The greater the disparity in wealth between the very rich and everyone else, the more unstable an economy becomes. Our nation has now created a larger gap in the distribution of wealth than the massive chasm that helped fuel the Great Depression.
Plutocracy Reborn: U.S. Wealth Inequality Gap Largest since 1928
April 12, 2010 By 72 Comments
Seattle’s Wallingford Neighborhood to Hold ‘Beautification’ Day
April 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood has become one of the more trendy places to live and visit in the city. Unfortunately, with all this popularity, there comes a steady stream of litter, which often spreads out into other neighborhoods. Long-time residents have thus decided to take matters into their own hands and have launched a clean-up event: [...]
Renewable Funding Helps SF Save Energy
April 10, 2010 By 1 Comment
Next week GreenFinanceSF in San Francisco will launch a $150 million home-retrofit and alternative energy program, which is one of the largest in the United States. The idea is to offer financing to residential and commercial building owners to make the initial investment in environmental upgrades more manageable. Payback costs are reportedly attached to property [...]
Green For All: Bay Area Green Policy
April 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Green For All is a Bay Area-based national organization that is “working to build an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty“; they are dedicated to improving lives through creating sustainable jobs and a more green economy. The advocacy group was founded by Van Jones, the former White House advisor to [...]
A Little Green Cocktail Party in Downtown Los Angeles
April 9, 2010 By 1 Comment
Photo Courtesy Little Green Little Green Cocktails is a group that meets bi-monthly to discuss sustainability in Los Angeles over mojitos (clearly a green drink if there ever was one!) and other green cocktails. The event is held in someone’s fabulous loft at the Brewery; after you go up a million flights of steep and [...]
