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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">THE REDFORD CENTER ESTABLISHES REDFORD CENTER GRANTS PROGRAM TO FUND IMPACTFUL FILMMAKING<u></u><u></u></span></b></div>
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<i>Development grants awarded to select teams for feature-length film projects focusing on environmental topics<u></u><u></u></i></div>
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<b>SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 22, 2016)</b> – Today The Redford Center announced the launch of <b>Redford Center Grants</b>, a program that will provide grant funds, mentorship opportunities, and networking support to filmmakers who understand the power of a well-told, well-timed story as a means to inspire positive change in the world.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Funded by The New York Community Trust, the Redford Center Grants pilot program will support feature-length film projects in early development that are focused on driving awareness, education and tangible action on a variety of environmental topics.<u></u><u></u></div>
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“New ideas and information must become stories that touch the human heart in order to change things,” said Jamie Redford, Co-Founder of The Redford Center. “It’s in these early stages of the filmmaking process when funds are often most difficult to secure, and when these teams of storytellers can benefit most from mentorship, story support, and making the right connections.” <u></u><u></u></div>
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Five filmmaking teams will be chosen to participate in the pilot program in which each team will receive:<u></u><u></u></div>
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<u></u><span style="font-family: "wingdings";">Ø<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><u></u>A $15,000 development grant to produce a written film treatment and a short proof-of-concept film over a 3-month timeframe<u></u><u></u></div>
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<u></u><span style="font-family: "wingdings";">Ø<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><u></u>Mentorship from issue experts and industry leaders to refine project narratives and impact goals<u></u><u></u></div>
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<u></u><span style="font-family: "wingdings";">Ø<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><u></u>A travel and lodging grant to attend a Story Development Summit at the Sundance Mountain Resort<u></u><u></u></div>
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"Some of the most moving and inspirational environmental stories are the ones that highlight what people are doing every day to ensure the health of our planet for generations to come,” said Robert Redford, Co-Founder of The Redford Center. "I’m pleased that Redford Center Grants will enable us to support the development of films that showcase solutions and demonstrate what’s possible.”</div>
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Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472824436004778726.post-64314640477320311952016-05-27T08:43:00.001-07:002016-06-24T08:42:52.529-07:00R20 Regions of Climate Action and Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Partner to Accelerate Climate Change Solutions<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp21u7obgolNR82uqwCzl0BBrpJvb4HOTBlwrItagSQd_7O43oklDecDVmDKWT3gwkFW2rwZSCL1QuL3zR9aZbq7q8UOJkeq2v4J8i6k8ledB5O-3Z_mwbXbvn2FVY293QdN0RGEQv0SPZ/s1600/Schwarzenegger%252BDicaprio-720683.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp21u7obgolNR82uqwCzl0BBrpJvb4HOTBlwrItagSQd_7O43oklDecDVmDKWT3gwkFW2rwZSCL1QuL3zR9aZbq7q8UOJkeq2v4J8i6k8ledB5O-3Z_mwbXbvn2FVY293QdN0RGEQv0SPZ/s320/Schwarzenegger%252BDicaprio-720683.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6289394726463933442" /></a></p><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><em><font color="#666666">Supports Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's call to increase investment in climate projects</font></em></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"><strong>GENEVA and LOS ANGELES - 26 May, 2016</strong> - Following the April signing of the Paris Agreement, <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BklbIy3wwY2XIT1t-kpccbTAvoQblQ3A3Z1ogQm1BhFjA-UA7BVt62PgG97Cm56UsNoUM5iN6WBzSONmYwbH_JowHKmMbV3O-bEQ9aATSUlCTxFEKpRxzxxgtQUmJWJLM_c3FpvduF5HIPN2Xz6IvdhxX_1K2Y6fntnTGjpPKwg=&c=76Qluc-IyKr0mnO3SJWyyVOP4k5AFeyJJhfZiXghmfVtr60B-ba05A==&ch=dKmRTkHkQ9qBFcKf8k0O-EH3sDsKzZQbhlpMFimBPhOVMHm3uw6kxA==" shape="rect" alt="http://www.regions20.org" target="_blank">R20 Regions of Climate Action</a> "R20" and <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BklbIy3wwY2XIT1t-kpccbTAvoQblQ3A3Z1ogQm1BhFjA-UA7BVt60k43HEYrQT1mU0Hz0MjdvpirEljUwNjvK-uIYnHV4M8CCZuoSxP8cBb0h0MP4pNizvmb7uQzvLQ3ALTesY0m82-29clp7vlUUN8rGMP3DefIUX0DsCrsMc=&c=76Qluc-IyKr0mnO3SJWyyVOP4k5AFeyJJhfZiXghmfVtr60B-ba05A==&ch=dKmRTkHkQ9qBFcKf8k0O-EH3sDsKzZQbhlpMFimBPhOVMHm3uw6kxA==" shape="rect" alt="http://leonardodicaprio.org" target="_blank">Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation</a> "LDF" announced the formation of a new partnership to rapidly identify and fund projects that address the urgency of climate change.</font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4" color="#666666">Financially supported by LDF under a new $650,000 grant, this partnership allows R20 to rapidly identify renewable energy, energy efficiency and waste management initiatives that have the potential to bring positive environmental and social benefits to communities across the globe, and ultimately reduce carbon emissions. Under this framework, R20 will develop and construct these projects, as well as measure and report on their impact.</font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666">Together, R20 and LDF are following the mission of the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BklbIy3wwY2XIT1t-kpccbTAvoQblQ3A3Z1ogQm1BhFjA-UA7BVt60k43HEYrQT1VIvlqnN1myaIJdI4pCaRtMHvN-L4526wbYefS3nYfakc1xQVhw5hY9pWAp2isZCjkFviE5NqX6UQVvcd1NUfgTqBJ-JPqia1Xx5br2pPH6izw--Wn7L-_w==&c=76Qluc-IyKr0mnO3SJWyyVOP4k5AFeyJJhfZiXghmfVtr60B-ba05A==&ch=dKmRTkHkQ9qBFcKf8k0O-EH3sDsKzZQbhlpMFimBPhOVMHm3uw6kxA==" shape="rect" alt="http://www.citiesclimatefinance.org" target="_blank">Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance</a>"CCFLA," which was launched by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2014 to encourage investment in low-emission, climate resilient infrastructure in cities, and to close the investment gap in climate friendly projects in urban areas over 15 years.</font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666">"I commend LDF and R20 for supporting the goals of the CCFLA. Partnerships like this one strengthen the effort to unlock billions of dollars of private investment in projects that will urgently address climate change," said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. "I thank them for their commitment to our environment, and to the future of humanity."</font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666">"The Paris Agreement was an important first step for reducing global carbon emissions, but there is more that must be done to accomplish this important goal. Our partnership with R20 is a signal that it is also the responsibility of private organizations to take up the charge of accelerating the adoption of climate-saving technologies, worldwide," said Leonardo DiCaprio, Chairman of Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. "We call on others to follow our lead because our planet is quickly running out of time."</font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666">R20 was founded to support governments and communities in the identification, preparation and financing of green projects to lower greenhouse gas emissions and help the world transition to a green economy.</font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666">"R20 and LDF share an unwavering commitment to taking bold action on climate change by supporting proven solutions that will impact real change for our planet," said Christophe Nuttall, Executive Director of R20. "With the support of our partners at LDF, we will help set a model for CCFLA members, governments and organizations to take action to develop their own climate solutions in all parts of the globe."</font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666">R20 was named the Secretariat for the CCFLA in partnership with World Fund for Cities (FMDV), United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in January 2016.</font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div align="center" style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;text-align:center"><font color="#666666"># # #</font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><font color="#666666">About R20 Regions of Climate Action</font></strong></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666">R20 Regions of Climate Action is a non-profit organization founded in 2010 by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and other global leaders in cooperation with the United Nations.</font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666">R20 is a coalition of partners led by regional governments that work to promote and implement projects that are designed to produce local economic and environmental benefits in the form of reduced energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions; strong local economies; improved public health; and new green jobs. These local actions can help the world achieve our shared global environmental and economic goals.</font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666">For more information visit <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BklbIy3wwY2XIT1t-kpccbTAvoQblQ3A3Z1ogQm1BhFjA-UA7BVt62PgG97Cm56UsNoUM5iN6WBzSONmYwbH_JowHKmMbV3O-bEQ9aATSUlCTxFEKpRxzxxgtQUmJWJLM_c3FpvduF5HIPN2Xz6IvdhxX_1K2Y6fntnTGjpPKwg=&c=76Qluc-IyKr0mnO3SJWyyVOP4k5AFeyJJhfZiXghmfVtr60B-ba05A==&ch=dKmRTkHkQ9qBFcKf8k0O-EH3sDsKzZQbhlpMFimBPhOVMHm3uw6kxA==" shape="rect" alt="http://www.regions20.org" target="_blank">www.regions20.org</a> </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><font color="#666666">About Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation</font></strong></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666">Since 1998, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation ("LDF") has been on a mission to protect the Earth's last wild places, implementing solutions that restore balance to threatened ecosystems, and ensure the long-term health and wellbeing of all its inhabitants.</font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666">Through grant making, public campaigns and media initiatives, LDF brings attention and needed funding to three areas: protecting biodiversity, ocean & forest conservation, and climate change. The Foundation works in close collaboration with a broad network of environmental leaders and experts, effective organizations, and committed philanthropists to identify and support innovative, results-driven projects in the world's most wild and threatened ecosystems. Currently LDF supports over 70 high-impact projects in more than 40 countries around the world. </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666">For more information visit: <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BklbIy3wwY2XIT1t-kpccbTAvoQblQ3A3Z1ogQm1BhFjA-UA7BVt60k43HEYrQT1mU0Hz0MjdvpirEljUwNjvK-uIYnHV4M8CCZuoSxP8cBb0h0MP4pNizvmb7uQzvLQ3ALTesY0m82-29clp7vlUUN8rGMP3DefIUX0DsCrsMc=&c=76Qluc-IyKr0mnO3SJWyyVOP4k5AFeyJJhfZiXghmfVtr60B-ba05A==&ch=dKmRTkHkQ9qBFcKf8k0O-EH3sDsKzZQbhlpMFimBPhOVMHm3uw6kxA==" shape="rect" alt="http://leonardodicaprio.org" target="_blank">www.leonardodicaprio.org</a>. </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666">The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation is a component fund of the California Community Foundation.</font></div><a href="http://www.twitter.com/paige_donner" style="font-size:small"><font color="#666666"><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px"></font></a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/paige_donner"><b><font size="4" color="#666666">@Paige_donner</font></b></a></div> </div> Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472824436004778726.post-89918995134679776262015-12-05T02:56:00.001-08:002015-12-05T03:11:04.642-08:00COP21: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Reveals 2 Global Reports<div dir="ltr">
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<strong>COP21: Governor Arnold </strong><br />
<strong>Schwarzenegger </strong><br />
<strong>will reveal two global reports</strong></div>
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<li>Nine Global Actions That Dramatically </li>
<li>Cut Carbon Emissions</li>
<li>Climate Finance Action Plan That </li>
<li>Shows How to Replicate These Successes </li>
<li>Around the World</li>
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Paris, 5 December 2015 - R20 Founder and<br />
former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger,<br />
Yale University, and the Stanley Foundation,<br />
in collaboration with the R20 and USC<br />
Schwarzenegger Institute, released<br />
"<a alt="http://regions20.org/images/ScalingUp.pdf" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-NBZJztb7U-I-pJ-UgptySpdMIWsOa0IGu-NBaO5JtbRtHGbVv86-G0nKFh-X9FzyAh-6rQiFi83xCtd5mEldH8pVuB1cQHssfShrLcUPUbuay8oe3pNrS9-fBYthuqs4ALtVjIcvWrPqajuOjKXtKIESOF2qvFRrwfw00bGpPbINpeHkw3zbjdQ7QVsxg9MAsoDqR5saMc=&c=qK-ln7tEkwGNIMnV3S6mrEu3_GBsSCW5iVX0_ooIUwdMgF9a0s7dFg==&ch=_0OKHtTwnwrWO0slQz9_F1V4v1X2gldm3APDptx4KaZfbDQuaHS-RQ==" shape="rect" style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Scaling Up: From Local to Global Climate Action</a>."</div>
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This report confirms that sub-national<br />
action on climate change is in many ways surpassing national<br />
efforts in scope and ambition. The report uses case studies<br />
from nine regions around the world to highlight initiatives that,<br />
if adopted nationally, would contribute significantly to, or even<br />
surpass, country-level mitigation goals. </div>
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The highlighted initiatives have the potential to raise<br />
national ambition; spur additional mitigation, adaptation,<br />
and climate financing; and inject an emphasis on<br />
solutions-directed efforts into the public dialogue on climate change.</div>
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From California to Rajasthan, India, these case studies reveal a range<br />
of local partnerships that exhibit strong climate leadership.</div>
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<strong>"I have always said that our states, provinces, and cities </strong><br />
<strong>are where the action is. We proved it in California and </strong><br />
<strong>many of our policies have been adopted by our federal </strong><br />
<strong>government. This report proves the value of sub-national </strong><br />
<strong>governments all over the world taking action and not </strong><br />
<strong>waiting for their national leaders or international</strong><br />
<strong> institutions to help us solve the world's most pressing </strong><br />
<strong>challenge - - climate change,"</strong><br />
declares Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.</div>
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In concert with this report, the R20 and the USC<br />
Schwarzenegger institute also released<br />
"<a alt="http://regions20.org/images/ClimateFinance.pdf" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-NBZJztb7U-I-pJ-UgptySpdMIWsOa0IGu-NBaO5JtbRtHGbVv86-G0nKFh-X9FzfkidVFOAORhPIP2wXQp6pdBjBxDPy3Cz3kbeM4Whg486c4oHe2c3joFu4iTLu6ca_yCOrxZY4_GRmY0lXmv8rZwvjj9jOfXBJY2ZBB2RX_Ghx5ip_cMVkC6rGdeHD8tL7u6d_zBvIrc=&c=qK-ln7tEkwGNIMnV3S6mrEu3_GBsSCW5iVX0_ooIUwdMgF9a0s7dFg==&ch=_0OKHtTwnwrWO0slQz9_F1V4v1X2gldm3APDptx4KaZfbDQuaHS-RQ==" shape="rect" style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Climate Finance: A Status Report and Action Plan</a>"<br />
which gives tangible, concrete examples of how to expedite<br />
the transition to a low-carbon economy based on proven<br />
technologies and projects all over the world, such as<br />
those described in "Scaling Up". </div>
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Drafted at the request of French<br />
President Francois Hollande, who identified climate finance<br />
as critical to the negotiations at COP21, the report offers a<br />
comprehensive road map to effectively tackle climate<br />
finance challenges. The report gives examples of<br />
supportive governments in various regions around the<br />
world (at the sub-national and national level); mature<br />
low-carbon technologies; and substantial amounts of<br />
capital, but also points out that intermediaries are<br />
needed to align interests and develop projects.<br />
The Report concludes by proposing concrete solutions<br />
moving forward and will also serve as the basis for<br />
implementation of climate finance solutions post COP21. </div>
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Founding Chair of the R20<br />
and Chairman of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute,<br />
will participate in a number of COP21 events to draw<br />
attention to these two papers and continue his longstanding<br />
commitment in addressing climate change and protecting<br />
the environment. Schwarzenegger will highlight the<br />
important role that sub-national leadership is providing<br />
in reducing carbon emissions and will stress the need<br />
to accelerate the action being created at the local level. </div>
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On Saturday December 5th, Schwarzenegger will give<br />
a key note speech to the Inter-Parliamentary Union where he will formally announce the reports and will present copies to French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. </div>
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Two days later, on December 7th, Schwarzenegger will speak to the students and faculty of Sciences Po University about the long-term nature of the climate change challenge and the important role future generations of leaders will play in addressing it. </div>
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On December 8th Schwarzenegger will deliver remarks to the official UN negotiating body that is working to formally integrate subnational actions into the UNFCCC negotiations for the first time in history. He will highlight how much progress sub-nationals have made to support the reasoning for this new officially sanctioned approach. </div>
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<strong>About R20</strong></div>
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R20 Regions of Climate Action is a non-profit organization<br />
founded by Arnold Schwarzenegger and other global<br />
leaders in cooperation with the United Nations.</div>
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Our mission is to help sub-national governments around<br />
the world to develop and communicate low-carbon and<br />
climate resilient economic development projects.<br />
We do so by working in three primary aspects of<br />
development: policy, technology, and finance.<br />
<a alt="http://regions20.org" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-NBZJztb7U-I-pJ-UgptySpdMIWsOa0IGu-NBaO5JtbRtHGbVv86-PHOnS9bfMoNK3Cn9XcS5UQBkwWxjNvDByA58_NJ1NTjezYHsJOranB3crvACNTT-wOAl9YW2Ox-7h7JgcsFZa3HoQAvy3jXiGIuXyMNHV5VjK-Z3Mqx0Dg=&c=qK-ln7tEkwGNIMnV3S6mrEu3_GBsSCW5iVX0_ooIUwdMgF9a0s7dFg==&ch=_0OKHtTwnwrWO0slQz9_F1V4v1X2gldm3APDptx4KaZfbDQuaHS-RQ==" shape="rect" style="color: #0040a7; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">www.regions20.org</a></div>
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<strong>About the USC Schwarzenegger Institute</strong></div>
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The USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy is committed to advancing post-partisanship, where leaders put people over political parties and work together to find the best ideas and solutions to benefit the people they serve. The Institute seeks to influence public policy and public debate in finding solutions to the serious challenges we face.While the Institute engages on a variety of critical policy areas, a primary focus is climate change, which reflects Governor Schwarzenegger's leadership on the issue and it being one of the defining challenges of our generation.<br />
<a alt="http://www.schwarzeneggerinstitute.com" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-NBZJztb7U-I-pJ-UgptySpdMIWsOa0IGu-NBaO5JtbRtHGbVv86-G0nKFh-X9FzHrFtgZVEVHVPnLkRkDpX7DJ8X9y56LLEgT84R3WorQdA_RBxbXM8yFHcp0n_NYEK4uvHJ9beOM6uKgUzfi373xcUOXxXK9WSvzfLGXfRqTOIl9BMmU5LE7ZcKwlS9_Ok&c=qK-ln7tEkwGNIMnV3S6mrEu3_GBsSCW5iVX0_ooIUwdMgF9a0s7dFg==&ch=_0OKHtTwnwrWO0slQz9_F1V4v1X2gldm3APDptx4KaZfbDQuaHS-RQ==" shape="rect" style="color: #0040a7; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">www.schwarzeneggerinstitute.com</a></div>
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<strong>About the Stanley Foundation </strong></div>
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The Stanley Foundation advances multilateral action to create fair, just, and lasting solutions to critical issues of peace and security. The foundation's work is built on a belief that greater international cooperation will improve global governance and enhance global citizenship. The organization values its Midwestern roots and family heritage as well as its role as a nonpartisan, private operating foundation. The Stanley Foundation does not make grants. <a alt="http://www.stanleyfoundation.org" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-NBZJztb7U-I-pJ-UgptySpdMIWsOa0IGu-NBaO5JtbRtHGbVv86-G0nKFh-X9FzVGc_ooZqQCmbEVjBZPezPTLO945KWueNK6KONs2Jw2MR4DzG-J6QIrnK74BZtjDjy_69QMRYm1Td08tsZkzZ5qTD9Epwp7QiOCzujZiE4qYVFNHmbqGB5Q==&c=qK-ln7tEkwGNIMnV3S6mrEu3_GBsSCW5iVX0_ooIUwdMgF9a0s7dFg==&ch=_0OKHtTwnwrWO0slQz9_F1V4v1X2gldm3APDptx4KaZfbDQuaHS-RQ==" shape="rect" style="color: #0040a7; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">www.stanleyfoundation.org</a>.</div>
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<strong>About Yale University</strong></div>
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Since its founding in 1701, Yale has been dedicated to expanding and sharing knowledge, inspiring innovation, and preserving cultural and scientific information for future generations.</div>
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Yale's reach is both local and international. It partners with its hometown of New Haven, Connecticut to strengthen the city's community and economy. And it engages with people and institutions across the globe in the quest to promote cultural understanding, improve the human condition, delve more deeply into the secrets of the universe, and train the next generation of world leaders. <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a alt="http://yale.edu" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-NBZJztb7U-I-pJ-UgptySpdMIWsOa0IGu-NBaO5JtbRtHGbVv86-G0nKFh-X9FzkVZbtvi8OD9OJCNzpudIgJ-LyIzWbBmeKJ5G3TrkA1jqZBd8IZsKsNyr-jnlkzGW88KbluNnjsugDoQTDZIFbvNx7t7qY7XU&c=qK-ln7tEkwGNIMnV3S6mrEu3_GBsSCW5iVX0_ooIUwdMgF9a0s7dFg==&ch=_0OKHtTwnwrWO0slQz9_F1V4v1X2gldm3APDptx4KaZfbDQuaHS-RQ==" shape="rect" style="color: #0040a7; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">www.yale.edu</a></span></div>
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The simultaneous presence of two typhoons in the area has forced the crew to change its itinerary. Despite the absence of the navigation team in Guam, the planned stopover in this archipelago can still be conducted under good conditions. The R4WO scientific team arrived on the island yesterday and will deploy the protocol as initially planned. </strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">The R4WO crew was forced to go off-route over these last few days because of the formation of tropical cyclones Chan-Hom and Nangka in the North-Western Pacific. This is more specifically the Nangka typhoon (ranked category 5 on a scale of 1 to 5) which has forced the crew of the R4WO to bypass the Mariana Archipelago. However, these necessary safety measures did not undermine the continuation of the expedition. </span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">Tomorrow the shore crew will carry out beach samplings on three selected beaches on the Guam Island. On site up to July 18, the teams will also meet local stakeholders from the scientific and associative communities during a round table discussion on plastic pollution organised at Guam University.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><strong style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;text-align:justify">Next stops: Tokyo and Shanghai</strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">During this stopover in the Mariana Islands, the MOD70 Race for Water trimaran will continue its route towards the next stops of the expedition: Tokyo first of all, then Shanghai. In the two Asian megacities, the aim of the R4WO will be to exchange and raise awareness among local actors on the problem of plastic pollution in oceans.</span><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">Click <a href="http://url.snd42.ch/url-552729165-2511179-13072015.html" target="_blank">here</a> to follow the expedition live! </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">Click <a href="http://url.snd42.ch/url-552729165-2511182-13072015.html" target="_blank">here</a> for more information about the program in Guam!</span></p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><strong style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;text-align:justify">About the Race for Water Odyssey (R4WO) </strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">Initiated by the Race for Water foundation, the "Race for Water Odyssey" is a unique expedition that aims to draw up the first global assessment of plastic pollution in the ocean by visiting island beaches situated in the 5 trash vortexes. In less than 300 days, over 40,000 nautical miles will be traveled, punctuated by 11 scientific stopovers and 9 outreach stopovers, involving a total of 13 countries. The Race for Water Odyssey benefits from the support of ISAF, Duke University, Oregon State University, senseFly, Swisscom and Swissnex. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif"><strong>About the Race for Water Foundation </strong></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">Founded in Lausanne in 2010, the "Race for Water" Foundation's mission is to preserve our planet's most valuable resource: water. The foundation is an officially recognized non-profit organization seeking to implement concrete and sustainable actions, focusing on two main themes: protecting oceans and freshwater. "Race for Water" initiates projects aimed at raising awareness and taking concrete action on the ground. These actions are directed at four target audiences: economic players, political bodies, the scientific community, and the general public—with particular emphasis on future generations. "Race for Water" collaborates with organizations such as UNESCO, UNEP, IUCN, WWF, and WBCSD. </span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:center"></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,18,77);display:inline"><a href="http://greenblognetwork.blogspot.com"><b style="background-color:rgb(0,255,0)"><font size="4">GREEN BLOG NETWORK</font></b></a></div><br><p></p></div></div></div></div> Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472824436004778726.post-60093540320466001532015-07-02T03:39:00.001-07:002015-12-05T02:55:28.608-08:00Seeing Green - New Book by Arch Institute Senior Advisor<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dFZc9beBH-wGiy4rCTpO2soWnWJ2BfDXpSjVHzI-K_1PrSfs3JJxnmYH5HF-z41ChpCJ4qLhO6BXH6pXeISaTDnc9CFSEd3EpDCSyDXyDhlayQaEJ7VqmPHIGe2IcTuw7PivpFgB_Wpb/s1600/SeeingGreenBitSmaller-757926.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dFZc9beBH-wGiy4rCTpO2soWnWJ2BfDXpSjVHzI-K_1PrSfs3JJxnmYH5HF-z41ChpCJ4qLhO6BXH6pXeISaTDnc9CFSEd3EpDCSyDXyDhlayQaEJ7VqmPHIGe2IcTuw7PivpFgB_Wpb/s320/SeeingGreenBitSmaller-757926.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6166858175475350322" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOj5pnkyDPEpER22MD4rdfDLKXQdQqBRKievivBLgYfLIbLOS3fUy1BhYMRTlgcfTLpPZYR4MUcAeapG-nQxigpaIXbdAC5Dwc0xPhejpa32UFnQYu0rIiHWMSmJviX69KzC7rYKQLzXN/s1600/ALH-765220.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOj5pnkyDPEpER22MD4rdfDLKXQdQqBRKievivBLgYfLIbLOS3fUy1BhYMRTlgcfTLpPZYR4MUcAeapG-nQxigpaIXbdAC5Dwc0xPhejpa32UFnQYu0rIiHWMSmJviX69KzC7rYKQLzXN/s320/ALH-765220.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6166858207922953858" /></a></p><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr"><b style="font-size:medium">Seeing Green—by Annabel Hertz</b><br></div><div><span><b><font size="3"><br></font></b></span></div><div> </div><div style="margin-top:.1pt" dir="ltr"><font size="3"><b>Annabel Hertz is senior advisor to the Arch Institute and, like Arcani, the novel's protagonist, she grew up in San Francisco and lives on avocados and espresso.</b></font></div><div style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:Arial"><u></u><b><font size="3"> </font></b><u></u></span></div><div style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0in"><b><font size="3"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">Compelled by the indigenous peoples at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, Arcani Kirsch, a recent graduate with Jewish-Hopi roots, </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">l</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">eaves her west coast cocoon to join EnvironMentality, an international association of green-minded businesses in Washington, DC, committed to getting the Earth Treaty ratified. The first step is ensuring next US President attends a Ministerial meeting in Paris and Arcani spearheads a campaign to do just that. If only an ultranationalist professor had not plagiarized her work! Then there's the man who could derail her with his lustiness, the one that wants her to come to Christ, and the one she'd written off as dead, as well as an albatross of a sister to cope with. The path to Paris is indeed muddy. But Arcani plows ahead, trying to keep her vision true, her methods kosher, and her doting Aunt proud. En route to the Ministerial, she makes her mark in unexpected ways.<u></u><u></u></span></font></b></div><div style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black"><u></u><b><font size="3"> </font></b><u></u></span></div><div> </div><div dir="ltr"><b><font size="3"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;background:white">Described as a "timely, energetic and witty" story of a young woman on a mission to puncture the stasis of US environmental policy, Seeing Green pays homage to the DC scene, international---and office---politics, and idealism, providing "</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;background:white">a refreshing contrast to the stale and polarized politics of our own time." 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Brown Issues Executive Order<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(32,18,77)"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div align="center"><div align="center" style="max-width:602px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><tbody><tr><td><br></td><td align="center" valign="top" width="600"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tbody></tbody></table></td><td><img alt="" width="1" height="5" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif"></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><img src="http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=816392dc-1071-42a5-888d-16877c5553d9&a=1103014240588&d=1121302538311&r=3&o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gif&c=6c4319a0-4f58-11e3-9511-d4ae529ce48a&ch=6d9bcbd0-4f58-11e3-95c3-d4ae529ce48a" height="1" width="1"> <div 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<tbody><tr> <td style="padding:0px" width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;width:300px" valign="top" width="300" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <table style="display:table" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0)" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left"> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</b></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Friday, June 5, 2015</span></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;width:300px" width="300" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="right"> <table style="display:table" height="118" border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-align:right" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="right"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><strong>Information & Questions Coordinated by</strong></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><strong style="font-size:10pt">Oil Spill Joint Information Center</strong></p> <div style="font-size:10pt"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">805-770-3682</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><strong>Unified Command Website</strong></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><a href="http://www.refugioresponse.com" target="_blank">www.refugioresponse.com</a></p> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:0px" width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(45,111,132)" height="1" bgcolor="#2D6F84" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="margin-bottom:6px;display:table" height="81" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"><tbody><tr><td style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center"> <div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:12pt"> <p style="font-family:Cambria;color:black;text-align:center;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:0.0001pt" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Arial" color="#444444" face="Arial"><b>Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Further Expedite Oil Spill Recovery Efforts in Santa Barbara County</b></span></p> </span></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="margin-bottom:6px;display:table" border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">SACRAMENTO - As federal, state, and local agencies continue working to minimize and mitigate the effects of last month's Santa Barbara County oil spill, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order to further expedite recovery efforts and help ensure the natural environment is restored, beaches are reopened and economic impacts are minimized.<br> <br> </span></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The Governor's order directs state agencies responsible for cleanup and restoration to take all necessary steps to issue emergency waivers and permits to facilitate the reopening of fishing, public access, and impacted beaches and waters, including Refugio State Beach and El Capitan State Beach, and waives the waiting period for unemployment insurance for those workers affected by the oil spill. </span></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The Governor also directs the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Office of Spill Prevention and Response to continue working with other federal, state, and local agencies to clean up and mitigate the impacts of the oil spill and to hold the responsible parties accountable for environmental and fiscal damages.</span></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The Governor's May 20, 2015 proclamation along with today's executive order advance a combined effort across federal, state and local agencies, tribal governments, local volunteers, conservation and environmental organizations, and citizens to deal with the effects of this substantial spill along an iconic stretch of California's remarkable coastline.</span></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b> </b></span></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b>(Copy of executive order text below)</b></span></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b><br> </b></span></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b>EXECUTIVE ORDER B-31-15</b></span></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b><br> </b></span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b>WHEREAS</b></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> on May 20, 2015, I proclaimed a state of emergency to exist as a result of a pipeline rupture causing a significant release of oil and potentially other hazardous substances into the Pacific Ocean near Refugio State Beach located in Santa Barbara County; and</span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br> </span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b>WHEREAS</b></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> numerous state agencies and departments have been deployed to the impacted areas to respond to and mitigate the damage of the oil spill; and</span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br> </span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b>WHEREAS</b></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> those agencies and departments, joined by federal and local agencies and local volunteers, have worked tirelessly to contain the spill and to minimize and</span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> mitigate its effects on the environment, fisheries, wildlife, and the local economy; and</span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b>WHEREAS</b></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> notwithstanding the best efforts of the state, federal, and local agencies and many volunteers, the oil spill has had a tremendous impact on the environment, resulting in the loss of marine mammals, birds, and fish that will continue long into the future; and</span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br> </span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b>WHEREAS</b></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> Refugio State Beach and El Capitan State Beach have been closed due to the unsafe conditions created by the spill; and </span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br> </span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b>WHEREAS</b></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> fisheries are closed resulting in 138 square miles of ocean being closed to commercial fishing causing significant damage to this industry; and</span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br> </span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b>WHEREAS</b></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> local governments and businesses along the Santa Barbara County Coast will continue to suffer economic impacts from this oil spill; and</span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br> </span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b>WHEREAS</b></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> emergency operations are now focused on restoring the impacted areas, but expedited efforts are still needed to restore the environment, reopen the beaches, and minimize economic impacts; and </span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br> </span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b>WHEREAS </b></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">under the provisions of section 8558(b) of the California Government Code, I find that conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property continue to exist due to the oil spill in the County of Santa Barbara; and</span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br> </span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b>WHEREAS </b></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">under the provisions of section 8571 of the California Government Code, I find that strict compliance with the statutes specified in this order would prevent, hinder, or delay the mitigation of the effects of the oil spill.</span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br> </span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b>NOW, THEREFORE, I, EDMUND G. BROWN JR., </b></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Governor of the State of California, in accordance with the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the State of California, and in particular, sections 8567 and 8571 of the California Government Code, do hereby issue the following orders to become effective immediately:</span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br> </span></p> <p style="text-indent:0.25in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b>IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: </b></span></p> <ol><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The provisions of the May 20, 2015 Proclamation declaring a State of Emergency remain in full force and effect, except as modified herein. <br> </span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Office of Spill Prevention and Response shall continue working with other federal, state, and local agencies to take appropriate actions to clean up and mitigate the impacts of the oil spill and to hold the responsible parties accountable for the cleanup and mitigation of the environmental and fiscal impacts of the oil spill.<br> </span></li><li><span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The provisions of section 1253 of the Unemployment Insurance Code imposing a one-week waiting period for unemployment insurance applicants are waived as to all applicants who are unemployed as a direct result of the oil spill, who apply for unemployment insurance benefits during the time period beginning May 20, 2015 and ending on the close of business on November 20, 2015, and who are otherwise eligible for unemployment insurance benefits in California.<br> </span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Because emergency efforts are now focused on restoration, paragraph 5 of the May 20, 2015 Proclamation, suspending chapter 7 of division 20 of the Public Resources Code, is hereby revoked. Subject to the primary authority of the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Office of Spill Prevention and Response administrator for oil spill response under the Lempert-Keene-Seastrand Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act, and specifically sections 8670.5 and 8670.7 of the Government Code, all agencies, including the Coastal Commission pursuant to its authority under section 30600(e) of the Public Resources Code, with notice to and coordination with the administrator, shall take all necessary steps to issue on an emergency basis any necessary waivers or permits to facilitate the reopening of fishing, public access, and impacted beaches and waters, including Refugio State Beach and El Capitan State Beach.<br> </span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Paragraph 8 of the May 20, 2015 Proclamation, suspending Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District Rule 326, is hereby revoked as it is no longer necessary for restoration efforts. </span></li></ol> <p style="text-indent:0.25in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">This Executive Order is not intended to, and does not, create any rights or benefits, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, against the State of California, its agencies, departments, entities, officers, employees, or any other person.</span></p> <p style="margin-left:3.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b> </b></span></p> <p style="margin-left:3.5in;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</b></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this fifth day of June 2015.</span></p> <div style="border-style:none none solid;border-bottom-color:windowtext;border-bottom-width:1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1pt;margin-left:3.5in;margin-right:0in"> <p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;border:none;padding:0in;margin-top:0px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></p> </div> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 3.5in"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">EDMUND G. 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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>"On this beautiful Earth Day 2015 let us take a grateful moment to be thankful to our beautiful mother earth, from which life is born and nurtured. Let us work harder and with more thought and compassion to take care of her and keep her safe and clean. Let us work to teach, inform, and kindly pass on ways in which we can conserve, preserve and care for the health of mother earth, which in turn is all our health, as well. Let us be more thoughtful that we are all one, unified here on our lovely mother earth, and that it is each and every one of our responsibilities to her and to one another to care for our amazing home! Let us strive to make each and every day a step in a more positive, healing and healthy direction for our spectacular home, the Earth, ourselves, and all that share our extraordinary home, Mother Earth! Happy Earth Day San Francisco! We love you Earth!"<br /> - Love, peace and light, Forest Green<br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">"For me, Earth Day is about raising awareness. There are so many great people and amazing movements working towards environmental/biological re-alignment and Earth Day is a time for those movements to grow and ideas to spread. It is a time to inform, ideate, and innovate."<br /> - DJ Mike Teez</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;"><em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',sans-serif; line-height: 20.844446182251px;">In Celebration of the 45th Anniversary of Earth Day, we are happy to present the Earth Day SF Street Fest!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.844446182251px;" /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.844446182251px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',sans-serif; line-height: 20.844446182251px;">Located in the heart of the most culturally rich neighborhood in the city, "The Mission," Earth Day SF unites Artists, Activists and Amazing Entertainers all dedicated to promoting the protection and preservation of our Beloved Mother Earth and all of her inhabitants. This one-of-a-kind event promises to be a robust celebration of everything "Green, Fun and Sustainable."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.844446182251px;" /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.844446182251px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',sans-serif; line-height: 20.844446182251px;">Join us on Saturday, April 18th from 10 am to 7 pm as we take to the streets and celebrate Earth Day San Francisco style.</span></em></span><br />
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<br /> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">10:00 AM Welcome to Earth Day SF 2015<br /> DJ Mike Teez</span></div>
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<br /> <span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 14pt;">11:55 AM Earth Day Message</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">12:00 PM People Power Band</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">12:45 PM Guest Speakers<br /> Mona Lisa Wallace, Esq., Civil and Environmental Rights Activist<br /> Valerie Ibarra, Radio Host and Producer of Women's Magazine<br /> Pam Larry, Northern CA Director of Label GMO's<br /> Monica Lopez, March Against Monsanto<br /> Stacy Malkan, Co-Founder of Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">1 PM Eco Fashion Show presented by Shirin Hashem</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">1:30 PM Guest Speaker<br /> Smita Paul, Founder of Indigo Handloom</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">1:40 PM Janaka Selekta featuring live tabla player Amit U Sharma</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">2:30 PM DJ Jimmy Bell vs. Ka'Nete</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">3:20 PM NON PROFIT SPOTLIGHT:<br /> Leila Salazar-Lopez, Executive Director of Amazon Watch<br /> Jess Dervin-Ackerman, Conservation Program Manager of Sierra Club SF<br /> Maureen Perron, Co-Founder of Save Our Planet</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">3:45 PM KEYNOTE SPEAKER: John C. Roulac, Founder and CEO of Nutiva<br /> "The Solution Under Our Feet: How Regenerative Organic Agriculture Can Save the Planet"<strong> </strong><br /> Friends of the Urban Forest "Most Greenified Neighborhood" Award</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">4:00 PM Forest Green v. Mixtress Shazaam</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">5:00 PM Gabriel and Dresden</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">6:00 PM Cellspace Procession<br /> Closing Remarks<br /> DJ Mike Teez</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /> <span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Official Earth Day SF Pre and Post Events</strong></span></span><br /> <img align="none" alt="dine out for earth" border="0" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/7/5/f75c48b06d/6eeb2d386a/dfcb9fd930/library/dine%20out%20for%20earth.jpg" height="388" hspace="0" style="min-height: 388px; width: 251px;" title="dine out for earth" vspace="0" width="251" /><img align="none" alt="so stoked for earth day" border="0" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/7/5/f75c48b06d/6eeb2d386a/dfcb9fd930/library/so%20stoked%20for%20earth%20day.jpg" height="388" hspace="0" style="min-height: 388px; width: 300px;" title="so stoked for earth day" vspace="0" width="300" /><br /> <img align="none" alt="lowresaphro3alee43a18poster" border="0" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/7/5/f75c48b06d/6eeb2d386a/dfcb9fd930/library/lowresaphro3alee43a18poster.jpg" height="388" hspace="0" style="min-height: 388px; width: 300px;" title="lowresaphro3alee43a18poster" vspace="0" width="300" /><img align="none" alt="bicycle day" border="0" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/7/5/f75c48b06d/6eeb2d386a/dfcb9fd930/library/bicycle%20day.jpg" height="388" hspace="0" style="min-height: 388px; width: 251px;" title="bicycle day" vspace="0" width="251" /><img align="none" alt="cellspace" border="0" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/7/5/f75c48b06d/6eeb2d386a/dfcb9fd930/library/cellspace.jpg" height="388" hspace="0" style="min-height: 388px; width: 389px;" title="cellspace" vspace="0" width="389" /><br /> <span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Thanks for the support Rock the Earth, Bicycle Day, Opel Productions, Plur Alliance, Kandi Love, and CELLspace!</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 24pt;">We'll be raffling off 2 VIP tickets to Bicycle Day and<br /> 2 General Admission tickets to Opel's event at Public Works <span style="line-height: 21.466667175293px;">at the Planet Dance stage</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="line-height: 20.844446182251px;">Thanks to our over 35 Fantastic Earth Friendly Exhibitors, Green Team, Media Partners, and all the love received across the Bay Area. </span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Last but not least, a very special thank you goes out to<br /> Earth Day SF 2015 Sponsors -- </span><br /> <br /> <span style="line-height: 20.844446182251px;"><em><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms',helvetica,sans-serif;">UNITED ECO SKIES</span></em></span><br style="line-height: 20.844446182251px;" /> <em><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms',helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.844446182251px;">KEVITA</span><br style="line-height: 20.844446182251px;" /> <span style="line-height: 20.844446182251px;">KIND SNACKS</span><br style="line-height: 20.844446182251px;" /> <span style="line-height: 20.844446182251px;">ENERGY UPGRADE CALIFORNIA</span><br style="line-height: 20.844446182251px;" /> <span style="line-height: 20.844446182251px;">smart car</span><br /> <span style="line-height: 20.844446182251px;">PEOPLE POWER</span><br style="line-height: 20.844446182251px;" /> <span style="line-height: 20.844446182251px;">SPARE THE AIR</span><br style="line-height: 20.844446182251px;" /> <span style="line-height: 20.844446182251px;">SIERRA NEVADA</span></span></em><br style="line-height: 20.844446182251px;" /> <span style="line-height: 20.844446182251px;"><em><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms',helvetica,sans-serif;">DOMENICO WINERY</span></em></span><br /> <br style="line-height: 20.844446182251px;" /> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Earth Day SF is so grateful to have your support of this year's event and can't wait to celebrate with you!</span></span></span><br /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.844446182251px;" /> <img align="none" alt="Earth Day SF 2015 Logo" border="0" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/7/5/f75c48b06d/6eeb2d386a/dfcb9fd930/library/Earth%20Day%20SF%202015%20Logo.jpg" height="300" hspace="0" style="min-height: 300px; width: 300px;" title="Earth Day SF 2015 Logo" vspace="0" width="300" /></div>
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Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472824436004778726.post-62085128703220061802015-04-02T01:44:00.001-07:002015-04-02T03:59:19.663-07:00Race For Water Reaches The Bermudas<div dir="ltr">
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<span style="color: #93c47d;">To read in French go to <i><a href="http://greeningparis.blogspot.com/">Greening Paris</a></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><strong>The Race for Water Odyssey (R4WO) arrived today in Bermuda, the second witness island of the expedition. The crew will stay on the British Archipelago for 6 days in order to collect scientific data, enabling an initial global assessment of ocean pollution caused by plastic waste.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">After 7 days of turbulent navigation from the Azores due to the passing of a very lively weather front, the R4WO drew up, this Wednesday April 1st, in Hamilton. Present in Bermuda until <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">April 5th</span></span>, the expedition team will analyze the waste littering 6 strictly-selected beaches of the archipelago. In order to obtain comparable data, these analyses will be carried out according to the same scientific protocol as the one deployed in the Azores, working with local associations such as "Keep Bermuda Beautiful". In addition, visits of the "MOD70 Race for Water" trimaran will be organized for the public. During this stopover, the R4WO benefits from the support of the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">The R4WO will finish its crossing of the Atlantic by then setting off for New York, next stage in its world tour. In the megalopolis, several events will be organized to raise awareness and to draw the public's attention to the problem of plastic waste in oceans. The R4WO will have the honour, amongst others, to talk about this crucial theme during a plenary session organized at the UN headquarters in collaboration with the UNEP.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Initiated by the Race for Water foundation, the "Race for Water Odyssey" is a unique expedition that aims to draw up the first global assessment of plastic pollution in the ocean by visiting island beaches situated in the 5 trash vortexes. In less than 300 days, over 40,000 nautical miles will be traveled, punctuated by 11 scientific stopovers and 9 outreach stopovers, involving a total of 13 countries. The Race for Water Odyssey benefits from the support of ISAF, Duke University, Oregon State University, senseFly, Swisscom and Swissnex.</span></div>
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Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472824436004778726.post-9293768856481643322015-04-02T01:25:00.000-07:002015-04-02T01:25:02.286-07:00 Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) World Congress <a href="http://www.twitter.com/greeninghollywd" target="_blank"><img alt="Follow greeninghollywd on Twitter" src="http://twitter-badges.s3.amazonaws.com/t_logo-a.png" /></a><br />
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Climate-KIC will be present at the Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) World Congress on 8 April in Seoul, Republic of Korea, to officially launch the Low Carbon City Lab programme and discuss new partnerships with cities and organisations from around the world.<br />
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<br />Greenhouse gas emissions in cities originate from a host of different sources, such as electricity production, transportation, commercial and residential buildings, as well as industry and waste. Reducing urban emissions is a shared effort by a large panel of city stakeholders.<br />The new programme is part of a range of Climate-KIC programmes designed to help cities reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create new jobs for their low carbon economies. Climate-KIC is the European Union’s main climate innovation initiative and supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). </blockquote>
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<b>Low Carbon City Lab </b></h3>
Cities account for 70 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activities<br />
PARIS, FRANCE, 31 March 2015 – With all eyes on a global deal to reduce greenhouse gasses at the UN’s COP21 conference in Paris later this year, EU initiative Climate-KIC will launch a new programme to help cities around the world unlock their emission reduction potential at a major global event in Seoul on 8 April 2015.<br />
Cities account for 70 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activities. According to the United Nations agency for human settlements and sustainable urban development, 75 per cent of the world population will be living in urban environments by 2050. The annual increase of the total world population is 1 per cent, while in the urban areas it is 1.8 per cent, almost twice as much. Cities will continue to be the key nexus for climate action for years to come.<br />
Leveraging a diverse grouping of companies, research centers, technology experts, city networks and cities, Climate-KIC’s new Low Carbon City Lab programme will aim to unlock the greenhouse gas emission reduction potential of cities, and reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by 1 gigatonne per year.<br />
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Thanh-Tam Lê, Director of Climate-KIC’s centre in France, said “Our Low Carbon City Lab is an exciting example of how public-private partnerships can tackle climate change through both a market-led and an impact driven approach.” <br />
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<li>3D software to visualise greenhouse gas emissions in cities. We also help cities bring together the data from sources across their urban areas.</li>
<li>Experts to verify greenhouse gas inventories according to the recently launched Greenhouse Gas Protocol standard and to prioritise actions. </li>
<li>Help to boost cities’ business generation activities including support for start-ups </li>
<li>Tools enabling the monitoring of emissions from the transport sector. </li>
<li>Services including training and summer schools, with courses focusing on climate finance for cities and the latest developments in greenhouse gas monitoring approaches for cities. </li>
<li>Contribution to the definition of climate finance frameworks for cities (NAMAs, VNAMAs) </li>
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Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472824436004778726.post-25712846156822207532015-04-02T01:03:00.001-07:002015-04-02T01:08:14.311-07:00Path To Paris - Environment California Says, Bonjour!<div dir="ltr">
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">SAVE THE DATE!<br />Environment California's 11th Annual Spring Event: Path to Paris</span></h1>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">Please join Environment California for lunch, drinks and stimulating conversation to help elevate California's global warming solutions leading up to the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">Special guest speaker:<strong> Sen. Fran Pavley,</strong> climate solutions leader and author of California's game-changing Global Warming Solutions Act, AB 32</span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">Global warming is the most critical issue of our time. With the U.N. Climate Change Conference to be held in Paris this December, there is a sense that if the world can unite around solving global warming, we can stave off the worst impacts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">In the lead-up to Paris, Gov. Brown and the leaders of the California legislature have outlined an aggressive path by which California can continue its leadership with these statewide goals:</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><em><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Increase the amount of electricity from renewable sources to 50 percent;</span></em></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><em><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Reduce the amount of petroleum used by our vehicles by 50 percent; and</span></em></li>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">But the oil companies and the utilities are fighting every step of the way. Environment California is working this year to build the public support needed to pass legislation to turn these critical climate goals into reality — for our health and our future. Join us for a provocative conversation on how we can lead the way!</span></div>
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Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472824436004778726.post-85679583541060223562014-11-02T01:00:00.000-07:002014-11-02T01:07:39.085-08:00FACTS (French Ameri-Can Climate TalkS) - UCLA<div dir="ltr">
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Building up to the <strong>United Nations Climate Change Conference</strong> to be hosted by France in December 2015 (<a href="http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy-1/sustainable-development-1097/21st-conference-of-the-parties-on/" style="background: transparent; color: #536895;"><span class="">COP</span> 21-Paris Climate 2015</a>), the Embassies of France in both Canada and the United States are organizing <strong><span class="">FACTS</span> (French Ameri-Can Climate TalkS)</strong>, a public conference series across seven cities in the US and in Canada involving renowned scientists, civil society representatives, <span class="">NGO</span>s, political figures, journalists and entrepreneurs.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Key speakers from both the US and France will be discussing the role of urban centers in regard to climate change policies: from the changing risks they have to face to the new opportunities they can benefit from.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">In partnership with the <a href="http://www.environment.ucla.edu/" style="background: transparent; color: #536895;"><span class="">UCLA</span> Institute of the Environment and Sustainability</a> and the <a href="http://www.laregionalcollaborative.com/" style="background: transparent; color: #536895;">Los Angeles Regional Collaborative (<span class="">LARC</span>) for Climate Action and Sustainability</a>, the Embassy of France in the United States and the <a href="http://consulfrance-losangeles.org/" style="background: transparent; color: #536895;">Consulate General of France in Los Angeles</a> will organize a conference to discuss the challenges climate change represents for cities around the world.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">With more than half of humanity living in cities, urban centers are key actors for climate change. Climate change represents a major threat for many cities that will have to face a range of impacts from the consequences of the changing climate (sea level rise, increased frequency of extreme weather events, heat waves, etc.). However, the threats brought by climate change can also represent an opportunity and many cities are already taking action to become climate resilient by both decreasing their emissions and by preparing to mitigate the future impacts of climate change.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">More information at</span>: <a href="http://facts.france-science.org/program/#losangeles" style="background: transparent; color: #536895;">http://facts.france-science.org/program/#losangeles</a></div>
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Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472824436004778726.post-71556160149423366542014-10-11T14:11:00.002-07:002014-10-11T14:11:47.043-07:00R20 Regions For Climate Action - Paris Highlights October 2014<a href="http://www.twitter.com/greeninghollywd"><img alt="Follow greeninghollywd on Twitter" src="http://twitter-badges.s3.amazonaws.com/t_logo-a.png" /></a><i> by Paige Donner</i><br />
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"Solutions are found in the cities, regions, territories."</blockquote>
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"California refuses to tolerate inaction. We believe in perpetual motion. We have declared war on climate change." </blockquote>
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"Threats of ignoring climate change are immense."<br />
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"We must think of this issue as Climate Disruption. Not change. Change can be good. What we are seeing now is climate disruption."</blockquote>
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"I've done a lot of work mobilizing women. Let's make this an effort of human solidarity."<br />
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"I came to this issue of climate change through the issue of Human Rights; not through science or environmentalism. Food production in Africa is already severely impacted by Climate Disruption, where the population will double by 2050."<br />
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The newly appointed Executive Director to R20, <b><span style="color: blue;">Christophe Nuttal,</span></b> takes to the Road To Paris 2015 via both science and human rights. Originally a space engineer, he was then a scientific advisor to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the early 90s. He became the Exec. Dir. of R20 in January 2012.<br />
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<i>More recently, he launched the International Multi-Partnerships Initiative on access to basic services, adopted at the 2007 UN-HABITAT Board. </i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This initiative was adopted later in 2009 at ECOSOC resulting in listing of access to water as a human right in 2011. </b></span></i><br />
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Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472824436004778726.post-40600790005974713002014-10-10T14:12:00.000-07:002014-10-10T15:36:29.209-07:00Paris Is Always A Good Idea - R20 Regions of Climate Action<a href="http://www.twitter.com/greeninghollywd"><img alt="Follow greeninghollywd on Twitter" src="http://twitter-badges.s3.amazonaws.com/t_logo-a.png" /></a><i>by Paige Donner</i><br />
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Speaking this evening from the Palais Bourbon in Paris, Arnold Schwarzenegger said that, "Paris is always a good idea."</h3>
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He then launched into how pivotal the roles are to be played at regional and city levels for taking action to mitigate climate change now and in the coming decades.<br />
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This was the evening cap to the first day of R20, Regions of Climate Action. It was fittingly held at the Assemblée Nationale following the day's panels and speakers at the Palais d'Iéna.<br />
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Schwarzenegger illustrated that California is a prime example of how effective and instrumental regions can be. He noted that while he was governor of the Golden State tangible progress - on many levels - to establish a greener economy and infrastructure were successfully put in place and implemented.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #666666;">R20 Regions o f Climate Action is an international non-profit organization founded by former California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in 2010. Its mission is to help states, provinces, regions, cities and other sub-national governments to develop low-carbon and climate resilient economic development projects, as well as policies and best practices for mitigating climate change. </span></i></blockquote>
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<br />Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472824436004778726.post-71373345589856287112014-08-08T09:29:00.001-07:002014-10-10T14:16:09.439-07:00What are you doing for World Elephant Day August 12?<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><font color="#6aa84f"><i>sponsored post</i></font><br><u></u> <div marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" style="margin:0;padding:0;background-color:#f2f2f2;min-height:100%!important;width:100%!important"> <center> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin:0;padding:0;background-color:#f2f2f2;height:100%!important;width:100%!important"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center" valign="top" style="margin:0;padding:20px;border-top:0;height:100%!important;width:100%!important"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" style="border-collapse:collapse;background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0;border-bottom:0"> <tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-top:9px"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" style="border-collapse:collapse;background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0;border-bottom:0"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding:9px" valign="top"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="left" border="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-right:9px;padding-left:9px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0" valign="top"> <img alt="" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03/images/9a867cb9-65e0-4d20-bf3b-c66c1e1ccdc9.jpg" style="max-width:851px;padding-bottom:0;display:inline!important;vertical-align:bottom;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none" align="left" width="564"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" style="border-collapse:collapse;background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0;border-bottom:0"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="left" border="0" width="600" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding:9px 18px;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;color:#606060;line-height:150%;text-align:left" valign="top"> <h4 style="margin:0;padding:0;display:block;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;line-height:125%;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;color:#808080!important"> <br> </h4> <h3 style="margin:0;padding:0;display:block;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;line-height:125%;letter-spacing:-.5px;text-align:left;color:#606060!important"><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>On the third annual World Elephant Day, Tuesday, August 12, 2014, people around the world plan actions and activities to help save increasingly threatened African and Asian elephants</strong></span></span></h3> <p style="margin:1em 0;padding:0;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align:left"><br> <span style="font-size:14px"><strong>(Earth, August 5, 2014)</strong> Tuesday, August 12, 2014, is the third annual <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=32ab95d10c&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">World Elephant Day</a>, a day when people come together to honor elephants, to spread awareness about the critical threats they are facing, and to support positive solutions that will help ensure their survival. Within our lifetimes, elephants may face global extinction in the wild. <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=2d918063fe&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">World Elephant Day</a> was launched on August 12, 2012, by the <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=40e76cb3d3&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Elephant Reintroduction Foundation</a> and Canadian documentary filmmaker <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=a1b6480f9c&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Patricia Sims</a>.<br> <br> The survival odds for the world's elephants are increasingly grim. During the past four years, poaching for ivory has surged to unprecedented levels. It is estimated that 100 African elephants are slaughtered daily for the illegal wildlife trade. According to a June 2014 report by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (<a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=8affa673fa&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">CITES</a>), 20 percent of Africa's elephants may be killed in the next ten years if poaching continues at current levels. Others believe that <em>all </em>African elephants may be extinct in the wild by 2025. It is estimated that fewer than 400,000 African elephants remain. There are less than 40,000 Asian elephants left in the world, making their official status "Endangered" on the <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=c305bf3e19&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">IUCN Red List</a>. Asian elephants face extensive loss of habitat, and are also killed for their ivory, meat, and body parts, while young elephants are removed from their natural environment for use in the tourism industry.<br> <br> World Elephant Day supporters can act in a multitude of ways, both locally and globally, to help protect elephants from the devastating impacts of poaching, the destruction of wilderness, the demand for ivory, human population growth and human-elephant conflict, and the social, economic, and environmental factors that fuel this tragic situation.<br> <br> World Elephant Day encourages individuals and organizations worldwide to take action, spread awareness, and share effective ways to help save and protect elephants, and support the many commendable elephant conservation initiatives.<br> <br> <span style="font-size:18px"><strong>What you can do </strong></span><br> <br> There are many ways people can get involved to help elephants and raise awareness on World Elephant Day, and year-round.</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=7f5f86b241&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Support organizations</a> that are working to: stop the illegal poaching and trade of elephant ivory and other wildlife products; protect wild elephant habitat; and provide sanctuaries and alternative habitats for domesticated elephants to live freely.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px">If you wish to experience elephants in their natural environment, choose eco-tourism operators who support local elephant conservation projects and who treat elephants with respect and dignity.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px">Support healthy, alternative, sustainable livelihoods for people who have traditionally relied on elephants, wild animals, and natural resources.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px">Support orphaned elephants by fostering one whose parents have been killed by poachers.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px">Learn about indigenous cultures that have traditionally lived in harmony with elephants.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px">Be an elephant-aware consumer. Never buy ivory or other wildlife products.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px">Support a U.S. national ban on the sale of ivory. Contact your representatives and write to your country's leaders, supporting national and local legislation to ban the sale of ivory.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px">Do not support organizations that exploit or abuse elephants and other animals for entertainment and profit. Learn more at <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=2ba483374f&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://worldelephantday.org/how-to-help-elephants</a>. </span></li> </ul> <br> <span style="font-size:18px"><strong>What organizations are doing on World Elephant Day</strong></span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=640af7a775&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Conservation Action Trust</a>, <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=449d2a7f22&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Wilderness Safaris</a>, and <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=2192b94335&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Africa Geographic</a> are holding a <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=563a205959&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">photography competition</a> for the best African elephant photo, with the grand prize of a four-day trip in Kruger National Park.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=edc00c1f1f&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">96 Elephants</a> is celebrating World Elephant Day with a variety of activities, including having zoos throughout the U.S. sending some 96,000 messages to legislators in support of an ivory ban. 96 Elephants is asking people to take "elphies" using the phrase "Go Grey for World Elephant Day" and to post images on social media using the hashtag <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=e045440f12&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">#GoGrey. </a>96 Elephants is also organizing a "Thunderclap" where people can sign up on Twitter to send a simultaneous Tweet on World Elephant Day. During the day, <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=20827172bb&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">@TheWCS</a> and <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=71a3cfb94e&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">@96Elephants</a> will tweet out 96 facts about elephants (one every 15 minutes). To learn more about 96 Elephants and World Elephant Day, visit <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=6a6eb6723e&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">96elephants.org\WED</a>. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px">In August the <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=79732e5f95&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust</a> is launching an exclusive website focused on the beauty of elephants and packed full of ways for people to take action for elephants on August 12 and beyond. Keep an eye on <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=323e2de268&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">sheldrickwildlifetrust.org</a> and <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=88b7960c94&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">facebook.com/thedswt</a> for more news about the site.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px">Bodhi Tree Foundation's <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=b5a719822f&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">S.A.F.E. Campaign</a> will be celebrating World Elephant Day by showcasing unique African travel itineraries and safaris offered by several of its travel partners, enabling travelers to get up close and personal with elephants in the wild while aiding in their conservation. Its partners will be contributing a portion of the proceeds to the S.A.F.E. Campaign while offering additional special promotions on World Elephant Day. For more information, visit: <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=dceb1f52ef&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">saveafricaselephants.com/get-involved</a>.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>In</strong> South Africa, <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=63420c3257&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Save the Elephants</a> is constructing a gigantic cardboard elephant and holding a raffle for a beautiful elephant photograph.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px">Thirty U.S. zoos, including the <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=864fbbcc4e&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">El Paso Zoo</a> and the <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=8e9553d9b9&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Toledo Zoo</a>, will hold World Elephant Day events, and 42 zoos will deliver petitions and kids' drawings to their state's governors, asking them to act to protect elephants.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px">Many other individuals and organizations are promoting action on behalf of elephants on World Elephant Day, including <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=099fec9a53&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Hard Rock Café</a>, <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=52a4575424&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Do Something</a>, <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=0a0702c5f0&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Ivory for Elephants</a>, and many others. Please see the full list of associates on World Elephant Day at <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=e0fd170ac4&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">www.worldelephantday.org/associates</a>, and check the Events page at <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=84226c8e2c&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">www.worldelephantday.org/events</a>, where events are being added daily.</span></li> </ul> <br> <span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-size:18px"><strong>Get involved with World Elephant Day on social media</strong></span></span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px">Follow World Elephant Day on Facebook: <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=a3647978cb&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/worldelephantday</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px">Follow World Elephant Day on Twitter: <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=f5a6e4ff33&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/wrldelephantday</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px">Follow World Elephant Day on Instagram: <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=6e10ed9b5d&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/worldelephantday</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px">Share a <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=94cf65db42&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">World Elephant Day banner</a> on your Facebook page</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px">Tweet your support of elephants with our <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=e1af558eda&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">tailored tweets</a> leading up to and on World Elephant Day</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px">Check out the World Elephant Day site for <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=2d5aaf33b9&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">social media tools</a> and more ideas</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px">Use #WorldElephantDay hashtags: #worldelephantday #gogrey</span></li> </ul> <br> <span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-size:18px"><strong>About World Elephant Day and its founders</strong></span><br> <br> World Elephant Day was launched on August 12, 2012, by the <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=aea71bab64&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Elephant Reintroduction Foundation (ERF)</a>, a charitable nonprofit organization based in Thailand, and Patricia Sims, president, producer, and director of <a href="http://linkedin.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c5b77c0c1aa19a3f8e6b0c03&id=916ae53412&e=6c02eab215" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">CanazWest Pictures Inc.,</a> a Canadian-based independent film production company. <br> </span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" 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serif"><br></font></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font size="1" color="#274e13"><font face="georgia, serif"><a href="http://greenblognetwork.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Green Blog Network</a></font><font face="georgia, serif"> * </font><a href="http://paigedonner.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><font face="georgia, serif">Greening Hollywood</font></a><font face="georgia, serif"> * </font><font face="georgia, serif"><a href="http://greeningbeauty.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Greening Beauty </a></font></font></div> <div style="text-align:center"><font face="georgia, serif" size="1" color="#274e13"><a href="http://greeningparis.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Greening Paris</a> * <a href="http://greeningvancouver.wordpress.com" target="_blank">Greening Vancouver</a></font></div> <div style="text-align:center"><br></div><i><b style="background-color:rgb(106,168,79)"><font color="#eeeeee">Recycle, Reuse, Rejoice!</font></b></i></div> </div> Paige 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border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" style="padding-top:9px;padding-right:18px;padding-bottom:9px;padding-left:18px;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align:left"> <h1 style="margin:0;padding:0;display:block;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:40px;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;line-height:125%;letter-spacing:-1px;text-align:left;color:#606060!important"> Ecosia acquires Bloson</h1> <p style="color:#222222;font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:normal;margin:1em 0;padding:0;font-size:15px;text-align:left">We're happy to announce that Bloson.com, the popular app which helps to support charitable projects, is now part of Berlin-based social business <a href="http://ecosia.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1868623db592b6a0f115ae86c&id=a6d3a6d5df&e=c76073d390" style="color:#1155cc;word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Ecosia.org</a>. Ecosia is a search engine that donates 80% of its income to a tree planting program in Brazil. By searching with Ecosia users can help the environment for free.</p> <p style="color:#222222;font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:normal;margin:1em 0;padding:0;font-size:15px;text-align:left">As a part of this transition, San Francisco-based Bloson will be shutting down its service and moving all app users to Ecosia's brand new <a href="http://ecosia.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1868623db592b6a0f115ae86c&id=2ad61afedd&e=c76073d390" style="color:#1155cc;word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Ecolink extension</a>. This new tool enables Internet users to automatically generate money for the rainforest while shopping online. After the transition, which will completed in the next few days, all Bloson users will automatically generate donations for The Nature Conservancy's <a href="http://ecosia.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1868623db592b6a0f115ae86c&id=ac79a8618b&e=c76073d390" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0033cc">Plant a Billion Trees program</span></a>, just like all other Ecosia.org users. </p> <p style="color:#222222;font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:normal;margin:1em 0;padding:0;font-size:15px;text-align:left">"It's been an amazing ride since we launched our initial site at the DEMO conference back in 2010 and later our popular Bloson app in 2011," said <span style="color:#222222;font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:normal">Antonio Marzo, Bloson's founder</span>.<br> <br> "I'd like to thank all the people who helped us along the way, especially the millions who used Bloson and the more than 100,000 people who installed our app on their computers."</p> <p style="color:#222222;font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:normal;margin:1em 0;padding:0;font-size:15px;text-align:left">The <span style="color:#222222;font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:normal">founder of Ecosia.org </span>Christian Kroll is also happy about the acquisition: "Ecosia has already donated more than $2.5M and helped plant over 700,000 trees. With Bloson's users joining our cause, Ecosia will be able to reach its impact goals even faster." </p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin:1em 0;padding:0;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align:left"> <a href="http://ecosia.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1868623db592b6a0f115ae86c&id=959be85cde&e=c76073d390" style="line-height:1.6em;word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">www.ecosia.org</a></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" style="border-collapse:collapse;background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0;border-bottom:0"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom:9px"></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></center><center><br><br></center><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><font size="4" color="#999999" face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="http://ecoluxurystyle.wordpress.com" style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)" target="_blank"><b><i>Eco.Luxury.Style</i></b> - quarterly Sustainable Magazine</a></font></div> <div style="text-align:center"><font color="#006600"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font size="1" color="#274e13"><font face="georgia, serif"><a href="http://greenblognetwork.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Green Blog Network</a></font><font face="georgia, serif"> * </font><a href="http://paigedonner.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><font face="georgia, serif">Greening Hollywood</font></a><font face="georgia, serif"> * </font><font face="georgia, serif"><a href="http://greeningbeauty.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Greening Beauty </a></font></font></div> <div style="text-align:center"><font face="georgia, serif" size="1" color="#274e13"><a href="http://greeningparis.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Greening Paris</a> * <a href="http://greeningvancouver.wordpress.com" target="_blank">Greening Vancouver</a></font></div> <div style="text-align:center"><br></div><i><b style="background-color:rgb(106,168,79)"><font color="#eeeeee">Recycle, Reuse, Rejoice!</font></b></i></div> </div> Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472824436004778726.post-75150130110026918872014-07-04T07:08:00.001-07:002014-10-10T14:16:09.459-07:00Açai Harvest In Brazil<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,102)"><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> <span style="color:rgb(128,128,128)"><em>by Paige Donner</em></span></p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> <a href="http://greeningbeauty.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=1070" rel="attachment wp-att-1070"><img class="" src="http://greeningbeauty.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/ac3a7ai-berry-branch-with-fruit.jpg" alt="Açai berry branch with fruit" width="450" height="547" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></a></p> <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px">Each and every year in Brazil the population awaits its annual <strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,128)">açai berry harvest</span></strong> with bated breath. It's akin to the yearly Beaujolais harvest in France. A time of year filled with celebration and abundance.</p> <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px">The açai berry has been inching its way into the North American mainstream for at least a decade now. Hailed as a little berry packing a powerfully healthy punch, we first welcomed it in smoothies and nutrition bars.</p> <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> </p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> <strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,128)">Indeed some of the properties of the mythical açai berry are :</span></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> </p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"></p><ul><li><strong><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)">Health tonic elixir</span></strong><br> </li><li><strong><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)">Anti-oxidant</span></strong><br></li><li><strong><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)">Anti-inflammatory</span></strong><br></li><li><strong><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)">Sweet, Fruit and Fragrant</span></strong><br> </li></ul><p></p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> </p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> <a href="http://greeningbeauty.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=1068" rel="attachment wp-att-1068"><img class="" src="http://greeningbeauty.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/ac3a7ai-cofruta-community.jpg" alt="Açai - Cofruta Community" width="490" height="224" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></a><a href="http://greeningbeauty.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=1071" rel="attachment wp-att-1071"><img class="" src="http://greeningbeauty.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/ac3a7ai-berry-harvest-man-with-basket.jpg" alt="Açai berry harvest - man with basket" width="490" height="310" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></a><a href="http://greeningbeauty.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=1069" rel="attachment wp-att-1069"></a></p> <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"><a href="http://greeningbeauty.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=1069" rel="attachment wp-att-1069"><img class="" src="http://greeningbeauty.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/ac3a7ai-berries-transported-by-riverboat.jpg" alt="Açai berries transported by riverboat" width="490" height="729" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></a></p> <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"><br></p><h4 style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> Health Properties Of The Açai Berry</h4><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px">For centuries this berry has been used for its health properties by the local Abaetetuba community in the northern Brazilian state of Pará.</p> <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> </p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> The whole of Brazil has embraced the açai berry since many decades for more than its medicinal uses, however. Indeed the culture celebrates the annual harvest by making candies, sweets, and other delicacies out of the dark purple, pulpy and fruity berry.</p> <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> </p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> Its deep purple color are indicative of the berry's rich anti-oxidant properties. And if you've never tasted açai before, the flavor pyramid to expect is : red fruits such as raspberry and wild strawberry giving way to wood berries like blackberries and blueberries ending on a final note of sandal wood and light, aromatic woods.</p> <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"><a href="http://greeningbeauty.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=1068" rel="attachment wp-att-1068"><img class="" src="http://greeningbeauty.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/ac3a7ai-cofruta-community.jpg" alt="Açai - Cofruta Community" width="490" height="224" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></a> </p> <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"><br></p><h4 style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> Natura Brasil's EKOS Açai Body Care Line</h4><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> </p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> For its EKOS Açai line of body care products, Natura Brasil works with the Cofruta Community, a co-op based in the Pará state of Brazil, who does the bulk of the annual berry harvest.</p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> </p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px;text-align:center"><strong>COFRUTA = Fruit Growers Co-operative of Abaetetuba</strong></p> <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> </p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> This is the co-operative, who in their native Amazonian forest, produces and harvests 95% of the total Brazilian açai berry crop each year. The co-op is made up of several hundred families. The açai berries they harvest are certified organic and along with Natura Brasil, working with them for several decades now, they have developed a sustainable harvesting method. The co-op even produces their own açai berry syrups and jams now in a factory they built in their native Amazonian forest in 2002.</p> <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> </p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> Products from Natura Brasil made from the açai berry harvest are released in limited edition quantities each year. They include :</p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> </p><blockquote style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"><p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,128)">Triphasée Shower Oil</span> </strong>– this fruity and light oil goes on fresh all over your body on still moist, just showered skin. It contains oil pressed directly from the organic açai berry, thus containing concentrated amounts of pure anti-oxidant properties. A fresh, fruity, fragrant scent.</p> </blockquote><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> </p><blockquote style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> <p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,128)">Frescor</span> </strong>– the eau de toilette made from organic alcohol and essential oil extracts from the fresh açai berry harvest.</p></blockquote><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> <br></p><blockquote style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"><p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,128)">Hand Cream and Body Lotion</span></strong> - These products each give 24hours and 30 hours respectively of skin hydration as well as offering anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant protection.</p> </blockquote><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> <a href="http://greeningbeauty.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=1056" rel="attachment wp-att-1056"><img class="" src="http://greeningbeauty.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/ekos-acai_fleurcreme.jpg" alt="Ekos Acai_FleurCreme" width="490" height="794" style="display: block; 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However, Cori's fans deem her a "real-life Indiana Jones." One thing is for sure. Cori's debut suspense book, The Emissary (North Atlantic Books) is action-packed and will soon be gracing the big screen in partnership with Global Universal Entertainment.</span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align:center"><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4" color="#00ffff"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLl3taWwsCc">MOVIE TRAILER</a></font></b></div> <br><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Since its release, The Emissary has garnered positive attention around the globe. Within the pages of The Emissary, Cori artfully engages her readers with fast action and profound, thought-provoking ideas. "Readers will definitely think about the Earth in a different light after reading The Emissary," says Cori. "One of the key ideas explored is how our actions today impact the environment tomorrow. We've already seen some of this come to reality, however The Emissary explores this idea and the findings are quite unsettling."</span><p> </p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><img src="http://www.cosozo.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_body/public/images/radio/bigstock-humpback-whales-6601517.jpg?itok=bQtQ0eKD" width="394" height="255.01618122977345"><br> <br></font><br><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Three events take place nearly simultaneously: People in Los Angeles witness hundreds of birds dropping from the heavens; Beaches in Maine are covered with tens of thousands of dead fish; and a New Zealand beach resort is devastated with dying whales and dolphins. In the aftermath of this chaos, a strange, grid-like pattern forms in the clouds. Readers soon learn that this is not a coincidence, but part of an evil plan to destroy all life on Earth. Enter, the emissary – a leading psychic, who understands and identifies secrets in the songs of the dying whales. She then uses what she learns in her dangerous journey to avert a global disaster. </span><br> <br><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">"The Emissary gives readers the thrills and action-packed adventures that we all thrive upon," says Patricia Cori. "But it also offers something more, awareness of our oceans and the changes that have come about, due to man's interference in nature." </span><br> <br><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Meet Patricia Cori. Cori is a bestselling author, screenwriter, public speaker and has been interviewed on hundreds of radio and television programs including CNN and Coast to Coast. She's credited with founding the global non-profit, Save Earth's Oceans, Inc., whose mission is dedicated to restoring the balance of the ocean's ecosystems. Cori's the former host of Beyond the Matrix (BBS Radio) and she is deemed a visionary to her fan base. </span><br> <br><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">The Emissary</span><br><br><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><a href="http://www.TheEmissary.net" target="_blank">www.TheEmissary.net</a></span><br> <br><br><br><br><br><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Pen Densham, Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director, producer, author, artist: "I am a giant fan of creativity that takes us out of our daily thinking. Patricia Cori has penned just such a tale. A broad fantasy adventure that speaks to those who want to think differently and challenge the daily onslaught against nature and our own future."</span></p> <p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><br></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Ervin Laszlo, twice nominated for the Nobel prize, Founder and President of The Club of Budapest, Chancellor of the Giordano Bruno GlobalShift University, and best-selling author of 83 books and publications: "The Emissary is that rarest of books: it entertains, indeed, it fascinates, and at the same time conveys a message that we should not forget. Indeed, once we have opened this book, we never will."</span></p> <p><br><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Jim Marrs, New York Times Best Selling author of Psi Spies: The True Story of America's Psychic Warfare Program: "The Emissary' brings us government skullduggery, sexy agents, catastrophic events, high-sea adventure, singing whales and a cosmic secret — what's not to like in this fast-paced page turner?"</span></p> <p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><br></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">New Consciousness Review: "Patricia Cori has done a great service to us all, and I believe the majestic creatures of the sea as well, by turning her skill, passion, and intelligence toward understanding and protecting them, and simultaneously illuminating a path for human transformation."</span></p> <p><br><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Lawrence Bloom, Recently retired Chairman of the UN Environmental Progamme, Green Economy Initiative Council on Green Cities and the World Economic Forum at Davos Global Agenda Council on Urban Management: "It's a brilliant story – it reads with the pace of a Bond novel, and it's based in reality. You may not sleep well after you read it! I could not put it down….</span></p> <p><br><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Donald Newsom, President, BBS Radio Network, Inc: "Phenomenal! Her extraordinary vision and the way she communicates her truth to her readers will make Patricia Cori a staple in every library." </span><br> <br></p></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><font size="4" color="#999999" face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="http://ecoluxurystyle.wordpress.com" style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)" target="_blank"><b><i>Eco.Luxury.Style</i></b> - quarterly Sustainable Magazine</a></font></div> <div style="text-align:center"><font color="#006600"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font size="1" color="#274e13"><font face="georgia, serif"><a href="http://greenblognetwork.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Green Blog Network</a></font><font face="georgia, serif"> * </font><a href="http://paigedonner.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><font face="georgia, serif">Greening Hollywood</font></a><font face="georgia, serif"> * </font><font face="georgia, serif"><a href="http://greeningbeauty.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Greening Beauty </a></font></font></div> <div style="text-align:center"><font face="georgia, serif" size="1" color="#274e13"><a href="http://greeningparis.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Greening Paris</a> * <a href="http://greeningvancouver.wordpress.com" target="_blank">Greening Vancouver</a></font></div> <div style="text-align:center"><br></div><i><b style="background-color:rgb(106,168,79)"><font color="#eeeeee">Recycle, Reuse, Rejoice!</font></b></i></div> </div> Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472824436004778726.post-35052386466917312762014-03-02T07:17:00.001-08:002014-03-03T04:21:47.327-08:00Une Way Of Life: Burnt Red Nails<div class="mobile-photo">
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<span style="color: #660000;"><b>We love (as in love ! love !) Une’s Slightly Burnt Red </b></span><span style="color: #45818e;">nail enamel. Red livens up any outfit and adapts to all clothes and makeup, regardless of coloring. Deep and almost brickishly red, it’s a perfect color for early spring and on into the summer. Did we mention how nicely it wears with a deep brown tan ?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">Something else you’ll find with UNE nail poishes is an XXL brush that applies your enamel varnish on your nail in one easy stroke. Its not-too-hard, not-too-soft brush fans out over the nail so you’ve got full color coverage precisely and in a flash of one brush-stroke. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">And since it’s UNE, ethical is part of the product and part of the packaging. For instance, on the back of each nail polish bottle label is the figure that indicates the percentage of natural origin ingredients for each varnish shade : C09 our Slightly Burnt UNE Red lovely is a whopping 72.1% natural origin. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">The Base and Top Coat otherwise known as C00 is 85% natural origin. This adds a natural Ultra-Shine to any of the nail enamel colors. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">The color pigments ? They are mineral. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">The petrochemical derivatives found in most nail varnishes ? UNE <b>replaced</b> them with equally effective natural origin ingredients : cotton, potato, manioc, algae. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">New for this Spring are the 4 shades to match skin color, ranging from NUDE to cocoa brown. Forbidden and exciting shades to wear on your hands as we cruise towards warmer weather.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">Other members of the UNE nail enamel color wheel are the SHIL family of shades. These are 2 Natural Shades (soft pink, light beige), 2 Shades Inspired by Lips (blush red, slightly burnt UNE red), and 4 Inspired by Eyes (taupe, khaki, smokey, denim). </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">SHIL stands for Skin, Hair, Iris and Lips. It’s a sort of (shhh ! secret) code invented by UNE to create natural colors that <i>enhance women of all ages</i>. These shades take their inspiration from the natural shades of Skin, Hair, Irises and Lips. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">You can rely on your 3-in-1 UNE nail color formula – that’s Base, Color and Extreme Shine – to be formaldehyde-, phthalate- and toluene-free. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">And now for the real kicker ! UNE likes to say that they don’t know the meaning of impossible. So when faced with creating a natural nail polish remover, they went in the direction of OIL-Based and all natural. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">The First 100% natural origin, zero fragrance remover. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">What’s more, it not just respects your nails but your cuticles too. Want to know what’s in it ?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">80% natural origin solvents extracted from plants. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">On the light, blossom green bottle you’ll find listed the ingredients, detailing the percentage of natural origin ingredients : 100% </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">It’s also 100% effective in removing the UNE nail natural ingredient nail polishes. Even my Spring-Summer fave, the Slightly Burnt UNE Red. If only for a color refresh !</span></div>
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That’s you, right ? Of course it is ! And if you feel you need just a tiny little nudge of help in getting there, look no further than Couvrance, the clean pure makeup by Avène, and its line of complexion correcters and foundations.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small">Couvrance is based on the premise that a woman’s skin is one of her most sensitive and prescious organs. Hence, tender loving care are the operating words here for this line of medical makeup. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small">The other philosophy is to use the correcter sticks that come in Coral, Yellow and Green to neutralize those small flaws, bags under the eyes and tiny blemishes. Once these small imperfections are made invisible through the delicate application of counter-balancing correcters, a light sheen of Couvrance Compact Foundation Creams can be applied to achieve that flawless Big Screen finish. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small">Since Valentine’s Day this year is yet again smack dab in the middle of Awards Season, here are some tips that will keep you looking your fresh, radiant and thoroughly seductive self, whatever the occasion :</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small">Dark Circles Under The Eyes</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small">First – and always – thoroughly moisturize under the eye before applying complexion correcters.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small">For brown undereye circles – Use the coral concealer stick which works for darker skin, the type of skin that tends toward brown undereye circles. The Couvrance Coral Concealer stick creates a very luminous and natural anti-dullness effect.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small">For blue undereye circles – The Couvrance Yellow Concealer stick works wonders in neutralising the appearance of blue undereye circles. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">More Tips on the Concealer Sticks:<br> Green – neutralises redness, spots, small blemishes<br> Yellow – neutralises bruises and dark spots <br> Coral – neutralises brown spots, melasma<br> </blockquote> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small">Technique « Since your small imperfections have now been neutralised, there’s no need to apply coat after coat of foundation. Instead focus on texture and application techniques, with the desired results in mind. »</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small">Use a brush to apply the Couvrance Fluid Foundation Corrector. This will achieve the appearance of a flawless complexion by casting a veil over your skin. If your complexion tends towards the grey or dull (such as during winter months!), choose a shade with a hint of pink to freshen up your complexion. Choosing a shade that is slightly ligher than your skin tone can help your face appear younger. (Darker shades tend to add years.)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small">Now, for the finishing touches, you can actually « draw » on your face with the Couvrance Concealer Pen. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small">These work by applying them to your face after your foundation (to avoid running). The areas of application are on these points : the forehead, nasolabial folds, tip of the nose, corners of the mouth, hollow of the chin. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><font size="4" color="#ff00ff">This adds contour and illumination to your face.</font></blockquote> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small">Last step – Mattify your makeup with a dusting of the Couvrance Mosaic Powders. *Hint – these can be used as an eye makeup palette as well. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small">Whether you set your makeup with the translucent Mosaic Powder, the Radiance or the Bronzer, each are sure to have your makeup lasting all night long and a quick re-dusting of the Mosaic Powder in its slim white compact case during the evening, or any time, will keep your face shine-free. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small">Nooowww you’re ready for your Big Screen close-up, you doll, you ! </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small">*Couvrance are high-tolerance formulas designed for sensitive skin types. They contain no preservatives, no fragrances and are hypoallergenic. They do not smear ; they offer UV protection and are resistant to water and perspiration. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"><a href="http://www.pierre-fabre.com/" target="_blank">Couvrance by Avène.fr</a> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:small"> </p></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,102)"><a href="http://ecoluxurystyle.wordpress.com/" style="font-family:Georgia,Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(243,104,109)" target="_blank"><strong style="line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><em style="line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Eco.Luxury.Style</em></strong> – quarterly Sustainable Magazine</a></div> <p style="text-align:center;line-height:21px;margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(122,122,122);font-family:Georgia,Times,serif"><a href="http://greenblognetwork.wordpress.com/" style="line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(243,104,109)" target="_blank">Green Blog Network</a> * <a href="http://paigedonner.wordpress.com/" style="line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(243,104,109)" target="_blank">Greening Hollywood</a> * <a href="http://greeningbeauty.wordpress.com/" style="line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(243,104,109)" target="_blank">Greening Beauty </a><br style="line-height:inherit"> </p><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,102)"><a href="http://greeningparis.blogspot.com/" style="font-family:Georgia,Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(243,104,109)" target="_blank">Greening Paris</a><span style="color:rgb(122,122,122);font-family:Georgia,Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(122,122,122);font-family:Georgia,Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px">*</span><span style="color:rgb(122,122,122);font-family:Georgia,Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"> </span><a href="http://greeningvancouver.wordpress.com/" style="font-family:Georgia,Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(243,104,109)" target="_blank">Greening Vancouver</a></div> <br></div> </div> Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472824436004778726.post-28495308515808150202014-02-05T07:53:00.001-08:002014-03-03T04:21:47.311-08:00Une Way Of Life - Skin Ideal Youth Serum Foundation<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin-bottom:1.3em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"><strong><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><em>by Paige Donner</em></span></strong></p> <p style="margin-bottom:1.3em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"><strong><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)">What do <i>buddleiia davidii</i> and <i>thymus vulgaris</i></span></strong> have to do with your skin’s flawless finish ? Read on and I’ll tell you what…</p> <p style="margin-bottom:1.3em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"><a href="http://greenblognetwork.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=1512" rel="attachment wp-att-1512"><img class="" alt="Greening Beauty SKIN-IDEAL-FOUNDATION-YOUTH-SERUM_VISUEL-MANNEQUIN" src="http://greenblognetwork.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/greening-beauty-skin-ideal-foundation-youth-serum_visuel-mannequin.jpg?w=427" width="427" height="600" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom:1.3em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px">Bourjois’ UNE line of cosmetics includes the newly released Skin Ideal Youth Serum Foundation, a youth-extending formula. Aptly named, this elixir is as much a foundation that gives your complexion a radiant clean flawless finish as it is a serum that incorporates these plants harvested from the Swiss Alps that help fight the dangerous effects of pollution with their anti-oxidising properties.</p> <h4 style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;line-height:21px;text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(51,204,204)">Cultivates the Natural Look and Reaps Youthfulness</span></h4> <h2 style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;line-height:21px"><i>How does Skin Ideal diminish signs of age as a mere foundation ?</i></h2><p style="margin-bottom:1.3em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"> <a href="http://greenblognetwork.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=1513" rel="attachment wp-att-1513"><img class="" alt="Greening Beauty SKIN-IDEAL-FOUNDATION-YOUTH-SERUM_VISUEL-GAMME2" src="http://greenblognetwork.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/greening-beauty-skin-ideal-foundation-youth-serum_visuel-gamme2.jpg" width="450" height="318" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></a></p> <h2 style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;line-height:21px"><i></i></h2><blockquote style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"> <p style="margin-bottom:1.3em"><i>« It’s a question of lightness, affinity with the skin, harmony with the complexion and respect for each woman’s natural look…</i></p><p style="margin-bottom:1.3em"><i>UNE’s Skin Ideal Youth Serum Foundation brings out the youthfulness of the face with very little make-up, resulting in a natural, ageless grace.</i></p> </blockquote><p style="margin-bottom:1.3em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px">The dominant magic component in Skin Ideal is a product of green chemistry called Hyaluronic Acid. Do you love to see your skin « plumped up » looking dewy and hydrated ? The Hyaluronic Acid in Bourjois’ Skin Ideal is obtained by biosynthesis from lactic acid. It has a specific affinity with the skin, which it naturally and intensely hydrates, re-inflating and « plumping up » your complexion.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:1.3em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px">Light As A Feather</p><p style="margin-bottom:1.3em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"> Skin Ideal is an EcoCert product, meaning that 98.2% of the total ingredients are of natural origin. So its featherweight qualities and ultralight emulsifiers are unique and offer a revolutionary glide and smoothness in a natural formula.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:1.3em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px">How ? UNE’s Skin Ideal uses a derivative of rice oil combined with arginine. The rice oil and arginine combination is a new generation of natural emulsifiers that give comfort to your skin and emollience to the Youth Serum Foundation. Your morning’s application, good for the whole day, glides on and blends into your skin in perfect homogeneity. It leaves a delicious sensation of feather like comfort and sensations of « nothing on the skin ».</p> <p style="margin-bottom:1.3em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px">To add to the magic effect of your flawlessly finished skin, UNE has included silica and mica combined in the form of powder micro-beads for an ultra-radiant soft focus effect. It’s an optical effect, but one that takes off a few years in an instant.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:1.3em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px">Skin Ideal is a youth enhancer, a friend to your complexion. It brings out natural light, freshness, radiance and, as a result, boosts your self-confidence. It is not a veil for your complexion nor is it a second skin. Its Organic Jojoba oil nourishes the skin without a greasy effect. Organic Argan Oil helps protect the skin’s youthfulness. Beeswax, the ultimate natural product, forms a protective film against external effects.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:1.3em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px">Makeup Tips from UNE :</p><p style="margin-bottom:1.3em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"> « More is the enemy of good.</p><p style="margin-bottom:1.3em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px">To look younger, it is necessary to lighten makeup and take particular care with the choice and apply foundation evenly without adding thickness.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:1.3em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px">Always choose the shade as close as possible to the natural skin tone : paler it looks dull, darker it ages.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:1.3em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px">Be sure to spread it evenly up to the base of the throat to avoid marking. »</p> <p style="margin-bottom:1.3em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px">More at <a href="http://www.unebeauty.com/fr" target="_blank">UneBeauty.com/fr</a></p> <p style="margin-bottom:1.3em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"><a href="http://Cosmetiques.ecocert.com">Cosmetiques.ecocert.com</a></p> <div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large"><a href="http://ecoluxurystyle.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><b><i>Eco.Luxury.Style</i></b> - 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Yes, mascara. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)">Of course ! Mascara . </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)">According to Premium Beauty News, 54% of women say they couldn't go without mascara. And counting all distribution channels combined, a whopping one billion little tubes of mascara are sold each year. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)">Still, one woman out of two claim to have sensitive eyes and who doesn't want to pamper their peepers ? </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)">So for all you awards show and fashion divas, and all the rest of us lovely creatures who prefer just to watch the parading down runways and red carpets from our perfectly made up eyes, Greening Beauty has scoured the makeup world to find our top picks for green glam when it comes to mascara. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)">They are Bourjois's UNE Green Pride Volume Mascara and Avène's High Tolerance Mascara in its Couvrance line of cosmetics. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)">UNE is a lusciously lip-smacking green line of makeup, available in Europe (not yet in North America but can be found online) created by Bourjois, one of France's most established makeup manufacturers. And now they've reinvented Black, for the <b>Ultra Black Green Pride Volume Mascara.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)">Avène is a leading French cosmetics house that specializes in sensitive skin and is one of the pioneers of cosmeceuticals. Their full name is <i>Laboratoires Dermatologiques Avène</i> and for their newest mascara, <b>High Tolerance Mascara</b>, just released in November '13, they have focused on a product that wears easily not just for women with sensitive eyes or contact lenses, but also for women who want their eyes to sparkle and shine from behind lush, long, black (or brown) lashes. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"><b>A few highlights of UNE's organic and Ultra Black Mascara :</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"></p><ul><li>Ecocert certified. Means 100% of total ingredients are from natural origin.</li><li>Boosts lashes by 14x using a combination recipe of three natural waxes : shea butter, carnauba and beeswax. These sculpt, coat and maximize the sheen of the lashes.</li><li>Holds for 16 hours thanks to the natural polymer, xantham gum.</li><li>Absolute black for the Ultra Black pigment achieved by pure iron oxide.</li><li>Brush is small and equipped with supple fibers and « reservoir spaces », a technology that evenly distributes the mascara to avoid clumping, applying the perfect amount in a single sweep.</li><li>Easily removeable. No rubbing, just dab with spring water and the makeup dissolves gently, respecting sensitive eyes and keeping eyes young looking.</li></ul><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"><b>A few highlights of Avène's High Tolerance Mascara</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"></p><ul><li>Dedicated to dermatology since 1743, Avène has pioneered the concept of « sterile cosmetiques » or ultra pure cosmetics.</li><li>The Ultra pure pigments for both their black and brown mascaras have a minimum of metal content.</li><li>No Paraben. No Phenoxyethanol. No chlorophenesin. No fragrance.</li><li>Acacia gum allows for full lashes with no clumping. Even after applying several layers. The sheathing and film producing of the natural polymer – acacia gum – mean each lash is coated for perfect definition.</li><li>Ultra light micro beads in the silica powder increase volume while maintaining a natural effect.</li><li>Volumising effect : +42% Lengthening effect : +39%</li><li>High precision brush curved in the shape of an eyelid. Concave side works to make the lashes fuller and lusher. Convex side works to separate the lashes for better definition.</li><li>Long-lasting : More than 8 hours. Guarantees no clumping while giving high-volume and curl.</li><li>Easily removeable. Spray a bit of <i>Avène Eau Thermale</i> (natural and very pure French spring water) on your eyes and gently dab with cotton pad to remove.</li></ul><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)">And Voila' ! You will not only have the mirrors to your soul shining like rock stars, but your eyes will be saying thank you the whole time to you, too. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"><a href="http://cosmetiques.ecocert.com/">http://cosmetiques.ecocert.com</a> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"><a href="http://www.unebeauty.com/">http://www.unebeauty.com</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"><a href="http://www.pierre-fabre.com/">http://www.pierre-fabre.com</a> (Laboratoires Dermatologiques Avène)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,102)"><br></p><div style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Trebuchet,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:20.799999237060547px;background-color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center"> <font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#6aa84f"><a href="http://ecoluxurystyle.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><b><i>Eco.Luxury.Style</i></b> - quarterly Sustainable Magazine</a></font></div> <div style="color:rgb(204,204,204);font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Trebuchet,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:20.799999237060547px;background-color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center"><font color="#006600"><font face="georgia, serif"><br> </font></font></div><div style="color:rgb(204,204,204);font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Trebuchet,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:20.799999237060547px;background-color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center"><font size="1" color="#274e13"><font face="georgia, serif"><a href="http://greenblognetwork.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(15,89,165);text-decoration:none">Green Blog Network</a></font><font face="georgia, serif"> * </font><a href="http://paigedonner.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(15,89,165);text-decoration:none"><font face="georgia, serif">Greening Hollywood</font></a><font face="georgia, serif"> * </font><font face="georgia, serif"><a href="http://greeningbeauty.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(15,89,165);text-decoration:none">Greening Beauty </a></font></font></div> <div style="color:rgb(204,204,204);font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Trebuchet,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:20.799999237060547px;background-color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center"><font face="georgia, serif" size="1" color="#274e13"><a href="http://greeningparis.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(15,89,165);text-decoration:none">Greening Paris</a> * <a href="http://greeningvancouver.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(15,89,165);text-decoration:none">Greening Vancouver</a></font></div> </div><div><br></div></div> Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472824436004778726.post-61525874266084416522014-01-21T06:49:00.001-08:002014-03-03T04:21:47.344-08:00Easy Ways To Green Your Life<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEEeVPxz9QHj8gSLcZ0tivoUd3Ek_kkl78SXUPHpuhKaA1CO9sTGIjGoLdsvHHGUT4OfNTH65pV25XzxUh6KfgfASItGFkZZGBgCvJrtR0YR6hl7EdZfvAODKImVVWaHgmGEStP8qtW01/s1600/green+blog+network+pure_green_cleaning-745707.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEEeVPxz9QHj8gSLcZ0tivoUd3Ek_kkl78SXUPHpuhKaA1CO9sTGIjGoLdsvHHGUT4OfNTH65pV25XzxUh6KfgfASItGFkZZGBgCvJrtR0YR6hl7EdZfvAODKImVVWaHgmGEStP8qtW01/s320/green+blog+network+pure_green_cleaning-745707.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5971360661610243810" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_7ztt5FZ461ejiir8WtTfsiEqjh5tTaKXQxmwGSU-G5yXNb1Y_EnZ7CvBoAqb_ZQ0LNG-PTnTX2b5_dNP8MvFZ8t5pU_X7c-RcjbQeThIt3_3T4btW8c63LU9JF8XJMWorWPzt4QJPQJ/s1600/green+blog+network+i-heart-water-748523.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_7ztt5FZ461ejiir8WtTfsiEqjh5tTaKXQxmwGSU-G5yXNb1Y_EnZ7CvBoAqb_ZQ0LNG-PTnTX2b5_dNP8MvFZ8t5pU_X7c-RcjbQeThIt3_3T4btW8c63LU9JF8XJMWorWPzt4QJPQJ/s320/green+blog+network+i-heart-water-748523.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5971360671919278050" /></a></p><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#999999"><i>by Madoline Hatter (guest post)</i></font></div><div><br></div><div><b><font color="#3d85c6">Going green in your life</font></b> doesn't mean you have to make massive changes. Some of the greenest things you can do are the small ones. Making everyday changes to your life is easy to put into place one small step at a time. Here are some simple ways you can make your life greener and more eco-friendly:</div> <div><br></div><div>1. Shop Seasonally and Locally – When you buy your food it is easy to pick the brands and products you are familiar with. However if you think about it many of these items must be shipped a long way to get to your grocery store's shelves. Instead, why not pick up some locally grown or made foods. Not only are they usually cheaper because of a reduction in shipping costs but they are also better for you and for the environment. Buying locally grown or made food means fewer carbon emissions from transportation. It also supports the local economy. Not only that, but produce that is grown locally is also grown seasonally meaning it is better for you and tastes better too. Eating seasonally helps you to keep a variety in your diet and you can even try new foods that you may fall in love with. It is also cheaper to buy foods in season. </div> <div><br></div><div>2. Go Back to the Basics of Cleaning – In the old days there were not a lot of cleaning products on the market. Basic items like vinegar, hydrogen peroxide, backing soda and pine oils were about your only selections. Today you can embrace the classics and clean green with these same items. Instead of polluting the environment and your home with noxious chemicals, stay clean and healthy and breathe easier by cleaning with natural products. Hydrogen peroxide is a great natural anti-bacterial agent and whitener. Baking soda works to scrub off tough stains and get into the cracks and crevices of your home. Vinegar helps to neutralize odors and get rid of tough stains. Pine oils and other essential oils like orange and lemon are great for cleaning and shining wood surfaces. Pine oil is also anti-bacterial! </div> <div><br></div><div>3. Reduce Your Water Use –Cutting down on your water use does not mean you can only bathe once a week or never water your lawn. It is simple to cut down your water use and save yourself money as well as saving some strain on the environment. Cut off a minute of your shower time by turning off the water as you shampoo, condition and shave. Turn off the water as you brush your teeth. Do the dishes all at once. If by hand, wash the cups and utensils first and the pots and pans last. That way the water will stay cleaner longer and you can get it all done in one sink. If you use a dishwasher make sure it is completely full before you run it and run it on the fastest setting. In the yard you can water early in the morning or late at night to reduce evaporation. Run it low and slow to reduce run off as well.</div> <div><br></div><div>4. Plant Local Flora – Speaking of saving water, planting local flora instead of grass is a great way to save water and time in maintaining your yard. Local flora is accustomed to the rainfall and temperature of your area. Not only does it require less maintenance but it is also more resistant to disease and predation by local fauna. You can even set up a wildlife area and attract birds, bees, and butterflies to your yard! </div> <div><br></div><div>5. Natural Fertilizers – Instead of filling your yard with fake food, why not go the natural way? Not only is it better for your yard and the environment, but it is more affordable too. It only takes a small effort to set up your own compost pile and get to making some nutritious and delicious dirt for your plants. Everyday trash can go into the pile. Items like banana peels, orange peels, egg shells and other organic waste make for great compost. Cut down on the trash sent to landfills and get free dirt all in one step!</div> <div><br></div><div>6. Recycle – As much as recycling has become a part of our lives there are still some of us who don't do it as regularly as we should. Make it easy on yourself by setting aside special bins for different kinds of recyclables. Glass, plastic, paper and so on can all be recycled easily. Many garbage collectors often will take recycling as well. Or take it up to your local school or recycling center. Even items like Christmas trees can be recycled. If you drink a lot of canned beverages you can save those up and get money back at an aluminum recycling center. Don't forget that old appliances can be recycled as well and sometimes you can get money back on those too. Old computers can often bring in some cash from their expensive parts as well. </div> <div><br></div><div>7. Climate Control – One of the biggest expenses and biggest polluters in our homes are the climate controls. Heating and cooling costs are astronomical and the electricity they use is equally so. Cut down on your cooling costs during the summer by running fans, sealing cracks and covering windows. The sun shining in those windows can create more heat than you would think. Cracks can allow cool air to escape and hot air to take its place. Fans help to keep you cool more affordably than air conditioners by dispersing the heat around your body so that even a warm room feels cooler. In the winter, those cracks should still be filled. Cold air can blow in and warm air escape easily. Windows should be covered at night to avoid the chill factor and uncovered when it is sunny to capture that heat. Keep warmer by bundling up and using other heating elements, like leftover heat from cooking. </div> <div><br></div><div>8. Cooking Green –Speaking of cooking, you need to be mindful of how you cook as well as what you cook. As I mentioned it is a good idea to cook using high heat during the winter. Using the oven and stove top to cook during the winter helps to heat the entire home and keep down the electric bill. However the same concept does not apply in the summer. Try to avoid using the oven and stove and instead opt for cooking in a slow cooker, outside on the grill, or even eating cold foods. A great way to cut down on pollution and cook your food in the summer is a traditional method in many countries. </div> <div><br></div><div>Burying your food with hot coals to cook it low and slow is a great way to cook in the heat. Do not just cook a little bit either. Make a whole bunch of food and then save a portion of it for some other meals. That way you can just cook once and then heat it up quickly when you need it.</div> <div><br></div><div>9. Drink More Water, But Less Bottled –Last but not least I'd like to talk about what we drink. Many of us drink a lot of sugary, artificial beverages that are not good for us or for the environment. Those plastic bottles add up as does the transportation and manufacturing costs. Instead, drink more water. Not the bottled kind but the filtered kind. A filter can give you the same great taste and quality of bottled water but without the high cost or environmental impact. Filtered water is better for you too than drinking </div> <div>from plastics that can seep toxins into the water. Try using glass or proper containers for drinking water and make sure you don't cause leeching by putting other beverages in those containers like lemon juices or tomato juices which can be very acidic. As you can see it is not very hard to make small changes in your everyday life and live greener.</div> <div><br></div><div>It only takes a little bit of thought to change your habits and make a positive impact on the environment. Going green starts one small step at a time, so try out some of these ideas in your home today. </div> <div><br></div><div>Author Byline:</div><div><br></div><div>This article is contributed by Madoline Hatter. 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