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'''''Perhaps it's fitting to move from a Jesuit pope to a former Jesuit seminarian...''''' | |||
'''''this week we highlight Governor Edmund G. 'Jerry' Brown.''''' | |||
[[File:Jerry Brown inauguration4.png | link=http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-jerry-brown-fourth-inauguration-california-20150105-story.html]] | |||
''Some years ago, your GreenPolicy editor had the opportunity to serve as an advisor to Jerry's presidential campaign and together we worked closely to draft the campaign's We the People platform. Political reform across the breadth of issues was on our agenda. The preparation of the briefing books for the debates was a challenge, as was coming close to winning the nomination which eventually went to the next president, Bill Clinton. The many green ideas we brought forward continued on with Jerry and his work in California and to this day, he is out in front with model initiatives for change. Decades now, day to day, Jerry has been at it.'' | |||
''Here's a nod of our green hat to Jerry Brown -- a visionary, principled, on the ground, making it happen.'' | |||
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'''''December 2014''''' | |||
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GreenPolicy 360° Gamechangers
January 2015
Perhaps it's fitting to move from a Jesuit pope to a former Jesuit seminarian...
this week we highlight Governor Edmund G. 'Jerry' Brown.
Some years ago, your GreenPolicy editor had the opportunity to serve as an advisor to Jerry's presidential campaign and together we worked closely to draft the campaign's We the People platform. Political reform across the breadth of issues was on our agenda. The preparation of the briefing books for the debates was a challenge, as was coming close to winning the nomination which eventually went to the next president, Bill Clinton. The many green ideas we brought forward continued on with Jerry and his work in California and to this day, he is out in front with model initiatives for change. Decades now, day to day, Jerry has been at it.
Here's a nod of our green hat to Jerry Brown -- a visionary, principled, on the ground, making it happen.
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December 2014
Catholic pontiff speaks of the environment
Time to take another look at the new Catholic leadership
“In this globalised world,” Pope Francis, “we have fallen into globalised indifference.”
Next year, he will intervene again in the secular world. Today, the Observer reports his intention to write a letter to the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, give an address to the UN General Assembly and call for a summit of the world’s main religions. He will also issue a rare papal encyclical in March on climate change and human ecology, all part of an attempt strongly to influence the UN climate change meeting in Paris in 2015 to achieve a universal commitment to reduce carbon emissions. “Eco-theology” alarms creationists and divides the Catholic church. Opponents, including some in the Vatican, condemn it as “un-biblical”. Pope Francis sees economic inequality and the plundering of the Earth’s resources as part of a theme. He has said: “In this system, which tends to devour everything which stands in the way of accrued profits, whatever is fragile like the environment is defenceless against the interest of a deified market, which becomes the only rule.”
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December 2014
To the plight of carrying an olive branch of peace as we look to the future and struggle with the realities of today.
And to a different kind of pope, Francis, a spiritual voice for 1.2 billion Catholics, calling for peace during the traditional Christmas Day speech, Urbi et Orbi
Thoughts of a leader taking a church in new directions.
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November 2014
GreenPolicy360 highlights George Brown Jr.
Remembering the 'start-up' of the environmental movement and the first laws, a set of founding legal precedents many of which came from forward-looking green visionaries from California, like George E. Brown who passed away suddenly in 1999.
George's work in Congress in air quality/clean air, water and the founding of the EPA highlighted the era's achievement... George was out in front in "big science" -- his profound accomplishments are esp missed now as anti-science positions threaten in the current Congress...
http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/George_E._Brown_Jr
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GreenPolicy360 highlights Rebecca Moore
Rebecca envisioned setting up Google Outreach -- and she did.
As our site mgr Steve wrote: Rebecca had an idea how to save trees around her home
and her idea led to setting up Google Outreach - She had a great idea, she made it happen,
she is continuing to make it happen ! Each day there's new progress, local and global...
Global Forest Watch & Global Fishing Watch are two most recent successful launches.
Here's a tip of our green hat to Rebecca's 'planet citizen' work !
Thank You Rebecca, congratulations - time to see how it's all connected !
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Global Fishing Watch launches
Google Outreach out in front again
Global Fishing Watch_newly launched [1]
Global Forest Watch launches - 2014
Google Outreach continues its impact
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October 2014
Project Drawdown CO2 Introduced at the Bioneers Conference by Paul Hawken
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Highlighting Iain Keith, a Climate March organizer, from Avaaz:
"We realized that a March could send a powerful signal.
Marches don't always change the world.
Sometimes they are the only things
that shake the system into widespread change."
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Highlighting Bioneers friends
Chief Oren Lyons, Dennis Kucinich & Leonardo DiCaprio
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It’s here; It matters. There is today a climate movement.
September 23rd -- UN Climate Summit
September 21st -- #PeoplesClimateMarch
Green friend, Louie Schwartzberg's newest film opening the UN Climate session
"Choose to make a difference -- this is our only home..." What's Possible
Leonardo speaks at the UN Climate Summit
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A shout out to Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein, "This Changes Everything" Naomi Klein speaks at the Bioneers Conference
NY Times..."the most momentous and contentious environmental book since 'Silent Spring.'"
Climate Leadership (Conf videos)
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Bioneers celebrating their 25th Anniversary Conference [6] [7] [8]
Long time, very good friends of GreenPolicy360 and a preeminent eco-network
Here's to the Bioneers and many more good years of eco-healing!
Hearty Congratulations especially go to co-founders Kenny and Nina !!
The Bioneers is a network of social and scientific innovators with practical and visionary solutions for the world’s most pressing environmental and social challenges.
A celebration of the genius of nature and human ingenuity, the Bioneers Annual Conference is in its 25th year in 2014! Congratulations Bioneers!!
It’s the moment of truth to turn vision into action
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Last week Green Policy highlighted Carbon Brief - FB - TW
They asked 25 thinkers, writers and journalists a simple question:
What books or readings inspired you to get involved in climate-related work?
They got back some very interesting insights into why people work on climate,
why they started, and why they carry on. Warming Earth
Inspirational books and readings
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