold certification, one of the highest green building ratings.
GLOBAL GREEN USA ANNOUNCES CONVERSION OF LARGEST POULTRY PLANT IN US TO RECYCLABLE AND COMPOSTABLE BOXES, REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
New York, NY, Sept. 22, 2009 - Global USA’s Coalition for Resource Recovery announced a key milestone today in its goal of achieving 100% recyclable wholesale packaging through Hunt’s Point Distribution Center, the largest food distribution center in the world. Mountaire Farms, the sixth largest poultry company, and Interstate Container, in partnership with Global Green, commenced the conversion of Mountaire’s New York City business and its Lumberbridge, NC facility - the largest poultry processing plant in the U.S. - to FBA-certified recyclable and compostable boxes supplied by Interstate Container.
Global Green USA’s Coalition for Resource Recovery Launches Foodservice Recycling Pilot at Seven Starbucks Stores in Manhattan
New York City, September 10, 2009 - Global Green USA’s Coalition for Resource Recovery today announced the launch of its recycling program at seven Starbucks stores in Manhattan. The pilot will test the collection and recycling of coffee cups when combined with old corrugated cardboard (OCC), the most extensively recycled material in the United States. The objective of this program is to develop a cost effective mechanism to close the loop on paper packaging, reducing greenhouse gases and assisting municipalities in reaching their solid waste diversion goals.
California Legislature Passes Energy Efficiency Bill to Save Money & Reduce Carbon Emissions
First of its kind Bill targets energy savings for all existing buildings
Los Angeles, CA (September 10, 2009) – Today the California State Senate passed Assembly Bill (AB) 758, legislation that will make existing buildings more energy efficient and less expensive to operate. The bill, sponsored by Global Green USA and authored by Assembly Member Nancy Skinner (D- Berkeley), will require the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop a comprehensive energy efficiency program for all existing residential and commercial buildings.
New Report: Strong Energy Efficiency Policies in Energy/Climate Legislation Would Save California Families $209 per Year, Create 66,200 Jobs
Los Angeles, CA, September 9, 2009 - New national report finds that California households would save an average of $209 per year and 66,200 sustainable jobs would be created in the state over the next ten years if Congress acts now to include strong energy efficiency improvements in energy and climate legislation. The report, entitled Energy Efficiency in the American Clean Energy Security Act of 2009: Impacts of Current Provisions and Opportunities to Enhance the Legislation, was released by Environment California and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. The efficiency provisions would prevent 30 million metric tons of global warming emissions; this is the equivalent of removing the pollution from over 5 million cars from the road for a year.
Mustard Gas Unearthed in Spring Valley, Washington DC
Washington DC - August 12, 2009 – The US Army Corps of Engineers announced today that a flask with mustard agent has been discovered this month in northwest Washington DC, an area called Spring Valley, where chemical agents were dumped and buried after World War I. Global Green USA, the US national affiliate of Mikhail Gorbachev’s Green Cross International, which has been closely following the 16-year-old cleanup of the Spring Valley neighborhood, commented that this latest discovery was further proof that there needs to be more work done in the area to guarantee the safety and public health of Washington residents.
GLOBAL GREEN USA CONGRATULATES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL AND THE HOME DEPOT FOUNDATION FOR DRAMATICALLY EXPANDING THEIR COMMITMENT TO CREATE ENERGY EFFICIENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
LOS ANGELES - August 6, 2009 – Global Green USA congratulated Habitat for Humanity International and The Home Depot Foundation for dramatically expanding their commitment to green affordable housing, one of the core initiatives of Global Green.
Major Food Chains and Packaging Companies Initiate Innovative Recycling Campaign in New York City
New York City - July 8, 2009 - Global Green’s Coalition for Resource Recovery, convened 80 participants for a “value chain caucus” aimed at diverting prepared food packaging from the nation’s landfills. Starbucks leads coalition by announcing a 15 Store Pilot Test in Manhattan.
California Senate Committee Passes Energy Efficiency Bill to Save Money & Reduce Carbon Emissions
Los Angeles, CA - July 7, 2009 – Today the California State Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee (EU&C) passed Assembly Bill (AB) 758, legislation that will make existing buildings more energy efficient and less expensive to operate. The bill, sponsored by Global Green USA and authored by Assembly Member Nancy Skinner (D- Berkeley), will require the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop a comprehensive energy efficiency program for all existing residential and commercial buildings.
SANTA MONICA STEPS BACKWARDS ON SOLAR - CITY COUNCIL SURPRISINGLY VOTES TO MAKE SOLAR “LESS VISIBLE” IN WHAT HAS BEEN KNOWN AS ONE OF CALIFORNIA’S “GREENEST CITIES”
Santa Monica, CA – July 1, 2009 – Last night, the Santa Monica City Council voted 4-1 to require solar panels to be installed in the "least visible" position from the street – a surprising backwards step for a city that was the first in the nation to purchase 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar.
GLOBAL GREEN USA TO SERVE AS GREEN ADVISOR FOR GEHRY-TANNEN MODGUN
New Orleans, LA – June 17, 2009 - Global Green is excited to continue and expand our role as technical expert, advocate, and catalyst in advancing energy efficient, healthy housing in New Orleans. As the "green advisor" for the Gehry-Tannen Modgun design unveiled today in New Orleans, Global Green has found a new way to advance our Build it Back Green initiative to create energy efficient, healthy homes. While our primary focus is to help homeowners as they rebuild existing homes, this design - along with our Holy Cross Project - helps further our goal to green 10,000 of the homes to be rebuilt by New Orleans' families.
AFFORDABLE, MODULAR HOUSING FOR NEW ORLEANS IS TARGET OF LOCAL PLANNNING AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND WORLD RENOWNED ARCHITECT
New Orleans, La - June 17, 2009 - Local artist and urban planner Robert Tannen of Creative Industry has collaborated with world renowned architect Frank Gehry and green building advocacy group Global Green USA to create a house design that is affordable, sustainable, and compatible with most neighborhoods in New Orleans, including historic districts.
California Assembly Passes Home Energy Efficiency Bill to Save Money, Reduce Carbon Emissions
Los Angeles, CA - June 4, 2009 – Yesterday the California State Assembly passed Assembly Bill (AB) 758, legislation that will make existing buildings more energy efficient and less expensive to operate. The bill, sponsored by Global Green USA and authored by Assembly Member Nancy Skinner (D- Berkeley), will require the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop an energy efficiency program for all existing residential and commercial buildings.
Rosario Dawson, Arianna Huffington, Mayor Villaraigosa, Adrian Grenier, and Many Others Celebrate Global Green USA's 2009 Millennium Honorees: Wallis Annenberg, Jeff Skoll, Marc Nathanson, Zem Joaquin
Los Angeles, CA May 30, 2009 - Global Green USA and more than 350 guests celebrated the 2009 Millennium Awards Honorees at a star-studded fundraising gala in Santa Monica, California tonight. The event raised over $500,000 to support Global Green USA including its national Green Schools initiative.
GLOBAL GREEN USA AND V-DAY PRODUCE ONE NIGHT ONLY BENEFIT READING OF EVE ENSLER’S NEW PLAY O.P.C. (OBSESSIVE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS)
On Friday, May 29 at the Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club Global Green USA and V-Day presented the premier West Coast reading of Eve Ensler's new play, O.P.C. (Obsessive Political Correctness) featuring Stockard Channing; Brenda Currin; Greg Itzin; Ravi Kapoor; Analeis Lorig; Liz Mikel; Lee Pace and Andrea Riseborough.
Solar installation on Global Green’s Holy Cross Project Homes in Lower 9th Ward demonstrates expansion of green workforce
New Orleans, LA. – On Wednesday, May 27, Global Green USA was joined by New Orleans’ citizens and green energy leaders at a special event highlighting the progress of the Holy Cross Project as two solar panel systems were installed on the 2nd and 3rd of 5 planned single-family houses under construction at the site. The installations were performed by local renewable energy installer, South Coast Solar, and students of a solar installation training course presented by Louisiana CleanTech Network, a local organization providing green jobs training programs at college campuses throughout the state.
Newest Green Affordable Housing Project Drastically Reduces Electricity Bills; Demonstrates Viability of Climate-friendly, Zero Energy Housing
Chula Vista, CA - May 12, 2009 – Los Vecinos, California’s newest Zero Energy Housing project, celebrated its Grand Opening today. The housing development will provide nearly 100 percent of its own electricity from solar power and residents will save 75% or more on their electricity bills. “The project is a perfect example of the kinds of design strategies and technologies that will need to be deployed in order to meet California’s long-term policy goal of making all new residential housing net zero by 2020,” said Ted Bardacke, Global Green’s Senior Program Associate.
Global Green USA Congratulates India for Completing its Chemical Weapons Destruction Program and Iraq for Declaring “Legacy Weapons”
April 27, 2009 - Washington DC – Global Green USA, the U.S. national affiliate of Mikhail Gorbachev’s Green Cross International, congratulated India today for completing the elimination of its large stockpile of mustard agent weapons. Announced today by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, the international implementing body for the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), India’s successful weapons demilitarization program is the third of seven declared national CW arsenals to be fully destroyed. The first two countries to eliminate their CW stockpiles were Albania which finished its destruction program in 2007, and South Korea which completed its program last year.
GLOBAL GREEN USA ANNOUNCES 2009 MILLENNIUM AWARDS HONOREES
April 22, 2009 – Los Angeles, CA – Global Green USA has announced the 2009 Millennium Awards Honorees that will be celebrated at a star-studded fundraising gala for Global Green USA to be held in Santa Monica, California on May 30th.
Global Green USA Urges Congress to Fully Fund International Arms Control Regimes
April 22, 2009 - Washington, D.C. - In a letter addressed to congressional leaders, including chairmen of the Foreign Affairs and Appropriation Committees in the House and Senate, five arms control organizations urged the Congress this week to add at least $50-100 million to the current fiscal year 2009 supplemental budget request to help fund past and current annual assessments to international organizations.
Global Green USA kicks off “Go Green Week” at Gentilly Terrace Elementary with announcement of school as a Green Seed School
April 16, 2009 – New Orleans – Gentilly Terrace Elementary School, a pre-K through 8th grade school that sustained significant flood damage after the storm and has been re-opened since fall of 2007, will hold a school wide assembly on Thursday, April 16 at 10 a.m. to announce their partnership with Global Green USA which is granting $75,000 to make Gentilly Terrace the fourth Green Seed School in New Orleans.
DICAPRIO TEAMS UP WITH GLOBAL GREEN USA TO AUCTION OFF UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AND ITEMS ON EBAY TO BENEFIT ORGANIZATION FOR EARTH DAY
April 15, 2009 – Los Angeles – Global Green USA announces a unique eBay Auction with board member Leonardo DiCaprio to help celebrate Earth Day and benefit its initiatives to green America's schools, affordable housing, and cities in order to combat global warming, lower energy bills, and create green jobs. Global Green has also been selected as a featured non-profit charity for eBay’s “Green Team" initiative.
Landmark Green Buildings Bill Passes First Hurdle
Los Angeles, CA - April 14, 2009 – Yesterday the California Assembly Natural Resources Committee passed AB 212, the Residential Buildings Zero Net Energy Bill. The bill, sponsored by Global Green USA and authored by Assembly Member Lori Saldaña (D- San Diego) will require all new residential buildings to be net zero energy beginning in the year 2020.
Global Green USA Welcomes the Accession of the Dominican Republic to the International Chemical Weapons Convention
Washington DC – April 1, 2009 – The United Nations implementing body for the 1997 international Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, announced today that the Dominican Republic has just acceded to the treaty regime and become the 187th State Party. Global Green USA, the US national affiliate of Mikhail Gorbachev’s Green Cross International, which has worked closely with US, Russian, and international authorities for over fifteen years to help eliminate chemical weapons globally, welcomes this major step forward in the Convention’s expansion and congratulates the Dominican Republic for its entry into the global disarmament regime.
PRESIDENT GORBACHEV CALLS FOR DRAMATIC BOOST TO SOLAR ENERGY TO REVITALISE ECONOMY, FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE & ENERGY POVERTY
March 30, 2009. San Antonio -- Green Cross International Founder Mikhail Gorbachev has urged world leaders and the private sector to make big investments in solar energy swiftly as a way out of the current economic crisis and as part of an emergency response to climate change. Mr. Gorbachev was addressing a press conference in San Antonio, Texas, where he addresses the 33rd NPRA International Petrochemical Conference.
GLOBAL GREEN AND TEXAS: POLICY TO DATE AND CALL TO ACTION FOR SOLAR IN THE LONE STAR STATE
March 30, 2009. Global Green USA applauds the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for its ‘greening’ of the 2009 Texas Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP). By adopting many of the recommendations put forth to create incentives for developers to incorporate basic sustainable building methods into Low-Income Housing Tax Credit projects, TDHCA has taken bold steps to assure that future affordable housing in Texas will be built with attention to health and environmental concerns as well as cost effectiveness.
MANY STATES STILL FAILING TO REDUCE UTILITY BILLS/IMPROVE HEALTH FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES NEW REPORT SHOWS
March 20, 2009, Los Angeles - Despite an overall improvement in incorporating green building measures for affordable housing, there is still significant room for improvement as several states continue to rank at the bottom of a recent report from Global Green USA, a national environmental non-profit organization.
World Water Day 2009: Focus on Shared Water - Shared Opportunities
March 18, 2009 - Geneva - The spotlight this year on transboundary water management to celebrate the World Water Day (22 March) sums up the need for countries to speed up the mechanisms to manage shared water resources. For Green Cross International, which was launched in the same year as when the first World Water Day was celebrated in 1993, an immediate priority is for countries to ratify the United Nations Watercourses Convention.
PAX ARTICA’S CENTENNIAL NORTH POLE EXPEDITION TO RAISE AWARENESS OF GLOBAL WARMING IMPACTS
March 16, 2009 – WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – The City of West Hollywood and Global Green USA marked the departure of arctic adventurer, photographer, and environmental activist Sebastian Copeland with a City proclamation honoring his trip, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the first trek to the North Pole by Admiral Robert Peary in 1909. The public can follow Copeland’s progress and see pictures from the trek on his blog, which will be available at globalgreen.org and www.myspace.com/sebastiancopeland.
Global Green USA Welcomes Opening of Major US-Supported Chemical Weapons Destruction Facility in Russia
Washington DC – March 5, 2009 – Global Green USA welcomes the opening today by the Russian Federation of its new chemical weapons (CW) destruction facility in the Kurgan Oblast, just north of Kazakhstan and just east of the Ural Mountain Range. Located near the Trans-Ural village of Shchuch’ye (pronounced “shoo-che”), the chemical weapons stockpile which will be neutralized and destroyed over the next several years is one of seven CW stockpiles declared by Russia under auspices of the international Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). The Shchuch’ye construction project has been the largest in the history of the US Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR or “Nunn-Lugar”) Program and US funding represents approximately 50% of total project costs.
Global Green USA presents Latest Progress of the Holy Cross Project: The Lower 9th Ward's Green Village is Growing
March 4, 2009 – New Orleans, LA – Global Green USA welcomed members of the Holy Cross Neighborhood Association and local leaders in the Lower 9th ward today to tour the progress of the Holy Cross Project, made possible with lead funding partner The Home Depot Foundation. The project is an entirely sustainable green village being built in the neighborhood.
LARGEST RECYCLABLE WHOLESALE TRANSFER PACKAGING INITIATIVE IN U.S. TO COMMENCE AT WORLD’S LARGEST FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER
March 1, 2009 – New York, NY – Global Green USA announced today its plan to substitute all non-recyclable transfer packaging distributed from Hunt’s Point Distribution Center, the largest food distribution center in the world, with recyclable packaging. If successful, the program would divert 30,000 tons/yr of corrugated from the landfill and would reduce greenhouse gases by 103,000mtCO2e/yr, equivalent to taking 19,000 cars off the road, and would set the standard for greening transfer packaging throughout the world.
Celebrity Supporters including Leonardo DiCaprio, Sheryl Crow, Gavin Rossdale, Kate Bosworth, Rosario Dawson and Neil Patrick Harris Joined Global Green to Celebrate and Support Green Schools
Los Angeles, CA. (February 19, 2008) – Global Green USA launched its National Green School Initiative today with a star-studded pre-Oscar® party at the Avalon Hollywood to raise funds and awareness. The event featured musical performances by Sheryl Crow and Gavin Rossdale.
GLOBAL GREEN USA WELCOMES IRAQ ACCESSION TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
Washington, DC – January 14, 2009 – The United Nations implementing body for the 1997 international Chemical Weapons Convention, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, announced today that Iraq has just acceded to the treaty regime and become the 186th State Party. Global Green USA, the US national affiliate of Mikhail Gorbachev’s Green Cross International, which has worked closely with US, Russian, and international authorities for over fifteen years to help eliminate chemical weapons globally, welcomes this historic moment in the Convention’s expansion and congratulates Iraq for its entry into the global disarmament regime.
GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON, LEADERS IN MEDIA, BUSINESS AND REAL ESTATE HONORED FOR SUSTAINABLE “DESIGNS” BY GLOBAL GREEN USA AT 9TH ANNUAL NY AWARDS
New York, NY - December 10, 2008 - Global Green USA honored leading innovators for their extraordinary “designs” at the organization’s 9th Annual Sustainable Design Awards event at New York's Pier Sixty. Katie Couric co-hosted the event along with David Hyde Pierce, Edward Norton (Global Green Board Member), Mel Gibson, and Brian Cox (Global Green New York Committee Member).
FIRST EVER GLOBAL SOLAR REPORT CARD POINTS WAY FOR OBAMA'S NEW ECONOMY
Dec 2, 2008 – Poznan, Poland/Los Angeles, CA – Global Green USA, on behalf of President Gorbachev's Green Cross International (GCI), released the first-of-its-kind Global Solar Report Card at the opening of the International Climate Conference in Poland. The report card can be found here. The report spotlights countries that have designed the most promising policy frameworks for solar marketplace development and compares 16 countries' (and California's) efforts to incentivize the manufacture and deployment of solar power.
GLOBAL GREEN USA HOSTS 4TH ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO BENEFIT; HIGHLIGHTS GREEN BUILDING & SOLAR SOLUTIONS AS UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE KICKS OFF
San Francisco, CA - Dec. 2nd - Global Green USA celebrated their 4th Annual San Francisco Benefit Party on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008. Held at San Francisco's LEED certified Bently Reserve, the event focused on green solutions that can help address the world¹s economic, energy and environmental crises. Proceeds from the evening benefited Global Green¹s initiatives nationally and in the Bay Area.
SCHOOL OFFICIALS, ALGIERS COMMUNITY CELEBRATE GROUNDBREAKING AT L.B. LANDRY
New Orleans, LA - Nov 14, 2008 - A new chapter in the history of L.B. Landry High School was written today as school officials and local leaders, joined by alumni and supporters, broke ground on a new, $54 million high school in Algiers. The event was the fourth school groundbreaking in six months under the Quick Start school initiative, designed to jump start public school construction in New Orleans.
Emergency Response Studio (ERS) exhibited at Global Green's Holy Cross Project
Emergency Response Studio, by Paul Villinski, is a solar-powered, mobile artist's studio, repurposed from a salvaged FEMA-style trailer. This sustainably re-built, off-the-grid living and work space is designed to enable artists to "embed" in post-disaster settings, and respond and contribute creatively. Villinski conceived the project in response to the devastation of post-Katrina New Orleans as "a symbol of transformation and possibility for the communities of the Gulf Coast." ERS will be exhibited in Prospect .1 New Orleans, the largest exhibition of international contemporary art ever organized in the United States, which opens throughout the Cresent City November first, 2008.
GLOBAL GREEN USA CONGRATULATES SOUTH KOREA FOR ABOLISHING CHEMICAL WEAPONS
Washington, DC - Oct 17, 2008 - In an unannounced step forward in global elimination of chemical weapons, the Republic of Korea (South Korea) has recently become the second country to complete the destruction of its declared chemical weapons stockpile. Dr. Paul Walker, Director of Global Green USA’s Security and Sustainability Program, stated that “the elimination of several thousand tons of deadly nerve agents in South Korea marks a major historic initiative in global abolition of chemical weapons, in implementation of the international Chemical Weapons Convention, and in demilitarizing the Korean Peninsula. South Korea deserves our sincere congratulations in destroying its entire chemical weapons arsenal and making the Korean Peninsula a more stable and peaceful region.”
GLOBAL GREEN PRESENTS INITIAL SOLAR REPORT CARD AT SOLAR POWER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
San Diego, CA - October 14, 2008 - Global Green USA President Matt Petersen unveiled the organization’s first annual Global Solar Report Card at the Solar Power International Conference in San Diego. The first of its kind report compares the solar energy policies of 14 countries and the state of California.
GLOBAL GREEN USA LAUNCHES BUILD IT BACK GREEN
New Orleans, LA - October 8, 2008 - As fuel adjustments drive energy bills sky-high in Louisiana, Global Green USA is offering a new program for the public to get information and advice on how to significantly reduce their energy use and improve their health with energy-efficient, non-toxic green building products and materials. Global Green’s “Build it Back Green” (www.globalgreen.org/bibg) is a new initiative that will make it easier for Louisiana residents to learn how to find and install simple, cost-effective green products into their homes.
ONE TOUGH GREEN HOUSE
New Orleans, LA - September 4, 2008 - Global Green USA New Orleans Director Beth Galante surveyed Global Green’s Holy Cross Project Visitor Center for the first time since Gustav hit the Gulf Coast today. The house, made possible with lead funding partner The Home Depot Foundation, was built specifically to withstand water and high winds, in addition to being a LEED Platinum home that generates all of its own electricity and will save future homeowners money on utilities while improving their health.
GLOBAL GREEN USA APPLAUDS ELIMINATION OF VX STOCKPILE IN INDIANA
August 11, Washington, DC - Global Green USA, the US national environmental affiliate of Mikhail Gorbachev's Green Cross International, today applauded the work of the Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) of the US Department of Defense, which announced the neutralization of the final container of deadly VX nerve agent at Newport, Indiana.
GLOBAL GREEN JOINS WITH RECOVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND NEIGHBORHOOD TO CREATE FIRST MODEL FOR GREEN SCHOOL BUILDING
New Orleans - July 17, 2008 - Global Green USA has contributed $300,000 plus technical expertise to fund the transformation of the Andrew H. Wilson Elementary School into the first offical Model Green School, raising the bar for community rebuilding standards. Partnering with the Recovery School District, Global Green USA will rebuild and apply LEED Silver status green renovations to the school building that sustained severe damage due to levee failures after Hurricane Katrina.
ALFRE WOODARD, NORMAN LEAR, ARIANNA HUFFINGTON, ED BEGLEY, JR., RHONA MITRA JOIN GLOBAL GREEN USA TO CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS
Los Angeles, CA - June 12, 2008 - Global Green USA will be presenting its 12th Annual Millennium Awards honoring leading innovators for their extraordinary environmental contributions on Saturday, June 14th at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica. Alfre Woodard will host the event, which recognizes those whose lives and livelihood embody Global Green USA’s mission of fostering a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure world.
RUSSIA TAKES ANOTHER STEP FORWARD IN WMD THREAT REDUCTION
Washington, DC - June 12, 2008 - Global Green USA, the U.S. affiliate of Mikhail Gorbachev’s Green Cross International, welcomes the official opening of Russia’s fourth major facility for the destruction of its chemical weapons arsenal and urges safety and transparency as destruction gets underway. The facility, located near Leonidovka in the Penza Oblast (350 miles SE of Moscow), holds 6,885 metric tons of VX, sarin, and soman nerve agents, about 17% of Russia’s declared chemical weapons stockpile.
GREEN CROSS CALLS FOR RENEWED COMMITMENT TO ABOLISH CHEMICAL WEAPONS GLOBALLY
Washington, DC - May 18, 2008 - The international Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which entered into force in 1997, just celebrated its eleventh anniversary in The Hague where its implementing agency, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) hosted the second Five-Year Review Conference. The CWC has now been signed by 183 countries and has verified the safe and sound destruction of over 27,500 metric tons of deadly chemical weapons in five declared possessor states.
FIRST HOLY CROSS GREEN HOME COMPLETED
New Orleans, LA - May 15, 2008 - Global Green USA and The Home Depot® Foundation today celebrated the completion of the first green home built in the Lower Ninth Ward with residents and city officials from the Holy Cross neighborhood. This home, the first-of-its-kind completed in the area, will serve as a visitor center while the project, including five single-family homes, an 18 multi-unit apartment complex and a community center/Sustainable Design and Climate Action Institute, are completed.
GLOBAL GREEN PRESIDENT & NEW ORLEANS DIRECTOR SELECTED FOR LEADERSHIP ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND COMMUNITY
May, 2008 - Global Green USA senior staff have been recognized nationally and internationally for their leadership in finding smart solutions to the world biggest environmental problems. The Hillary Institute of International Leadership has marked its first operational year of working on Leadership in Climate Change Solutions by appointing Global Green USA President and CEO Matt Petersen as a Hillary Senior Fellow. Matt will serve as an ambassador for the Institute’s search for exceptional mid-career Leadership.
LOS ANGELES MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA SIGNS GROUNDBREAKING GREEN BUILDING LAW ON EARTH DAY
Los Angeles, CA - April 22, 2008 - Taking bold action to combat climate change in Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today joined City Council President Eric Garcetti and Councilmembers Jan Perry, Ed Reyes and Bill Rosendahl to sign the Private Sector Green Building Plan into law setting LA on course to cut carbon emissions by more than 80,000 tons by 2012.
LANDMARK GREEN BUILDINGS BILL PASSES FIRST HURDLE
Los Angeles, CA - April 15, 2008 - Yesterday the California Assembly Natural Resources Committee passed AB 2112, the Residential Buildings Zero Net Energy Bill. The bill, sponsored by Global Green USA and authored by Lori Saldaña (D- San Diego) will require all new residential buildings to be net zero energy by the year 2020.
Global Green’s Lower 9th Ward Showcase Home Includes Green Interiors by Domino Magazine
New Orleans, LA - April 10, 2008 - Global Green USA has partnered with domino magazine to decorate and furnish the first home to be completed in Global Green USA’s Holy Cross Project, with lead funding partner the Home Depot Foundation. Some of the interiors – as well as all of the green building features in the showcase home -- will be available for the public to view beginning next month when Global Green unveils its first completed home as a Visitor’s Center.
Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, Director of Chemical Weapons Convention to Speak on Capitol Hill
Washington DC. - April 1 2008 - Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, the Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, will speak on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at 11 AM in the US House of Representatives (1116 Longworth HOB) on the status of the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention, which mandates the elimination of over 70,000 tons of deadly chemical agents in six declared possessor states.
GLOBAL GREEN USA 5th ANNUAL PRE-OSCAR EVENT URGES ACTION ON GLOBAL WARMING
Los Angeles, CA. (February 21, 2008) - Celebrities, industry executives and environmentalists joined Global Green USA CEO Matt Petersen on Wednesday, February 20th at the Avalon in Hollywood for the 5th Annual Global Green Pre-Oscar Party. The event was emceed by Bill Maher and featured special performances by GRAMMY® Nominated artist Michelle Branch, Oscar nominated artists Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (Once) with Damien Rice, Michael Franti, and other surprise guests.
PLANET GREEN ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIPS WITH LEADING NON-PROFIT ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Silver Spring, MD – Jan 17, 2008 - Planet Green, Discovery Communications’ multiplatform environmental initiative, today announced partnerships with ten of the world’s leading non-profit environmental organizations and advocacy groups. Ashoka, Earth Pledge, Earthwatch Institute, Environmental Media Association (EMA), Global Green USA, Global Inheritance, National Wildlife Federation (NWF), Oceana, Ocean Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy will work with Discovery’s Planet Green on a broad range of activities and initiatives including grassroots community outreach, public affairs and content creation.
GLOBAL GREEN USA CELEBRATES 3rd ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO BENEFIT PARTY
San Francisco, CA - Dec. 18th - Global Green USA celebrated their 3rd Annual San Francisco Benefit Party on Tuesday, December 18, 2007. Held at San Francisco’s LEED certified Bently Reserve, the event focused on green design solutions to combat climate change and other environmental issues. Proceeds from the evening benefited Global Green’s projects, including their Green Schools Initiative and the Holy Cross project, the first sustainable low-income housing community in New Orleans’s Lower 9th Ward.
YOUTH DELEGATES FROM OVER A DOZEN COUNTRIES RALLY FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION AT CLIMATE SUMMIT
BALI, INDONESIA – Sunday, young people from across the planet formed themselves in the image of a half sunken planet on Kuta Beach near the site of the UN Climate Change Conference. They called for immediate action in reversing the causes of global climate change.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Katie Couric, Kyra Sedgwick, Glenn Close Join GLOBAL GREEN USA On Eve of Bali Climate Change Summit to Celebrate Sustainable Designs
New York, NY - December 3, 2007 - On the first day of the Bali climate change summit, Global Green USA honored leading innovators for their extraordinary contributions at their 8th Annual Designing a Sustainable and Secure World Awards event at New York's Ritz-Carlton, Battery Park on Monday, December 3rd. Unfortunately, if leaders do not act within the next few years, global warming could ultimately cause Lower Manhattan to be under water with a three meter sea level rise.
GLOBAL GREEN USA'S HOLY CROSS PROJECT: UPDATE
New Orleans, LA - November 21, 2007- Global Green USA's Holy Cross Project, the most significant new construction in the Lower Ninth Ward since Katrina, is being developed on a formerly vacant site with some former light industrial use that left behind what is known as a brownfield. As such, we are addressing the soil contaminants we have found, mostly some isolated pockets of lead that, as we understand from the previous owner, resulted from sandblasting related to the adjacent wharf activities. As an environmental group we are taking most aggressive remediation process available, and hope others will do same.
Global Green USA finishes sixth in the Peace Primary
Washington, D.C. - November 5, 2007 - Global Green USA, the U.S. affiliate of Green Cross International, finished in an honorable sixth place in the Peace Primary Campaign organized by the Ploughshares Fund. Global Green USA would like to thank the many voters who donated to our organization through this campaign, and who posted so many words of encouragement for our work.
The Sustainable Rebuilding of New Orleans - Global Green Update
New Orleans, LA - October 5, 2007 - Two years after Katrina, much remains to be done. All basic infrastructure in the city has been restored—including electrical, water, and sewage. The city has completed its master planning process that has been approved at the State and Federal level and a significant portion of federal funds have just been released to the city of New Orleans. Several new investment and infrastructure projects are now also in the final planning stages.
Global Green USA Tours Progress of First Green Home at Holy Cross Project with Lead Funding Partner, The Home Depot Foundation, and Design Competition Chair Brad Pitt
New Orleans, LA - August 21, 2007 – Global Green USA celebrated a milestone before the 2nd Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina by touring progress of their first affordable green home under construction. The Holy Cross project is one of the first new home construction projects to be built in the Lower 9th Ward. The home, whose solar panels will generate enough electricity to power the home, is expected to be LEED Platinum certified.
Global Green USA Asks Public to Support $10 Million Campaign to Aid Green Rebuilding of New Orleans for Decade to Come
New Orleans, LA - August 21, 2007 - Global Green USA President Matt Petersen announced the second phase of its Capital Campaign seeking $10 million dollars for the final construction and ongoing operation of its groundbreaking Community Center/Sustainable Design and Climate Action Institute project.
Morphosis Architects Donate Zumtobel Group Award to Global Green USA
August 14, 2007 - Morphosis Architects announced that they are donating the funds they received from the Zumtobel Group Award to Global Green USA. The announcement was made by Thom Mayne, the firm’s founder and President, as he accepted the award at a ceremony in Bregenz, Switzerland today.
Global Green USA Celebrates Premiere of DiCaprio's 11th Hour
Global Green USA Board members and filmmakers Leonardo DiCaprio and Leila Conners Petersen, along with co-producer Nadia Conners (Global Green founding LA Committee member) and Global Green President Matt Petersen (who is featured in the film) will be among those walking the Red Carpet at tonights Hollywood Premiere.
Yahoo! Names Winner of the “Be a Better Planet" Greenest City in America challenge
Hastings, NE – June 25, 2007 - Yahoo! Inc. today announced that Hastings, Nebraska, has won its “Be a Better Planet" Greenest City in America challenge. The birthplace of Kool-Aid, Hastings will receive a grand prize of $250,000 to be dedicated toward city greening projects, developed in conjunction with Global Green USA.
Perry, Garcetti Announce Green Communities Award Recipients
Los Angeles - June 25, 2007 - Council President Eric Garcetti and Councilmember Jan Perry joined Enterprise Community Partners and Global Green USA to announce the award recipients for the Los Angeles Green Communities Program. Launched in Los Angeles in April of 2007, the local chapter is part of a $555 million national program on behalf of Enterprise to provide financial incentives and technical assistance to affordable housing developments looking to green their projects, and to connect the health and economic benefits of green building to low-income communities.
GLOBAL GREEN USA HOSTS GREEN SCHOOL SUMMIT
Los Angeles, CA - June 14, 2007 - Global Green USA is bringing together leaders of the green school movement for a day-long discussion and exploration of current green school practices, new funding opportunities and emerging trends.
GLOBAL GREEN USA CELEBRATES ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS AT 2007 GREEN CROSS MILLENNIUM AWARDS
Los Angeles, CA - June 9th, 2007 - Green has taken on a new glow over the past year and Global Green USA will honor some of the leaders that helped make that happen this Saturday, June 9th. They will be honored at Global Green USA’s 11th Annual Green Cross Millennium Awards event held this year at the Ritz-Carlton in Marina del Rey.
Global Green USA Initiates Major Program to Help Schools Reduce Energy; Save Money
New Orleans, LA - June 7, 2007 - Global Green USA is proud to announce the selection of the first of its five "Green Seed Schools", A.P. Tureaud Elementary School at 2021 Pauger Street, in the 7th Ward of New Orleans. The Green Seed School program, with support from a grant by the Bush Clinton Katrina Fund, will help selected schools implement energy saving upgrades.
First Fully Solar-Powered Apartment Community in California Opens
Poway, CA - June 5, 2007 - SOLARA, the first apartment community in California to be fully powered by the sun, officially opened today. This development represents a breakthrough in integrating solar in multifamily housing and establishes a new standard in sustainable design. "We designed SOLARA to be totally green from the inside out," said Sue Reynolds, President and CEO of Community HousingWorks, the developer/owner of SOLARA. "The fact that SOLARA is also an affordable housing project proves that 'green' is not just for high-end homes."
GLOBAL GREEN USA NAMES THE HOME DEPOT FOUNDATION ITS LEAD FUNDING PARTNER TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE, HEALTHY HOMES IN NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans, LA - May 10, 2007 – Global Green USA today named The Home Depot® Foundation its lead funding partner for a green affordable housing community in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans. The Home Depot Foundation is the largest supporter of this project aimed at fostering support for “greening” the entire rebuilding effort in New Orleans.
GLOBAL GREEN USA UNVEILS GREEN SCHOOLS INITIATIVE; FIVE GREEN SEED SCHOOLS AND TWO SHOWCASE HIGH PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS
New Orleans, LA - May 10th, 2007 - Global Green USA celebrated the exciting expansion of its green rebuilding initiatives today at an event in the Holy Cross Neighborhood. Their New Orleans green schools initiative will benefit thousands of students and teachers by providing technical assistance and resources to local schools.
GLOBAL GREEN USA UNVEILS GREEN SCHOOLS INITIATIVE IN NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans, LA - April 24, 2007 - Global Green USA today announced an exciting expansion of its green rebuilding initiatives in New Orleans that will help benefit thousands of students and teachers by providing technical assistance and resources to local schools. The goal of the high performance schools initiative is to create healthier classrooms and more energy efficient schools that in turn improve student performance and save money for school districts, while helping protect the environment and reducing global warming. The initiative has been made possible by a grant from the Bush Clinton Katrina Fund.
5 TIPS TO REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING POLLUTION THIS EARTH DAY GLOBAL GREEN USA OFFERS SMART SOLUTIONS
April 18, 2007 - Global Green USA is urging people to reduce their global warming pollution this year and offering smart tips on how. These tips will help people celebrate Earth Day in eco-style this year- and make a real difference in years to come. By just implementing these smart solutions people could reduce their own global warming pollution by 4000 pounds this year.
GLOBAL GREEN USA DEMANDS PUBLIC DIALOGUE FOR ARMY PROPOSED HIGHWAY SHIPMENTS OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS-RELATED HAZARDOUS WASTE
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 11 – The U.S. Army confirmed yesterday that it plans to ship over a million gallons of nerve agent VX by-product from Newport, Indiana to an incinerator operated by Veolia Environmental Services in Port Arthur, Texas. The hydrolysate will be trucked through eight states: Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas as early as April 20, according to some sources. Global Green USA urges the US Army to open the proposed shipment to the public eye, and to involve all communities and stakeholders along the 1,000-mile route as soon as possible.
STARBUCKS AND GLOBAL GREEN USA SPOTLIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS WITH LAUNCH OF “PLANET GREEN GAME”
SEATTLE, WA. April 5, 2007 – Starbucks and Global Green USA have teamed up to encourage individuals to “click, play and learn” about global climate change and smart solutions with the launch of Planet Green Game. Through the online game – located at www.planetgreengame.com – players can explore a virtual world and learn how everyday decisions by individuals, cities, schools and businesses can impact the climate and environment. The game offers real-world examples of how individuals can change their own behavior and also influence the actions of community, political and corporate leaders to engage in the effort to stop global warming.
ARRIVING IN ECO-STYLE: STARS SKIPPING GAS GUZZLERS AND ARRIVING IN ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLES FOR THE 5TH YEAR OF GLOBAL GREEN'S RED CARPET/GREEN CARS CAMPAIGN
2006 was the hottest year on record in the US and that along with the recentglobal scientific report reconfirming that climate change is being caused by human activity has helped make global warming the hot issue for Hollywood. Some of the world’s biggest celebrities have lent their star power to raise awareness about smart solutions to the problem of climate change.
Global Green USA Promotes Plug-in Hybrid, All Electric, and Alternative Fuel Vehicles For Oscars Drive
Los Angeles, CA. - February 23, 2007 - To shine the light on solutions to climate change and lend their star power to the problem of global warming, some of the world’s biggest celebrities are choosing to arrive at the Academy Awards in ‘green cars’. Instead of stretch limos or SUV’s, they’ll be arriving in eco-friendly hybrids, electric sports cars and other green vehicles. Celebrities and notable individuals participating this year include: Leonardo DiCaprio, Penelope Cruz, Forest Whittaker, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Ryan Gosling, Gwyneth Paltrow, Al and Tipper Gore, Melissa Etheridge, Davis Guggenheim and Elisabeth Shue, Larry and Laurie David, Lawrence Bender, Scott Z. Burns, Lesley Chilcott.
GLOBAL GREEN USA’s PRE-OSCAR PARTY HIGHLIGHTS GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTIONS: GREEN CARS, GREEN BUILDING
Los Angeles, CA. February 21, 2007 – Celebrities, industry executives and environmentalists will join Global Green USA CEO Matt Petersen on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at the Avalon in Hollywood for the 3 rd Annual Global Green Pre-Oscar Party. The event will feature an exclusive performance by Maroon 5 who will be joined by co-chairs and Oscar Nominees Penelope Cruz and Leonardo DiCaprio and Global Green board member and event co-chair Sebastian Copeland, to raise essential awareness and funds.
GLOBAL GREEN USA AND GREEN CROSS PARTNERS ANNOUNCE OPENING OF FIRST PUBLIC OUTREACH AND INFORMATION OFFICE AT NUCLEAR WEAPONS SITE IN RUSSIA
WASHINGTON, DC, MOSCOW, ZURICH, February 8, 2007: Global Green USA's Legacy Program announces the opening to the public of the first ever Green Cross Public Outreach and Information Office (POIO) at a nuclear weapons dismantlement site in the Russian Federation in the city of Severodvinsk.
GLOBAL GREEN USA JOINED BY HAYEK, BLOOM, DICAPRIO TO HIGHLIGHT SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, SMART SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL WARMING
SAN FRANCISCO, December 12, 2006 - Global Green USA hosted its 2nd annual San Francisco event at the LEED certified Bently Reserve tonight, attended by Salma Hayek, Orlando Bloom and hundreds of supporters. The event focused on green design solutions to combat global warming and other environmental problems.
GREEN CROSS INTERNATIONAL AND AFFILIATES ORGANIZE ROUNDTABLE ON DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL BIOSECURITY REGIME
WASHINGTON, DC and GENEVA - November 29, 2006 – Over fifty experts, diplomats and representatives of international organizations participated in a day-long roundtable discussion on global biosecurity and biosafety issues – sometimes called “bio-risk management” – at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 8, 2006. The general purpose of the conference was to raise key issues and recommendations regarding the prevention of, and response to, outbreaks of disease globally and to strengthen the existing international ban on biological weapons. This discussion took place less than two weeks before the opening of the BTWC RevCon in Geneva on November 20 th (scheduled to run through December 8, 2006).
GLOBAL GREEN USA AND ITS PARTNERS ORGANIZE ROUNDTABLE ON DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE BIOSECURITY REGIME
WASHINGTON, DC- October 15, 2006 – Green Cross International, and three of its national affiliates, Green Cross Switzerland, Green Cross Russia, and Global Green USA, will host an all-day roundtable discussion on “Developing a Comprehensive Biosecurity Regime.”
GLOBAL GREEN USA AND ITS PARTNERS ORGANIZE ROUNDTABLE ON ITALY'S ROLE IN THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP AND NONPROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IN RUSSIA AND THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
WASHINGTON, DC - October 12, 2006 – Green Cross International, and its affiliates, Green Cross Italy, Green Cross Switzerland, Green Cross Russia, and Global Green USA, in collaboration with the Monterey Institute Center for Nonproliferation Studies and the International Affairs Institute, will host a roundtable discussion on “Current Global Partnership Initiatives and Italian Programs: Submarine Dismantlement, Chemical Weapons Destruction, and Plutonium Disposition in Russia.”
GLOBAL GREEN USA WELCOMES START-UP OF NEW RUSSIAN CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION FACILITY, URGES SAFETY AND TRANSPARENCY
WASHINGTON, DC- September 7, 2006 – Global Green USA, the U.S. affiliate of Mikhail Gorbachev’s Green Cross International, welcomes the official opening of the Russian Federal Agency for Industry’s third major facility for the destruction of its chemical weapons arsenal and urges safety and transparency as destruction gets underway. The facility, located near Maradikovsky in the Kirov Oblast (300 miles NE of Moscow), is the first to destroy nerve agents.
GLOBAL GREEN USA & BRAD PITT ANNOUNCE WINNER OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN COMPETITION FOR NEW ORLEANS; WINNING DESIGN REDUCES ENERGY USE BY 63%; SOLAR, GEOTHERMAL HELP LOWER ENERGY COSTS TO RESIDENT S CLOSE TO ZERO
NEW ORLEANS, LA, September 7, 2006 - Global Green USA President Matt Petersen and design jury chairman Brad Pitt announced the winner, Workshop/APD (Matthew Berman and Andrew Kotchens) of the Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans at a press event last week at historic Gallier Hall in New Orleans.
GLOBAL GREEN USA AND BRAD PITT ANNOUNCE WINNER OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN COMPETITION FOR NEW ORLEANS GREEN.O.LA DESIGNED BY ANDREW KOTCHEN AND MATTHEW BERMAN, WORKSHOP/APD
Winning Design Utilizes Green Building to Save Money and Reduce Carbon Pollution; Green Principles Could Cut New Orleans' Electricity Costs by More than 50%
NEW ORLEANS, LA, August 31, 2006 - Global Green USA President Matt Petersen and design jury chairman Brad Pitt announced the winners of the Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans today.
GLOBAL GREEN USA AND BRAD PITT ANNOUNCE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN COMPETITION FINALISTS ON TODAY SHOW AND MSNBC.COM; PUBLIC CAN VIEW AND VOTE ON FINALIST DESIGNS AT WWW.GLOBALGREEN.ORG
NEW ORLEANS, LA AND SANTA MONICA, CA - July 17, 2006 – Global Green USA and Brad Pitt announced today 6 finalists for the Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans. Each finalist responded to the competition goals of demonstrating how green building and intelligent architecture can be brought together in an innovative way while respecting the historical context of New Orleans neighborhoods.
GLOBAL GREEN USA AND BRAD PITT LAUNCH SUSTAINABLE DESIGN COMPETITION FOR NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS , LA - July 14, 2006 – Surrounded by green building displays, Global Green USA President Matt Petersen was joined by design jury chairman Brad Pitt, Pritzker Award winner Thom Mayne and the rest of the jury made up of nationally renowned architects and environmental experts as they launched their Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans. The event also included the competition jury, made up of nationally renowned architects and environmental experts, and marked the conclusion of four days of deliberations to review more than one hundred green building design submissions from across the country and around the world.
Green Cross International Organizes First “Nuclear National Dialogue” in Moscow
For two days, July 3 and 4, 2006, a first-of-its-kind “Nuclear National Dialogue” will take place in Moscow. Organized by the non-governmental, environmental organization, Green Cross International (through three of its national affiliates – Green Cross Russia, Green Cross Switzerland, and Global Green USA) and by the Russian federal Department of Energy, RosAtom, the conference will bring together over one hundred nuclear energy and nonproliferation experts from over a dozen nations to publicly address major issues of safety, security, threat reduction, and the G-8 Global Partnership.
National Green Schools Conference to Promote Leadership in Green Building and Education
New York , N.Y. , June 12, 2006 – The U.S. Green Building Council, Turner Construction Company, the nation’s leading general builder, and Global Green USA, today announced the program for “Investing in the Future: A Green Schools Symposium.” The conference is part of a series resulting from a commitment made at the Clinton Global Initiative Inaugural Meeting in 2005 by the USGBC and Turner Construction. This conference is also part of Global Green USA’s School Initiative, funded by the Annenberg Foundation. The daylong symposium will be held at The California Science Center in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 27.
Global Green USA, Superintendent Jack O'Connell Call for California’s New Schools to be Green
ESCONDIDO, May 3, 2006 – Joined by teachers, parents, and students at the San Pasqual Elementary School, California State Schools Superintendent Jack O’Connell called for all new schools funded by state monies to meet the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) school building standard. He also expressed his support for SB 69, which allocates $100 million dollars for new High Performance School Construction.
RUSSIA TAKES MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN WMD THREAT REDUCTION
February 28, Washington, DC – Global Green USA, the U.S. affiliate of Mikhail Gorbachev’s Green Cross International, welcomes the official opening of the Russian Federal Agency for Industry’s second major facility for the destruction of its chemical weapons arsenal and urges safety and transparency as destruction gets underway. The facility, located in Kambarka, Udmurt Republic, was built with assistance from several countries, including Germany. The official opening of the facility is scheduled for March 1, 2006.
Global Warning from Antarctica: Melting Ice Shelves Impact Us All, Not Just March of Penguins
Los Angeles, February 16, 2006 - A multi-national expedition of scientific experts, researchers and photographers has brought back unique images from remote Antarctica, illustrating the melting ice shelf. To send a 'global warning' to the world about the threats posed by climate change and to encourage smart solutions (i.e., renewable energy, conservation, fuel efficiency), the group also sent a photo of themselves assembled on a stark white iceberg to form a large "human SOS." The message calls attention to the imminent danger caused by warming trends to Antarctica and the melting sea ice, not just to penguins in Antarctica but to all of humanity due to the resulting rising sea levels.
GLOBAL GREEN USA ROLLS OUT RED CARPET-GREEN BUS CAMPAIGN AT DAYTIME EMMYS
LOS ANGELES, CA. – April 28, 2005 – Castmembers Antonio Sabato, Jr., Schae Harrison, Ashley Jones, Joseph Mascolo, Lesli Kay and Winsor Harmon will arrive at the Daytime Emmy ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in hybrid-electric buses as part of Global Green’s ongoing celebrity Red Carpet/Green Cars campaign. They will be joined by the Emmy nominated writers, directors and crew of The Bold and the Beautiful, which is providing the green transportation for all of its employees attending the Awards show. The initiative was coordinated by environmental group Global Green USA and made possible by eBus and ECO LIMO.
