Posts Tagged ‘green jobs’

Connect This: Mashable’s Social Good Conference

Join Summer Rayne Oakes at Mashable’s Social Good Conference. Her talk: “CONNECT THIS: How youth climate change organizers use technology to build a grassroots movement” will take place at 11:45 on 1395 Lexington Avenue.


we can kick climate change one step at a time: an expanding role for youth

Looking for an environmental speaker? Summer Rayne’s speech, “We Can Kick Climate Change One Step at a TIme: An Expanding Role for Youth” which she gave at University Central Florida is up for viewing/


12,000 Students Skip School for Green Jobs/Climate Change Solutions

Summer Rayne Oakes writes from the frontlines of PowerShift09, the largest lobby day on climate change solutions and green jobs in the history of the United States.


(com)passion in politics: PowerShift09

PowerShift09 blurs the line of passion and politics.


One minute in an elevator with Barack Obama

Going up? Grist asks Environmental leaders to offer their elevator pitches for Obama.


The green solution to our economic woes

Van Jones releases his new book “The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems.”


Feedback from UCF

Some good ol’ feedback from the University of Central Florida talk, “We Can Kick Climate Change one Step at a Time: An Expanding Role for Youth.”


Play-by-play on Green Jobs Now day of action call

Just so you’re in the know, here is the play-by-play on the Green Jobs Now call. Will you be holding an event in your community?


Holla for Green Jobs! August 25-31 Action-of-the-Week

Holla on the telephone on August 28th with the Green Jobs National Day of Action conference call. Sounds boring? I don’t think so. Plus, you’ll get all the insights from the frontlines. Be the first to know!


From eco-fashion to consulting: Hometown paper gives mad props on environmental career

The Sunday Times (Scranton, PA) highlights Summer Rayne Oakes’ unconventional career path.


State must don green collar

Summer Rayne writes op-ed in Scranton Times on green-collar jobs.


Green jobs rocks my [green] world

Highlights from the Dream Reborn Green Jobs Conference in Memphis, TN.


ATTN: All citizens of Washington State – put your citizenship where your actions are

Washington state passes an historic green jobs-climate change bill.


Bring your rowdy on! Seattle-style <3

Summer Rayne Oakes hits the Seattle Green Festival.


Dream Reborn: Sold out show

Less than three days to go until the Dream Reborn “Green Jobs” march and conference in Memphis Tennessee. Just got an e-mail from Josh saying there is a waiting list. Phew, glad I registered early. Here is what he has to say: We are full up with over 1000 change makers from Arctic Village, Alaska [...]


Green Jobs Now: Ruffle the tailfeathers of your Senator

Write your Senator on green jobs.