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- 11/13/08 - Fruit and Veggies Grow on Cinder-Block Walls
- 11/12/08 - New Documentary About the Healing Power of Organic Foods Premieres in New York and Los Angeles
- 11/10/08 - Migrant Labor: The Face Behind the Food Economy
- 11/08/08 - Just a Match Away
- 11/07/08 - After Landslide Victory for Prop. 2, National Farm Industry Squawks
- 11/06/08 - Why Small Plastic Particles May Pose a Big Problem in the Oceans
- 11/05/08 - A Bounty Sprouts in the City with MyFarm Enterprise
- 11/02/08 - Under Pressure from OCA & Unions, Bon Appetit Calls on BeefNorthwest/Country Natural Beef to Negotiate with United Farm Workers
- 10/28/08 - Got Weeds? These Sheep Will Make House Calls
- 10/28/08 - Why You Need to Eat Organic Strawberries
- 10/24/08 - Counties in California & Hawaii Ban GE Crops
- 10/24/08 - Why Migrant Farmworkers Need Unions: Blood, Sweat and Tears in California's Vineyards
- 10/24/08 - No Child Left Behind, Mexican-Style
- 10/24/08 - One Small Victory in Victorville
- 10/24/08 - As Sustainable Farming Takes Root, Green Thumbs Get Greener
- 10/24/08 - Hard Times & Home Cooked Meals: Restaurant Industry Is Starving for Customers
- 10/23/08 - Feds Rush To Ease Endangered Species Rules
- 10/21/08 - Guess Who Funds High Fructose Corn Syrup Studies?
- 10/20/08 - How Environmental Activist Van Jones' Book "The Green Collar Economy" Reached The NYT Best Sellers List
- 10/16/08 - Bayer Facing A Billion Dollars in Lawsuits After Polluting Thousands of Rice Fields with Genetically Engineered Rice
- 10/15/08 - Bogus 'Organic' Dairy Feedlots Threaten Small Dairies & Organic Integrity
- 10/14/08 - Personal Liberties at Stake in Raw Milk Issue
- 10/13/08 - Railroading Immigrants
- 10/07/08 - Six Chino Dairies Ordered to Control Manure Runoff
- 10/07/08 - Carcinogenic Dust Found in Davenport
- 10/07/08 - Ballot Initiatives for Election Reforms
- 10/03/08 - Cornucopia Institute: USDA Withholding Documents on Outrageous Rule to Pasteurize Raw Almonds
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'The Beautiful Truth: The World's Simplest Cure for Cancer' to Premiere in Los Angeles Nov. 26th
A teen embarks on a cross-country trip to investigate the merits of a natural therapy for cancer based upon diet. He learns that this cure, which boldly contradicts the treatments promoted by the medical establishment, has existed for over half a century.
For more information visit the film website: http://www.thebeautifultruthmovie.com/
Support Green Jobs in California!
Tell your Senator to Support Green Jobs!
There's a new bill in the California State Senate that would invest 3 BILLION dollars in green jobs, education for high school students, and investments in clean energy business! Even better, it specifically focuses on California's most disadvantaged communities to receive green career education, training, and job opportunity.
SB 1672, the "Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Career Technical Education, and Clean Technology Job Creation Bond Act" will create many benefits for California's communities, environment, and economy by:
-Fighting global warming and pollution by growing the green, clean
economy. The bill invests in clean technologies, renewable energy, and
energy efficiency -- all critical to saving ourselves from the global
warming climate crisis. It also provides for cleanup of toxins in our
land and water.
-Stimulating the green economy and create jobs. The Act provides loans,
grants, and incentives for green businesses to grow -- and to create
good-paying jobs, a robust economy, and a strong tax base for state and
local governments.
-Helping people lift themselves out of poverty through green-collar career
opportunities. Millions of Californians are stuck in low-wage, dead-end
jobs or face unemployment. This bill focuses on training and career
opportunities for Californians left out of the pollution-based economy.
-Promoting high school graduation. Every year, an astounding 150,000
students in California drop out of high school. The bill helps students
finish high school and start green careers.
(posted 4/4/08)
Take Action. Support Green Jobs!
The Green Jobs Act of 2007 authorized $125 million per year to create an Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Worker Training Program as an amendment to the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). The Green Jobs Act (GJA) is an initial pilot program to identify needed skills, develop training programs, and train workers for jobs in a range of industries - including energy efficient building, construction and retrofits, renewable electric power, energy efficient vehicles, biofuels, and manufacturing that produces sustainable products and uses sustainable processes and materials. It targets a broad range of populations for eligibility, but has a special focus on creating "green pathways out of poverty."
Congress has not yet appropriated money for the Green Jobs Act. Please contact your Senator today and urge them to fund the Green Jobs Act of 2007!
Read more at Green for All's web site.
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