Posts by Green 2.0 Team
Protected: Going Beyond Making a Difference
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Read MoreEnvironmental Experts of Color Database Launch Social Media Toolkit
The Green 2.0 Environmental Experts of Color Database addresses a pressing issue–the lack of diversity in experts providing testimony in the policymaking process nationally and locally. The database provides policymakers, organizations, and individuals with an expansive set of environmental and environmental justice leaders, and offers a more representative perspective on these issues.Â
Read MoreWorking with Communities to Increase Glass Recycling
Green 2.0 Summer Fellow Andres Vivero is owner and founder of LB Glass Pickup, a curbside glass recycling company operating in Northern Virginia. In this blog, Andres discusses the complications of glass recycling and how his business works to increase recycling accessibility within his community and beyond.
Read MoreOutside in 5 with REI Co-op
Last Month, REI Co-op launched their Outside in 5 initiative with a mission to help get 100 million more people Outside in 5 minutes or less. In this blog, REI Co-op answers questions surrounding the history and implications of the nature gap and how Outside in 5 is working to ensure equal access to outdoor spaces for
Read MoreFrom Instagram to IRL: How Young Environmentalists Can Re-Engage with In-Person Climate ActivismÂ
Empowered by the Columbus climate strike, Kira Jones, a Green 2.0 Summer Fellow and recent graduate of Ohio State University, has developed a passion for diversifying the environmental legal field. But with the rise of digital activism, she has struggled with engaging with in-person environmental activism. In this blog, Kira shares her story with environmental advocacy as a college student and how she would encourage other young environmentalists to build a climate action community.
Read MoreEnvironmental Experts of Color Database: Experts’ Social Media Toolkit
We invite you to use this social media toolkit to promote Green 2.0’s Environmental Experts of Color Database as a resource for anyone who is interested in connecting with experts of color like yourself. Thank you!
Read MoreEnvironmental Experts of Color Database: Social Media Toolkit
We invite you to use this social media toolkit to promote Green 2.0’s Environmental Experts of Color Database as a resource to help increase the diversity of environmental experts appearing before legislative bodies and beyond.
Read MoreThe Making of A Water Woman: Maura’s Superhero Origin Story
Maura is a real-life Black woman superhero! While her day-to-day work includes public engagement and communications at the Philadelphia Water Department, she also serves as PWD’s superhero mascot, Water Woman. A proud Philadelphia native, Maura holds a custom degree in Sustainable Product Development from Drexel University and is passionate about advocating for environmental justice and equity in her local community.
Read MoreHow environmental advocates can utilize – and share – polling
David Gold and Leah Zamesnik operate the Environmental Polling Consortium (EPC), a centralized hub for environmental advocates’ public opinion research needs. By collecting, distributing, and interpreting polling data on climate and environmental issues, the EPC works to make research more accessible and to democratize data across the movement. This blog post highlights how public opinion research can be a tool for environmental advocacy.
Read MoreEvolution of a Fiscal Sponsor: The Partnership Project’s Journey
Alicia Prevost is the Executive Director and Aremanda Hudson is the Communications Associate at The Partnership Project, which seeks to create a stronger, more connected, and more equitable environmental movement. The Partnership Project is a 501(c)3 and (c)4 nonprofit organization that provides fiscal sponsorship and organizational support to environmental campaigns and partners. In this blog, Alicia and Aremanda discuss the evolution of The Partnership Project and how fiscal sponsors can help create a successful movement.
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