Environment

Jason Aramburu

re:char

2010 Echoing Green Fellow

http://www.re-char.com

Environment


Can capital markets deliver environmental benefits?

On Tuesday night, over seventy people filed into Room 220 in NYU’s Vanderbilt Hall. The lecture space filled quickly as people settled in with notebooks and laptops, fixing their gazes toward the podium at the front of the room. At first glance, it could have been any normal night class at NYU Law; however, closer scrutiny showed some surprising elements. There were a strange number of people in pinstriped suits, for one. And a table of Tostitos and pastries.

BBMG Releases 2009 Conscious Consumer Report

BBMG, a branding firm based in both New York and San Francisco, just released its second national study on purchasing behavior and social values. The 2009 BBMG Conscious Consumer Report is designed to help companies understand what motivations are behind consumer purchasing. Through a national survey of 2,000 adults, BBMG found that nearly one in four U.S. consumers say they have “no way of knowing” if a product is green or actually does what it claims.

Van Jones Tapped As White House Special Adviser

Congratulations to 1994 Echoing Green Fellow Van Jones on his recent appointment to the White House Council on Environmental Quality as a special adviser.  The news hit the wires yesterday and has been covered today by The New York Times, U.S.

Fast Company Features Echoing Green Fellows in New Orleans

Fast Company is highlighting ten of the “coolest” innovators rebuilding New Orleans. They culled their top ten from the NOLA 100, a list of socially innovative projects based in New Orleans ( from our friends at All Day Buffet).

Time Names Van Jones "Hero of the Environment"

Van Jones was named a “Hero of the Environment” in the October 6, 2008 edition of Time, putting him in the company of California Governor Arnold Schwartzenegger and World Toilet Organization founder Jack Sim. The article highlights the innovative blend of urban populism and environmental activism that make Jones' Green for All campaign click.

Rafael Cancel-Vazquez Dances Salsa

This year, Echoing Green recognized Rafael Cancel-Vazquez for the amazing work he is doing in launching Asociacion Nacional de Derecha Ambiental (ANDA), the first environmental law center in Puerto Rico. But that’s not all Rafa has to offer. He’s recently been recognized by El Nuevo Dia, the largest circulation newspaper in Puerto Rico, for his salsa dancing skills! You can check out a translated section of the article below, or click here to read the original in Spanish.

Novel Strategies for Rural Electrification - A Blog Roundup

Last week, Aleem Walji, the Head of Global Development Initiatives for Google.org wrote a blog post celebrating innovation in Africa after a trip across four sub-Saharan African countries. He notes that:

Rafa Cancel-Vazquez

Asociacion Nacional de Derecho Ambiental (National Environmental Law Association)

2008 Echoing Green Fellow

San Juan, Puerto Rico
Environment, Legal Advocacy


Will Bradshaw and Reuben Teague

Green Coast Enterprises

2008 Echoing Green Fellow

http://www.greencoastenterprises.com

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Environment


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