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Beyond Sustainability Conference at Hillsborough Community College: Nov. 3-4

Panels on green jobs, socially responsible investing and social justice, showcasing the latest in research, policy and grassroots actions.

• by Sean Nordquist
Panels on green jobs, socially responsible investing and social justice, showcasing the latest in research, policy and grassroots actions.
• Tags: Politics, Green Living, Green Policy, Green Jobs, Tampa Bay Politics, Green Community Events, sustainability, green jobs, ecopreneurship, jobs, environment, conference, education, green economy, economy, permaculture, hcc, tampa bay

Van Jones talks green economy and sends Glenn Beck some love at the NAACP Awards (video)

• by Katie Machol
Last Friday night, Van Jones accepted the President's Award at the NAACP Image Awards, bestowed upon him for his efforts in promoting a green economy. Jones gave a moving acceptance speech about those unemployed and living in economic uncertainty, urging us to repower America in a "clean way".
• Tags: Green Living, Green Policy, clean energy, Green Living, Green Policy, Green Jobs, van jones, green economy, glenn beck, naacp image awards, Uncategorized

The Green Community week in review: The new Sustainable Independent Business Alliance, green home DIY projects, and more

• by Katie Machol
Read what you might have missed last week in CL's Green Community.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, charity, Progress Energy, Twitter, Sweetwater Organic Community Farm, Green Living, diy, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, creative loafing green community, reuse, green economy, repurpose, energy efficient, Alyssa Milano, upcycle, home decor, new year's resolutions, green resolutions, siba, tiba, Sustainable Independent Business Alliance, e3 summit, batteries, nokia, charity: water, green diy, investing in green, National Council for Science conference, phone runs on coke, raise charity money on twitter, Uncategorized

The new green economy: Aligning science, education and markets

• by sharonjoykleitsch
What does it mean for an economy to be green? How do green investments and green jobs help the short-term economic recovery and long term transition? You may consider attending the National Council for Science conference: January 20-22, in Washington D.C.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Policy, Green Jobs, Environmental Protection Agency, Science, disney, Green Living, Green Policy, Green Jobs, energy, climate change, van jones, green economy, living green, nike, Green Buildings, National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington D.C., NCSE, Policy and the Environment: The New Green Economy, economic transformation, Paul Hawken, The Ecology of Commerce, Charles Holliday, Barbara Sheen Todd, Coca-Cola, DuPont, Peter Senge, The Necessary Revolution: How Individuals and Organizations Are Working Together to Create a Sustainable World, usgs, Department of Energy, UPS, Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture, Uncategorized

The Green Community week in review: Van Jones, blueprint for Florida's green economy, The Age of Stupid, and more

• by Katie Machol
Check out the latest issues in the Green Community.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, earth, climate change, van jones, green economy, st petersburg college, the great pacific garbage patch, jason green, florida's economy, David de Rothschild, Plastiki, Seminole Heights Community Gardens, the age of stupid, cleaning products, greenworks, harmful cleaning products, fair trade, greenland, extreme ice survey, joy, inspiration, film screening, Uncategorized

What we need to form Florida's green economy

• by Eric Stewart
A green economy, based upon ethics, entrepreneurship and decentralization, would be the way to move forward for this state and our country.
• Tags: Activism, Green Living, Green Community, Green Jobs, Activism, economy, Green Living, sustainable living, Green Community, Green Jobs, peak oil, permaculture, van jones, Education, green economy, ecology, the earth charter, sustainable communities, new green economy, david korten, retrofit suburbia, local living economies, ecological, goverment, new goverment, local goverment, partnership goverment, Uncategorized

Can hemp help create a green economy?

• by Linda Taylor
Hemp is a sustainable resource that could be used for paper, clothing, and food. Too bad the U.S. is the only country that still bans this low-THC plant.
• Tags: Fashion, Food News, Green Living, Green Jobs, Fashion, economy, Food News, world war ii, Wall Street Journal, Green Living, Green Jobs, Hemp, green economy, henry ford, ethanol, Uncategorized