Obama Highlights Alternative Energy in Economic Recovery Plan
In his weekly internet video address, President-elect Barack Obama offered an outline of his economic recovery plan Saturday, with jobs as his top priority. The goal is to create 2.5 million jobs by 2011, in part by “building wind farms and solar panels, fuel-efficient cars and the alternative energy technology that can free us from our dependence on foreign oil and keep our economy competitive in the years head.”
You can watch the video of Obama’s address here:
Waxman Defeats Dingell for Energy Committee Chairmanship
Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA)
Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA) made history yesterday by challenging and defeating the sitting chairman of the House energy and commerce committee, Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) by a 137 to 122 vote of the full Democratic caucus.
This committee is immensely important, with jurisdiction over a wide variety of domestic matters. Waxman and his allies want much tougher laws to reduce global warming, something Barack Obama also promised. Dingell, in contrast, was much more concerned with protecting the automobile industry than with protecting the environment.
Waxman is a close ally of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is also from California. His counterpart in the Senate is yet another Californian, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA). With most of the power concerning the environment in hands of Waxman, Boxer, Pelosi, and Obama, it is likely that global warming will be addressed very quickly in the new administration, with the views of the Californians playing a dominant role.
Rainforests in Borneo At-Risk
A photojournalist covering Borneo calls the island “one of the most tragic ecological disasters in history.”
Eco-Friendly Painting: Green Art Studio
Yellow and Orange Animismythos Wave
Greg Patch, the artist behind www.GreenArtStudio.com, not only creates paintings that are visually healing and beautiful, but he works in a medium that helps to create a healthy environment.
Most paintings and paints are composed of many toxic chemicals (like formaldehyde), petro-oils, plastics, heavy metals, preservatives and fungicides. All of these materials produce off-gassing that increase the toxicity of the environment in which they are manufactured and displayed.
Greg’s paintings are created using a natural, food container safe medium of beeswax and pigments that are carefully selected for their non toxic characteristics. You can view a selection of his works, and read more about the beeswax medium by following these links:
Green Art Studio sample works:
The Greenest (and best) Team in Major League Baseball
The 2008 World Champions of Green? The Philadelphia Phillies are not only top competitors on the field, but also are leading Major League Baseball toward an eco-friendly future. The Phillies are the first MLB team to join the EPA’s Green Power Partnership program, which encourages organizations to buy green power to reduce the environmental affects associated with purchased electricity use.
