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Sustainable Justice via It's Getting Hot In Here
You may have heard this piece of wisdom in Econ 101. “There is no such thing as a free lunch.” Someone is footing the bill.
The mass material affluence that characterizes much of American society is a testament to the power of our economic and political system. The cities we inhabit, the cars we drive, the gadgets we use, the ways we communicate, the food we eat, and the energy we consume are all products of its success.
But remember, “There is no such thing as a free lunch.” Someone is footing the bill.
Allow me to modify that statement. There is no such thing as a dollar menu. Transactions inflict costs on the real world that are not reflected in a market pricing system.
A friend of mine is particularly fond of McDonald’s Dollar menu, and makes a habit of... Beyond Al Gore and Inconvenient Truths: A New Generation, A New Vision, a New Dream via It's Getting Hot In Here
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Washington Students Hold Press Conference on Green Jobs Bill via It's Getting Hot In Here
On February 22, twenty students from UW, Evergreen, Green River Community College, and PLU joined together on the Capitol steps in Olympia to publicly thank the legislators for supporting climate bills. A long scroll of over 1,000 signatures rolled down the steps and ending at a plaster polar bear, also covered in signatures from supportive students.
Washington State is breaking new ground in having the first legislation using the language of “green jobs” .
The Climate Action and Green Jobs bill would make the Washington State Department of Ecology responsible for implementing greenhouse gas reduction goals and funding a grant-based green job-training program.
Four Washington State Senators, Chris Marr, Craig Pridemore, Jeanne Kohl-Welles, and Rosa Franklin spoke to the students... Full Funding of the Green Jobs Act has a chance on the Senate floor tomorrow! via It's Getting Hot In Here
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NYT Op-Ed on Green For All via It's Getting Hot In Here
I know we should all have a bone to pick with Mr. Friedman over at the New York Times for his comments on the “quiet” youth movement. But I just wanted to point out that today’s Op-Ed piece, titled “The Green-Collar Solution,” is on Green for All, and Founder Van Jones’ push for green jobs. It’s pretty informational, laying out the birth of the idea and the basic development of the campaign. Friedman also manages to drop the Apollo Alliance and Sustainable South Bronx–two key players and close partners of Green For All–into the conversation as well.
Here’s an interesting snippet from the article:
One thing spurring [Jones] in this project, he explained, was the way that the big oil companies bought ads in black-owned newspapers...